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Native Plants


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The list contains genera from Queensland AND other states. The emphasis is on plants which will grow (or could potentially be grown) in Queensland, but note that some species or varieties within a genus may be more suitable than others. Some may perform better in Qld if grafted onto an alternative rootstock.

If you need lists of species native to a particular region (for revegetation projects etc), it's suggested you consult relevant publications or environmental organisations active in your area (see General Information).

Some of the species below are only suitable for large or rural properties if planted in the ground. As with any plant, check that it is suitable for the postion before planting.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

GenusLinks
Abrophyllum
Abrophyllum ornans Native hydrangea. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Abrophyllum ornans The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Acacia 
AcalyphaNative acalyphas included on main Acalypha page
Acronychia 
Agathis 
Alchornea 
Alectryon
Alectryon tomentosus Hairy alectryon, Hairy Bird's Eye. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Alectryon connatus (Alectryon) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Alectryon reticulatus Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Alectryon subcinereus (Wild quince) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Alectryon subdentatus (Hard alectryon, holly-leaved birdseye) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Alectryon subcinereus (Wild Quince) Sassafras rainforest regeneration project, NSW
Bullock bush (Alectryon oleifolium) The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, South Australia
Aleurites
Aleurites moluccanus The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Alocasia
Alocasia brisbanensis (A. macrorrhihizos) included in Elephant Ear
Alphitonia
Red Ash (Alphitonia excelsa) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Alphitonia excelsa Red Ash. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Alphitonia excelsa Soap tree, red ash. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Alphitonia excelsa The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Alphitonia incana (Hairy sarsaparilla) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Alphitonia petriei (White Ash, Pink Ash) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Alphitonia petriei The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Clearwing borer Carmenta chrysophanes. (attacks Alphitonia excelsa) Qld DPI
Alphitonia oblata The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Alpinia 
Alyxia 
Allocasuarina 
Alloxylon
Tree Waratah Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
The Queensland Tree Waratah Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Queensland Waratah (Alloxylon pinnatum) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Queensland Tree Waratah (Alloxylon flammeum) At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)
Alloxylon pinnatum Tree waratah, Qld waratah
Alloxylon pinnatum The Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney
Alstonia
White cheesewood (Alstonia scholaris; Alstonia actinophylla; Wrightia laevis ssp. Millgar) Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland
Alstonia scholaris The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Alstonia scholaris Flowers of India
Alstonia scholaris Ecocrop database, FAO
Alstonia constricta (Quinine bush) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Alstonia linearis The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Alstonia muelleriana The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Alyogyne
Included in the Hibiscus page
Angophora
 
Anigozanthos
Go to the Anigozanthos page
Araucaria
included with Conifers
Archidendron
 
Archirhodomyrtus
 
Argyrodendron
White Booyong (Brown Tulip Oak) (Argryodendron trifoliatum) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Black Booyong (Argryodendron actinophyllum) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Tulip Oak (Argyrodendron actinophyllum ssp. actinophyllum, A. trifoliolatum, A. peralatum) Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland
Argyrodendron actinophyllum subsp. actinophyllum (Black Booyong) Sassafras rainforest regeneration project, NSW
Archidendron
Lace-flower Tree (Archidendron grandiflorum) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Austromrytus
see Lillipillies
GenusLinks
Backhousia 
Baeckea
 
Banksia
Go to the Banksia page
Barklya
Barklya syringifolia (Barklya, crown of gold) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Blandfordia
included on the main Bulbs page
Blechnum
 
Bracteantha
 
Brachychiton 
Brachyscome
 
Breynia
Native species included on the general Breynia page
Bulbs (Native)included on the main Bulbs page
Buckinghamia 
Bursaria 
GenusLinks
Callicoma
 
 
Callitris
These have been included on the Conifer page
Calophyllum
 
Calytrix
 
 
Carpobrotus
Included on the Succulents page
Cassia
 
Castanospermum
Castanospermum australe James Cook University
Maroochy Shire Council floral emblem Black Bean or Moreton Bay Chestnut (Castanospermum Australe)
Black bean (Castanospermum australe) Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland
Black Bean (Castanospermum australe) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Castanospermum australe Black bean. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Castanospermum australe (PDF) at the Australian Weeds and Livestock website, NSW (discusses toxicity of weeds and other plants to animals)
Castanospora
 
Ceratopetalum
Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum) Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland
Christmas bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum)
Cerbera
 
