List of vascular plants of Norfolk Island
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Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...
. The list is based on the most recent authoritative treatment of Norfolk Island, the 1994 Flora of Australia
Flora of Australia (series)
The Flora of Australia is a 59 volume series describing the vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens present in Australia and its external territories...
49. That source is dated in places; for example its classification of the flowering plants uses the Cronquist system
Cronquist system
The Cronquist system is a taxonomic classification system of flowering plants. It was developed by Arthur Cronquist in his texts An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants and The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants .Cronquist's system places flowering plants into two...
, aspects of which are no longer accepted. This list therefore differs from the Flora of Australia treatment in several areas; these are footnoted.
List of flora of Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island has 523 taxa of vascular plants, 136 of which are indigenous, and 387 naturalised. Forty-four of the indigenous taxa are endemic. There are two endemic genera, Ungeria and Streblorrhiza.Eudicotyledons
The eudicots are represented on Norfolk Island by 75 families, 220 genera, and 287 species.Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae
The family Acanthaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species....
- Hypoestes phyllostachyaHypoestes phyllostachyaHypoestes phyllostachya, commonly called Polka Dot Plant, is a herbaceous plant native to Madagascar.CultivationHypoestes phyllostachya is cultivated as an ornamental plant commonly used as a houseplant but can also be grown outside as an annual plant. The most common type has pink leaves with...
- Ruellia ciliosa (Naturalised)
Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae
The Family Aizoaceae or Ficoidaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1900 species. They are commonly known as stone plants or carpet weeds. Species that resemble stones or pebbles are sometimes called mesembs...
- Carpobrotus glaucescensCarpobrotus glaucescensPigface, or Carpobrotus glaucescens, is a succulent coastal groundcover native to temperate eastern Australia.Succulent leaves are 3.5–10 cm long and 9–15 mm wide, straight or slightly curved. Flowers are 3.2-6 cm wide, and light purple. The fruit is 2–3 cm long, 1.6–2.4 cm wide, red to...
- Tetragonia implexicoma
- Tetragonia tetragonioides
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae
The flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, contains about 176 genera and 2,400 species.- Description :Most of these species are herbs or subshrubs; very few are trees or climbers. Some species are succulent....
- Achyranthes arborescens (Endemic)
- Achyranthes asperaAchyranthes asperaAchyranthes aspera is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family. It is distributed throughout the tropical world. It can be found in many places growing as an introduced species and a common weed...
- Achyranthes margaretarumAchyranthes margaretarumAchyranthes margaretarum is a species of plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is endemic to Phillip Island, close to Norfolk Island in the south west Pacific Ocean, and is considered critically endangered due to its very small population size....
(Endemic) - Alternanthera sessilisAlternanthera sessilisAlternanthera sessilis is an aquatic plant known by several common names, including sessile joyweed and dwarf copperleaf. It is used as an aquarium plant.The plant occurs around the world....
(Possibly indigenous) - Amaranthus blitumAmaranthus blitumAmaranthus blitum, commonly called purple amaranth is an annual plant species in economically important plant family Amaranthaceae....
(Naturalised) - Amaranthus hybridusAmaranthus hybridusAmaranthus hybridus, commonly called Smooth Amaranth, Smooth Pigweed, Red Amaranth, or Slim Amaranth, is a species of annual flowering plant. It is a weedy species found now over much of North America and introduced into Europe and Eurasia.-Description:A. hybridus grows from a short taproot and can...
(Naturalised) - Amaranthus virids (Naturalised)
- Atriplex cinereaAtriplex cinereaAtriplex cinerea is a species of plant in the Chenopodiaceae family. It occurs in sheltered coastal areas and around salt lakes in the Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales....
- Atriplex semibaccataAtriplex semibaccataAtriplex semibaccata is native to Australia commonly found in coastal regions from Victoria to Cardwell in Queensland. It has a prostrate growing ground cover plant in the Amaranthaceae family that grows to around 180 cm wide and flowers year round...
(Naturalised) - Chenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium album is a fast-growing weedy annual plant in the genus Chenopodium.Though cultivated in some regions, the plant is elsewhere considered a weed...
(Naturalised) - Chenopodium ambrosioides (Naturalised)
- Chenopodium muraleChenopodium muraleChenopodium murale is a species of plant in the amaranth family known by the common names Nettle-leaved Goosefoot, Australian-spinach, salt-green, sowbane, Mauer-Gänsefuß , quenopódio...
(Naturalised) - Sarcocornia quinquefloraSarcocornia quinquefloraSarcocornia quinqueflora, commonly known as Beaded Samphire, Bead weed or Beaded Glasswort, is a species of succulent halophytic coastal shrub...
Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae are a family of flowering plants bearing fruits that are drupes and in some cases producing urushiol, an irritant. Anacardiaceae include numerous genera with several of economic importance. Notable plants in this family include cashew , mango, poison ivy, sumac, smoke tree, and marula...
- Schinus terebinthifolius (Naturalised)
Apiaceae
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
- Apium graveolens (Naturalised)
- Centella asiaticaCentella asiaticaCentella asiatica is a small herbaceous annual plant of the family Mackinlayaceae or subfamily Mackinlayoideae of family Apiaceae, and is native to India, Sri Lanka, northern Australia, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, and other parts of Asia...
(Naturalised) - Ciclospermum leptophyllumCiclospermum leptophyllumCiclospermum leptophyllum is a species of plant in the celery family known by the common names marsh parsley and fir-leafed celery. This is a plant found worldwide at warm temperate to tropical latitudes and is considered a noxious weed in many areas. It is a taprooted branching herb reaching just...
(Naturalised) - Coriandrum sativum (Naturalised)
- Daucus glochidiatusDaucus glochidiatusDaucus glochidiatus, commonly known as Australian Carrot, Austral Carrot or Native Carrot, is a species of herb in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand.-Description:...
(Naturalised) - Foeniculum vulgare (Naturalised)
- Petroselinum crispum (Naturalised)
- Torilis nodosaTorilis nodosaTorilis nodosa is a species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common names knotted hedge parsley. It is native to parts of Europe, especially the Mediterranean Basin and it is known elsewhere, such as North America, as an introduced species and a common weed. It grows in many...
(Naturalised)
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...
- Alyxia gynopogon (Endemic)
- Melodinus baueri (Endemic)
- Vinca majorVinca majorVinca major, with the common names Bigleaf Periwinkle, Large Periwinkle, Greater Periwinkle and Blue Periwinkle, is an herbaceous, perennial, rhizomatous and stoloniferous flowering plant in the genus Vinca belonging to the family Apocynaceae.-Etymology:The genus name probably derives from the...
(Naturalised)
Araliaceae
Araliaceae
Araliaceae is a family of flowering plants, also known as the Aralia family or Ivy family. The family includes 254 species of trees, shrubs, lianas and perennial herbaceous plants into 2 subfamilies...
- Delarbrea paradoxa (Naturalised)
- Meryta angustifolia (Endemic)
- Meryta latifoliaMeryta latifoliaMeryta latifolia is an evergreen tree endemic to Norfolk Island, Australia, where it occurs in subtropical moist forest conditions. Its common name is Broad-leaved Meryta.-Description:...
(Endemic) - Schefflera actinophyllaSchefflera actinophyllaSchefflera actinophylla is a tree in the Araliaceae family. It is native to tropical rainforests and gallery forests in Australia , New Guinea and Java. Common names include Umbrella Tree, Octopus Tree and Amate.-Description:S...
(Naturalised) - Tetrapanax papyrifer (Naturalised)
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepiadaceae
According to APG II, the Asclepiadaceae is a former plant family now treated as a subfamily in the Apocynaceae...
- Gomphocarpus physocarpus (Naturalised)
- Tylophora biglandulosa
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
- Ageratina riparia (Naturalised)
- Ageratum conyzoidesAgeratum conyzoidesAgeratum conyzoides is native to Tropical America, especially Brazil. Herb 0.5–1 m...
(Naturalised) - Arctotheca calendulaArctotheca calendulaArctotheca calendula is a plant commonly known as cape weed, cape dandelion, or cape marigold because it originates from the Cape Province in South Africa...
(Naturalised) - Argyranthemum frutescensArgyranthemum frutescensArgyranthemum frutescens, the marguerite and marguerite daisy, is a perennial forb known for its flowers. It is native to the Canary Islands in Macaronesia.-Cultivation:...
(Naturalised) - Aster subulatus (Naturalised)
- Bidens pilosaBidens pilosaBidens pilosa, commonly known as Spanish Needle, is a species in the plant family Asteraceae. It is an annual that grows up to 1 meter in height....
(Naturalised) - Calendula officinalisCalendula officinalisCalendula officinalis is a plant in the genus Calendula , in the family Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be of garden origin...
(Naturalised) - Carduus pycnocephalusCarduus pycnocephalusCarduus pycnocephalus is a species of thistle native to the Mediterranean region of Europe and Asia which has become a noxious weed in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America, and North America, especially in California, where it is a C-listed weed by...
(Naturalised) - Carduus tenuiflorusCarduus tenuiflorusCarduus tenuiflorus is a species of thistle known as the winged thistle or slender-flowered thistle. It is native to Europe and North Africa but is well-known on other continents where it is an introduced species and noxious weed. This thistle may exceed two meters in height...
(Naturalised) - Centaurea melitensisCentaurea melitensisCentaurea melitensis is an annual plant of the Asteraceae, 1- 11 dm high, with resin-dotted leaves and spine-tipped phyllaries. This plant is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe and Africa...
(Naturalised) - Conyza bonariensisConyza bonariensisConyza bonariensis is a species of Conyza, found throughout the tropics and subtropics as a weed; its precise native origin is unknown, but most likely Central America or South America...
(Naturalised) - Conyza sumatrensisConyza sumatrensisConyza sumatrensis is an annual herb native to North America but naturalised worldwide.In certain countries the plant has started to exhibit resistance to herbicides....
(Naturalised) - Cotula australisCotula australisCotula australis is a species of plant in the daisy family known by the common names southern waterbuttons and Australian waterbuttons. This small plant is native to Australia and New Zealand, but it is known in other areas of the world as a common weed. The plant grows low to the ground in a thin...
(Naturalised) - Crassocephalum crepidioidesCrassocephalum crepidioidesCrassocephalum crepidioides, also called ebolo, thickhead, redflower ragleaf, or fireweed, is an erect annual slightly succulent herb growing up to 180 cm tall. Its use is widespread in many tropical and subtropical regions, but is especially prominent in tropical Africa...
(Naturalised) - Erechtites valerianifolia (Naturalised)
- Erigeron karvinskianusErigeron karvinskianusErigeron karvinskianus is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Latin American fleabane, though some know it as the Santa Barbara daisy....
(Naturalised) - Euchiton involucratus (Naturalised)
- Euchiton sphaericusEuchiton sphaericusEuchiton sphaericus is a herb native to Australia.-Description:It grows as an erect annual herb from 4 to 25 centimetres high, with yellow, cream or brown flowers.-Taxonomy:...
- Euryops chrysanthemoidesEuryops chrysanthemoidesEuryops chrysanthemoides or African bush daisy is a small shrub native to Southern Africa that is also grown as a horticultural specimen in tropical to subtropical regions around the world. It occurs in the Eastern Cape, along the coast and inland, to KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Swaziland...
