Flora of Brisbane

The greater Brisbane area of Queensland Australia, has many species of indigenous flora. This article links the flora to its geography with:
 * a list of indigenous genera and species with common names and reference links
 * a list of places you might see the plants around Brisbane, in parks and in the wild
 * reference resources

Plants
The list is organised in alphabetic order by genera; then species scientific name and common names; then external links documenting that species.

A

 * Acacia, wattles
 * Acacia fimbriata, Brisbane golden wattle
 * Acacia leiocalyx, black wattle
 * Acmena, lillypilly
 * Acmena smithii, lillypilly
 * Acronychia, aspens
 * Acronychia laevis, glossy acronychia
 * Acronychia pauciflora, soft acronychia
 * Adiantum
 * Adiantum aethiopicum, common maidenhair fern
 * Adiantum hispidulum, rough maidenhair fern
 * Ailanthus
 * Ailanthus triphysa, white bean
 * Alchornea
 * Alchornea ilicifolia, native holly
 * Alectryon
 * Alectryon tomentosus, hairy alectryon
 * Alocasia
 * Alocasia brisbanensis, cunjevoi
 * Alphitonia
 * Alphitonia excelsa, red ash
 * Alpinia
 * Alpinia caerulea, native ginger
 * Alyxia
 * Alyxia ruscifolia, chain fruit
 * Angophora, apples, gums
 * Angophora subvelutina, broadleaf apple
 * Angophora leiocarpa, rusty gum
 * Aphananthe
 * Aphananthe philippinensis, axe handle wood
 * Allocasuarina, forest she-oaks
 * Allocasuarina torulosa, forest she-oak
 * Araucaria, conifers, pines
 * Araucaria bidwillii, bunya pine
 * Araucaria cunninghamii, Moreton Bay pine, hoop pine
 * Argyrodendron
 * Argyrodendron trifoliolatum, white booyong
 * Aristolochia
 * Aristolochia praevenosa, Richmond birdwing butterfly vine
 * Arytera
 * Arytera divaricata, coogera
 * Asplenium
 * Asplenium australasicum, birdsnest fern
 * Austromyrtus
 * Austromyrtus bidwillii, python tree
 * Austromyrtus hillii, scaly myrtle
 * Austromyrtus acmenoides, scrub ironwood
 * Austrosteenisia
 * Austrosteenisia blackii, blood vine

B

 * Baloghia
 * Baloghia inophylla, scrub bloodwood


 * Banksia
 * Banksia integrifolia, coastal banksia
 * Brachychiton, kurrajong, bottletree
 * Brachychiton discolor, lacebark
 * Brachychiton populneus, kurrajong.
 * See http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2002/brachychiton-populneus.html
 * Bridelia
 * Bridelia exaltata, brush ironbark
 * Bridelia leichhardtii, small-leaved brush ironbark

C

 * Callistemon, bottlebrush
 * Callistemon salignus, white bottlebrush
 * Callistemon viminalis, weeping bottlebrush
 * Capparis
 * Capparis arborea, brush caper berry
 * Carissa
 * Carissa ovata, current bush
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060822095802/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/old_site/database/Cari_ovata.htm
 * Cassine
 * Cassine australis, red olive plum
 * Castanospermum
 * Castanospermum australe, black bean
 * Casuarina, she-oaks
 * Casuarina cunninghamiana, river she-oak
 * Cissus
 * Cissus antarctica, water vine
 * Cissus opaca, small-leaf water vine
 * Citriobatus
 * Citriobatus pauciflorus, orange thorn
 * Citriobatus linearis, bird's nest bush
 * Citrus
 * Citrus australasica previously Microcitrus australasica, finger lime
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20070720000320/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=565
 * Citrus australis previously Microcitrus australis, native lime
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060819084722/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=72
 * Clerodendrum
 * Clerodendrum floribundum, lollybush
 * Commersonia
 * Commersonia bartramia, brown kurrajong
 * Corchorus
 * Corchorus cunninghamii, native jute
 * Cordyline
 * Cordyline petiolaris, broad-leaved palm lily
 * Cordyline rubra, red-fruited palm lily
 * Crinum
 * Crinum pedunculatum, river lily
 * Cryptocarya
 * Cryptocarya obovata, pepperberry tree
 * Corymbia, bloodwoods, ghost gums, spotted gums
 * Corymbia citriodora, lemon scented gum, spotted gum (Eucalyptus citriodora)
 * See http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=135
 * See http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/euctax.pl?/PlantNet/Euc=&name=Corymbia+citriodora
 * Corymbia henryi, spotted gum, large-leaved spotted gum (Eucalyptus henryi)
 * See http://saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=137
 * Corymbia maculata, spotted gum (Eucalyptus maculata)
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20080508223327/http://asgap.org.au/c-mac.html
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060517044451/http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/KioloaEcyclopaedia/viridiplantae/Spotted%20Gum.htm
 * Corymbia tessellaris, Moreton Bay ash, carbeen (syn. Eucalyptus tessellaris)
 * See http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=138
 * Cupaniopsis
 * Cupaniopsis anacardioides, tuckeroo, large-leaved tuckeroo