Cinnamomum
Pepperwood (Cinnamomum laubatii formerly C. tamala) Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland
Sassafras (Cinnamomum oliveri) Flora of Lamington
NationaCinnamomum oliveri Oliver's sassafras Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Cinnamomum virens Red-barked sassafras, black scented sassafras Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Networkl Park, Qld
Cissus 
Citrus
Australian Limes Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Citrus Overview of Australian native citrus and commercial hybrids
Finger Lime (Citrus australasica) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Citrus australasica Finger lime. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Citrus australis Native lime. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
See also the main Citrus page
Clerodendrum
Native species included on the main Clerodendrum page
Commersonia
Brown Kurrajong "Grow Me Instead"
Dasyurid marsupial carnivores of the Wet Tropics Includes notes on brown kurrajong (Commersonia bartramia) in: Tropical Topics Newsletter (October 1998), Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland Government
Commersonia fraseri (Brush Kurrajong) Sassafras rainforest regeneration project, NSW
Corchorus
Cordyline
Native species included in Cordyline page
Corymbia
Included on Eucalyptus page
Crinum
native species have been included in the main Crinum page
Chrysocephalum
 
Cupaniopsis
Cupaniopsis anacardioides "A View from Yallaroo", NSW
Cupaniopsis anacardioides Trees of Miami, Florida, USA
Cupaniopsis anacardioides The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Cymbopogon see grasses
Cyathea
Included on Tree ferns page
GenusLinks
Dampiera 
Davidsonia
Davidson's Plum (Davidsonia jerseyana and Davidsonia pruriens) Australian Native Foods, CSIRO
Davidsonia pruriens Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
Davidsonia pruriens F.Muell. Atlas of Living Australia
Food From The Bush - Davidsons Plum The Rare Fruit Council of Australia
Davidson's Plum Rare Fruit Club WA
Davidson Plum Australian Native Food Industry Limited (ANFIL)
Dendrobium
Cooktown Orchid Dendrobium phalaenopsis Australian National Botanic Gardens (includes story of its selection as Floral Emblem of Queensland)
Denhamia 
Dianella 
Diospyros
Myrtle Ebony (Diospyros pentamera) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Diospyros australis (Black Plum) Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Diospyros fasciculosa (Grey ebony) Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Diospyros geminata (Queensland Ebony) Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Diploglottis
Native Tamarind (Diploglottis australis) At the "Grow Me Instead" website
Diploglottis australis Native tamarind. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Native Tamarind (Diploglottis australis) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Diploglottis australis (Tamarind) Sassafras rainforest regeneration project, NSW
Diploglottis campbellii Small-leaved tamarind. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Dodonaea
Narrow-leafed hop bush (Dodonaea viscosa) The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, South Australia
Dodonaea boroniifolia "A View from Yallaroo", NSW
Dodonaea viscosa "A View from Yallaroo", NSW
Dodonaea viscosa Ecocrop database, FAO
Hairy Hop-Bush (Dodonaea hirsuta) Southern Downs Regional Council, Qld
Doryanthes
Go to Doryanthes page
Drynaria
 
