Threatened flora Golden Plains Shire
Threatened flora status information contained in this page is based on the FFG Threatened List in 2025. More information Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act Threatened List
Conservation status | ||
| Australia (EPBC Act 1999) | ||
| EX | Extinct | |
| CR | Critically Endangered | |
| EN | Endangered | |
| VU | Vulnerable | |
| P | Poorly known | |
| Victorian FFG Threatened List status | ||
| ex | Extinct | |
| cr | Critically Endangered | |
| en | Endangered | |
| vu | Vulnerable | |
Scientific name | Common name | Status |
| Brassicales | ||
| Brassicaceae | ||
| Cardamine gunnii s.s. | Tuberous Bitter-cress | ex |
| Cardamine papillata | Forest Bitter-cress | en |
| Lepidium hyssopifolium s.s. | Basalt Peppercress | EN en |
| Cardamine tenuifolia | Slender Bitter-cress | |
| Arabidella nasturtium | Yellow Cress | |
| Lepidium pseudohyssopifolium | Native Peppercress | |
| Asparagales | ||
| Orchidaceae | ||
| Diuris punctata var. punctata | Purple Diuris | en |
| Dipodium pardalinum | Spotted Hyacinth-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis X toveyana | Mentone Greenhood | en |
| Thelymitra exigua | Short Sun-orchid | |
| Diuris gregaria | Clumping Golden Moths | cr |
| Thelymitra luteocilium | Fringed Sun-orchid | vu |
| Pterostylis clivosa | Red-tip Greenhood | en |
| Thelymitra hiemalis | Winter Sun-orchid | cr |
| Pterostylis chlorogramma | Green-striped Greenhood | VU en |
| Pterostylis aciculiformis | Slender Ruddyhood | |
| Caladenia prolata | Fertile Finger-orchid | |
| Pterostylis smaragdyna | Emerald-lip Greenhood | en |
| Thelymitra gregaria | Basalt Sun-orchid | cr |
| Thelymitra circumsepta | Naked Sun-orchid | en |
| Chiloglottis reflexa | Tall Wasp-orchid | |
| Calochilus therophilus | Slender Beard-orchid | |
| Diuris behrii | Golden Cowslips | en |
| Prasophyllum sp. aff. validum | Woodland Leek-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis rubescens | Inland Red-tip Greenhood | en |
| Thelymitra X macmillanii | Crimson Sun-orchid | vu |
| Caladenia sp. aff. fragrantissima (Inverleigh) | Inverleigh Spider-orchid | cr |
| Corunastylis ciliata | Fringed Midge-orchid | |
| Caladenia oenochila | Wine-lipped Spider-orchid | cr |
| Chiloglottis X pescottiana | Bronze Bird-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis X ingens | Sharp Greenhood | vu |
| Prasophyllum maccannii | Inland Leek-orchid | en |
| Thelymitra basaltica | Grassland Sun-orchid | cr |
| Hemerocallidaceae | ||
| Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) | Arching Flax-lily | |
| Dianella amoena | Matted Flax-lily | EN cr |
| Dianella longifolia var. grandis s.l. | Glaucous Flax-lily | cr |
| Hypoxidaceae | ||
| Hypoxis exilis | Swamp Star | en |
| Pauridia vaginata var. brevistigmata | Yellow Star | |
| Asterales | ||
| Asteraceae | ||
| Coronidium gunnianum | Pale Swamp Everlasting | cr |
| Calotis lappulacea | Yellow Burr-daisy | vu |
| Olearia tubuliflora | Rayless Daisy-bush | en |
| Senecio cunninghamii var. cunninghamii | Branching Groundsel | en |
