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Appendix A: Species Lists 3 ¤ = Previously recorded on the reserve and Flora 4 found on this survey * = New record for this reserve Flowering 4 ^ = Exotic/Pest Ferns 5 # = EPBC listed ~ = NCA listed Appendix B: Threatened Species 6 Flora 7 EPBC = Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth) Flowering Plants 7 NCA = Nature Conservation Act 1992 ()

Colour coding for entries: Black = Previously recorded on the reserve and found on this survey Brown = Putative new species Blue = Previously recorded on the reserve but not found on this survey

2 Bush Blitz survey report — Far North QLD 2010 Appendix A: Species Lists

Nomenclature and used in this appendix are consistent with that from the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD), the Australian Name Index (APNI) and the Australian Plant Census (APC).

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Flowering Plants Flowering Plants Family Species Family Species adscendens * Euphorbiaceae Neoroepera banksii * Asparagaceae Lomandra banksii * Petalostigma banksii * Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. Phyllanthus virgatus * tuberosus * Sauropus elachophyllus var. Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum * glaber * Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. Sauropus podenzanae * corymbosa * humifusa * Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda * Acacia hyaloneura * Colchicaceae Iphigenia indica * Acacia leptoloba * Commelinaceae Cartonema brachyantherum * Acacia multisiliqua * Cartonema spicatum var. Daviesia flava * spicatum * Desmodium trichostachyum * Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla * Eriosema chinense * Bulbostylis barbata * Gompholobium sp. Cyperus aquatilis * (Point Archer J.Wrigley+NQ1301) * Cyperus cristulatus * Hovea parvicalyx * Cyperus decompositus * Jacksonia thesioides * Fimbristylis cinnamometorum * Lamprolobium fruticosum Fimbristylis recta * Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia * Fuirena ciliaris * Tephrosia juncea * Rhynchospora pterochaeta * Tephrosia leptoclada * Schoenus sparteus * Tephrosia sp. Scleria tricuspidata * (Laura M.B.Thomas 283) * Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii f. banksii * Uraria picta * Hibbertia lepidota * Zornia muriculata subsp. Droseraceae Drosera indica * angustata * Drosera lanata * Goodeniaceae Goodenia heteroptera ~ * Ericaceae Leucopogon lavarackii * Goodenia janamba * Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon fistulosum * Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum * Hemerocallidaceae Dianella incollata ~ * Chloanthes parviflora * Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis *

4 Bush Blitz survey report — Far North QLD 2010 Flowering Plants Flowering Plants Family Species Family Species Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha * Poaceae Eriachne sp. Utricularia limosa * (Dugald River B.K.Simon+ 3007) * Utricularia uliginosa * Eriachne squarrosa * Loganiaceae Mitrasacme ambigua * Heteropogon triticeus * Mitrasacme nummularia * Panicum seminudum var. Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. cairnsianum * brittenii * Paspalidium spartellum * Diplatia grandibractea * Sacciolepis indica * Menispermaceae Hypserpa decumbens * Schizachyrium fragile * Asteromyrtus lysicephala * Thaumastochloa rariflora * Corymbia stockeri subsp. stockeri * Thaumastochloa x heteromorpha * phoenicea * Themeda triandra * Homoranthus tropicus ~ * Polygalaceae Comesperma secundum * Lithomyrtus obtusa * Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia * Neofabricia sericisepala * Rubiaceae Morinda ammitia * Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis * Morinda reticulata * Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata * Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. Aristida macroclada subsp. subsessilifolia * queenslandica * Dodonaea malvacea * Arundinella nepalensis * Stylidiaceae Stylidium leiophyllum * Cymbopogon ambiguus * Symplocaceae Symplocos stawellii var. stawellii * Dimeria acinaciformis * Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides * Ectrosia confusa * Thymelaeaceae Thecanthes cornucopiae * Eragrostis brownii * Violaceae Hybanthus enneaspermus * Eragrostis schultzii * Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii * Eriachne pallescens * Xyridaceae Xyris complanata * Eriachne pulchella var. pulchella *

Ferns Family Species Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis * Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea fraseri * Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum * Pteridaceae Cheilanthes prenticei * Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma *

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6 Bush Blitz survey report — Far North QLD 2010 Appendix B: Threatened Species

Nomenclature and taxonomy used in this appendix are consistent with that from the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD), the Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and the Australian Plant Census (APC).

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Flowering Plants Species Status Dianella incollata * NCA — Near Threatened Goodenia heteroptera * NCA — Near Threatened Homoranthus tropicus * NCA — Near Threatened

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