This list has been compiled to aid species selection for revegetation projects. It is not an exhaustive list but should be used as a guide. Most of the species are available at community nurseries such as the Coolum Community Native Nursery and Florabunda Bushcare Nursery.
This list covers vegetation communities of rainforest, dry and wet scherophyll and wallum.
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RAINFOREST
These sites have developed over a long period of time, usually on the better red and black basalt soils of the Blackall Range. Some remnant stands of coastal rainforest occur on the alluvial creek flats of the coastal plains. Species populations can be very diverse and they normally support a range of epiphytic plants.
Shrubs and small trees
Acmena smithii Lilly Pilly UML#s
Brachychiton acerifolius Flame Kurrajong UM
Brachychiton discolor Brush Kurrajong UM
Callicoma serratifolia White Alder UM*+
Commersonia bartramia Brown Kurrajong UM
Ficus coronata Creek Sandpaper Fig UML#
Lomandra hysterix / longifolia Creek Mat Rush ML#+
Macaranga tanarius Macaranga UM
Omalanthus populifolius Bleeding Heart UM
Pipturis argenteus Native Mulberry UM
Pittosporum undulatum Sweet Pitt/Native Daphne UM+
Syzygium australe Brush Cherry UML#+s
Medium to large trees
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood UM#+
Alphitonia excelsa Red Ash UM
Alphitonia petriei White Ash U
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum Brown Tulip Oak UM
Arytera lautereriana Corduroy Tamarind UM
Backhousia citriodora Lemon Scented Myrtle UM
Beilschmiedia elliptica Grey Walnut UM
Castanosperum australe Blackbean #UM+
Cryptocarya triplinervis Three-veined Cryptocarya UM
Elaeocarpus grandis Blue Quandong UM
Ficus fraseri Sandpaper Fig UM#
Ficus coronata Creek Sandpaper Fig UM#
Flindersia schottiana Bumpy Ash/Silver Ash U
Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree UM
Gmelina leichhardtii White Beech U
Hymenosporum flavum Native Frangipani U+
Melia azedarach White Cedar U+
Syzygium francisii Giant Water Gum UML#s
Syzygium luehmannii Cherry Satin Ash UML#s
Toona ciliata Red Cedar U
Waterhousea floribunda Weeping Lilly Pilly UML#s
| * | Can tolerate wet feet |
| # | Bank stabilising undergrowth |
| U | Suitable for upper-bank (and over bank) planting |
| M | Suitable for mid-bank planting |
| L | Suitable for lower-bank (and toe of bank) planting |
| + | Frost tolerant |
| s | Salt tolerant |
DRY SCLEROPHYLL
This type of forest occurs in the uplands of the coastal area, comprising mainly of Eucalypt hardwood forest with a grass understorey. This forest type consists mainly of Blackbutt, Tallowwood, Red Bloodwood and Ironbark species, and sits on the Landsborough sandstone formation, which is very old and eroded in many places.
Upper Bank
Eucalyptus acmeniodes White Mahogany
Eucalyptus grandis Rose/Flooded Gum
Eucalyptus microcorys Tallowwood
Eucalyptus pilularis Blackbutt
Eucalyptus punctata Grey Gum
Eucalyptus resinifera Red Stringybark
Eucalyptus siderophloia Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum
Lophostemon confertus Brush Box
Lophostemon sauveolons Swamp Box
Syncarpia glomulifera Turpentine
Lower Bank
Corymbia gummifera Red Bloodwood
Corymbia intermedia Pink Bloodwood
Corymbia tessellaris Morton Bay Ash
Eucalyptus robusta Swamp Box
Eucalyptus racemosa Scribbly Gum
WET SCLEROPHYLL
These forests occur mainly on the riparian zones and on creek flats and usually comprise an over storey of Eucalypt hardwood of Tallowwood, Rose Gum, Forest Red Gum and Brush Box. The understorey is made up of a broad range of rainforest species, which is normally kept in check from spreading because of fire and soil moisture.
This classification is a combination of overstorey dry sclerophyll and understorey rainforest. As a result the species list for rainforest is used.
WALLUM
‘Wallum’ is a general term applied to the coastal lowlands belt of Southern Queensland. It includes a wide diversity of vegetation types ranging from treeless heath to wet sclerophyll forest. Fire is a major factor in the environment of the Wallum and is responsible for much of the essential instability of the plant communities.
Understorey Plants
Hardenbergia violacea False Sarsparilla
Lobelia membranacea Blue flowered White Root
Acrostichum speciosum Mangrove Fern
Blechnum indicum Swamp Fern or Bungwall
Lygodium microphyllum Climbing Fern
Cymbopogon refractus Barbwire Grass
Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass
Crinum pedunculatum Spider Lily
Dampiera stricta Blue Dampiera
Dianella sp Flax lily
Lomandra longifolia Spiny-Headed Mat Rush
Patersonia sericea Purple Flag Iris
Sowerbaea juncea Vanilla Lily
Viola hederacea Native Violet
For Waters Edges
Baumea articulata Jointed Twig Rush
Baumea rubiginosa Twig Rush
Gahnia sieberiana Red Fruited Saw Grass
Juncus kraussii Sea Rush
Lomandra hyterix Mat Rush
Restio tetraphyllus Foxtails or Feather Plant
Shrubs
Acacia complanata Flat Stem Wattle
Austromyrtus dulcis Midyim
Baeckea virgata Wild May
Banksia oblongifolia Dwarf Banksia
Banksia robur Swamp Banksia
Banksia spinulosa v collina Hill Banksia
Callistemon pachyphyllus Wallum Bottlebrush
Dodonaea triquetra Large-leaf Hop Bush
Elaeocarpus reticulatus Blue Berry Ash
Hakea actites Syn Hakea gibbosa
Hibbertia vestita Hairy Guinea Flower
Hovea acutifolia Pointed Leaf Hovea
Jacksonia scoparia Dogwood or Broome
Leptospermum liversidgei Lemon Scented or Swamp May
Leptospermum polygalifolium Wild May
Melaleuca nodosa Prickly Leaved Teatree
Melastoma affine Blue Tongue
Petrophile shirleyae Conestick
Pultenaea villosa Hairy Bush Pea
Ricinocarpos pinifolius Wedding Bush
Zieria smithii Sandfly Bush
Rapanea variabilis Muttonwood
Trees
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood
Acmena smithii Narrow-leaved Lilly Pilly
Aegiceras corniculatum River Mangrove
Allocasuarina littoralis Coastal She Oak
Alphitonia excelsa Soapy Ash
Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia
Callistemon salignus Willow Bottlebrush
Canthium coprosmoides Coast Canthium
Casuarina glauca Swamp She Oak
Corymbia gummifera Red Bloodwood
Cupaniopsis anacardioides Tuckeroo
Endiandra seeberi Corkwood
Eucalyptus robusta Swamp Mahogany
Eucalyptus resinifera Red Mahogany
Eucalyptus tereticornis Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus tindaliae Qld White Stringybark
Eucalyptus trachyphloia Brown Bloodwood
Livistona australis Cabbage Tree Palm
Lophostemon confertus Brush Box
Lophostemon suaveolens Swamp Box
Melaleuca sieberi White Paperbark
Melicope elleryana Corkwood
Notelaea longifolia Mock Olive
Omalanthus populifolius Bleeding Heart
Syncarpia glomulifera Turpentine
Xanthorrhoea johnsonii Forest Blackboy