| Olearia pannosa subsp. cardiophylla | Velvet Daisy-bush | en |
| Olearia asterotricha | Rough Daisy-bush | en |
| Microseris scapigera s.s. | Plains Yam-daisy | cr |
| Olearia minor | Satin Daisy-bush | en |
| Calotis anthemoides | Cut-leaf Burr-daisy | cr |
| Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor | White Sunray | EN en |
| Senecio macrocarpus | Large-headed Fireweed | VU cr |
| Rutidosis leptorhynchoides | Button Wrinklewort | EN en |
| Craspedia basaltica | Derrinallum Billy-buttons | en |
| Stylidiaceae | ||
| Levenhookia sonderi | Slender Stylewort | en |
| Fabales | ||
| Mimosaceae | ||
| Acacia howittii | Sticky Wattle | vu # |
| Acacia lanigera var. lanigera | Woolly Wattle | vu |
| Acacia rostriformis | Bacchus Marsh Wattle | vu |
| Acacia boormanii | Snowy River Wattle | en # |
| Acacia aspera subsp. parviceps | Rough Wattle | en |
| Polygalaceae | ||
| Comesperma polygaloides | Small Milkwort | cr |
| Fabaceae | ||
| Swainsona behriana | Southern Swainson-pea | en |
| Bossiaea cordigera | Wiry Bossiaea | en |
| Lotus australis | Austral Trefoil | |
| Pultenaea graveolens | Scented Bush-pea | en |
| Cullen parvum | Small Scurf-pea | en |
| Desmodium varians | Slender Tick-trefoil | |
| Pultenaea gunnii subsp. tuberculata | Golden Bush-pea | vu |
| Pultenaea daltonii | Hoary Bush-pea | vu |
| Cullen tenax | Tough Scurf-pea | en |
| Glycine latrobeana | Clover Glycine | VU vu |
| Poales | ||
| Cyperaceae | ||
| Carex chlorantha | Green-top Sedge | |
| Isolepis cernua var. setiformis | Bristle Club-sedge | |
| Lepidosperma canescens | Hoary Rapier-sedge | en |
| Chorizandra australis | Southern Bristle-sedge | |
| Poaceae | ||
| Lachnagrostis semibarbata var. semibarbata | Purple Blown-grass | en |
| Lachnagrostis adamsonii | Adamson's Blown-grass | EN en |
| Tripogonella loliiformis | Rye Beetle-grass | en |
| Lachnagrostis robusta | Salt Blown-grass | en |
| Lachnagrostis semibarbata var. filifolia | Purple Blown-grass | en |
| Proteales | ||
| Proteaceae | ||
| Grevillea micrantha | Small-flower Grevillea | cr |
| Grevillea bedggoodiana | Enfield Grevillea | VU en |
| Grevillea chrysophaea | Golden Grevillea | vu |
| Grevillea steiglitziana | Brisbane Range Grevillea | en |
| Grevillea rosmarinifolia | Rosemary Grevillea | # |
| Caryophyllales | ||
| Amaranthaceae | ||
| Ptilotus erubescens | Hairy Tails | cr |
| Alternanthera sp. 1 (Plains) | Plains Joyweed | |
| Chenopodiaceae | ||
| Rhagodia parabolica | Fragrant Saltbush | vu # |
| Einadia nutans subsp. linifolia | Climbing Saltbush | |
| Fagales | ||
| Casuarinaceae | ||
| Casuarina obesa | Swamp Sheoak | cr |
| Encalyptales | ||
| Encalyptaceae | ||
| Encalypta vulgaris | Common Extinguisher-moss | |
| Myrtales | ||
| Myrtaceae | ||
| Leptospermum turbinatum | Shiny Tea-tree | en # |
| Eucalyptus yarraensis | Yarra Gum | cr |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa | Large-fruit Yellow-gum | cr # |
| Eucalyptus kitsoniana | Bog Gum | cr |
| Eucalyptus X studleyensis | Studley Park Gum | cr |
