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 |
| Brassicales | ||
| Brassicaceae | ||
| Cardamine gunnii s.s. | Tuberous Bitter-cress | ex |
| Cardamine papillata | Forest Bitter-cress | en |
| Lepidium hyssopifolium s.s. | Basalt Peppercress | EN en |
| Asparagales | ||
| Orchidaceae | ||
| Diuris punctata var. punctata | Purple Diuris | en |
| Dipodium pardalinum | Spotted Hyacinth-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis X toveyana | Mentone Greenhood | en |
| 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 smaragdyna | Emerald-lip Greenhood | en |
| Thelymitra gregaria | Basalt Sun-orchid | cr |
| Thelymitra circumsepta | Naked Sun-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis rubescens | Inland Red-tip Greenhood | en |
| Thelymitra X macmillanii | Crimson Sun-orchid | vu |
| Diuris behrii | Golden Cowslips | en |
| Prasophyllum sp. aff. validum | Woodland Leek-orchid | en |
| Caladenia sp. aff. fragrantissima (Inverleigh) | Inverleigh Spider-orchid | cr |
| Caladenia oenochila | Wine-lipped Spider-orchid | cr |
| Pterostylis X ingens | Sharp Greenhood | vu |
| Chiloglottis X pescottiana | Bronze Bird-orchid | en |
| Prasophyllum maccannii | Inland Leek-orchid | en |
| Thelymitra basaltica | Grassland Sun-orchid | cr |
| Hypoxidaceae | ||
| Hypoxis exilis | Swamp Star | en |
| Hemerocallidaceae | ||
| Dianella amoena | Matted Flax-lily | EN cr |
| Dianella longifolia var. grandis s.l. | Glaucous Flax-lily | cr |
| Proteales | ||
| Proteaceae | ||
| Grevillea bedggoodiana | Enfield Grevillea | VU en |
| Grevillea micrantha | Small-flower Grevillea | cr |
| Grevillea steiglitziana | Brisbane Range Grevillea | en |
| Grevillea chrysophaea | Golden Grevillea | vu |
| Caryophyllales | ||
| Amaranthaceae | ||
| Ptilotus erubescens | Hairy Tails | cr |
| Chenopodiaceae | ||
| Rhagodia parabolica | Fragrant Saltbush | vu # |
| Asterales | ||
| Asteraceae | ||
| Calotis lappulacea | Yellow Burr-daisy | vu |
| Coronidium gunnianum | Pale Swamp Everlasting | cr |
| Olearia tubuliflora | Rayless Daisy-bush | en |
| Senecio cunninghamii var. cunninghamii | Branching Groundsel | en |
| Olearia pannosa subsp. cardiophylla | Velvet Daisy-bush | en |
| Microseris scapigera s.s. | Plains Yam-daisy | cr |
| Olearia minor | Satin Daisy-bush | en |
| Olearia asterotricha | Rough Daisy-bush | en |
| Calotis anthemoides | Cut-leaf Burr-daisy | cr |
| Senecio macrocarpus | Large-headed Fireweed | VU cr |
| Rutidosis leptorhynchoides | Button Wrinklewort | EN en |
| Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor | White Sunray | EN en |
| Craspedia basaltica | Derrinallum Billy-buttons | en |
| Stylidiaceae | ||
| Levenhookia sonderi | Slender Stylewort | en |
| Fagales | ||
| Casuarinaceae | ||
| Casuarina obesa | Swamp Sheoak | cr |
| 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 |
| Pultenaea graveolens | Scented Bush-pea | en |
| Bossiaea cordigera | Wiry Bossiaea | en |
| Cullen parvum | Small Scurf-pea | en |
| Pultenaea daltonii | Hoary Bush-pea | vu |
| Pultenaea gunnii subsp. tuberculata | Golden Bush-pea | vu |
| Cullen tenax | Tough Scurf-pea | en |
| Glycine latrobeana | Clover Glycine | VU vu |
| Poales | ||
| Poaceae | ||
| Lachnagrostis adamsonii | Adamson's Blown-grass | EN en |
| Lachnagrostis semibarbata var. semibarbata | Purple Blown-grass | en |
| Tripogonella loliiformis | Rye Beetle-grass | en |
| Lachnagrostis robusta | Salt Blown-grass | en |
| Lachnagrostis semibarbata var. filifolia | Purple Blown-grass | en |
| Cyperaceae | ||
| Lepidosperma canescens | Hoary Rapier-sedge | en |
| Myrtales | ||
| Myrtaceae | ||
| Eucalyptus kitsoniana | Bog Gum | cr |
| Leptospermum turbinatum | Shiny Tea-tree | en # |
| Eucalyptus yarraensis | Yarra Gum | cr |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa | Large-fruit Yellow-gum | cr # |
| Eucalyptus X studleyensis | Studley Park Gum | cr |
| Melaleuca armillaris subsp. armillaris | Giant Honey-myrtle | en # |
| Corymbia gummifera | Red Bloodwood | vu |
| Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus | Southern Blue-gum | en # |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. connata | Melbourne Yellow-gum | en |
| Eucalyptus goniocalyx subsp. laxa | Gum-barked Bundy | en |
| Melaleuca halmaturorum | Salt Paperbark | en # |
| Corymbia maculata | Spotted Gum | vu # |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. bellarinensis | Bellarine Yellow-gum | cr |
| Eucalyptus crenulata | Buxton Gum | EN en # |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. sideroxylon | Mugga | en |
| Lamiales | ||
| Lamiaceae | ||
| Prostanthera decussata | Dense Mint-bush | en |
| Prostanthera nivea var. nivea | Snowy Mint-bush | vu # |
| Plantaginaceae | ||
| Gratiola pumilo | Dwarf Brooklime | en |
| Zygophyllales | ||
| Zygophyllaceae | ||
| Roepera billardierei | Coast Twin-leaf | en |
| Malpighiales | ||
| Picrodendraceae | ||
| Pseudanthus ovalifolius | Oval-leaf Pseudanthus | vu |
| 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 |
| Apiales | ||
| Apiaceae | ||
| Gingidia harveyana | Slender Gingidia | en |
| Pittosporaceae | ||
| Billardiera scandens s.s. | Velvet Apple-berry | en |
| Malvales | ||
| Thymelaeaceae | ||
| Pimelea spinescens subsp. spinescens | Spiny Rice-flower | CR cr |
| Solanales | ||
| Solanaceae | ||
| Nicotiana suaveolens | Austral Tobacco | en |
| Dilleniales | ||
| Dilleniaceae | ||
| Hibbertia pallidiflora | Pale Guinea-flower | en |
| 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 November 2025.