(Naturalised) - Erechtites hieraciifolia (Naturalised)
- Facelis retusa (Naturalised)
- Galinsoga parvifloraGalinsoga parvifloraGalinsoga parviflora is a herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family. It has several common names including Guasca , Mielcilla , Galinsoga , gallant soldier ....
(Naturalised) - Gamochaeta calviceps (Naturalised)
- Gamochaeta coarctata (Naturalised)
- Gamochaeta purpurea (Naturalised)
- Hypochaeris glabraHypochaeris glabraHypochaeris glabra is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name smooth cat's ear. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa but it can be found on other continents where it is an introduced species and a widespread weed. This is an annual herb growing a small taproot,...
(Naturalised) - Hypochaeris radicata (Naturalised)
- Montanoa hibiscifolia (Naturalised)
- Picris burbidgeae (Naturalised)
- Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
- Senecio australis
- Senecio evansianus (Endemic)
- Senecio hooglandia (Endemic)
- Sigesbeckia orientalis (Naturalised)
- Silybum marianum (Naturalised)
- Soliva pterosperma (Naturalised)
- Sonchus oleraceusSonchus oleraceusSonchus oleraceus is a medicinal plant native to Asia and Europe, which is nutritious food for humans and most livestock.- Nutritive qualities :The common name Sow thistle refers to its...
(Naturalised) - Tagetes minutaTagetes minutaTagetes minuta, also known as Stinking Roger or black mint, a tall upright marigold plant from the genus Tagetes with small flowers, and is native to the southern half of South America...
(Naturalised) - Taraxacum officinaleTaraxacum officinaleTaraxacum officinale, the common dandelion , is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae . It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T...
(Naturalised) - Tragopogon porrifolius (Naturalised)
- Wollastonia biflora
Basellaceae
Basellaceae
Basellaceae is a family of flowering plants, in the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots, according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group...
- Anredera cordifoliaAnredera cordifoliaAnredera cordifolia, commonly known as the Madeira vine or mignonette vine, is a South American species of ornamental succulent vine of the family Basellaceae. The combination of fleshy leaves and thick aerial tubers makes this a very heavy vine...
(Naturalised)
Bignoniaceae
Bignoniaceae
The Bignoniaceae, or Trumpet Creeper Family, is a family of flowering plants comprising about 650-750 species in 116-120 genera. Members of the family are mostly trees and lianas , shrubs and more rarely herbaceous plants. As climber plants, they are twine climbers or tendril climbers, and rarely...
- Tecomaria capensis (Naturalised)
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
- Cynoglossum australe (Naturalised)
- Echium plantagineum (Naturalised)
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
- Brassica junceaBrassica junceaBrassica juncea, also known as mustard greens, Indian mustard, Chinese mustard, and leaf mustard, is a species of mustard plant. Subvarieties include southern giant curled mustard, which resembles a headless cabbage such as kale, but with a distinct horseradish-mustard flavor...
(Naturalised) - Brassica napus (Naturalised)
- Capsella bursa-pastoris (Naturalised)
- Cardamine hirsutaCardamine hirsutaHairy Bittercress, Cardamine hirsuta, is a winter annual plant native to Europe and Asia, but also present in North America as an invasive weed. The plant is a member of the mustard family , and is edible as a bitter herb. It flowers from quite early in the Spring until the Autumn...
(Naturalised) - Coronopus didymusCoronopus didymusCoronopus didymus is a species of Coronopus, which is a genus of plants in the Brassicaceae .It is called Pitapara in Hindi and Jangli Halon in Urdu. It is easily recognizable by its spreading stems, pinnate leaves, and biglobose fruits. It flowers between April and October...
(Naturalised) - Lepidium bonariense (Naturalised)
- Lobularia maritimaLobularia maritimaLobularia maritima, common name Sweet Alyssum or Sweet Alison, also commonly referred to as just Alyssum from the genus in which it was formerly classified, is a low-growing flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.-Etymology:...
(Naturalised) - Matthiola incanaMatthiola incanaMatthiola incana is one of several species of stock. It is known by the common names hoary stock and tenweeks stock. It is a common garden flower, available in a variety of colours.-Main varieties of stocks:...
(Naturalised) - Rapistrum rugosumRapistrum rugosumRapistrum rugosum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names annual bastard cabbage, common giant mustard or turnipweed. It is native to Eurasia and parts of Africa, and it is present throughout the world as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an...
(Naturalised) - Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (Naturalised)
- Sisymbrium officinale (Naturalised)
- Sisymbrium orientaleSisymbrium orientaleSisymbrium orientale is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names Indian hedgemustard and eastern rocket. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found throughout much of the temperate world as an introduced species and in some areas a common...
(Naturalised)
Caesalpiniaceae
- Caesalpinia bonducCaesalpinia bonducCaesalpinia bonduc, commonly known as Gray Nicker, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that has a pantropical distribution. It is a vine-like shrub that reaches a length of and scrambles over other vegetation. Stems are covered in curved spines...
- Caesalpinia decapetalaCaesalpinia decapetalaCaesalpinia decapetala commonly known as the Mauritius or Mysore thorn or the cat's claw is a tropical tree species originating in India....
(Naturalised) - Caesalpinia major (Naturalised)
- Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Naturalised)
- Senna septemtrionalisSenna septemtrionalisSenna septemtrionalis is a plant species in the genus Senna....
(Naturalised)
Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae
The family Campanulaceae , of the order Asterales, contains about 2000 species in 70 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky non-toxic sap...
- Lobelia anceps
- Pratia purpurascensPratia purpurascensPratia purpurascens, commonly known as White Root, is a small herbaceous scrambling herb of eastern Australia. reaching 15 cm high, it grows in damp, sheltered areas. It was initially described by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown as Lobelia purpurascens.The invasive bitou bush and its...
(Naturalised) - Wahlenbergia gracilisWahlenbergia gracilisWahlenbergia gracilis is an Asian wildflower from the Campanulaceae family. It also grows on western Pacific Ocean islands.- See also :* List of vascular plants of Norfolk Island* Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest* Flora of the Houtman Abrolhos...
- Wahlenbergia littoricola subsp. vernicosa
- Wahlenbergia violaceae (Status uncertain, most likely naturalised)
Cannabaceae
Cannabaceae
Cannabaceae are a small family of flowering plants. As now circumscribed, the family includes about 170 species grouped in about 11 genera, including Cannabis , Humulus and Celtis...
- Celtis paniculataCeltis paniculataCeltis paniculata is a coastal rainforest tree. In Australia it occurs from Kiama in New South Wales to the Endeavour River in tropical Queensland. It also grows at Norfolk Island, Eastern Malesia, Micronesia, and Western Polynesia...
Capparaceae
Capparaceae
Capparaceae , commonly known as the Caper family, is a family of plants in order Brassicales. As currently circumscribed, it contains 33 genera and about 700 species...
- Capparis nobilis (Endemic)
Caprifoliaceae
Caprifoliaceae
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade consisting of about 800 dicotyledonous flowering plants, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution; centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and eastern Asia, while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa.They are mostly...
- Lonicera japonica (Naturalised)
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae
The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae and Polygonaceae...
- Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare (Naturalised)
- Cerastium glomeratumCerastium glomeratumCerastium glomeratum is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names sticky mouse-ear chickweed and clammy chickweed. It is probably native to Eurasia but it is known on most continents as an introduced species. It grows in many types of habitat. This is an annual herb...
(Naturalised) - Paronychia brasiliana (Naturalised)
- Petrorhagia velutina (Naturalised)
- Polycarpon tetraphyllumPolycarpon tetraphyllumPolycarpon tetraphyllum, commonly known as Four-leaved Allseed , is a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae . An annual herb growing to 15 cm in height, it is found on sandy soils, in coastal areas and on wasteland. Native to Europe, it is also naturalised in parts of North America, Australia and...
(Naturalised) - Sagina apetalaSagina apetalaSagina apetala is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names annual pearlwort and dwarf pearlwort. It is native to Europe and it is known elsewhere as an introduced species, including parts of North America. It grows in many types of disturbed habitat, such as cracks...
(Naturalised) - Silene gallicaSilene gallicaSilene gallica is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by several common names, including common catchfly, small-flowered catchfly, and windmill pink. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it can be found throughout much of the temperate world as a common roadside weed...
(Naturalised) - Stellaria media (Naturalised)
Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants placed in the order Fagales, consisting of 3 or 4 genera and approximately 70 species of trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics , Australia, and the Pacific Islands...
- Casuarina glaucaCasuarina glaucaCasuarina glauca, commonly known as the swamp she-oak, is a species of Casuarina native to the east coast of Australia. It is found from central Queensland south to southern New South Wales. It has become naturalised in the Everglades in Florida where it is considered a weed.The larvae of the...
Celastraceae
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae , is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales...
- Elaeodendron curtipendulum
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulaceae, known commonly as the bindweed or morning glory family, are a group of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostly herbaceous vines, but also trees, shrubs and herbs.- Description :...
- Calystegia affinisCalystegia affinisCalystegia affinis is a critically endangered species of climbing or creeping vine in the plant Convolvulaceae family. It is endemic to Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island....
(Endemic) - Calystegia soldanellaCalystegia soldanellaThe morning glory Calystegia soldanella is a species of bindweed known by the common names seashore false bindweed and beach morning glory...
- Dichondria micrantha (Naturalised)
- Dichondra repensDichondra repensDichondra repens is a small prostrate herbaceous plant native to New Zealand and many parts of Australia. It is commonly known as Kidney Weed in Australia and as Mercury Bay weed in New Zealand. Often occurring in forest, woodlands and grasslands, it also inhabits suburban lawns...
- Ipomoea albaIpomoea albaIpomoea alba, sometimes called the moonflower or moon vine, is a species of night-blooming morning-glory, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, from northern Argentina north to Mexico and Florida...
(Naturalised) - Ipomoea cairicaIpomoea cairicaIpomoea cairica morning glory has many common names, including Mile-a-minute Vine, Messina Creeper, Cairo Morning Glory, Coast Morning Glory and Railroad Creeper. This vining perennial has palmate leaves and large, showy white to lavender flowers...
(Naturalised) - Ipomoea indicaIpomoea indicaIpomoea indica is a species of morning glory known by several common names, including Blue morning glory, oceanblue morning glory, koali awa, and blue dawn flower.-Description:...
(Naturalised) - Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis
Corynocarpaceae
- Corynocarpus laevigatus (Naturalised)
Crassulaceae
Crassulaceae
Crassulaceae, or the orpine family, are a family of dicotyledons. They store water in their succulent leaves. They are found worldwide, but mostly occur in the Northern Hemisphere and southern Africa, typically in dry and/or cold areas where water may be scarce...
- Bryophyllum delagoaense (Naturalised)
- Bryophyllum pinnatum (Naturalised)
- Crassula multicava subsp. multicava (Naturalised)
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitaceae
The plant family Cucurbitaceae consists of various squashes, melons, and gourds, including crops such as cucumber, pumpkins, luffas, and watermelons...
