# 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 Archived 19 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
*** See http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/euctax.pl?/PlantNet/Euc=&name=Corymbia+citriodora Archived 10 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
** Corymbia henryi, spotted gum, large-leaved spotted gum (Eucalyptus henryi)
*** See http://saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=137 Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
** 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 Archived 19 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
* 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 Archived 19 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
* 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 Archived 19 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
** Eucalyptus siderophlia, grey ironbark
*** See http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=164 Archived 19 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
** Eucalyptus tereticornis, Queensland blue gum, forest red gum
*** See http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=165 Archived 19 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
* 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 Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
* 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