D

 * Davallia
 * Davallia pyxidata, haresfoot fern
 * Dendrobium, orchids
 * Dendrobium speciosum, king orchid
 * Dendrobium macropus
 * Dendrobium linguiforme, tongue orchid
 * Dendrobium monophyllum, lily of the valley orchid
 * Dendrobium teretifolium, bridal veil orchid
 * Dendrocnide
 * Dendrocnide photiniphylla shiny-leaved stinging tree
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060822090445/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/old_site/database/Dendro_photinophylla.htm
 * Denhamia
 * Denhamia pittosporoides, veiny denhamia
 * Dianella
 * Dianella caerulea, blue flax lily, paroo lily
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060822075804/http://www.lhccrems.nsw.gov.au/CPR/CPR/plant_profiles/d.caerulea.htm
 * Dianella congesta, dwarf flax-lily
 * Diploglottis
 * Diploglottis australis, native tamarind
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20060822092008/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/old_site/database/Diplo_australis.htm
 * Doodia
 * Doodia aspera, prickly rasp fern
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060822104654/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/old_site/database/Doodia_aspera.htm
 * See http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=154
 * Drynaria
 * Drynaria rigidula, basket fern
 * Dysoxylum
 * Dysoxylum rufum, hairy rosewood

E

 * Ehretia
 * Ehretia acuminata, koda
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060822095556/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/old_site/database/Ehretia_acuminata.htm
 * Elaeocarpus, quandong
 * Elaeocarpus obovatus, hard quandong
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060822080433/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/old_site/database/Elaeo_obovatus.htm
 * Elaeocarpus reticulatus, blueberry ash
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060822084117/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/old_site/database/Elaeo_reticulatus.htm
 * Elattostachys
 * Elattostachys xylocarpa, white tamarind
 * Erythina
 * Erythrina vespertilio, bat's wing coral tree


 * Eucalyptus, gums, iron barks
 * Eucalyptus crebra, narrow-leaved ironbark
 * Eucalyptus henryi, broad-leaved spotted gum
 * Eucalyptus melanophloia, silver-leaved ironbark
 * Eucalyptus microcorys, tallowwood
 * Eucalyptus nigra, Queensland white stringybark
 * Eucalyptus propinqua, grey gum
 * See http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=163
 * Eucalyptus siderophlia, grey ironbark
 * See http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=164
 * Eucalyptus tereticornis, Queensland blue gum, forest red gum
 * See http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=165
 * Euroschinus
 * Euroschinus falcata, ribbonwood

F

 * Ficus, figs
 * Ficus coronata, creek sandpaper fig
 * Ficus fraseri, shiny sandpaper fig
 * Ficus macrophylla, Moreton Bay fig
 * Ficus obliqua, small-leaved fig
 * Ficus opposita, sandpaper fig
 * Ficus platypoda, rock fig
 * Ficus virens var. sublanceolata, white fig
 * Flindersia, ash
 * Flindersia australis, Crow's ash
 * Flindersia bennettiana, Bennett's ash

G

 * Glochidion
 * Glochidion ferdinandi, cheese tree
 * Gmelina
 * Gmelina leichhardtii, white beech


 * Grevillea
 * Grevillea robusta, silky oak
 * Guioa
 * Guioa semiglauca
 * Gymnostachys
 * Gymnostachys anceps, settlers flax

H

 * Hakea
 * Hakea florulenta, blooming hakea
 * See
 * Harpullia
 * Harpullia pendula, tulipwood
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060822084730/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/old_site/database/Harp_pendula.htm
 * Harpullia hillii, Hill's tulipwood
 * Hibiscus
 * Hibiscus heterophyllus, native hibiscus
 * Hovea
 * Hovea acutifolia, pointed-leaved hovea
 * Hymenosporum
 * Hymenosporum flavum, native frangipani

J

 * Jagera
 * Jagera pseudorhus, foambark
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060819081635/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=247
 * Jasminum
 * Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060819090235/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=245

L

 * Lobelia
 * Lobelia trigonocaulis, forest lobelia
 * Lomandra
 * Lomandra longifolia, long-leaved matrush
 * Lomandra confertifolia
 * Lomandra hystrix


 * Leptospermum, tea trees
 * Lophostemon, boxes
 * Lophostemon confertus, brush box, Queensland box, Brisbane box
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060819082113/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=59