- Cucumis anguriaCucumis anguriaCucumis anguria, also called the West Indian Gherkin, Burr Gherkin, Burr Cucumber, or maxixe, and locally known as badunga or cohombro, is a vine grown for its fruit used as a vegetable. It is similar and related to the common cucumber Cucumis anguria, also called the West Indian Gherkin, Burr...
(Naturalised) - Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. affinisDiplocyclos palmatusDiplocyclos palmatus is a vine native to rainforest and dry rainforest of Australia, Papua New Guinea and Malesia.- Sources :* http://keys.trin.org.au:8080/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Diplocyclos_palmatus.htm...
- Sicyos australis
- Zehneria bauerianaZehneria bauerianaZehneria baueriana, commonly known as the Native Cucumber or Giant Cucumber, is a species of flowering plant – a vine in the cucumber and gourd family Cucurbitaceae. It is found on Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the Tasman Sea, as well as in New Caledonia...
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the Spurge family are a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are also shrubs or trees. Some are succulent and resemble cacti....
- Acalypha wilkesiana (Naturalised)
- Baloghia inophyllaBaloghia inophyllaBaloghia inophylla is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It is also known as the Brush Bloodwood, as it occurs in brushes, , as well as Bloodwood, as the clear sap is blood red...
- Breynia disticha (Naturalised)
- Euphorbia cyathophora (Naturalised)
- Euphorbia norfolkiana (Endemic)
- Euphorbia obliqua
- Euphorbia peplusEuphorbia peplusEuphorbia peplus is a species of Euphorbia, native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, where it typically grows in cultivated arable land, gardens, and other disturbed land.Outside of its native range it is very widely naturalised and often invasive, including in Australia, New...
(Naturalised) - Euphorbia prostrataEuphorbia prostrataEuphorbia prostrata is a species of euphorb known by the common name prostrate sandmat. It is native to the West Indies and certain parts of South America, but it is widely naturalized in many other parts of the world, where it can be found in varied habitat types and in many areas grows as a...
(Naturalised) - Excoecaria agallocha
- Homalanthus populifolius (Naturalised)
- Phyllanthus tenellus (Naturalised)
- Ricinus communis (Naturalised)
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
- Canacalia rosea
- Castanospermum australe (Naturalised)
- Chamaecytisus palmensis (Naturalised)
- Crotalaria agatiflora (Naturalised)
- Desmodium incanumDesmodium incanumDesmodium incanum, known as creeping beggarweed or Spanish clover/tick-trefoil, is a perennial plant native to Central and South America...
(Naturalised) - Desmodium tortuosum (Naturalised)
- Dipogon lignosus (Naturalised)
- Erythrina caffraErythrina caffraErythrina caffra, the Coast Coral Tree, is a tree native to southeastern Africa, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in India. It is the official tree of Los Angeles, California in the United States....
(Naturalised) - Erythrina speciosaErythrina speciosaErythrina speciosa is a tree native to Brazil, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in Africa and India. It is pollinated by hummingbirds.- External links :*...
(Naturalised) - Glycone microphylla (Naturalised)
- Indigofera suffruticosa (Naturalised)
- Lablab purpureus (Naturalised)
- Lotus angustissimus (Naturalised)
- Lupinus cosentinii (Naturalised)
- Medicago lupulinaMedicago lupulinaMedicago lupulina is a summer annual or perennial plant usually considered a weed. It has a tap root. Like other legumes, it has three leaflets; its center leaflet is on a separate petiole...
(Naturalised) - Medicago polymorphaMedicago polymorphaMedicago polymorpha is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is native to the Mediterranean basin but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation...
(Naturalised) - Melilotus indicusMelilotus indicusMelilotus indicus, sometimes incorrectly written Melilotus indica, is a yellow-flowered herb native to northern Africa, Europe and Asia, but naturalized throughout the rest of the world....
(Naturalised) - Millettia australis
- Neotonia wightii (Naturalised)
- Pueraria lobata (Naturalised)
- Streblorrhiza speciosaStreblorrhiza speciosaStreblorrhiza speciosa was a perennial shrub endemic to Phillip Island. A species of legume in the Fabaceae family, and the sole species of this genus, it is now presumed extinct....
(Endemic) - Teline monspessulanaFrench BroomGenista monspessulana also known as French Broom, Cape Broom and Montpellier Broom, is a woody perennial shrub and a legume...
(Naturalised) - Trifolium campestre (Naturalised)
- Trifolium dubiumTrifolium dubiumTrifolium dubium, the Lesser Hop Trefoil or suckling clover is a plant in the family Fabaceae. This species is generally accepted as the primary plant to represent the traditional Irish Shamrock....
(Naturalised) - Trifolium glomeratumTrifolium glomeratumTrifolium glomeratum is a species of clover known by the common names clustered clover and bush clover. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa and it is known elsewhere as an introduced species. It easily takes hold in disturbed areas, becoming a common weed. It is an annual herb growing...
(Naturalised) - Trifolium suffocatum (Naturalised)
- Vicia hirsutaVicia hirsutaVicia hirsuta is a species of flowering plant from the large genus Vicia. It is native to Europe and Western Asia. It can be found on other continents as an introduced species...
(Naturalised) - Vicia sativa subsp. nigra (Naturalised)
- Vicia tetraspermaVicia tetraspermaVicia tetrasperma is a species from the large genus Vicia. This vetch is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found on other continents as an introduced species.-External links:*******...
(Naturalised) - Vigna marina
Frankeniaceae
Frankeniaceae
Frankeniaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been widely recognized by many taxonomists; it has commonly been assumed to be closely related to family Tamaricaceae....
- Frankenia pulverulenta (Naturalised)
Fumariaceae
Fumariaceae
Fumariaceae is a family of about 575 species of herbaceous plants in 20 genera, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South Africa.-Flower shape:Plants in the fumitory family are easily recognised by their peculiar flowers with two dissimilar pairs of...
- Fumaria muralisFumaria muralisFumaria muralis, commonly wall fumitory or common ramping fumitory, is a many branched, annual herbaceous plant, native to Europe.Approximately a dozen flowers appear in each inflorescence. The flowers are pink with a dark red tip....
(Naturalised)
Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae are a family of flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species. Flowers are actinomorphic and bisexual with fused sepals and petals. The stamens are attached to the inside of the petals and alternate with the corolla lobes. There is a glandular disk at the base of the gynoecium,...
- Centaurium tenuiflorum (Naturalised)
Geraniaceae
Geraniaceae
Geraniaceae is a family of flowering plants placed in the order Geraniales. The family name is derived from the genus Geranium. It includes both the genus Geranium and the garden plants called geraniums, which modern botany classifies as genus Pelargonium, along with other related genera.There are...
- Erodium moschatumErodium moschatumErodium moschatum is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family known by the common names musky stork's bill and whitestem filaree. This is a weedy annual or biennial herb which is native to much of Eurasia and North Africa but can be found on most continents where it is an introduced...
(Naturalised) - Geranium dissectumGeranium dissectumGeranium dissectum or Cut-leaved Cranesbill is a plant species of the genus Geranium. It is native to Europe.It can be found on other continents as an introduced species. It is a widespread noxious weed and invasive species in North America, where it is known as the Cutleaf Geranium.-External...
(Naturalised) - Geranium gardneri (Naturalised)
- Pelargonium australe (Naturalised)
- Pelargonium panduriforme (Naturalised)
Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...
- Lavandula dentataLavandula dentataLavandula dentata is a species of lavender, the main species known by the English common name French lavender. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant and its essential oil is used in perfumes....
(Naturalised) - Marrubium vulgareMarrubium vulgareMarrubium vulgare is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, northern Africa and Asia....
(Naturalised) - Mentha × piperita (Naturalised)
- Mentha spicata (Naturalised)
- Salvia coccineaSalvia coccineaSalvia coccinea is a herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae family that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America...
(Naturalised) - Salvia verbenacaSalvia verbenacaSalvia verbenaca, also known as Wild Clary or Wild Sage, is native to the British Isles, the Mediterranean region in Southern Europe, North Africa, and Near East, and in the Caucasus. It can be found as an introduced species that has naturalized in meadows in the Eastern United States.S...
(Naturalised) - Stachys arvensisStachys arvensisStachys arvensis is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names staggerweed and field woundwort. It is native to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. It is known on other continents as an introduced species and widespread weed.It grows in many types of habitat,...
(Naturalised)
Lauraceae
Lauraceae
The Lauraceae or Laurel family comprises a group of flowering plants included in the order Laurales. The family contains about 55 genera and over 3500, perhaps as many as 4000, species world-wide, mostly from warm or tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and South America...
- Cinnamomum camphora (Naturalised)
- Cryptocarya triplenervis (Naturalised)
- Persea americana (Naturalised)
Linaceae
Linaceae
The Linaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family is cosmopolitan, and includes approximately 250 species. There are 14 genera, classified into two subfamilies: Linoideae and Hugonioideae ....
- Linum marginaleLinum marginaleLinum marginale, known by the common name of Native Flax or Australian Flax, is a short lived perennial flowering herb, native to Australia. A slender, wispy, upright plant, growing to around 1 metre high, Native Flax is often overlooked when not in flower. It should not be confused with species of...
(Naturalised) - Linum trigynum (Naturalised)
Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae is a family of flowering plants, which has been universally recognized by taxonomists. It consists of about 75 genera and 1,000 species of woody plants, many of them hemi-parasites, all of them except three having the mistletoe habit...
- Ileostylus micranthus
Lythraceae
Lythraceae
Lythraceae are a family of flowering plants. It includes about 620 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 31 genera. Major genera include Cuphea , Lagerstroemia , Nesaea , Rotala , and Lythrum...
- Lythrum hyssopifoliaLythrum hyssopifoliaLythrum hyssopifolia is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common names hyssop loosestrife and grass-poly. It is native to Europe but it is known elsewhere, including parts of Australia and eastern and western North America, as an introduced species and sometimes a...
(Naturalised)
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Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
- Abutilon grandifoliumAbutilon grandifoliumAbutilon grandifolium, or Hairy Indian Mallow, is a large shrub that is 2 m high with broad, 1-6 cm leaves. The fruits are schizocarps that are 1.4-1.5 cm in diameter and 1-1.1 cm tall....
(Naturalised) - Abutilon julianaeAbutilon julianaeAbutilon julianae is a small shrub of the genus Abutilon believed endemic to Norfolk Island, where it was last seen about 1910. For more than seventy years it was considered extinct, apparently killed out by grazing stock....
(Endemic) - Hibiscus diversifoliusHibiscus diversifoliusHibiscus diversifolius is a widespread species of hibiscus. It grows to between 1 and 2 metres in height, with prickly stems and yellow flowers with a maroon basal spot during spring summer...
- Hibiscus insularisHibiscus insularisThe Philip Island Hibiscus is a species of hibiscus that is endemic to Phillip Island, a small island to the south of Norfolk Island. The entire natural extent of this species is just two small clumps, and each clump apparently consists of multiple separate stems of a single genotype...
(Endemic) - Hibiscus pedunculatus (Naturalised)
- Hibiscus tiliaceus
- Lagunaria patersonia subsp. patersonia
- Malva parvifloraMalva parvifloraMalva parviflora is an annual or perennial herb that is native to Northern Africa, Europe and Asia and is widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include cheeseweed, cheeseweed mallow, Egyptian mallow, least mallow, little mallow, mallow, marshmallow, small-flowered mallow, small-flowered...
