Threatened flora Yarra Ranges 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 |
| Amphibromus fluitans | River Swamp Wallaby-grass | VU |
| Deyeuxia carinata | Keeled Bent-grass | en |
| Lachnagrostis rudis subsp. rudis | Rough Blown-grass | en |
| Deyeuxia breviglumis | Alpine Bent-grass | en |
| Cyperaceae | ||
| Gahnia grandis | Brickmaker's Sedge | en |
| Fimbristylis velata | Veiled Fringe-sedge | en |
| Isolepis gaudichaudiana | Benambra Club-sedge | vu |
| Carex alsophila | Forest Sedge | en |
| Isolepis wakefieldiana | Tufted Club-sedge | en |
| Ericales | ||
| Ericaceae | ||
| Trochocarpa clarkei | Lilac Berry | en |
| Dracophyllum victorianum | Serpent Heath | en |
| Epacris rhombifolia | Mountain Coral Heath | en |
| Malpighiales | ||
| Violaceae | ||
| Viola betonicifolia subsp. novaguineensis | Floodplain Violet | en |
| Viola sieberiana s.s. | Tiny Violet | en |
| Euphorbiaceae | ||
| Beyeria lanceolata | Pinkwood | en |
| Asparagales | ||
| Orchidaceae | ||
| Diuris punctata | Purple Diuris | en |
| Caladenia reticulata s.s. | Veined Spider-orchid | en |
| Corybas grumulus | Mountain Helmet-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis clivosa | Red-tip Greenhood | en |
| Corybas aconitiflorus | Spurred Helmet-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis truncata | Brittle Greenhood | cr |
| Pterostylis chlorogramma | Green-striped Greenhood | VU en |
| Diuris behrii | Golden Cowslips | en |
| Thelymitra X macmillanii | Crimson Sun-orchid | vu |
| Calochilus imberbis | Naked Beard-orchid | cr |
| Caladenia oenochila | Wine-lipped Spider-orchid | cr |
| Prasophyllum lindleyanum | Green Leek-orchid | en |
| Corybas fimbriatus | Fringed Helmet-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis grandiflora | Cobra Greenhood | en |
| Caladenia vulgaris | Slender Pink-fingers | vu |
| Caladenia toxochila | Bow-lip Spider-orchid | cr |
| Pterostylis X ingens | Sharp Greenhood | vu |
| Chiloglottis jeanesii | Mountain Bird-orchid | vu |
| Asteliaceae | ||
| Astelia australiana | Tall Astelia | VU en |
| Iridaceae | ||
| Libertia paniculata | Branching Grass-flag | en |
| Orthrosanthus multiflorus | Morning Flag | en |
| Hemerocallidaceae | ||
| Dianella amoena | Matted Flax-lily | EN cr |
| Dicranales | ||
| Fissidentaceae | ||
| Fissidens strictus | Water Pocket-moss | en |
| Fissidens dealbatus | Nerveless Pocket-moss | en |
| Dicranaceae | ||
| Dicranoloma platycaulon | Wavy Fork-moss | en |
| Ditrichaceae | ||
| Distichium capillaceum | Fine Fringe-moss | en |
| Asterales | ||
| Asteraceae | ||
| Senecio distalilobatus | Distal-lobe Fireweed | vu |
| Cassinia nivalis | Ochre Cassinia | en |
| Senecio campylocarpus | Floodplain Fireweed | en |
| Craspedia sylvestris | Mountain Forest Billy-buttons | en |
| Olearia asterotricha | Rough Daisy-bush | en |
| Senecio psilocarpus | Swamp Fireweed | VU |
| Euchiton umbricola | Cliff Cudweed | en |
| Ozothamnus rogersianus | Nunniong Everlasting | en |
| Erigeron conyzoides | Daisy Fleabane | en |
| Alseuosmiaceae | ||
| Wittsteinia vacciniacea | Baw Baw Berry | vu |
| Stylidiaceae | ||
| Levenhookia sonderi | Slender Stylewort | en |
| Menyanthaceae | ||
| Nymphoides montana | Entire Marshwort | en # |
| Fabales | ||
| Mimosaceae | ||
| Acacia howittii | Sticky Wattle | vu # |
| Acacia rostriformis | Bacchus Marsh Wattle | vu |
| Acacia nanodealbata | Dwarf Silver-wattle | vu |
| Acacia leprosa var. uninervia | Large-leaf Cinnamon-wattle | en |
| Acacia stictophylla | Dandenong Wattle | en |
| Fabaceae | ||