| Melaleuca armillaris subsp. armillaris | Giant Honey-myrtle | en # |
| Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus | Southern Blue-gum | en # |
| Corymbia gummifera | Red Bloodwood | vu |
| Melaleuca halmaturorum | Salt Paperbark | en # |
| Eucalyptus goniocalyx subsp. laxa | Gum-barked Bundy | en |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. connata | Melbourne Yellow-gum | en |
| Kunzea leptospermoides | Yarra Burgan | |
| Corymbia maculata | Spotted Gum | vu # |
| Eucalyptus crenulata | Buxton Gum | EN en # |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. bellarinensis | Bellarine Yellow-gum | cr |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. sideroxylon | Mugga | en |
| Lamiales | ||
| Lamiaceae | ||
| Prostanthera decussata | Dense Mint-bush | en |
| Prostanthera nivea var. nivea | Snowy Mint-bush | vu # |
| Lentibulariaceae | ||
| Utricularia uniflora | Single Bladderwort | |
| Plantaginaceae | ||
| Gratiola pumilo | Dwarf Brooklime | en |
| Zygophyllales | ||
| Zygophyllaceae | ||
| Roepera billardierei | Coast Twin-leaf | en |
| Solanales | ||
| Convolvulaceae | ||
| Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. omnigracilis | Slender Bindweed | |
| Cuscuta australis | Australian Dodder | |
| Solanaceae | ||
| Nicotiana suaveolens | Austral Tobacco | en |
| Polypodiales | ||
| Aspleniaceae | ||
| Asplenium subglandulosum (glandular form) | Glandular Blanket-fern | |
| Malpighiales | ||
| Picrodendraceae | ||
| Pseudanthus ovalifolius | Oval-leaf Pseudanthus | vu |
| Malvales | ||
| Thymelaeaceae | ||
| Pimelea spinescens | Spiny Rice-flower | |
| Pimelea spinescens subsp. spinescens | Spiny Rice-flower | CR cr |
| Geraniales | ||
| Geraniaceae | ||
| Geranium solanderi var. solanderi s.s. | Austral Crane's-bill | en |
| Geranium sp. 3 | Pale-flower Crane's-bill | en |
| Rosales | ||
| Rhamnaceae | ||
| Pomaderris halmaturina subsp. continentis | Glenelg Pomaderris | en |
| Pomaderris oraria subsp. oraria | Bassian Pomaderris | |
| Pomaderris oraria | Bassian Pomaderris | |
| Apiales | ||
| Apiaceae | ||
| Gingidia harveyana | Slender Gingidia | en |
| Pittosporaceae | ||
| Billardiera scandens s.s. | Velvet Apple-berry | en |
| Malvoideae | ||
| Malveae | ||
| Abutilon fraseri subsp. diplotrichum | Dwarf Lantern-flower | |
| Pooideae | ||
| Poeae | ||
| Poa labillardierei (Volcanic Plains form) | Basalt Tussock-grass | |
| Dilleniales | ||
| Dilleniaceae | ||
| Hibbertia pallidiflora | Pale Guinea-flower | en |
| Gentianales | ||
| Rubiaceae | ||
| Asperula charophyton | Elongate Woodruff | |
| Sapindales | ||
| Sapindaceae | ||
| Dodonaea procumbens | Trailing Hop-bush | VU # |
# Native species but some stands may be alien.
Table adapted from data source: Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, 20 March 2025.
Old Advisory List
Advisory List of Rare and Threatened Plants in Victoria - 2014 (Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria (DEPI). Note: the old Advisory list has no legal status and is provided for research purposes.
