Threatened flora Mornington Peninsula Shire
Threatened flora status information contained in this page is based on the Advisory List of rare or threatened plants in Victoria 2005, which has been phased out and replaced by the FFG Threatened List 2021. 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 status | ||
| x | Presumed extinct | |
| e | Endangered | |
| v | Vulnerable | |
| r | Rare | |
| k | Poorly known | |
| L | FFG Listed | |
| D | FFG delisted | |
| X | FFG rejected | |
Scientific name | Common name | Status |
| Caryophyllales | ||
| Chenopodiaceae | ||
| Sclerolaena patenticuspis | Spear-fruit Copperburr | vu |
| Salsola tragus subsp. pontica | Coast Saltwort | r |
| Atriplex paludosa subsp. paludosa | Marsh Saltbush | r |
| Sarcocornia quinqueflora subsp. tasmanica | Beaded Glasswort | k I |
| Plumbaginaceae | ||
| Limonium australe var. australe | Yellow Sea-lavender | r |
| Asparagales | ||
| Orchidaceae | ||
| Pterostylis cucullata subsp. cucullata | Leafy Greenhood | en L |
| Pterostylis X ingens | Sharp Greenhood | r |
| Thelymitra malvina | Mauve-tuft Sun-orchid | vu |
| Thelymitra X macmillanii | Crimson Sun-orchid | vu |
| Prasophyllum lindleyanum | Green Leek-orchid | vu X |
| Thelymitra X irregularis | Crested Sun-orchid | r |
| Caladenia robinsonii | Frankston Spider-orchid | EN en L |
| Thelymitra circumsepta | Naked Sun-orchid | vu |
| Diuris punctata | Purple Diuris | vu L |
| Chiloglottis X pescottiana | Bronze Bird-orchid | r |
| Diuris behrii | Golden Cowslips | vu |
| Pterostylis grandiflora | Cobra Greenhood | r |
| Caladenia thysanochila | Fringed Spider-orchid | EN ex L |
| Prasophyllum spicatum | Dense Leek-orchid | VU en |
| Corybas despectans | Coast Helmet-orchid | vu L |
| Thelymitra X merraniae | Merran's Sun-orchid | en L |
| Caladenia tessellata | Thick-lip Spider-orchid | VU vu |
| Corybas sp. aff. diemenicus (Coastal) | Late Helmet-orchid | en L |
| Thelymitra orientalis | Hoary Sun-orchid | vu |
| Thelymitra pallidiflora | Pallid Sun-orchid | en I |
| Caladenia dilatata s.s. | Green-comb Spider-orchid | k |
| Caladenia australis | Southern Spider-orchid | k |
| Thelymitra longiloba | Marsh Sun-orchid | en I |
| Pooideae | ||
| Poeae | ||
| Poa billardierei | Coast Fescue | r |
| Poa labillardierei var. (Volcanic Plains) | Basalt Tussock-grass | k |
| Poa poiformis var. ramifer | Dune Poa | r |
| Santalales | ||
| Santalaceae | ||
| Exocarpos syrticola | Coast Ballart | r |
| Fabales | ||
| Fabaceae | ||
| Desmodium varians | Slender Tick-trefoil | k |
| Glycine latrobeana | Clover Glycine | VU vu L |
| Lotus australis var. australis | Austral Trefoil | k |
| Pultenaea canaliculata | Coast Bush-pea | r |
| Mimosaceae | ||
| Acacia howittii | Sticky Wattle | r # |
| Acacia uncifolia | Coast Wirilda | r |
| Malpighiales | ||
| Euphorbiaceae | ||
| Adriana quadripartita | Coast Bitter-bush | vu |
| Myrtales | ||
| Myrtaceae | ||
| Eucalyptus crenulata | Buxton Gum | EN en L # |
| Euryomyrtus ramosissima subsp. prostrata | Nodding Baeckea | r |
| Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus | Southern Blue-gum | r # |
| Eucalyptus fulgens | Green Scentbark | r |
| Melaleuca armillaris subsp. armillaris | Giant Honey-myrtle | r # |
| Corymbia maculata | Spotted Gum | vu # |
| Eucalyptus carolaniae | Mount Martha Bundy | en |
| Poales | ||
| Poaceae | ||
| Triraphis mollis | Needle Grass | r |
| Austrostipa rudis subsp. australis | Veined Spear-grass | r |
| Lachnagrostis punicea subsp. punicea | Purple Blown-grass | r |
| Lachnagrostis rudis subsp. rudis | Rough Blown-grass | r |
| Tragus australianus | Small Burr-grass | r # |
| Rytidosperma dimidiatum | Tasmanian Wallaby-grass | vu |
| Juncaceae | ||
| Juncus revolutus | Creeping Rush | r |
| Cyperaceae | ||
| Cladium procerum | Leafy Twig-sedge | r |
| Celastrales | ||
| Celastraceae | ||
| Stackhousia spathulata | Coast Stackhousia | k |
| Apiales | ||
| Apiaceae | ||
| Berula erecta | Water Parsnip | k |
| Xanthosia leiophylla | Parsley Xanthosia | r |
| Xanthosia tasmanica | Southern Xanthosia | r |
| Pteridales | ||
| Pteridaceae | ||
| Pteris comans | Netted brake | r |
| Adiantaceae | ||
| Adiantum capillus-veneris | Venus-hair Fern | en L # |
| Asterales | ||
| Asteraceae | ||
| Brachyscome exilis | Finger-leaved Daisy | r |
| Taraxacum aristum | Mountain Dandelion | r X |
| Craspedia canens | Grey Billy-buttons | en L |
| Olearia sp. 2 | Peninsula Daisy-bush | r |
| Stylidiaceae | ||
| Stylidium dilatatum | TasmanTriggerplant | k |
| Lamiales | ||
| Verbenaceae | ||
| Avicennia marina subsp. australasica | Grey Mangrove | r |
| Orobanchaceae | ||
| Euphrasia collina subsp. muelleri | Purple Eyebright | EN en L |
| Oxalidales | ||
| Oxalidaceae | ||
| Oxalis thompsoniae | Fluffy-fruit Wood-sorrel | k |
| Oxalis rubens | Dune Wood-sorrel | r |
| Solanales | ||
| Solanaceae | ||
| Nicotiana maritima | Coast Tobacco | en |
| Nicotiana suaveolens | Austral Tobacco | r |
| Alismatales | ||
| Hydrocharitaceae | ||
| Halophila australis | Oval Sea-wrack | k |
| Juncaginaceae | ||
| Triglochin minutissima | Tiny Arrowgrass | r |
| Zygophyllales | ||
| Zygophyllaceae | ||
| Zygophyllum billardierei | Coast Twin-leaf | r |
| Proteales | ||
| Proteaceae | ||
| Grevillea rosmarinifolia | Rosemary Grevillea | P # |
| Pezizales | ||
| Helvellaceae | ||
| Morchella esculenta | Common Morel | vu |
| Ranunculales | ||
| Ranunculaceae | ||
| Ranunculus papulentus | Large River Buttercup | k |
| LV1_ | ||
| Caryophyllaceae | ||
| Colobanthus apetalus var. apetalus | Coast Colobanth | r |
| Hypocreales | ||
| Hypocreaceae | ||
| Hypocreopsis amplectens | Clasping Hypocreopsis | vu L |
| Malvales | ||
| Malvaceae | ||
| Lawrencia spicata | Salt Lawrencia | r |
# Native species but some stands may be alien.
Table adapted from data source: Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, 4 October 2016.