Dysoxylum
Miva Mahogany (Dysoxylum mollisimum subsp. molle (formerly D. muelleri), D. cerebriforme) Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland
Rose Mahogany (Dysoxylum fraseranum) Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland
Dysoxylum fraserianum (Rosewood) Sassafras rainforest regeneration project, NSW
Dysoxylum rufum (Rusty Mahogany) Sassafras rainforest regeneration project, NSW
GenusLinks
Eidothea
A New Rainforest Tree Species for New South Wales Nightcap Oak and other Eidothea species
Botany and Ecology of the 'Nightcap Oak', Eidothea hardeniana Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Elaeocarpus 
Emmenosperma
Yellow Ash (Emmenosperma alphitonioides) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Emmenosperma alphitonioides (Yellow Ash) Sassafras rainforest regeneration project, NSW
Eremophila
Eremophila glabra carnosa Grow Me Instead, Australia
Emu bush (Eremophila glabra) The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, South Australia
Eremophila glabra The Australian Plants Society - SA Region Inc.
Eremophila maculata aurea Grow Me Instead, Australia
Erythrina
Native species included on the main Erythrina page
Eucalyptus 
Euodia - see Melicope
Eupomatia 
GenusLinks
Ferns (Native)Included in the main Ferns page
Flindersia
Crow's Ash (Flindersia australis) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Queensland maple (Flindersia brayleyana) DPI, Qld
Queensland Maple at the "Grow me Instead" website, Australia
Flindersia brayleyana The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Silver ash (Flindersia bourjotiana, F. schottiana) DPI, Qld
Flindersia acuminata The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Flindersia bourjotiana The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Flindersia brassii The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Flindersia collina The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Flindersia ifflaiana The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Ficus 
GenusLinks
Gahnia
Sword-grass Brown Butterfly Project Knox Environmental Society, Victoria (PDF)
Gahnia aspera Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney
Geijera
Geijera parviflora Australian-Willow. University of Florida (PDF)
Wilga Geijera parviflora. Victorian Govt. (PDF)
Poplar Box and Belah Woodland (including Geijera parviflora) Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland
Geijera parviflora City of Los Angeles Street Tree Selection Guide
Geitonoplesium Geitonoplesium cymosum (Scrambling Lily) Save Our Waterways Now (Enoggera Catchment, Brisbane)
Geitonoplesium cymosum (R.Br.) A.Cunn. ex Hook. PlantNET, National Herbarium of NSW
Geitonoplesium cymosum The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Glochidion 
Gmelina
Gmelina arborea (Gmelina, White beech, White teak) James Cook University
Gmelina arborea Ecocrop database, FAO
Gmelina leichhardtii (White Beech) Sassafras rainforest regeneration project, NSW
Gmelina fasciculiflora (Northern white beech) James Cook University
White beech (Gmelina fasciculiflora, G. leichhardtii, G. dalrympleana) Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland
Goodenia
Goodenia Rotundifolia Cooloola Coastcare
Graptophyllum 
Grasses (native)Included on the main Ornamental Grasses page
Grevillea
Go to Grevillea page
Geranium
Geraniaceae A good variety of information on this family, including Australian natives.
Guioa
Guioa semiglauca Guioa, wild quince. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Guioa semiglauca (Guioa) Sassafras rainforest regeneration project, NSW
Gymnostomaincluded on the Casuarina page
GenusLinks
HakeaGo to the Banksia and Hakea page
Hardenbergia
Included on the main Climbers page
Harpullia
Harpullia pendula Australian tulipwood. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Harpullia pendula James Cook University, Qld
Harpullia pendula (Tulipwood, tulip lancewood) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Harpullia pendula Planch. ex F.Muell. PlantNET, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney
Harpullia pendula The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Winged Tulip (Harpullia alata) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Harpullia hillii (Blunt-leaved tulip) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Harpullia arborea The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Harpullia frutescens The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Harpullia ramiflora The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Harpullia rhyticarpa The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Helichrysum 
Helmholtzia
Stream Lily (Helmholtzia glaberrima) At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)
Stream Lily (Helmholtia glabberima) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Helmholtzia glaberrima (Stream lily) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Hibbertia 
HibiscusNative species Included on the main Hibiscus page
Hicksbeachia 
Homalanthus 
Homoranthus 
Hovea
HoyaNative species have been included on the main Hoya page
Hymenosporum 
GenusLinks
GenusLinks
Jacksonia
Australian Dogwood (Jacksonia scoparia) at the Toowoomba Plants blog
Dogwood (Jacksonia scoparia) "Grow Me Instead"
Jagera
Jagera pseudorhus Foambark. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Jagera pseudorhus Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Jagera pseudorhus (A.Rich.) Radlk. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney
Jagera pseudorhus var. integerrima The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Jagera madida The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Jasminum 
GenusLinks
Kunzea 
GenusLinks
Leea 
Lillipillies
Go to Lillipillies page
Lepidozamia
Included on Cycads page
Leptospermum
Linospadix 
Livistona 
Lomandra 
Lomatia 
Lophostemon