Conservation status | |
| Australia (EPBC Act 1999) | |
| EX | Extinct |
| CR | Critically Endangered |
| EN | Endangered |
| VU | Vulnerable |
| P | Poorly known |
| Victorian status | |
| x | Presumed extinct |
| en | Endangered |
| vu | Vulnerable |
| r | Rare |
| k | Poorly known |
| L | FFG Listed |
| D | FFG delisted |
| X | Rejected from listing |
Scientific name | Common name | Status |
| Encalyptales | ||
| Encalyptaceae | ||
| Encalypta vulgaris | Common Extinguisher-moss | r |
| Malvales | ||
| Thymelaeaceae | ||
| Pimelea spinescens subsp. spinescens | Spiny Rice-flower | CR en L |
| Malpighiales | ||
| Picrodendraceae | ||
| Pseudanthus ovalifolius | Oval-leaf Pseudanthus | r |
| Myrtales | ||
| Myrtaceae | ||
| Leptospermum turbinatum | Shiny Tea-tree | r # |
| Eucalyptus yarraensis | Yarra Gum | r X |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. connata | Melbourne Yellow-gum | vu X |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis | River Red-gum | X |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. bellarinensis | Bellarine Yellow-gum | en L |
| Eucalyptus goniocalyx subsp. laxa | Gum-barked Bundy | vu |
| Rosales | ||
| Rhamnaceae | ||
| Pomaderris halmaturina subsp. continentis | Glenelg Pomaderris | r |
| Proteales | ||
| Proteaceae | ||
| Grevillea micrantha | Small-flower Grevillea | r |
| Grevillea chrysophaea | Golden Grevillea | r |
| Grevillea steiglitziana | Brisbane Range Grevillea | r |
| Grevillea bedggoodiana | Enfield Grevillea | VU vu L |
| Grevillea rosmarinifolia | Rosemary Grevillea | P # |
| Caryophyllales | ||
| Amaranthaceae | ||
| Ptilotus erubescens | Hairy Tails | vu L |
| Chenopodiaceae | ||
| Rhagodia parabolica | Fragrant Saltbush | r # |
| Asparagales | ||
| Orchidaceae | ||
| Thelymitra X macmillanii | Crimson Sun-orchid | vu |
| Diuris punctata | Purple Diuris | vu L |
| Prasophyllum frenchii | Maroon Leek-orchid | EN en L |
| Thelymitra luteocilium | Fringed Sun-orchid | r |
| Caladenia calcicola | Limestone Spider-orchid | VU en L |
| Chiloglottis X pescottiana | Bronze Bird-orchid | r |
| Diuris basaltica | Small Golden Moths | EN en L |
| Pterostylis X ingens | Sharp Greenhood | r |
| Dipodium pardalinum | Spotted Hyacinth-orchid | r |
| Corunastylis ciliata | Fringed Midge-orchid | k |
| Prasophyllum suaveolens | Fragrant Leek-orchid | EN en L |
| Thelymitra exigua | Short Sun-orchid | k |
| Prasophyllum fosteri | Shelford Leek-orchid | en L |
| Pterostylis smaragdyna | Emerald-lip Greenhood | r |
| Diuris gregaria | Clumping Golden Moths | en L |
| Caladenia sp. aff. fragrantissima (Inverleigh) | Inverleigh Spider-orchid | en |
| Calochilus therophilus | Slender Beard-orchid | k |
| Prasophyllum aff. validum B | Woodland Leek-orchid | en |
| Chiloglottis trilabra | Tall Wasp-orchid | k |
| Thelymitra gregaria | Basalt Sun-orchid | en L |
| Caladenia pumila | Dwarf Spider-orchid | CR en L |
| Caladenia prolata | Fertile Finger-orchid | k |
| Thelymitra basaltica | Grassland Sun-orchid | en |
| Thelymitra hiemalis | Winter Sun-orchid | en L |
| Thelymitra circumsepta | Naked Sun-orchid | vu |
| Diuris behrii | Golden Cowslips | vu |
| Prasophyllum sp. aff. validum A | Woodland Leek-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis X toveyana | Mentone Greenhood | vu |