(Naturalised) - Malvastrum coromandelianum (Naturalised)
- Modiola carolinianaModiola carolinianaModiola is a monotypic genus of plants in the mallow family containing the single species Modiola caroliniana, which is known by several common names, including Carolina bristlemallow, babosilla, and redflower mallow...
(Naturalised) - Pavonia hastata (Naturalised)
- Sida carpinifolia (Naturalised)
- Sida rhombifoliaSida rhombifoliaSida rhombifolia is a perennial or sometimes annual plant in the Family Malvaceae, native to the New World tropics and subtropics. Other common names include Paddy’s lucerne, jelly leaf, and also somewhat confusingly as Cuban jute, Queensland hemp, and Indian hemp Sida rhombifolia (Arrowleaf...
(Naturalised)
Meliaceae
Meliaceae
The Meliaceae, or the Mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs in the order Sapindales....
- Dysoxylum bijugum
- Melia azedarachMelia azedarachMelia azedarach is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native to Pakistan, India, Indochina Southeast Asia and Australia...
(Naturalised)
Mimosaceae
- Acacia dealbataAcacia dealbataAcacia dealbata is a species of Acacia, native to southeastern Australia in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory.-Description:...
(Naturalised) - Acacia parramattensisAcacia parramattensisAcacia parramattensis is the name given to a species in the genus Acacia whose distribution centres on the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales. It is a tall shrub or tree to about 15 m in height with finely divided bipinnate leaves.-External links:...
(Naturalised) - Paraserianthes lophanthaParaserianthes lophanthaParaserianthes lophantha, commonly called Albizia, Cape Leeuwin Wattle or Crested Wattle, is a fast-growing tree that occurs naturally along the southwest coast of Western Australia, from Fremantle to King George Sound. It was first spread beyond southwest Australia by Baron Ferdinand von Mueller,...
(Naturalised)
Moraceae
Moraceae
Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 40 genera and over 1000 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates...
- Ficus carica (Naturalised)
- Streblus pendulinusStreblus pendulinusStreblus pendulinus, commonly known as Hawaiian Roughbush or Aiai , is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, Moraceae, that is native to eastern Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. It is usually a small tree or shrub, reaching a height of with a trunk diameter of...
Myoporaceae
Myoporaceae
Myoporaceae is a family of plants, found mostly in Australia, which includes the following genera:* Diocirea* Eremophila, also known as Emu Bush* Myoporum, also known as Boobiala...
- Myoporum obscurum (Endemic)
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae, or the Myrsine family, is a rather large family from the order Ericales. It consists of 35 genera and about 1000 species....
- Rapanea ralstoniae (Endemic)
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
- Eucalyptus botryoidesEucalyptus botryoidesEucalyptus botryoides, Bangalay or Southern Mahogany, is a small to tall tree. The height may be up to 40 metres. Rough bark covers the trunk and larger branches, is thick, fibrous, and grey-brown to red-brown....
(Naturalised) - Eucalyptus fibrosaEucalyptus fibrosaEucalyptus fibrosa, commonly known as the Red Ironbark or Broad-leaved Red Ironbark, is a type of Ironbark tree found in eastern Australia, mainly in Queensland and New South Wales. This plant is in family Myrtaceae....
(Naturalised) - Eugenia uniflora (Naturalised)
- Metrosideros excelsa (Natrualised)
- Metrosideros kermadecensisMetrosideros kermadecensisMetrosideros kermadecensis, commonly called the is an evergreen tree of the myrtle family which is endemic to the volcanic Kermadec Islands about 900 km north-east of New Zealand. The tree produces a brilliant display of red flowers, made up of a mass of stamens and is the dominant forest tree on...
(Naturalised) - Metrosideros excelsa x kermadecensis (Hybrid of indigenous and naturalised species)
- Psidium cattleianum var. cattleianum (Naturalised)
- Psidium cattleianum var. littorale (Naturalised)
- Psidium guajavaPsidium guajavaThe apple guava or common guava is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America...
(Naturalised)
Nyctaginaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Nyctaginaceae, the Four O'Clock Family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions...
- Mirabilis jalapaMirabilis jalapaMirabilis jalapa is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis, and is available in a range of colours. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico...
(Naturalised) - Pisonia brunonianaPisonia brunonianaPisonia brunoniana is a species of flowering tree in the Bougainvillea family, Nyctaginaceae, that is native to New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and Hawaii. The common names in New Zealand are Parapara or Birdcatcher tree.-Habit:...
Ochnaceae
Ochnaceae
The family Ochnaceae, or wild plane family, comprises mainly trees or shrubs, and more rarely herbaceous plants. Species of the Ochnaceae are found from subtropical to tropical regions. They are best represented in South America...
- Ochna serrulataOchna serrulataOchna serrulata is an ornamental garden plant of the Ochnaceae family which is indigenous to South Africa...
(Naturalised)
Oleaceae
Oleaceae
Oleaceae are a family containing 24 extant genera and around 600 species of mesophytic shrubs, trees and occasionally vines. As shrubs, members of this family may be twine climbers, or scramblers.-Leaves:...
- Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense
- Ligustrum lucidumLigustrum lucidumLigustrum lucidum is a species of privet native to the southern half of China.-Growth:It is the largest species in the genus, growing as a tree up to 25 m tall...
(Naturalised) - Ligustrum sinense (Naturalised)
- Olea europaea subsp. cuspidataOlea europaea subsp. cuspidataOlea europaea subsp. cuspidata is a subspecies of olive previously described as Olea cuspidata and Olea africana. It is has various local common names, including African olive, wild olive, iron tree, Indian olive or zambujeiro da India....
(Naturalised)
Onagraceae
Onagraceae
Onagraceae, also known as the Willowherb family or Evening Primrose family, are a family of flowering plants. The family includes about 640-650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 20-24 genera...
- Oenothera affinis (Naturalised)
- Oenothera roseaOenothera roseaOenothera rosea, also known as pink evening primrose or Rose of Mexico, is a plant belonging to the genus Oenothera and native to northern Mexico and Texas....
(Naturalised) - Oenothera stricta (Naturalised)
- Oenothera tetraptera (Naturalised)
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family, is a family of flowering plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera were formerly included in the family Scrophulariaceae sensu lato...
- Orobanche minorOrobanche minorOrobanche minor, or Common Broomrape, is a holoparasitic angiosperm belonging to the genus Orobanche; a genus of about 150 non-photosynthetic plants that parasitize other autotrophic plants.-Characteristics and growth requirements:...
(Naturalised)
Oxalidaceae
Oxalidaceae
The Oxalidaceae, or wood sorrel family, are a small family of eight genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees, with the great majority of the 900 species in the genus Oxalis...
- Oxalis chnoodes (Naturalised)
- Oxalis corniculata (Naturalised)
- Oxalis debilis (Naturalised)
- Oxalis exilis
- Oxalis radicosa (Naturalised)
Papaveraceae
Papaveraceae
Papaveraceae, informally known as the poppy family, are an economically important family of 44 genera and approximately 770 species of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales. The family is cosmopolitan, occurring in temperate and subtropical climates, but almost unknown in the tropics...
- Argemone subfusiformis (Naturalised)
- Papaver somniferum (Naturalised)
Passifloraceae
Passifloraceae
Passifloraceae is a family of flowering plants, containing about 530 species classified in around 18 genera. They include trees, shrubs, lianas and climbing plants, and are mostly found in tropical regions....
- Passiflora aurantiaPassiflora aurantiaPassiflora aurantia , is a species in the Passifloraceae family....
- Passiflora edulisPassiflora edulisPassiflora edulis is a vine species of passion flower that is native to Paraguay, Brazil and northern Argentina . Its common names include passion fruit and passionfruit...
(Naturalised)
Pennantiaceae
- Pennantia endlicheri (Endemic)
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolaccaceae
Phytolaccaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been almost universally recognized by taxonomists, although its circumscription has varied. It is also known as the Pokeweed family....
- Phytolacca octandra (Naturalised)
- Rivina humilisRivina humilisRivina humilis is a species of flowering plant in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae, that is native to the Americas. It can be found in the southern United States, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America. Common names include Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant, Baby Peppers, Bloodberry,...
(Naturalised)
Piperaceae
Piperaceae
The Piperaceae, also known as the pepper family, is a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,610 currently accepted species in five genera. The vast majority of peppers can be found within the two main genera: Piper and Peperomia .Members of the Piperaceae may be small...
- Macropiper excelsum subsp. psittacorum
- Peperomia tetraphyllaPeperomia tetraphyllaPeperomia tetraphylla, known as the four-leaved Peperomia is a small plant in the pepper family that grows in Australia, Asia, Africa, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and other islands in the Pacific Ocean. In New South Wales, it is often seen as an epiphyte or growing on rocks in rainforests. Tiny...
- Peperomia urvilleana
Pittosporaceae
Pittosporaceae
Pittosporaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family includes approximately 200 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas in 9-10 genera. The species of Pittosporaceae range from tropical to temperate climates of the Afrotropic, Indomalaya, Oceania, and Australasia ecozones.-Genera:* Auranticarpa...
- Pittosporum bracteolatum (Endemic)
- Pittosporum crassifoliumPittosporum crassifolium', Pittosporum crassifolium, is a small tree or shrub native to New Zealand. It is found in lowland and coastal forests throughout most of the North Island. Mature trees grow to about in height...
(Naturalised) - Pittosporum undulatumPittosporum undulatumPittosporum undulatum is a tree growing to 15m tall with wavy leaf edges. It is sometimes also known known as Sweet Pittosporum, Native Daphne, Australian Cheesewood, Victorian Box or Mock Orange...
(Naturalised)
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae Juss. or plantain family, are a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. The type genus is Plantago L..In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, have...
- Plantago debilisPlantago debilisPlantago debilis is a species of herb native to Australia. Common names include Shade Plantain and Weak Plantain.-Description:...
(Naturalised) - Plantago lanceolataPlantago lanceolataPlantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain, and narrowleaf plantain. It is a common weed of cultivated land....
(Naturalised) - Plantago major (Naturalised)
- Russelia equisetiformisRusselia equisetiformisRusselia equisetiformis, commonly known as Firecracker plant, Coral plant, Coralblow and Fountain plant, is a weeping shrub in the Plantaginaceae family.- External links :***...
(Naturalised)
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbago family....
- Plumbago auriculataPlumbago auriculataPlumbago auriculata, also called Plumbago capensis, Blue plumbago, Cape plumbago or Cape leadwort, is a well known houseplant originally from South Africa....
(Naturalised) - Plumbago zeylanicaPlumbago zeylanicaPlumbago zeylanica, commonly known as Ceylon Leadwort or Doctorbush, is a species of plumbago with a pantropical distribution. Carl Linnaeus described the paleotropical P. zeylanica and neotropical P. scandens as separate species, but they are currently considered synonymous...
Polygalaceae
Polygalaceae
The Polygalaceae or Milkwort family is a family of flowering plants in the order Fabales. They have a near-cosmopolitan range, with about 17 genera and 900–1,000 species of herbs, shrubs and trees...
