Threatened flora Greater Geelong City
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 status | ||
| ex | Extinct | |
| cr | Critically endangered | |
| en | Endangered | |
| vu | Vulnerable | |
Scientific name | Common name | Status |
| Asparagales | ||
| Orchidaceae | ||
| Dipodium pardalinum | Spotted Hyacinth-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis X toveyana | Mentone Greenhood | en |
| Pterostylis cucullata subsp. cucullata | Leafy Greenhood | en |
| Pterostylis chlorogramma | Green-striped Greenhood | VU en |
| Corybas despectans | Coast Helmet-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis truncata | Brittle Greenhood | cr |
| Thelymitra hiemalis | Winter Sun-orchid | cr |
| Pterostylis smaragdyna | Emerald-lip Greenhood | en |
| Caladenia ornata | Ornate Pink-fingers | VU en |
| Thelymitra gregaria | Basalt Sun-orchid | cr |
| Prasophyllum spicatum | Dense Leek-orchid | VU cr |
| Thelymitra circumsepta | Naked Sun-orchid | en |
| Thelymitra X macmillanii | Crimson Sun-orchid | vu |
| Calochilus imberbis | Naked Beard-orchid | cr |
| Prasophyllum lindleyanum | Green Leek-orchid | en |
| Caladenia venusta | Large White Spider-orchid | en |
| Thelymitra malvina | Mauve-tuft Sun-orchid | en |
| Diuris palustris | Swamp Diuris | en |
| Caladenia vulgaris | Slender Pink-fingers | vu |
| Pterostylis X ingens | Sharp Greenhood | vu |
| Prasophyllum maccannii | Inland Leek-orchid | en |
| Hemerocallidaceae | ||
| Dianella amoena | Matted Flax-lily | EN cr |
| Dianella longifolia var. grandis s.l. | Glaucous Flax-lily | cr |
| Caryophyllales | ||
| Amaranthaceae | ||
| Ptilotus erubescens | Hairy Tails | cr |
| Chenopodiaceae | ||
| Rhagodia parabolica | Fragrant Saltbush | vu # |
| Atriplex paludosa subsp. paludosa | Marsh Saltbush | en |
| Salsola tragus subsp. pontica | Coast Saltwort | en |
| Plumbaginaceae | ||
| Limonium australe var. australe | Yellow Sea-lavender | en |
| Polygonaceae | ||
| Rumex crystallinus s.s. | Glistening Dock | en |
| Lamiales | ||
| Verbenaceae | ||
| Avicennia marina subsp. australasica | Grey Mangrove | en |
| Orobanchaceae | ||
| Euphrasia scabra | Rough Eyebright | en |
| Euphrasia collina subsp. muelleri | Purple Eyebright | EN en |
| Plantaginaceae | ||
| Callitriche umbonata | Winged Water-starwort | en |
| Lamiaceae | ||
| Prostanthera nivea var. nivea | Snowy Mint-bush | vu # |
| Fabales | ||
| Mimosaceae | ||
| Acacia howittii | Sticky Wattle | vu # |
| Acacia uncifolia | Coast Wirilda | en |
| Acacia rostriformis | Bacchus Marsh Wattle | vu |
| Acacia rupicola | Rock Wattle | en # |
| Acacia boormanii | Snowy River Wattle | en # |
| Acacia pendula | Weeping Myall | cr # |
| Acacia aspera subsp. parviceps | Rough Wattle | en |
| Acacia cupularis | Cup Wattle | cr # |
| Polygalaceae | ||
| Comesperma polygaloides | Small Milkwort | cr |
| Fabaceae | ||
| Swainsona behriana | Southern Swainson-pea | en |
| Pultenaea graveolens | Scented Bush-pea | en |
| Bossiaea cordigera | Wiry Bossiaea | en |
| Pultenaea weindorferi | Swamp Bush-pea | en |
| Pultenaea canaliculata | Coast Bush-pea | 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 |
| Sapindales | ||
| Rutaceae | ||
| Correa alba var. pannosa | Velvet White Correa | en |
| Cyanothamnus anemonifolius subsp. variabilis | Coast Boronia | cr |
| Poales | ||
| Poaceae | ||
| Lachnagrostis adamsonii | Adamson's Blown-grass | EN en |
| Lachnagrostis semibarbata var. semibarbata | Purple Blown-grass | en |
| Tripogonella loliiformis | Rye Beetle-grass | en |
| Poa billardierei | Coast Fescue | en |
| Poa poiformis var. ramifer | Dune Poa | en |
| Lachnagrostis robusta | Salt Blown-grass | en |
| Rytidosperma monticola | Small-flower Wallaby-grass | en |
| Lachnagrostis semibarbata var. filifolia | Purple Blown-grass | en |
| Rytidosperma richardsonii | Straw Wallaby-grass | en |