| Hypoxidaceae | ||
| Hypoxis vaginata var. brevistigmata | Yellow Star | k |
| Hemerocallidaceae | ||
| Dianella amoena | Matted Flax-lily | EN en L |
| Poales | ||
| Poaceae | ||
| Tripogon loliiformis | Rye Beetle-grass | r |
| Lachnagrostis punicea subsp. punicea | Purple Blown-grass | r |
| Lachnagrostis adamsonii | Adamson's Blown-grass | EN vu L |
| Lachnagrostis punicea subsp. filifolia | Purple Blown-grass | r L |
| Lachnagrostis robusta | Salt Blown-grass | r |
| Cyperaceae | ||
| Lepidosperma canescens | Hoary Rapier-sedge | r |
| Chorizandra australis | Southern Bristle-sedge | k |
| Fabales | ||
| Fabaceae | ||
| Glycine latrobeana | Clover Glycine | VU vu L |
| Swainsona behriana | Southern Swainson-pea | r |
| Cullen parvum | Small Scurf-pea | en L |
| Desmodium varians | Slender Tick-trefoil | k |
| Pultenaea graveolens | Scented Bush-pea | vu L |
| Pultenaea gunnii subsp. tuberculata | Golden Bush-pea | r |
| Bossiaea cordigera | Wiry Bossiaea | r |
| Lotus australis var. australis | Austral Trefoil | k |
| Cullen tenax | Tough Scurf-pea | en L |
| Pultenaea daltonii | Hoary Bush-pea | r |
| Mimosaceae | ||
| Acacia lanigera var. lanigera | Woolly Wattle | r |
| Polygalaceae | ||
| Comesperma polygaloides | Small Milkwort | vu L |
| Asterales | ||
| Asteraceae | ||
| Olearia pannosa subsp. cardiophylla | Velvet Daisy-bush | vu L |
| Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor | White Sunray | EN en L |
| Olearia asterotricha | Rough Daisy-bush | r |
| Senecio cunninghamii var. cunninghamii | Branching Groundsel | r |
| Rutidosis leptorhynchoides | Button Wrinklewort | EN en L |
| Microseris scapigera s.s. | Plains Yam-daisy | vu |
| Craspedia sp. 2 | Derrinallum Billy-buttons | en |
| Coronidium gunnianum | Pale Swamp Everlasting | vu |
| Olearia tubuliflora | Rayless Daisy-bush | r |
| Senecio macrocarpus | Large-headed Fireweed | VU en L |
| Calotis lappulacea | Yellow Burr-daisy | r |
| Calotis anthemoides | Cut-leaf Burr-daisy | N |
| Solanales | ||
| Solanaceae | ||
| Nicotiana suaveolens | Austral Tobacco | r |
| Convolvulaceae | ||
| Cuscuta australis | Australian Dodder | k |
| Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. omnigracilis | Slender Bindweed | k |
| Gentianales | ||
| Rubiaceae | ||
| Asperula charophyton | Elongate Woodruff | k |
| Brassicales | ||
| Brassicaceae | ||
| Cardamine papillata | Forest Bitter-cress | vu |
| Cardamine tenuifolia | Slender Bitter-cress | P |
| Lamiales | ||
| Lamiaceae | ||
| Prostanthera nivea var. nivea | Snowy Mint-bush | r # |
| Prostanthera decussata | Dense Mint-bush | r |
| Plantaginaceae | ||
| Gratiola pumilo | Dwarf Brooklime | r |
| Lentibulariaceae | ||
| Utricularia uniflora | Single Bladderwort | k |
| Sapindales | ||
| Sapindaceae | ||
| Dodonaea procumbens | Trailing Hop-bush | VU vu # |
| Pooideae | ||
| Poeae | ||
| Poa labillardierei var. (Volcanic Plains) | Basalt Tussock-grass | k |
| Zygophyllales | ||
| Zygophyllaceae | ||
| Zygophyllum billardierei | Coast Twin-leaf | r |
| Geraniales | ||
| Geraniaceae | ||
| Geranium sp. 3 | Pale-flower Crane's-bill | r |
| Blechnales | ||
| Aspleniaceae | ||
| Pleurosorus subglandulosus | Glandular Blanket-fern | k |
Table adapted from data source: Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, 22 June 2016.