- Polygala myrtifolia (Naturalised)
Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae is a family of flowering plants known informally as the "knotweed family" or "smartweed family"— "buckwheat family" in the United States. The name is based on the genus Polygonum and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 in his book, Genera Plantarum. The name refers...
- Fallopia convolvulus (Naturalised)
- Muehlenbeckia australis
- Persicaria decipiens
- Rumex browniiRumex browniiRumex brownii is a leafy perennial herb native to Australia, and is widespread and grows in disturbed sites.It is 50–80 cm high with variably shaped basal leaves, oblong or lanceolate, to 12 cm long, and to 4 cm wide with cordate to truncate base. The petiole is about half as long as the lamina...
(Naturalised) - Rumex conglomeratus (Naturalised)
Portulacaceae
Portulacaceae
Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 20 genera with about 500 species, ranging from herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has been recognised by most taxonomists, and is also known as the purslane family; it has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the highest diversity...
- Portulaca oleracea (Naturalised)
Primulaceae
Primulaceae
Primulaceae is a family of flowering plants with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers. It is also known as the primrose family.- Genera :...
- Anagallis arvensis (Naturalised)
- Samolus repens var. stricta
Proteaceae
Proteaceae
Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1600 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales. Well known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea,...
- Grevillea robustaGrevillea robustaGrevillea robusta, commonly known as the southern silky oak or Silky-oak, or Australian Silver-oak, is the largest species in the genus Grevillea. It is a native of eastern coastal Australia, in riverine, subtropical and dry rainforest environments receiving more than 1,000 mm per year of...
(Naturalised) - Hakea salicifoliaHakea salicifoliaHakea salicifolia commonly known as the Willow-leaved Hakea, is indigenous to New South Wales and Queensland. It is a fast-growing shrub which grows up to 5m tall with leaves that can grow up to 12 cm long. New growth on the Willow-leaved Hakea has a pleasant rose colouring...
(Naturalised) - Hakea sericeaHakea sericeaHakea sericea, commonly known as Needlebush or Silky Hakea, is a large species of shrub native to Australia. It is native to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania but is found outside these states. It grows up to as a spreading and bushy shrub, flowering from winter to early spring.H...
(Naturalised) - Macadamia tetraphyllaMacadamia tetraphyllaMacadamia tetraphylla is a tree in the Proteaceae family, native to Queensland in Australia. Common names include Macadamia Nut, Bauple Nut, Prickly Macadamia, Queensland Nut, Rough-shelled Bush Nut and Rough-shelled Queensland NutThis species has dense foliage and grows up to 18 metres in height...
(Naturalised)
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae are a family of about 1700 species of flowering plants in about 60 genera, distributed worldwide....
- Clematis dubia (Endemic)
- Ranunculus muricatusRanunculus muricatusRanunculus muricatus is a species of buttercup known by the common name spinyfruit buttercup. It is native to Europe, but it can be found in many other places in the world, including parts of Africa, Australia, and the western and eastern United States, as an introduced species and agricultural and...
(Naturalised) - Ranunculus parviflora (Naturalised)
- Ranunculus repens (Naturalised)
- Ranunculus sessiliflorus (Naturalised)
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae are a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2830 species in 95 genera. The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. Among the largest genera are Alchemilla , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cotoneaster , and Rubus...
- Duchesnea indica (Naturalised)
- Eriobotrya japonica (Naturalised)
- Rhaphiolepis umbellataRhaphiolepis umbellataRhaphiolepis umbellata is an ornamental plant in the Rosaceae family....
(Naturalised) - Rubus fruticosus (Naturalised)
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
- Coffea arabicaCoffea arabicaCoffea arabica is a species of Coffea originally indigenous to the mountains of Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula, hence its name, and also from the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia and southeastern Sudan. It is also known as the "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee" or "arabica coffee"...
(Naturalised) - Coprosma baueri (Endemic)
- Coprosma pilosa (Endemic)
- Pentas lanceolataPentas lanceolataPentas lanceolata, the Egyptian Starcluster, is known for its wide use as a garden plant where it often accompanies butterfly gardens ....
(Naturalised) - Sherardia arvensis (Naturalised)
Rutaceae
Rutaceae
Rutaceae, commonly known as the rue or citrus family, is a family of flowering plants, usually placed in the order Sapindales.Species of the family generally have flowers that divide into four or five parts, usually with strong scents...
- Citrus jambhiri (Naturalised)
- Melicope littoralis (Endemic)
- Sarcomelicope simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia
- Zanthoxylum pinnatum
Santalaceae
Santalaceae
Santalaceae is a widely distributed family of flowering plants which, like other members of Santalales, are partially parasitic on other plants...
- Exocarpus phyllanthoides var. phyllanthoides
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae, also known as the soapberry family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales. There are about 140-150 genera with 1400-2000 species, including maple, horse chestnut and lychee....
- Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa
Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Ericales. The family includes approximately 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in approximately 65 genera . Distribution is pantropical....
- Pouteria costataPouteria costataPouteria costata is a small coastal tree native to the northern North Island and to Norfolk Island . In New Zealand, its common name is Tawapou ; on Norfolk Island it is called Bastard Ironwood. The name costata is from the Latin costatus , a reference to the prominently raised primary nerves of...
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, are a family of flowering plants. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with flowers with bilateral or rarely radial symmetry. Members of the Scrophulariaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including...
- Calceolaria tripartita (Naturalised)
- Misopates orontium (Naturalised)
- Verbascum thapsus (Naturalised)
- Verbascum virgatumVerbascum virgatumVerbascum virgatum, commonly known as Twiggy Mullein and Wand Mullein, is a plant species in the family Scrophulariaceae.-Description:...
(Naturalised) - Veronica arvensisVeronica arvensisVeronica arvensis is a medicinal plant and noxious weed native to Africa, Asia and Europe ....
(Naturalised) - Veronica persicaVeronica persicaVeronica persica is a flowering plant native of Eurasia. First recorded in Britain in 1825 and now widespread in the United States, and east Asia .-General description:The seed leaves are broadly triangular cotyledons, with truncated base...
(Naturalised) - Veronica plebeia (Naturalised)
Solanaceae
Solanaceae
Solanaceae are a family of flowering plants that include a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant", but the further etymology of that word is unclear...
- Brugmansia suaveolens (Naturalised)
- Datura stramoniumDatura stramoniumDatura stramonium, known by the common names Jimson weed, devil's trumpet, devil's weed, thorn apple, tolguacha, Jamestown weed, stinkweed, locoweed, datura, pricklyburr, devil's cucumber, Hell's Bells, moonflower and, in South Africa, malpitte and mad seeds, is a common weed in the...
(Naturalised) - Lycium ferocissimumLycium ferocissimumLycium ferocissimum is a shrub in the nightshade family . The species is native to Cape Province and Orange Free State in South Africa and has become naturalised in Australia and New Zealand. It is listed on the Noxious Weed List for Australian States and Territories and is a declared noxious weed...
(Naturalised) - Lycopersicon esculentum (Naturalised)
- Nicandra physalodes (Naturalised)
- Nicotiana tabacumNicotiana tabacumNicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is a perennial herbaceous plant. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco. It grows to heights between 1...
(Naturalised) - Petunia × hybrida (Naturalised)
- Physalis peruvianaPhysalis peruvianaPhysalis peruviana is the plant and its fruit, also known as cape gooseberry , Inca berry, Aztec berry, golden berry, giant ground cherry, Peruvian groundcherry, Peruvian cherry , poha , ras bhari , aguaymanto , uvilla ,...
(Naturalised) - Solandra maximaSolandra maximaSolandra maxima, also known as Cup of Gold Vine, Golden Chalice Vine, or Hawaiian Lily, is a vigorous vine which is endemic to Mexico and Central America. It has very large yellow flowers and glossy leaves.-References:*...
(Naturalised) - Solanum americanum subsp. nutans
- Solanum aviculare (Extinct)
- Solanum bauerianum (Endemic)
- Solanum linneanum (Naturalised)
- Solanum mauritianumSolanum mauritianumSolanum mauritianum is a small tree or shrub native to South America, including Northern Argentina, Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It has become a widespread invasive weed in Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawai‘i, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Réunion Island, Mauritius,...
(Naturalised)
Sterculiaceae
Sterculiaceae
Sterculiaceae is a botanical name for a group of flowering plants at the rank of family, which is now considered obsolete. As is true for any botanical name, the circumscription, status and placement of the taxon has varied with taxonomic point of view...
- Ungeria floribunda (Endemic)
Thymelaeaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Thymelaeaceae is a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants composed of 50 genera and 898 species. It was established in 1789 by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu.Thymelaeaceae is in the order Malvales...
- Wikstroemia australis
Tiliaceae
Tiliaceae
Tiliaceae is a botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family is not part of APG II, but it is found all through the botanical literature and remains prominently listed by nomenclatural databases such as IPNI....
- Triumfetta rhomboidea
Urticaceae
Urticaceae
Urticaceae, or the nettle family, is a family of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus Urtica . Urticaceae includes a number of well-known and useful plants, including the aforementioned nettles, Ramie , māmaki , and ajlai .The family includes approximately 2600 species, grouped...
- Boehmeria australis subsp. australis (Endemic)
- Boehmeria nivea (Naturalised)
- Elatostema montanum (Endemic)
- Parietaria debilisParietaria debilisParietaria debilis, commonly known as Pellitory or Native Pellitory, is a herb native to Australia and New Zealand.-Description:It grows as an annual herb from 7 to 40 centimetres in height, with green or white flowers...
- Pilea microphyllaPilea microphyllaPilea microphylla also known as Artillery Plant, Gunpowder Plant or brilhantina is an annual plant native to Florida. The plant belongs to the pilea family. It has light green, almost succulent, stems and tiny 1/8" leaves which contribute to its other nickname, "Artillery Fern", though it is not...
(Naturalised) - Urtica urensUrtica urensUrtica urens, commonly known as Annual Nettle, Dwarf Nettle or Small Nettle, is a herbaceous annual plant species of the genus Urtica. It is native to Eurasia and it can be found in North America and New Zealand as an introduced species...
(Naturalised)
Verbenaceae
Verbenaceae
Verbenaceae, commonly known as the verbena family or vervain family, is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants. It contains trees, shrubs and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers, many of which have an aromatic smell.Recent phylogenetic studies have shown that...
- Duranta erectaDuranta erectaDuranta erecta is a species of flowering shrub in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical gardens throughout the world, and has become naturalized in many places...
(Naturalised) - Lantana camaraLantana camaraLantana camara, also known as Spanish Flag or West Indian Lantana, is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to the American tropics. It has been introduced into other parts of the world as an ornamental plant and is considered an invasive species in many...
(Naturalised) - Verbena bonariensisVerbena bonariensisVerbena bonariensis is a member of the verbena family cultivated as a garden annual or perennial...
(Naturalised) - Verbena litoralisVerbena litoralisVerbena litoralis is a species of verbena known by the common names seashore vervain and Brazilian vervain, and in Hawaiian, ōwī. It is native to the Americas from Mexico south through Central and South America to Argentina and Chile. It is present throughout the world as an introduced species and...