M

 * Macaranga
 * Macaranga tanarius
 * Macrozamia, burrawang
 * Macrozamia lucida, burrawang, pineapple zamia
 * Macrozamia miquellii


 * Melaleuca, paperbarks
 * Mallotus
 * Mallotus philippensis, red kamala
 * Mallotus claoxyloides, green kamala
 * Mallotus discolor, yellow kamala
 * Melia
 * Melia azedarach var. australasica, white cedar, Chinaberry
 * Melicope
 * Melicope micrococca, white euodia
 * Microcitrus see citrus

N

 * Notelaea
 * Notelaea longifolia, large mock-olive

O

 * Omalanthus
 * Omalanthus populifolius, bleeding heart
 * Oplismenus
 * Oplismenus aemulus, creeping beard grass
 * Ottochloa
 * Ottochloa gracillima, graceful grass
 * Owenia
 * Owenia venosa, crow's apple

P

 * Pandorea
 * Pandorea floribunda
 * Pandorea jasminoides, bower-of-beauty
 * Pandorea pandorana, wonga vine
 * Pararchidendron
 * Pararchidendron pruinosum, monkey's ear-rings
 * Pavetta
 * Pavetta australiensis
 * Pittosporum
 * Pittosporum rhombifolium, hollywood
 * Pittosporum revolutum, Brisbane laurel
 * Planchonella
 * Planchonella cotinifolia, coondoo
 * Planchonella pohlmaniana, engraver's wood
 * Planchonella myrsinoides, yellow plumwood
 * Platycerium
 * Platycerium bifurcatum, elkhorn
 * Platycerium superbum, staghorn
 * Podocarpus, conifers, pines
 * Podocarpus elatus, brown pine
 * Polyscias
 * Polyscias elegans, celerywood
 * Premna
 * Premna lignumvitae
 * Psychotria
 * Psychotria daphnoides, smooth psychotria
 * Pteris
 * Pteridium esculentum, common bracken
 * Pteris tremula, tender bracken
 * Pultenaea
 * Pultenaea cunninghamii, grey bush pea
 * Pultenaea villosa, hairy bush pea
 * Pyrrosia
 * Pyrrosia confluens, felt fern

R

 * Rhodosphaera
 * Rhodosphaera rhodanthema, deep yellowwood

S

 * Smilax
 * Smilax australis, barbed wire vine
 * Stenocarpus
 * Stenocarpus sinuatus, firewheel tree
 * Stephania
 * Stephania philippensis, snake vine
 * Sterculia
 * Sterculia quadrifida, peanut tree
 * Streblus
 * Streblus brunonianus, whalebone tree
 * Syzygium
 * Syzygium australe, creek lilly pilly

T

 * Tabernaemontana
 * Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, banana bush (Ervatamia angustissepala)
 * Toechima
 * Toechima tenax, pitted-leaf steelwood
 * Toona
 * Toona australis, red cedar
 * Trema
 * Trema aspera, poison peach
 * Tristaniopsis
 * Tristaniopsis laurina, watergum
 * Turraea
 * Turraea pubescens

W

 * Waterhousea
 * Waterhousea floribunda, weeping lilly pilly (Syzygium floribundum)
 * Wilkiea
 * Wilkiea macrophylla, large-leaved wilkiea

Places
Parklands, forests and reserves with native vegetation around Brisbane.

Metropolitan area

 * Anstead Bushland Reserve
 * Banks Street Reserve
 * Bayside Parklands
 * Belmont Hills Bushland
 * Boondall Wetlands
 * Bunyaville State Forest Park
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20070917020029/http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/projects/park/index.cgi?parkid=33
 * Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha
 * Brisbane Forest Park, Queensland
 * Brisbane Koala Bushlands
 * Bulimba Creek
 * City Botanic Gardens
 * Chermside Hills Reserves
 * Deagon Wetlands
 * Hemmant Quarry Reserve
 * Indooroopilly Island Conservation Park
 * Karawatha Forest
 * Mt Coot-tha Forest
 * Rafting Ground Reserve
 * See https://web.archive.org/web/20060822111124/http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au/old_site/newsletters/issue5/projects-rrr.html
 * Raven Street Reserve
 * Roma Street Parkland
 * Samford State Forest Park
 * Seven Hills Bushland Reserve
 * Tinchi Tamba Wetlands
 * Toohey Mountain / Toohey Forest
 * Whites Hill Reserve
 * Venman Bushland National Park

Within 100 km

 * Bellthorpe State Forest
 * Bribie Island
 * Burleigh Head National Park
 * Glasshouse Mountains
 * Moreton Island National Park
 * Mt Mee State Forest
 * Nerang State Forest
 * North Stradbroke Island
 * Numinbah State Forest
 * Tamborine Mountain
 * White Rock Conservation Park