Threatened flora Mount Alexander Shire

Threatened flora status information contained in this page is based on the FFG Threatened List 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 |
| Asparagales | ||
| Orchidaceae | ||
| Diuris punctata | Purple Diuris | en |
| Caladenia reticulata s.s. | Veined Spider-orchid | en |
| Thelymitra luteocilium | Fringed Sun-orchid | vu |
| Thelymitra X chasmogama | Globe-hood Sun-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis agrestis | Sutton Grange Greenhood | cr |
| Pterostylis smaragdyna | Emerald-lip Greenhood | en |
| Caladenia ornata | Ornate Pink-fingers | VU en |
| Thelymitra X macmillanii | Crimson Sun-orchid | vu |
| Prasophyllum sp. aff. validum | Woodland Leek-orchid | en |
| Calochilus imberbis | Naked Beard-orchid | cr |
| Pterostylis rubescens | Inland Red-tip Greenhood | en |
| Diuris behrii | Golden Cowslips | en |
| Caladenia clavescens | Castlemaine Spider-orchid | cr |
| Diuris palustris | Swamp Diuris | en |
| Pterostylis maxima | Large Rustyhood | cr |
| Hemerocallidaceae | ||
| Dianella tarda | Late-flower Flax-lily | cr |
| Dianella amoena | Matted Flax-lily | EN cr |
| Dianella longifolia var. grandis s.l. | Glaucous Flax-lily | cr |
| Dianella callicarpa | Swamp Flax-lily | en # |
| Asparagaceae | ||
| Arthropodium sp. 1 (robust glaucous) | Tall Vanilla-lily | en |
| Poales | ||
| Poaceae | ||
| Austrostipa breviglumis | Cane Spear-grass | en |
| Sporobolus caroli | Yakka Grass | en |
| Tripogonella loliiformis | Rye Beetle-grass | en |
| Amphibromus fluitans | River Swamp Wallaby-grass | VU |
| Austrostipa trichophylla | Spear-grass | en |
| Austrostipa hemipogon | Half-bearded Spear-grass | vu |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair-grass | en |
| Rytidosperma monticola | Small-flower Wallaby-grass | en |
| Amphibromus pithogastrus | Plump Swamp Wallaby-grass | cr |
| Cyperaceae | ||
| Isolepis congrua | Slender Club-sedge | en |
| Eriocaulaceae | ||
| Eriocaulon scariosum | Common Pipewort | en |
| Fabales | ||
| Mimosaceae | ||
| Acacia williamsonii | Whirrakee Wattle | vu |
| Acacia howittii | Sticky Wattle | vu # |
| Acacia ausfeldii | Ausfeld's Wattle | en |
| Acacia sporadica | Pale Hickory-wattle | cr |
| Polygalaceae | ||
| Comesperma polygaloides | Small Milkwort | cr |
| Fabaceae | ||
| Swainsona behriana | Southern Swainson-pea | en |
| Pultenaea platyphylla | Flat-leaf Bush-pea | en |
| Swainsona sericea | Silky Swainson-pea | en |
| Pultenaea graveolens | Scented Bush-pea | en |
| Cullen tenax | Tough Scurf-pea | en |
| Glycine latrobeana | Clover Glycine | VU vu |
| Proteales | ||
| Proteaceae | ||
| Grevillea micrantha | Small-flower Grevillea | cr |
| Grevillea brevifolia | Cobberas Grevillea | en |
| Grevillea rosmarinifolia subsp. glabella | Smooth Grevillea | en |
| Grevillea dryophylla | Goldfields Grevillea | en |
| Grevillea obtecta | Fryerstown Grevillea | en |
| Asterales | ||
| Menyanthaceae | ||
| Nymphoides crenata | Wavy Marshwort | en |
| Asteraceae | ||
| Cymbonotus lawsonianus | Bear's-ear | en |
| Senecio cunninghamii var. cunninghamii | Branching Groundsel | en |
| Calotis anthemoides | Cut-leaf Burr-daisy | cr |
| Leptorhynchos elongatus | Lanky Buttons | en |
| Senecio macrocarpus | Large-headed Fireweed | VU cr |
| Cassinia diminuta | Dwarf Cassinia | en |
| Cassinia ozothamnoides | Cottony Cassinia | en |
| Santalales | ||
| Santalaceae | ||
| Thesium australe | Austral Toad-flax | VU en |
| Loranthaceae | ||
| Amyema linophylla subsp. orientalis | Buloke Mistletoe | cr |
| Caryophyllales | ||
| Amaranthaceae | ||
| Ptilotus erubescens | Hairy Tails | cr |
| Chenopodiaceae | ||
| Rhagodia parabolica | Fragrant Saltbush | vu # |
| Polygonaceae | ||
| Duma horrida subsp. horrida | Spiny Lignum | cr |
| Lamiales | ||
| Phrymaceae | ||
| Elacholoma prostrata | Small Monkey-flower | en |
| Orobanchaceae | ||
| Euphrasia scabra | Rough Eyebright | en |
| Euphrasia collina subsp. muelleri | Purple Eyebright | EN en |
| Lamiaceae | ||
| Prostanthera saxicola var. bracteolata | Slender Mint-bush | en |
| Brassicales | ||
| Brassicaceae | ||
| Cardamine papillata | Forest Bitter-cress | en |
| Ballantinia antipoda | Southern Shepherd's Purse | EN cr |
| Rosales | ||
| Rhamnaceae | ||
| Discaria pubescens | Australian Anchor Plant | cr |
| Alismatales | ||
| Juncaginaceae | ||
| Triglochin hexagona | Six-point Arrowgrass | en |
| Sapindales | ||
| Rutaceae | ||
| Zieria aspalathoides subsp. aspalathoides | Whorled Zieria | en |
| Cyanothamnus anemonifolius subsp. aurifodinus | Goldfield Boronia | en |
| Sapindaceae | ||
| Dodonaea procumbens | Trailing Hop-bush | VU # |
| Apiales | ||
| Araliaceae | ||
| Astrotricha linearis subsp. 1 | Narrow-leaf Star-hair | en |
| Apiaceae | ||
| Eryngium paludosum | Long Eryngium | en |
| Myrtales | ||
| Myrtaceae | ||
| Eucalyptus conferta | Fryers Range Scentbark | en |
| Eucalyptus cinerea subsp. victoriensis | Beechworth Silver Stringybark | en |
| Eucalyptus crenulata | Buxton Gum | EN en # |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. sideroxylon | Mugga | en |
| Geraniales | ||
| Geraniaceae | ||
| Geranium solanderi var. solanderi s.s. | Austral Crane's-bill | en |
| Geranium sp. 3 | Pale-flower Crane's-bill | en |
| Fagales | ||
| Casuarinaceae | ||
| Allocasuarina luehmannii | Buloke | cr |
| Liliales | ||
| Colchicaceae | ||
| Wurmbea biglandulosa subsp. biglandulosa | Glandular Early Nancy | en |
| Malvales | ||
| Thymelaeaceae | ||
| Pimelea spinescens subsp. spinescens | Spiny Rice-flower | CR cr |
| Saxifragales | ||
| Haloragaceae | ||
| Myriophyllum striatum | Striped Water-milfoil | en |
| Hypnales | ||
| Leptodontaceae | ||
| Leptodon smithii | Prince-of-Wales Feather-moss | cr |
# Native species but some stands may be alien.
Table adapted from data source: Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, 23 January 2026.