(Naturalised)
Violaceae
Violaceae
Violaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 800 species in 21 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.Older classifications such as the Cronquist system placed Violaceae in an order named after it, the Violales...
- Melicytus latifolius (Endemic)
- Melicytus remiflorus subsp. oblongifolius (Endemic)
- Viola betonicifolia subsp. nova-guineensis
- Viola tricolor (Naturalised)
Viscaceae
Viscaceae
Viscaceae is a family of flowering plants. In past decades, several systems of plant taxonomy recognized this family, notably the 1981 Cronquist system...
- Korthalsella disticha (Endemic)
Monocotyledons
The MonocotyledonMonocotyledon
Monocotyledons, also known as monocots, are one of two major groups of flowering plants that are traditionally recognized, the other being dicotyledons, or dicots. Monocot seedlings typically have one cotyledon , in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots...
s (monocots) are represented on Norfolk Island by 16 families, 81 genera, and 110 species. Most of them are naturalised, with naturalised grasses account for 5 families, 47 genera and 67 species. Of the 43 indigenous species, 9 are endemic.
Agavaceae
Agavoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales. It has previously been treated as a separate family, Agavaceae. The group includes many well-known desert and dry zone types such as the agave, yucca, and Joshua tree...
- Agave americana (Naturalised)
- Cordyline obtectaCordyline obtectaCordyline obtecta is a widely branching monocot tree native to Norfolk Island , and to northern New Zealand...
- Furcraea foetidaFurcraea foetidaFurcraea foetida is a species of flowering plant native to the Caribbean and northern South America.-Description:...
(Naturalised) - Phormium tenaxPhormium tenaxPhormium tenax is an evergreen perennial plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island that is an important fibre plant and a popular ornamental plant...
Alliaceae
Alliaceae
Allioideae is the botanical name of a monocot subfamily of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales. It was formerly treated as a separate family, Alliaceae...
- Nothoscordum borbonicum (Naturalised)
Araceae
Araceae
Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe or leaf-like bract. Also known as the Arum family, members are often colloquially...
- Colocasia esculentaColocasia esculentaColocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, the root vegetables whose many names include Taro and Eddoe. It is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants.-Description:Rhizomes of different shapes and sizes...
(Naturalised) - Xanthosoma sagittifoliumXanthosoma sagittifoliumXanthosoma sagittifolium, the arrowleaf elephant ear or arrowleaf elephant's ear, is a species of tropical flowering plant in the genus Xanthosoma, which produces an edible, starchy tuber.-Cuisine and reforestation:...
(Naturalised) - Zantedeschia aethiopicaZantedeschia aethiopicaZantedeschia aethiopica ; syn. Calla aethiopica L., Richardia africana Kunth, Richardia aethiopica Spreng., Colocasia aethiopica Spreng...
(Naturalised)
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
- Howea forsteriana (Naturalised)
- Phoenix canariensis (Naturalised)
- Rhopalostylis baueriRhopalostylis baueriRhopalostylis baueri is a species of palm native to Norfolk Island and to the Kermadec Islands . Norfolk Island is the type locality. The common names on Norfolk Island are 'Norfolk Island Palm' or 'Niau'...
Asphodelaceae
Asphodelaceae
Asphodeloideae is a subfamily of the monocot family Xanthorrhoeaceae in the order Asparagales. It has previously been treated as a separate family, Asphodelaceae. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Asphodelus...
- Aloe maculataAloe maculataAloe maculata is a Southern African species of aloe.-Naming:This species was previously known as Aloe saponaria...
(Naturalised)
Cannaceae
- Canna indicaCanna indicaCanna indica L. is a species of the Canna genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae, a native of the Caribbean and tropical Americas that is also widely cultivated as a garden plant...
(Naturalised)
Colchicaceae
Colchicaceae
Colchicaceae is a botanical name of a family of flowering plants.The APG III system, of 2009 , does recognize such a family and places it in the order Liliales, in the clade monocots, and regards the family as including some two hundred species of herbaceous perennials with rhizomes or corms.The...
- Gloriosa superba (Naturalised)
Commelinaceae
Commelinaceae
Commelinaceae is a family of flowering plants. In less formal contexts, the group is referred to as the dayflower family or spiderwort family. It is one of five families in the order Commelinales and by far the largest of these with an estimated 650 species in 40 genera. Well known genera include...
- Commelina cyaneaCommelina cyaneaCommelina cyanea, commonly known as scurvy weed, is a perennial prostrate herb of the family Commelinaceae native to moist forests and woodlands of eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island...
- Tradescantia zebrinaTradescantia zebrinaTradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of spiderwort more commonly known as an inch plant or wandering jew, native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. The common name is shared with closely related varieties T. fluminensis and T...
(Naturalised)
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group...
- Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
- Carex breviculmis
- Carex inversa
- Carex neesiana (Endemic)
- Cyperus albostriatus (Naturalised)
- Cyperus gracilisCyperus gracilisCyperus gracilis is a sedge found in Australia. This grass like plant is closely related to the papyrus. It grows to 40 cm high. The habitat is eastern Australia, sometimes seen in drier areas in woodlands, such as Lightning Ridge. It can also be seen growing at high rainfall areas near the...
(Naturalised) - Cyperus involucratus (Naturalised)
- Cyperus lucidus
- Cyperus rotundusCyperus rotundusCyperus rotundus is a species of sedge native to Africa, southern and central Europe , and southern Asia. The word cyperus derives from the Greek "κύπερος" and rotundus is from Latin, meaning "round"...
(Naturalised) - Eleocharis acuta
- Isolepis inundata
- Isolepis nodosa
- Isolepis cernua var. setiformis (Endemic)
- Kyllinga brevifoliaKyllinga brevifoliaKyllinga brevifolia is a species of sedge known by several common names, including shortleaf spikesedge, green kyllinga, and perennial greenhead sedge. It is native to tropical areas in the Americas but it can be found in warm regions around the world where it is an introduced species...
- Pycreus polystachyos
- Schoenoplectus validus
Hemerocallidaceae
Hemerocallidaceae
Hemerocallidoideae is the botanical name of a subfamily of flowering plants, part of the family Xanthorrhoeaceae sensu lato in the monocot order Asparagales according to the APG system of 2009. Earlier classification systems treated the group as a separate family, the Hemerocallidaceae. The name...
- Dianella intermediaDianella intermediaDianella intermedia is a perennial herb of the family family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, found in New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and Norfolk Island. It grows to 2 feet with pale violet flowers followed by turquoise berries....
(Endemic)
Iridaceae
Iridaceae
The Iris family or Iridaceae is a family of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants included in the monocot order Asparagales, taking its name from the genus Iris. Almost worldwide in distribution and one of the most important families in horticulture, it includes more than 2000 species...
- Anomatheca laxa (Naturalised)
- Ferraria crispaFerraria crispaFerraria crispa is a species of monocotyledonous flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to South Africa. In Australia it is commonly referred to as Black Flag....
(Naturalised) - Gladiolus × hortulanus (Naturalised)
- Homeria flaccida (Naturalised)
- Sisyrinchium micranthum (Naturalised)
- Tritonia crocata (Naturalised)
- Tritonia lineataTritonia lineataTritonia lineata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.- Description :Tritonia lineata was originally discovered in 1846 and described by British malacologists Joshua Alder and Albany Hancock in 1848.The original text reads as follows:-...
(Naturalised)
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae, the rush family, are a monocotyledonous family of flowering plants. There are eight genera and about 400 species. Members of the Juncaceae are slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous plants, and they may superficially resemble grasses. They often grow on infertile soils in a wide range...
- Juncus articulatusJuncus articulatusJuncus articulatus is a species of rush known by the common name Jointleaf Rush, and more ambiguously as "Jointed Rush" which can also refer to J. kraussii from Australia . It is native to Eurasia and much of Canada and the United States. It grows in moist areas, such as wet sand, and thrives in...
(Naturalised) - Juncus australis (Naturalised)
- Juncus bufoniusJuncus bufoniusJuncus bufonius, known commonly as toad rush, is a common species of rush found worldwide. It grows in moist and muddy places and is considered a weed in many areas. This is an annual monocot that is quite variable in appearance. It is sometimes described as a complex of variants labeled with one...
(Naturalised) - Juncus continuus
- Juncus pallidus (Naturalised)
- Juncus usitatus (Naturalised)
Liliaceae
Liliaceae
The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
- Alstroemeria pulchella (Naturalised)
- Asparagus aethiopicus (Naturalised)
- Asparagus plumosis (Naturalised)
- Crinum asiaticum var. pedunculatum
- Lilium formosanum (Naturalised)
Limnocharitaceae
Limnocharitaceae
Limnocharitaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants in the monocot order Alismatales. It is commonly known as the water poppy family. They are small, perennial, aquatic herbs, native to the tropics, but adventive or naturalized in the subtropics as a result of...
- Hydrocleys nymphoides
Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...
- Bulbophyllum argyropusBulbophyllum argyropusBulbophyllum argyropus is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It grows on Lord Howe Island.-References:**...
- Dendrobium brachypus (Endemic)
- Dendrobium macropus subsp. macropus (Endemic)
- Microtis unifolia
- Oberonia titaniaOberonia titaniaOberonia titania or Soldier's Crest Orchid is a member of the Oberonia , and is found in Java, North Queensland, New South Wales, New Caledonia and Norfolk Island....
- Phreatia limenophylax (Endemic)
- Phreatia paleata
- Taeniophyllum muelleri
- Thelymitra longifolia (Probably indigenous)
- Tropidia viridifusca
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae
Pandanaceae is a family of flowering plants native to the tropics of the Old World. Such a family has been widely recognized by taxonomists.Pandanaceae are trees or climbing or scrambling shrubs distributed in the Old World tropics and are adapted from sea level in salted beaches to mountain cloud...
- Freycinetia baueriana (Endemic)
Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
- Agrostis avenaceaAgrostis avenaceaAgrostis avenacea is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific bent grass and New Zealand wind grass. It is native to Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific Islands including New Guinea and Easter Island....
- Aira cupaniana (Naturalised)
- Ammophila arenariaAmmophila arenariaAmmophila arenaria is a species of grass known by the common names European Marram Grass and European Beachgrass. It is one of two species of the genus Ammophila . It is native to the coastlines of Europe and North Africa where it grows in the sands of beach dunes. It is a perennial grass forming...
(Naturalised) - Anthoxanthum odoratumAnthoxanthum odoratum-Introduction:Anthoxanthum odoratum, known as sweet vernal grass, holy grass, vanilla grass or buffalo grass, is a short-lived grass found wild in acidic grassland in Eurasia. It is also grown as a lawn grass and a house plant, due to its sweet scent, and can also be found on unimproved pastures...
(Naturalised) - Arundo donaxArundo donaxArundo donax, Giant Cane, is a tall perennial cane growing in damp soils, either fresh or moderately saline. Other common names include Carrizo, Arundo, Spanish cane, Wild cane, and Giant reed....
(Naturalised) - Avena fatuaAvena fatuaAvena fatua is a species of grass in the oat genus. It is known as the common wild oat. This oat is native to Eurasia but it has been introduced to most of the other temperate regions of the world. It is naturalized in some areas and considered a noxious weed in others...
