Flora species recorded in the Metropolitan Melbourne Investigation area As of October 2010, the Department of Sustainability and Environment’s Flora Information System database contains records for the following taxa in the Metropolitan Melbourne Investigation area. LEGEND: EPBC: status under Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, as at December 2004. C Critically Endangered: A taxon is critically endangered when it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future. E Endangered: A taxon is endangered when it is not critically endangered but is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. V Vulnerable: A taxon is vulnerable when it is not critically endangered or endangered but is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future. Vic: conservation status in Victoria, after DSE (2005). x Presumed Extinct in Victoria: not recorded from Victoria during the past 50 years despite field searches specifically for the plant, or, alternatively, intensive field searches (since 1950) at all previously known sites have failed to record the plant. e Endangered in Victoria: at risk of disappearing from the wild state if present land use and other causal factors continue to operate. v Vulnerable in Victoria: not presently endangered but likely to become so soon due to continued depletion; occurring mainly on sites likely to experience changes in land-use which would threaten the survival of the plant in the wild; or, taxa whose total population is so small that the likelihood of recovery from disturbance, including localised natural events such as drought, fire or landslip, is doubtful. r Rare in Victoria: rare but not considered otherwise threatened - there are relatively few known populations or the taxon is restricted to a relatively small area. k Poorly Known in Victoria: poorly known and suspected, but not definitely known, to belong to one of the above categories (x, e, v or r) within Victoria. At present, accurate distribution information is inadequate. FFG: status under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, as at December 2004. For the most up-to-date listings under the Act, visit: http://www.dse.vic.gov.au. L – listed as threatened. “Threatened and near-threatened species” refers to any taxon in this table with an “L” under FFG, or any category under “EPBC” or “Vic” (except rare or poorly known). ^ denotes species endemic to Victoria # denotes species indigenous to Victoria but not the investigation area * denotes species exotic to Victoria 1 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME EPBC Vic FFG Aaron's Beard Hypericum calycinum* Ace of Spades Epacris gunnii Acid Frillwort Fossombronia wondraczekii Adamson's Blown-grass Lachnagrostis adamsonii E v L Aeonium Aeonium spp.* African Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera* African Box-thorn Lycium ferocissimum* African Buddleia Buddleja dysophylla* African Club-sedge Isolepis sepulcralis* African Cornflag Chasmanthe floribunda* African Daisy Senecio pterophorus* African Feather-grass Pennisetum macrourum* African Fireweed Senecio madagascariensis* African Love-grass Eragrostis curvula* African Olive Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata* African Thistle Berkheya rigida* Agapanthus Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis* Agapanthus Agapanthus spp.* Agave Agave spp.* Ageratina Ageratina ligustrina* Aleppo Pine Pinus halepensis* Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens* Alkekengi Physalis alkekengi* Alligator Weed Alternanthera philoxeroides* Almond Prunus dulcis* Aloe Aloe spp.* Alpine Greenhood Pterostylis alpina s.l. Alpine Grevillea Grevillea australis Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum var. hybridum* Aluminium Plant Lamium galeobdolon subsp. argentatum* Amaranth Amaranthus spp. American Crows-foot Grass Eleusine tristachya* American Cudweed Gamochaeta spp.* Amphibious Water-milfoil Myriophyllum simulans Angled Heath Erica quadrangularis* Angled Lobelia Lobelia anceps Angled Onion Allium triquetrum* Angled Pigface Carpobrotus aequilaterus* Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis* Annual Bitter-cress Cardamine paucijuga s.s. v Annual Bitter-cress Cardamine paucijuga s.l. Annual Bluebell Wahlenbergia gracilenta s.l. Annual Buttercup Ranunculus sessiliflorus Annual Buttercup Ranunculus sessiliflorus var. sessiliflorus Annual Cat's-tail Rostraria cristata* Annual Celery Apium annuum Annual Cudweed Euchiton sphaericus Annual Fern Anogramma leptophylla 2 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME EPBC Vic FFG Annual Fireweed Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed Senecio glomeratus subsp. glomeratus Annual Fog Holcus annuus* Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua* Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua* Annual Milkwort Polygala monspeliaca* Annual New Holland Daisy Vittadinia cervicularis var. subcervicularis Annual Spurge Phyllanthus tenellus* Annual Veldt-grass Ehrharta longiflora* Annual White Clover Trifolium michelianum var. michelianum* Aotus Aotus spp. Aphelia Aphelia spp. Apple Angophora spp. Apple Malus pumila* Apple Malus spp.