| Cyperaceae | ||
| Lepidosperma canescens | Hoary Rapier-sedge | en |
| Cladium procerum | Leafy Twig-sedge | en |
| Juncaceae | ||
| Juncus revolutus | Creeping Rush | en |
| Proteales | ||
| Proteaceae | ||
| Grevillea micrantha | Small-flower Grevillea | cr |
| Persoonia levis | Smooth Geebung | en |
| Grevillea steiglitziana | Brisbane Range Grevillea | en |
| Grevillea chrysophaea | Golden Grevillea | vu |
| Grevillea rosmarinifolia subsp. glabella | Smooth Grevillea | en |
| Malpighiales | ||
| Euphorbiaceae | ||
| Adriana quadripartita | Coast Bitter-bush | en |
| Santalales | ||
| Loranthaceae | ||
| Amyema pendula subsp. longifolia | Drooping Mistletoe | cr |
| Amyema linophylla subsp. orientalis | Buloke Mistletoe | cr |
| Fagales | ||
| Casuarinaceae | ||
| Casuarina obesa | Swamp Sheoak | cr |
| Allocasuarina luehmannii | Buloke | cr |
| Asterales | ||
| Asteraceae | ||
| Coronidium gunnianum | Pale Swamp Everlasting | cr |
| Senecio glomeratus subsp. longifructus | Annual Fireweed | vu |
| Olearia pannosa subsp. cardiophylla | Velvet Daisy-bush | en |
| Senecio cunninghamii var. cunninghamii | Branching Groundsel | en |
| Olearia minor | Satin Daisy-bush | en |
| Xerochrysum palustre | Swamp Everlasting | VU cr |
| Leptorhynchos elongatus | Lanky Buttons | en |
| Senecio hispidissimus | Sand Fireweed | en |
| Calotis anthemoides | Cut-leaf Burr-daisy | cr |
| Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor | White Sunray | EN en |
| Rutidosis leptorhynchoides | Button Wrinklewort | EN en |
| Senecio macrocarpus | Large-headed Fireweed | VU cr |
| Podolepis linearifolia | Basalt Podolepis | en |
| Myrtales | ||
| Myrtaceae | ||
| Eucalyptus kitsoniana | Bog Gum | cr |
| 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 # |
| 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 sideroxylon subsp. sideroxylon | Mugga | en |
| Geraniales | ||
| Geraniaceae | ||
| Geranium sp. 1 | Large-flower Crane's-bill | cr |
| Geranium solanderi var. solanderi s.s. | Austral Crane's-bill | en |
| Geranium sp. 3 | Pale-flower Crane's-bill | en |
| Zygophyllales | ||
| Zygophyllaceae | ||
| Roepera billardierei | Coast Twin-leaf | en |
| Brassicales | ||
| Brassicaceae | ||
| Cardamine papillata | Forest Bitter-cress | en |
| Cardamine lineariloba | Western Bitter-cress | en |
| Lepidium aschersonii | Spiny Peppercress | VU en |
| Microlepidium pilosulum | Hairy Shepherd's Purse | cr |
| Alismatales | ||
| Zosteraceae | ||
| Heterozostera tasmanica | Eelgrass | en |
| Heterozostera nigricaulis | Australian Grass-wrack | en |
| Potamogetonaceae | ||
| Althenia marina | Sea Water-mat | cr |
| Juncaginaceae | ||
| Triglochin minutissima | Tiny Arrowgrass | en |
| Triglochin mucronata | Prickly Arrowgrass | en |
| Malvaceae | ||
| Sterculioideae | ||
| Thomasia petalocalyx | Paper Flower | en |
| Pezizales | ||
| Helvellaceae | ||
| Morchella esculenta | Common Morel | en |
| Malvales | ||
| Malvaceae | ||
| Lawrencia spicata | Salt Lawrencia | en |
| Malva preissiana s.s. (white-flowered coastal form) | Coast Hollyhock | en |
| Thymelaeaceae | ||
| Pimelea spinescens subsp. spinescens | Spiny Rice-flower | CR cr |
| Polypodiales | ||
| Pteridaceae | ||
| Pellaea nana | Dwarf Sickle-fern | en |
| Agaricales | ||
| Lyophyllaceae | ||
| Asterophora mirabilis | Grey Jockey | en |
| Apiales | ||
| Pittosporaceae | ||
| Billardiera scandens s.s. | Velvet Apple-berry | en |
| Solanales | ||
| Solanaceae | ||
| Nicotiana suaveolens | Austral Tobacco | en |
| Oxalidales | ||
| Oxalidaceae | ||
| Oxalis rubens | Dune Wood-sorrel | en |
# Native species but some stands may be alien.
Table adapted from data source: Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, 5 December 2025.
See also: Significant grassy and herbaceous roadside vegetation in Armstrong Creek and Mt Duneed. Report by Phil Hunter, GFNC 2019 pdf