Brush box (Lophostemon confertus) Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland
Lophostemon confertus (Brush Box) Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) Grow Me Instead
Tristania conferta, Brisbane Box University of Florida
Tristania conferta City of Los Angeles Street Tree Selection Guide
Lophostemon suaveolens Swamp Box Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Lysiphyllum (Bauhinia) 
GenusLinks
Macadamia 
Macaranga 
Mallotus 
Melaleuca
MelastomaMelastoma affine - Blue tongue Cooloola Coastcare
Melia 
Melicope
Formerly Euodia
Melicope (Euodia) elleryana Pink euodia. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Melicope elleryana (Euodia, Evodia) James Cook University, Qld
Melicope micrococca White euodia, white doughwood, evodia. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Melicope rubra (Evodiella) James Cook University, Qld
Metrosideros 
Microcitrus 
Millettia 
Mistletoes 
Myoporum 
GenusLinks
Nauclea
Nauclea orientalis The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Notelaea 
Neolitsea
White Bolly Gum (Neolitsea dealbata) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Neolitsea dealbata (White bolly gum.) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Neolitsea dealbata The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Bollywood (Litsia leefeana, Litsea glutinosa, Litsea reticulata, Litsea bindoniana, Neolitsea australiensis, Cinnamonium baileyanum) Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland
Neolitsea brassii The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
GenusLinks
Omalanthus see Homalanthus
Oreocallis - see Alloxylon
Orites
Prickly Ash (Orites excelsa) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Orthosiphon 
Owenia
Owenia venosa Crow's apple, rose apple. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Onion Wood (Owenia cepiodora) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Ozothamnus
Genus = Ozothamnus Australian Plant Image Index, Australian National Botanic Gardens
GenusLinks
PandanusIncluded in the general Pandanus page
Pandorea 
PararistolochiaSee Butterflies and Butterfly Gardening
Paraserianthes
Red siris (Paraserianthes toona) Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland
Mackay Cedar (Paraserianthes toona) At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)
Parsonsia
Parsonsia straminea Silk Pod, Monkey Rope. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Parsonsia straminea "A View from Yallaroo", NSW
Pavetta 
Pavonia 
Persoonia 
Phaleria 
Phebalium
Phebalium woombye Cooloola Coastcare
Pimelea 
Pittosporum 
PlanchonellaBlack Apple (Planchonella australis) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Platycerium 
Pleiogynium
Tulip Plum (Pleiogynium timorense) Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland
Burdekin Plum (Pleiogynium timorense) At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)
Burdekin Plum (Pleiogynium timorense) Society for Growing Australian Plants Queensland Region, Inc.
Pleiogynium timorense The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Podocarpus
Illawarra Plum (Podocarpus elatus) Australian Native Foods, CSIRO
Pongamia 
Polyscias
Polyscias elegans Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Celerywood (Polyscias elegans) At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)
Celery Wood (Polyscias elegans) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Pencil cedar (Polyscias murrayi) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
PremnaLignum Vitae (Premna lignum-vitae) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Proiphys cunninghamii 
Prostanthera 
Psychotria 
Ptilotus 
Pultanaea
Pultenaea euchila Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane
Bacon and Eggs or Hairy Pea Bush (Pultenaea villosa) At the "grow me instead" website
Propagation of selected understorey species - Otway Region (Victoria) Notes on propagation of a number of native species, including Pultanaea daphnoides
GenusLinks
Quintinia 
GenusLinks
Randia
Go to the Atractocarpus page
Rhodamnia 
Rhododendron 
Rhodomyrtus 
GenusLinks
Scaevola 
Sloanea
Blush alder (Sloanea australis ssp. Parviflora) Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland
Maiden's Blush (Sloenea australis) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Yellow Carabeen (Sloanea woollsii) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Stenocarpus
Sterculia
Sterculia quadrifida (Peanut tree.) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Sterculia quadrifida The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Sterculia holtzei The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Sterculia shillinglawii The Taxonomy Research & Information Network
Swainsona 
Syncarpia 
Synoum 
SyzygiumSyzygium
GenusLinks
Tabernaemontana 
Tecomanthe 
Tetragonia 
Terminalia 
Themeda 
Toechima 
Toona 
Tristania - see Tristaniopsis, Lophostemon
TristaniopsisImages here
GenusLinks
GenusLinks
Vachelliasee Acacia
Viola 
Vitex 
GenusLinks
Wahlenbergia 
Waterhousia
Included in Lillipillies page
Westringia 
Wollemia
 
Wodyetia 
GenusLinks
Xanthorrhoea 
Xanthostemon 
GenusLinks
GenusLinks
Zieria 
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More about this page

This page is not complete, it's under development It will contain a simple list of Australian native plants which either occur naturally in Queensland, or originate elsewhere on the continent but might be possible to grow in this region.

Some have dedicated pages on this site - follow the links.

The list has a horticultural emphasis but some of the species are only suitable for rural properties. As with any plant, check that it is suitable for the postion before planting.

For the sake of legibility on screen, botanical names in the list have not been italicised.

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