(Naturalised) - Avena sativa (Naturalised)
- Axonopus fissifoliusAxonopus fissifoliusAxonopus fissifolius is a grass which is often used as permanent pasture.-External links:**...
(Naturalised) - Bothriochloa macra (Naturalised)
- Briza maximaBriza maximaBriza maxima is a species of the genus Briza, as such it is an annual grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Northern Africa, the Azores, Western Asia and Southern Europe and is cultivated or naturalised in the British Isles, Australasia, the west of the United States, Central and South...
(Naturalised) - Briza minorBriza minorBriza minor is a species of grass known by the common namesLesser quaking-grass or little quakinggrass. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, and it is known elsewhere, including much of North America, as an introduced species. It is an annual grass producing narrow clumps of erect stems up to...
(Naturalised) - Bromus arenariusBromus arenariusBromus arenarius is a species of brome grass known by the common name Australian brome.It is native to much of Australia, and it is known in New Zealand and parts of North America as an introduced species. It is an annual grass growing up to 60 centimeters tall. Its narrow leaves are coated in soft...
(Naturalised) - Bromus diandrusBromus diandrusBromus diandrus is a species of grass known by the common names great brome and "ripgut brome".This is a brome grass which is native to the Mediterranean but has been introduced to much of the rest of the world...
(Naturalised) - Bromus hordeaceusBromus hordeaceusBromus hordeaceus, the Soft Brome, is an annual or biennial species of plant in the true grass family . It is also known in North America as Bull Grass, Soft Cheat or Soft Chess....
(Naturalised) - Bromus scoparius (Naturalised)
- Bromus willdenowii (Naturalised)
- Catapodium rigidum (Naturalised)
- Cenchrus caliculatus (Possibly extinct)
- Chloris gayanaChloris gayanaChloris gayana is a species of grass known by the common name Rhodes grass. It is native to Africa but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world as a naturalized species....
(Naturalised) - Cortaderia selloana (Naturalised)
- Cymbopogon refractus
- Cynodon dactylonCynodon dactylonCynodon dactylon , also known as Dūrvā Grass, Bermuda Grass, Dubo, Dog's Tooth Grass, Bahama Grass, Devil's Grass, Couch Grass, Indian Doab, Arugampul, Grama, and Scutch Grass, is a grass native to north and east Africa, Asia and Australia and southern Europe...
(Naturalised) - Dactylis glomerataDactylis glomerataDactylis glomerata, Cock's-foot and orchard grass, is a common species of grass in the genus Dactylis, native throughout most of Europe, temperate Asia, and northern Africa.-Distribution:...
(Naturalised) - Dichelachne crinita
- Dichelachne micrantha
- Digitaria ciliaris (Naturalised)
- Digitaria setigera
- Echinochloa crusgalli (Naturalised)
- Echinopogon ovatus
- Ehrharta erectaEhrharta erectaEhrharta erecta is a species of grass also known as panic veldtgrass. The species is native to Southern Africa and Yemen. It is a documented invasive species in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, southern Europe, and China....
(Naturalised) - Eleusine indicaEleusine indicaEleusine indica is an invasive species in the grass family Poaceae. It is a small annual weed distributed throughout the warmer areas of the world to about 50 degrees latitude...
(Naturalised) - Elymus multiflorus subsp. kingianus
- Elymus scaber
- Eragrostis brownii (Naturalised)
- Hordeum murinum subsp. glaucum (Naturalised)
- Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinumHordeum murinum subsp. leporinumHordeum murinum subsp. leporinum is a subspecies of Hordeum murinum .Its common names include hare barley, mouse barley, and barley grass.-Taxonomy:...
(Naturalised) - Lepturus repens (Possibly indigenous)
- Lolium perenneLolium perenneLolium perenne, common name Perennial Ryegrass, is a grass from the family Poaceae. It is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but is widely cultivated and naturalised around the world.-Description:...
(Naturalised) - Lolium rigidum var. rigidum (Naturalised)
- Lolium rigidum var. rottboellioides (Naturalised)
- Melinis minutifloraMelinis minutifloraMelinis minutiflora, commonly known as molasses grass, is a species of grass. It has been weedy in Australia, where it has been introduced....
(Naturalised) - Microlaena stipoidesMicrolaena stipoidesMicrolaena stipoides or Ehrharta stipoides, is a species of grass that occurs naturally in all states of Australia as well as in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines. It has also been introduced into Hawaii and Reunion Island and has been reported as invasive in both...
- Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. hirtellus
- Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. imbecillus
- Panicum effusumPanicum effusumPanicum effusum, commonly known as Hairy Panic, is a grass native to the inland of Australia. It occurs in every mainland state in Australia....
- Panicum maximum (Naturalised)
- Paspalum dilatatumPaspalum dilatatumPaspalum dilatatum is a species of grass known by the common name dallisgrass. It is native to Brazil and Argentina, but it is known throughout the world as an introduced species and at times a common weed. Its rapid growth and spreading rhizomes make it an invasive pest in some areas...
(Naturalised) - Paspalum orbiculare
- Paspalum scrobiculatumPaspalum scrobiculatumPaspalum scrobiculatum is a member of the family Poaceae, commonly called Koda Millet, Kodo Millet or Kodra Millet. It is known as varaku/karuvaraku in Tamil...
- Pennisetum clandestinumPennisetum clandestinumThe tropical grass species Pennisetum clandestinum is known by several common names, most often kikuyu grass, as it is native to the region of East Africa that is home to the Kĩkũyũ tribe. Because of its rapid growth and aggressive nature, it is categorised as a noxious weed in some regions...
(Naturalised) - Pennisetum purpureum (Naturalised)
- Phalaris minorPhalaris minorPhalaris minor is a species of grass native to northern Africa, Europe and Asia, and widely naturalised elsewhere.Common names include little seed canary grass, small-seeded canary grass, small canary grass and lesser canary grass....
(Naturalised) - Poa annuaPoa annuaPoa annua, or annual meadow grass , is a widespread low-growing turfgrass in temperate climates. Though P. annua is commonly considered a solely annual plant due to its name, perennial bio-types do exist. 'Poa' is Greek for fodder. It is one of the sweetest grasses for green fodder, but less ...
(Naturalised) - Poa pratensis (Naturalised)
- Rhynchelytrum repens (Naturalised)
- Rostraria cristataRostraria cristataRostraria cristata is an annual grass species which is native to Eurasia and widely naturalised elsewhere....
(Naturalised) - Setaria palmifolia (Naturalised)
- Setaria pumila subsp. pallidefusca (Naturalised)
- Setaria verticillataSetaria verticillataSetaria verticillata is a species of grass known by the common names Bristly foxtail and hooked bristlegrass. It is native to Europe, but it is known on most continents as an introduced species and often a noxious weed. It is a hardy bunchgrass which grows in many types of urban, cultivated, and...
(Naturalised) - Sorghum arundinaceum (Naturalised)
- Spinifex sericeus (Naturalised)
- Sporobolus africanus (Naturalised)
- Sporobolus virginicusSporobolus virginicusSporobolus virginicus, known by numerous common names including Marine Couch, Sand Couch, Coastal Rat-tail Grass, Salt Couch Grass, Saltwater Couch and Nioaka, is a coastal non-bunching tussock grass with a wide distribution.-Description:It is a perennial tussock grass from 10 to 50 centimetres in...
- Stenotaphrum secundatum (Naturalised)
- Trisetum arduanum (Naturalised)
- Vulpia bromoidesVulpia bromoidesVulpia bromoides, Brome Fescue, is a grass species native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor. It has been introduced to North America, the Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico and other places...
(Naturalised) - Vulpia myuros f. megalura (Naturalised)
Pontederiaceae
Pontederiaceae
Pontederiaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants.The APG II system, of 2003 places the family in the order Commelinales, in the commelinid clade, in the monocots. It is a small family of heterostylous aquatic plants, occurring in tropical and subtropical waters...
- Eichhornia crassipesEichhornia crassipesEichhornia crassipes, commonly known as Common Water Hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often considered a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range.-Ecology:...
(Naturalised)
Smilacaceae
Smilacaceae
Smilacaceae, the greenbrier family, is a family of flowering plants. Up to some decades ago the genera now included in family Smilacaceae were often assigned to a more broadly defined family Liliaceae, but for the past twenty to thirty years most botanists have accepted Smilacaceae as a distinct...
- Geitonoplesium cymosumGeitonoplesium cymosumScrambling lily, Geitonoplesium cymosum, is a vine that grows in rainforest, sclerophyll forest and woodland, in eastern Australia.The leaves are variable, usually narrow-lanceolate to linear, usually 2–10 cm long and 3–25 mm wide...
Typhaceae
Typhaceae
Typhaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists.The APG II system, of 2003 , also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order Poales in the clade commelinids, in the monocots...
- Typha orientalis
Pinophyta
Two species of PinophytaPinophyta
The conifers, division Pinophyta, also known as division Coniferophyta or Coniferae, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. Pinophytes are gymnosperms. They are cone-bearing seed plants with vascular tissue; all extant conifers are woody plants, the great majority being...
(conifers) occur on Norfolk Island: the popular endemic Araucaria heterophylla
Araucaria heterophylla
Araucaria heterophylla is a distinctive conifer, a member of the ancient and now disjointly distributed family Araucariaceae. As its vernacular name Norfolk Island Pine implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean between Australia, New Zealand and New...
(Norfolk Island Pine), and the naturalised Cupressus lusitanica
Cupressus lusitanica
Cupressus lusitanica, ; Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White Cedar, is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America...
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Araucariaceae
Araucariaceae, commonly referred to as araucarians, is a very ancient family of coniferous trees. It achieved its maximum diversity in the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, when it was distributed almost worldwide...
- Araucaria heterophyllaAraucaria heterophyllaAraucaria heterophylla is a distinctive conifer, a member of the ancient and now disjointly distributed family Araucariaceae. As its vernacular name Norfolk Island Pine implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean between Australia, New Zealand and New...
(Endemic)
Cupressaceae
The Cupressaceae or cypress family is a conifer family with worldwide distribution. The family includes 27 to 30 genera , which include the junipers and redwoods, with about 130-140 species in total. They are monoecious, subdioecious or dioecious trees and shrubs from 1-116 m tall...
- Cupressus lusitanicaCupressus lusitanicaCupressus lusitanica, ; Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White Cedar, is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America...
(Naturalised)
Pteridophyta
The Pteridophyta (ferns) are represented on Norfolk Island by 14 families, 24 genera, and 37 species. Seven species are endemic; none are naturalised.Adiantaceae
Adiantaceae
Adiantaceae is a family of ferns in the order Pteridales. This includes the family formerly known as the "Vittariaceae." Recent genetic analyses based on chloroplast genes demonstrate that the vittarioid ferns cladistically nest within the genus Adiantum, making that genus...
- Adiantum diaphanumAdiantum diaphanumAdiantum diaphanum, the filmy maidenhair fern, is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum, native to East Asia and Australasia, from southern Japan south to New Zealand. It grows to 20 cm long at the most, with very dark green fronds covered with bristles....
- Adiantum pubescens
- Cheilanthes distansCheilanthes distansCheilanthes distans is a species of lip fern known by the common name Bristly Cloak Fern. It has a woolly appearance with small white hairs on the top side of the fronds, and a rusty brown underneath.-Distribution:...
