Threatened flora Mornington Peninsula 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 |
| Poales | ||
| Poaceae | ||
| Austrostipa rudis subsp. australis | Veined Spear-grass | en |
| Lachnagrostis semibarbata var. semibarbata | Purple Blown-grass | en |
| Amphibromus fluitans | River Swamp Wallaby-grass | VU |
| Tragus australianus | Small Burr-grass | en # |
| Poa billardierei | Coast Fescue | en |
| Poa poiformis var. ramifer | Dune Poa | en |
| Lachnagrostis robusta | Salt Blown-grass | en |
| Triraphis mollis | Needle Grass | en |
| Amphibromus sinuatus | Wavy Swamp Wallaby-grass | en |
| Lachnagrostis rudis subsp. rudis | Rough Blown-grass | en |
| Poa halmaturina | Dwarf Coast Poa | en |
| Juncaceae | ||
| Juncus revolutus | Creeping Rush | en |
| Cyperaceae | ||
| Cladium procerum | Leafy Twig-sedge | en |
| Asparagales | ||
| Orchidaceae | ||
| Diuris punctata | Purple Diuris | en |
| Corybas sp. aff. diemenicus (Coastal) | Late Helmet-orchid | cr |
| Pterostylis X toveyana | Mentone Greenhood | en |
| Pterostylis cucullata subsp. cucullata | Leafy Greenhood | en |
| Thelymitra X merraniae | Merran's Sun-orchid | cr |
| Thelymitra reflexa | Gaping Sun-orchid | cr |
| Pterostylis lustra | Small Sickle Greenhood | en |
| Caladenia tessellata | Thick-lip Spider-orchid | VU vu |
| Pterostylis chlorogramma | Green-striped Greenhood | VU en |
| Corybas despectans | Coast Helmet-orchid | en |
| Thelymitra longiloba | Marsh Sun-orchid | cr |
| Thelymitra pallidiflora | Pallid Sun-orchid | cr |
| Prasophyllum spicatum | Dense Leek-orchid | VU cr |
| Thelymitra circumsepta | Naked Sun-orchid | en |
| Thelymitra X macmillanii | Crimson Sun-orchid | vu |
| Caladenia thysanochila | Fringed Spider-orchid | EN ex |
| Diuris behrii | Golden Cowslips | en |
| Diuris palustris | Swamp Diuris | en |
| Thelymitra malvina | Mauve-tuft Sun-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis grandiflora | Cobra Greenhood | en |
| Prasophyllum lindleyanum | Green Leek-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis X ingens | Sharp Greenhood | vu |
| Chiloglottis X pescottiana | Bronze Bird-orchid | en |
| Thelymitra X irregularis | Crested Sun-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis cucullata | Leafy Greenhood | VU |
| Hemerocallidaceae | ||
| Dianella longifolia var. grandis s.l. | Glaucous Flax-lily | cr |
| Xanthorrhoeaceae | ||
| Lomandra micrantha subsp. tuberculata | Small-flower Mat-rush | vu |
| Lamiales | ||
| Verbenaceae | ||
| Avicennia marina subsp. australasica | Grey Mangrove | en |
| Phrymaceae | ||
| Glossostigma diandrum | Spoon-leaf Mud-mat | en |
| Orobanchaceae | ||
| Euphrasia collina subsp. muelleri | Purple Eyebright | EN en |
| Fabales | ||
| Mimosaceae | ||
| Acacia howittii | Sticky Wattle | vu # |
| Acacia uncifolia | Coast Wirilda | en |
| Fabaceae | ||
| Pultenaea canaliculata | Coast Bush-pea | en |
| Glycine latrobeana | Clover Glycine | VU vu |
| Asterales | ||
| Asteraceae | ||
| Olearia sp. 2 | Peninsula Daisy-bush | en |
| Craspedia canens | Grey Billy-buttons | cr |
| Senecio glomeratus subsp. longifructus | Annual Fireweed | vu |
| Taraxacum aristum | Mountain Dandelion | en |
| Xerochrysum palustre | Swamp Everlasting | VU cr |
| Senecio hispidissimus | Sand Fireweed | en |
| Santalales | ||
| Santalaceae | ||
| Exocarpos syrticola | Coast Ballart | en |
| Malpighiales | ||
| Euphorbiaceae | ||
| Adriana quadripartita | Coast Bitter-bush | en |
| Myrtales | ||
| Myrtaceae | ||
| Eucalyptus carolaniae | Mount Martha Bundy | cr |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa | Large-fruit Yellow-gum | cr # |
| Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus | Southern Blue-gum | en # |
| Melaleuca armillaris subsp. armillaris | Giant Honey-myrtle | en # |
| Syzygium paniculatum | Magenta Cherry | VU * |
| Euryomyrtus ramosissima subsp. prostrata | Nodding Baeckea | en |
| Corymbia maculata | Spotted Gum | vu # |
| Eucalyptus crenulata | Buxton Gum | EN en # |
| Eucalyptus fulgens | Green Scentbark | en |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. sideroxylon | Mugga | en |
| Zygophyllales | ||
| Zygophyllaceae | ||
| Roepera billardierei | Coast Twin-leaf | en |
| Rosales | ||
| Rhamnaceae | ||
| Discaria pubescens | Australian Anchor Plant | cr |
| Caryophyllales | ||
| Chenopodiaceae | ||
| Atriplex paludosa subsp. paludosa | Marsh Saltbush | en |
| Salsola tragus subsp. pontica | Coast Saltwort | en |
| Rhagodia ulicina | Spiny Goosefoot | en |
| Sclerolaena patenticuspis | Spear-fruit Copperburr | vu |
| Caryophyllaceae | ||
| Colobanthus apetalus var. apetalus | Coast Colobanth | en |
| Plumbaginaceae | ||
| Limonium australe var. australe | Yellow Sea-lavender | en |
| Solanales | ||
| Solanaceae | ||
| Solanum linearifolium | Mountain Kangaroo Apple | en |
| Nicotiana suaveolens | Austral Tobacco | en |
| Apiales | ||
| Apiaceae | ||
| Xanthosia tasmanica | Southern Xanthosia | en |
| Xanthosia leiophylla | Parsley Xanthosia | en |
| Pittosporaceae | ||
| Billardiera scandens s.s. | Velvet Apple-berry | en |
| Alismatales | ||
| Juncaginaceae | ||
| Triglochin minutissima | Tiny Arrowgrass | en |
| Dilleniales | ||
| Dilleniaceae | ||
| Hibbertia truncata | Port Campbell Guinea-flower | en |
| Malvaceae | ||
| Sterculioideae | ||
| Thomasia petalocalyx | Paper Flower | en |
| Hypocreales | ||
| Hypocreaceae | ||
| Hypocreopsis amplectens | Clasping Hypocreopsis | cr |
| Geraniales | ||
| Geraniaceae | ||
| Geranium solanderi var. solanderi s.s. | Austral Crane's-bill | en |
| Pezizales | ||
| Helvellaceae | ||
| Morchella esculenta | Common Morel | en |
| Malvales | ||
| Malvaceae | ||
| Lawrencia spicata | Salt Lawrencia | en |
| Polypodiales | ||
| Pteridaceae | ||
| Pteris epaleata | Netted Brake | en |
| Oxalidales | ||
| Oxalidaceae | ||
| Oxalis rubens | Dune Wood-sorrel | en |
| Sapindales | ||
| Rutaceae | ||
| Correa baeuerlenii | Chef's Cap Correa | VU * |
# Native species but some stands may be alien.
Table adapted from data source: Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, 22 January 2026.