* Apple Berry Billardiera spp. Apple Mint Mentha X rotundifolia* Apple Moss Bartramia nothostricta Apple of Sodom Solanum linnaeanum* Arching Flax-lily Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) v Arrowleaf Clover Trifolium vesiculosum var. vesiculosum* Artichoke Thistle Cynara cardunculus* Arum Arum spp.* Ash Fraxinus spp.* Asparagus Asparagus officinalis* Asparagus Asparagus spp.* Asparagus Fern Asparagus scandens* Aster Aster spp.* Aster-weed Aster subulatus* Austral Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum lusitanicum Austral Bear's-ear Cymbonotus preissianus Austral Bracken Pteridium esculentum Austral Brooklime Gratiola peruviana Austral Bugle Ajuga australis Austral Crane's-bill Geranium solanderi var. solanderi s.s. v Austral Crane's-bill Geranium solanderi s.l. Austral Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum australe Austral Forget-me-not Myosotis australis Austral Grass-tree Xanthorrhoea australis Austral Indigo Indigofera australis Austral King-fern Todea barbara Austral Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes australis Austral Lady-fern Diplazium australe Austral Leek-orchid Prasophyllum australe Austral Moonwort Botrychium australe v L Austral Mudwort Limosella australis Austral Mulberry Hedycarya angustifolia Austral Pillwort Pilularia novae-hollandiae 3 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME EPBC Vic FFG Austral Rush Juncus australis Austral Seablite Suaeda australis Austral Stork's-bill Pelargonium australe Austral Toad-flax Thesium australe V v L Austral Tobacco Nicotiana suaveolens r Australian Basket-grass Oplismenus hirtellus Australian Buttercup Ranunculus lappaceus Australian Carrot Daucus glochidiatus Australian Gipsywort Lycopus australis Australian Hollyhock Malva aff. preissiana (pink-flowered inland form) Australian Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum australe Australian Lilaeopsis Lilaeopsis polyantha Australian Piert Aphanes australiana Australian Salt-grass Distichlis distichophylla Australian Saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia stricta Australian Saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia stricta var. stricta Australian Sheep's Burr Acaena ovina Australian Sheep's Burr Acaena ovina var. ovina Australian Sheep's Burr Acaena ovina var. velutina Australian Stonecrop Crassula tetramera Australian Sweet-grass Glyceria australis Autumn Wasp-orchid Chiloglottis reflexa Avellinia Avellinia michelii* Awned Club-sedge Isolepis hystrix* Awnless Barnyard-grass Echinochloa colona* Azzarola Crataegus X sinaica* Baboon Flower Babiana angustifolia* Baby Sun Rose Aptenia 'Red Apple'* Baby's Tears Soleirolia soleirolii* Bacchus Marsh Varnish Wattle Acacia verniciflua (Bacchus Marsh variant) v Balearic Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium balearicum* Ballart Exocarpos spp. Balm Mint-bush Prostanthera melissifolia Balm of Gilead Cedronella canariensis* Bamboo Bambusa spp.* Banana Passion-fruit Passiflora tarminiana* Banded Greenhood Pterostylis sanguinea Banksia Banksia spp. Banyalla Pittosporum bicolor Barb Grass Parapholis spp.* Bare Twig-sedge Baumea juncea Barley Hordeum vulgare s.l.* Barley Hordeum vulgare s.s.* Barley Grass Hordeum spp.* Barley-grass Hordeum leporinum* Barley-grass Hordeum murinum s.l.* Barnyard Grass Echinochloa crus-galli* Barnyard Grass Echinochloa spp.* 4 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME EPBC Vic FFG Barrel Medic Medicago truncatula* Basalt Peppercress Lepidium hyssopifolium E e L Basalt Podolepis Podolepis sp. 1 e Basalt Tussock-grass Poa labillardierei var. (Volcanic Plains) k Basket Willow Salix X rubens* Bastard's Fumitory Fumaria bastardii* Bathurst Burr Xanthium spinosum* Bat's Wing Fern Histiopteris incisa Bay Laurel Laurus nobilis* Beaded Glasswort Sarcocornia quinqueflora Beaded Glasswort Sarcocornia quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora Beaked Fireweed Senecio prenanthoides Beard Heath Leucopogon spp. Beard Moss Barbula crinita Beard Moss Barbula hornschuchiana Beard Moss Barbula spp. Beard Moss Barbula subcalycina Beard Moss Didymodon torquatus Beard Orchid Calochilus spp. Bearded Greenhood Pterostylis plumosa s.l. Bearded Midge-orchid Corunastylis morrisii Bearded Oat Avena barbata* Bear's Breach Acanthus mollis* Bear's-ear Cymbonotus lawsonianus r Beauglehole's Triggerplant Stylidium beaugleholei Bedding Lobelia Lobelia erinus* Bedstraw Galium spp. Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris* Beet Beta vulgaris* Belladonna Lily Amaryllis belladonna* Bell-flower Hyacinth-orchid Dipodium campanulatum e Bent Agrostis s.s. spp. Bent Goodenia Goodenia geniculata Bent/Blown Grass Agrostis s.l. spp. Bent-grass Deyeuxia spp. Bergalia Tussock Carex longebrachiata Bergenia Bergenia X schmidtii* Berry Saltbush Atriplex semibaccata Berry Seablite