- Cheilanthes sieberiCheilanthes sieberiCheilanthes sieberi is a small fern growing in many parts of Australia, New Zealand and nearby islands. Common names include Poison Rock Fern and Mulga Fern...
- Pellaea rotundifoliaPellaea rotundifoliaPellaea rotundifolia. the Button fern, is a species of fern endemic to New Zealand, and often cultivated as a garden and house plant.Pellaea rotundifolia has round, dark-green, leathery leaves, on fronds up to about one foot in length....
Aspleniaceae
Aspleniaceae
The Aspleniaceae is a family of ferns, included in the order Polypodiales or in some classifications as the only family in the order Aspleniales....
- Asplenium australasicum f. australasicum
- Asplenium australasicum f. robinsonii
- Asplenium difforme
- Asplenium dimorphumAsplenium dimorphumAsplenium dimorphum is a species of fern in the Aspleniaceae family, endemic to Norfolk Island....
(Endemic) - Asplenium polyodonAsplenium polyodonAsplenium polyodon, commonly known as Sickle Spleenwort, is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae. The distribution of A. polyodon includes parts of the countries of Australia and New Zealand...
Athyriaceae
Athyriaceae
Athyriaceae is a family of terrestrial ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution. It has, in the past, included Cystopteris and Gymnocarpium, but those two genera are now recognized as representing a two-member clade that is a basal offshoot of the clade that includes this family, plus Woodsia, the...
- Diplazium assimile
- Diplazium australeDiplazium australeDiplazium australe is a small fern occurring in eastern Australia, New Zealand and Norfolk Island. The habitat is moist shaded areas, often occurring in rainforest. The common name is Austral Lady Fern....
- Lunathyrium japonicum
Azollaceae
- Azolla pinnataAzolla pinnataAzolla pinnata is a species of fern known by several common names, including feathered mosquitofern and water velvet. It is native to much of Africa, Asia from China to Japan, India and the Philippines, and parts of Australia. It is an aquatic plant, its frond floating upon the surface of the water...
Blechnaceae
Blechnaceae
Blechnaceae is a family of nine genera and between 240-260 species of ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution.Most are ground dwelling, some are climbers, such as Stenochlaena. A characteristic feature of many species is that the young opening fronds are usually tinged with red.Genera*Blechnum L....
- Blechnum norfolkianum
- Doodia asperaDoodia asperaPrickly Rasp Fern, known as Doodia aspera is a widespread and common plant, growing in eastern Australia. Often seen in rainforest margins or eucalyptus forest in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland....
- Doodia mediaDoodia mediaDoodia media, also known as rasp fern , is a species of fern in the Blechnaceae family. The genus authority is R. Br.. Distribution of the species includes New Zealand's North Island and the upper part of the South Island...
Cyatheaceae
Cyatheaceae
The Cyatheaceae is the scaly tree fern family and includes the world's tallest tree ferns, which reach heights up to 20 m. They are also very ancient plants, appearing in the fossil record in the late Jurassic, though the modern genera likely appeared in the Tertiary. Cyatheaceae is the largest...
- Cyathea australis subsp. norfolkensis (Endemic
- Cyathea browniiCyathea browniiCyathea brownii, commonly known as the Norfolk tree fern or smooth tree fern, is probably the largest tree fern species in the world. An endemic of Norfolk Island, in the wild it is reported to reach 20 m or more in height. The broad, lance shaped, bipinnate-pinnatifid to tripinnate fronds can...
(Endemic)
Davalliaceae
Davalliaceae
Davalliaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales. It is sister to the largest family of ferns, Polypodiaceae, and shares some morphological characters with it....
- Arthropteris tenellaArthropteris tenellaArthropteris tenella is a rainforest fern of the genus Arthropteris native to eastern Australia and New Zealand.It is found in shady areas on rocks or on trees. The specific epithet tenella is from the Latin, meaning "delicate"....
- Nephrolepis cordifoliaNephrolepis cordifoliaTuber ladder fern, is a fern native to Australia and Asia. It has many common names including Boston fern, sword fern, narrow swordfern and ladder fern. It is similar to the related fern Nephrolepis exaltata.-Distribution:...
- Nephrolepis flexuosa
Dennstaedtiaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae is one of fifteen families in the order Polypodiales, the most derived families within monilophytes . It includes the world's most abundant fern, Pteridium aquilinum . Members of the order generally have large, highly divided leaves and have either small, round intramarginal sori...
- Histiopteris incisaHistiopteris incisaHistiopteris incisa known as the Bat's Wing Fern is a common plant found in Australia, New Zealand and other islands in the south Pacific region. Usually found in moist areas, where it may form large colonies. Fronds are soft and green. Up to two metres long, opposite on the stem, with deeply lobed...
- Hypolepis dicksonioides
- Hypolepis distans (Naturalised)
- Hypolepis tenuifolia
- Pteridium esculentumPteridium esculentumPteridium esculentum, commonly known as Austral bracken or simply bracken, is a species of the bracken genus native to a number of countries in the Southern Hemisphere....
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteridaceae, is a family of leptosporangiate ferns in the order Polypodiales. They are known colloquially as the wood ferns. They comprise about 1700 species and have a cosmopolitan distribution. They may be terrestrial, epipetric, hemiepiphytic, or epiphytic. Many are cultivated as...
- Arachnoides aristata
- Lastreopsis calantha (Endemic)
Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniaceae
The forked ferns are the family Gleicheniaceae. They are sometimes – like all ferns and the related horsetails – placed in an infradivision Monilophytes of subdivision Euphyllophytina, allowing for more precise phylogenetic arrangement of the tracheophytes. More conventionally, the name...
- Dicranopteris linearisDicranopteris linearisDicranopteris linearis is a common species of fern known by many common names, including Old World forked fern and uluhe . It is one of the most widely distributed ferns of the wet Old World tropics and adjacent regions, including Polynesia and the Pacific...
Hymenophyllaceae
- Cephalomanes bauerianum (Endemic)
- Credidomanes endlicherianum
- Credidomanes saxifragioides
Marattiaceae
- Marattis salicina
Nephrolepidaceae
- Nephrolepis cordifoliaNephrolepis cordifoliaTuber ladder fern, is a fern native to Australia and Asia. It has many common names including Boston fern, sword fern, narrow swordfern and ladder fern. It is similar to the related fern Nephrolepis exaltata.-Distribution:...
(Naturalised)
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae is a family of polypod ferns, which includes more than 60 genera divided into several tribes and containing around 1,000 species. Nearly all are epiphytes, but some are terrestrial.-Description:...
- Phymatosorus pustulatus subsp. pustulatus
- Platycerium bifurcatumPlatycerium bifurcatumPlatycerium bifurcatum, commonly known as the Elkhorn Fern, is a Platycerium species of fern. It is native to southeastern Australia, in New South Wales, Queensland, and on Lord Howe Island...
(Naturalised) - Pyrrosia confluens
Pteridaceae
Pteridaceae
Pteridaceae is a large family of ferns in the order Pteridales. Members of the family have creeping or erect rhizomes and are mostly terrestrial or epipetric...
- Pteris kingiana (Endemic)
- Pteris tremulaPteris tremulaPteris tremula, commonly known as Australian Brake, Tender Brake, Tender Brakefern, Shaking Brake is a fern species of the family Pteridaceae native to sheltered areas and forests in eastern Australia and New Zealand. It has pale green, lacy fronds of up to 2 meters in length, with an erect,...
- Pteris zahlbruckneriana (Endemic)
- Pteris vittataPteris vittataPteris vittata, commonly known variously as the Chinese brake, Chinese ladder brake, or simply ladder brake, is a species of fern in the genus Pteris. It is indigenous to Asia, tropical Africa and Australia. The type specimen was collected in China by Pehr Osbeck.-Habitat and distribution:Pteris...
(Naturalised)
Salviniaceae
Salviniaceae , is a family of ferns....
- Salvinia molesta (Naturalised)
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteridaceae is a family of about 900 species of ferns.The ferns are terrestrial, with the exception of a few which are lithophytes . The bulk of the species are tropical, although there are a number of temperate species....
- Christella dentataChristella dentataChristella dentata is a small fern with widespread distribution in Australia and islands in the south Pacific Ocean. There are many local common names. In New South Wales it grows north from the southern Illawarra region and is known as Binung....
- Christella parasitica
- Macrothelytperis torresiana
Vittariaceae
- Vittaria elongata
LycopodiophytaLycopodiophytaThe Division Lycopodiophyta is a tracheophyte subdivision of the Kingdom Plantae. It is the oldest extant vascular plant division at around 410 million years old, and includes some of the most "primitive" extant species...
Norfolk Island has two species of LycopodiophytaLycopodiophyta
The Division Lycopodiophyta is a tracheophyte subdivision of the Kingdom Plantae. It is the oldest extant vascular plant division at around 410 million years old, and includes some of the most "primitive" extant species...
, the indigenous club moss Lycopodiella cernua
Lycopodiella cernua
Lycopodiella cernua is a plant in the family Lycopodiaceae commonly known as the staghorn clubmoss. The Hawaiian name for the plant is wāwaeʻiole....
and the naturalised spikemoss Selaginella kraussiana
Selaginella kraussiana
Selaginella kraussiana, sometimes known by the common names of Krauss's spikemoss and African clubmoss, is a clubmoss found naturally in the Canary Islands, the Azores and parts of mainland Africa .-Invasive plant:...
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Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodiaceae
The Lycopodiaceae is a family of primitive vascular plants, including all of the core clubmosses. These plants bear spores on specialized structures at the apex of a shoot; they resemble a tiny battle club, from which the common name derives...
- Lycopodiella cernuaLycopodiella cernuaLycopodiella cernua is a plant in the family Lycopodiaceae commonly known as the staghorn clubmoss. The Hawaiian name for the plant is wāwaeʻiole....
Selaginellaceae
- Selaginella kraussianaSelaginella kraussianaSelaginella kraussiana, sometimes known by the common names of Krauss's spikemoss and African clubmoss, is a clubmoss found naturally in the Canary Islands, the Azores and parts of mainland Africa .-Invasive plant:...
(Naturalised)
Psilotophyta
Norfolk Island has two species of Psilotophyta.Psilotaceae
Psilotaceae
Psilotaceae is a family of fern-like plants consisting of two genera, Psilotum and Tmesipteris. The two genera are very different and in the past Tmesipteris has been placed in its own family, Tmesipteridaceae, but most classifications continue to treat it in Psilotaceae...
- Psilotum nudumPsilotum nudumPsilotum nudum is a fern plant. Like the other species in the order Psilotales, it lacks roots. It is found in tropical Africa, Central America, tropical and subtropical North America, South America,, tropical Asia, Australia, Hawaii, southern Japan, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, with a few...
- Tmesipteris norfolkensis (Endemic)
Ophioglossophyta
Norfolk Island has one species of Ophioglossophyta.Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossaceae, the Adder's tongue family, is a family of ferns, currently thought to be most closely related to Psilotaceae, the two together comprising the class Psilotopsida as the sibling group to the rest of the ferns. The Ophioglossaceae is one of two groups of ferns traditionally known as...
- Ophioglossum petiolatum