| Platylobium infecundum | Famine Flat-pea | cr |
| Goodia pubescens | Silky Golden-tip | en |
| Bossiaea cordigera | Wiry Bossiaea | en |
| Pultenaea juniperina s.s. | Prickly Beauty | vu |
| Pultenaea weindorferi | Swamp Bush-pea | en |
| Platylobium reflexum | Victorian Flat-pea | en |
| Bossiaea riparia | River Leafless Bossiaea | en |
| Bryales | ||
| Bartramiaceae | ||
| Bartramia mossmaniana | Tall Apple-moss | vu |
| Caryophyllales | ||
| Caryophyllaceae | ||
| Scleranthus brockiei | Brock Knawel | en |
| Jungermanniales | ||
| Plagiochilaceae | ||
| Chiastocaulon biseriale | Olive Featherwort | cr |
| Myrtales | ||
| Myrtaceae | ||
| Eucalyptus yarraensis | Yarra Gum | cr |
| Eucalyptus ignorabilis s.s. | Grey Scentbark | vu |
| Callistemon nyallingensis | Boggy Creek Bottlebrush | cr |
| Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus | Southern Blue-gum | en # |
| Melaleuca armillaris subsp. armillaris | Giant Honey-myrtle | en # |
| Corymbia maculata | Spotted Gum | vu # |
| Callistemon genofluvialis | Genoa River Bottlebrush | cr |
| Eucalyptus crenulata | Buxton Gum | EN en # |
| Eucalyptus neglecta | Omeo Gum | en |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. sideroxylon | Mugga | en |
| Eucalyptus fulgens | Green Scentbark | en |
| Eucalyptus denticulata | Errinundra Shining Gum | en |
| Hymenophyllales | ||
| Hymenophyllaceae | ||
| Abrodictyum caudatum | Jungle Bristle-fern | en |
| Malvales | ||
| Thymelaeaceae | ||
| Pimelea pauciflora | Poison Rice-flower | en |
| Hookeriales | ||
| Hookeriaceae | ||
| Distichophyllum crispulum | Crisped Mitre-moss | en |
| Calyptrochaeta brownii | Brown's Mitre-moss | en |
| Ptychomniaceae | ||
| Hampeella alaris | Arc Moss | en |
| Hampeella pallens | Arc Moss | cr |
| Polypodiales | ||
| Dryopteridaceae | ||
| Lastreopsis hispida | Bristly Shield-fern | en |
| Polypodiaceae | ||
| Notogrammitis angustifolia subsp. nothofageti | Beech Finger-fern | en |
| Lindsaeaceae | ||
| Lindsaea microphylla | Lacy Wedge-fern | en |
| Pteridaceae | ||
| Pteris epaleata | Netted Brake | en |
| Brassicales | ||
| Brassicaceae | ||
| Cardamine papillata | Forest Bitter-cress | en |
| Lamiales | ||
| Orobanchaceae | ||
| Euphrasia collina subsp. trichocalycina | Purple Eyebright | vu |
| Euphrasia collina subsp. muelleri | Purple Eyebright | EN en |
| Lamiaceae | ||
| Westringia senifolia | Alpine Westringia | en |
| Lentibulariaceae | ||
| Utricularia gibba | Floating Bladderwort | en # |
| Sapindales | ||
| Rutaceae | ||
| Phebalium squamulosum subsp. squamulosum | Forest Phebalium | en |
| Boronia citrata | Lemon Boronia | en |
| Nematolepis wilsonii | Shiny Nematolepis | VU cr |
| Correa reflexa var. lobata | Powelltown Correa | en |
| Asterolasia asteriscophora subsp. albiflora | White Star-bush | CR cr |
| Dioscoreales | ||
| Burmanniaceae | ||
| Thismia rodwayi | Fairy Lanterns | en |
| Apiales | ||
| Apiaceae | ||
| Xanthosia tasmanica | Southern Xanthosia | en |
| Xanthosia leiophylla | Parsley Xanthosia | en |
| Araliaceae | ||
| Astrotricha ledifolia s.s. | Common Star-hair | vu |
| Pittosporaceae | ||
| Billardiera scandens s.s. | Velvet Apple-berry | en |
| Geraniales | ||
| Geraniaceae | ||
| Geranium solanderi var. solanderi s.s. | Austral Crane's-bill | en |
| Geranium sp. 3 | Pale-flower Crane's-bill | en |
| Geranium potentilloides var. abditum | Soft Crane's-bill | en |
| Hypocreales | ||
| Hypocreaceae | ||
| Hypocreopsis amplectens | Clasping Hypocreopsis | cr |
| Rosales | ||
| Rhamnaceae | ||
| Pomaderris aurea | Golden Pomaderris | en |
| Pomaderris pilifera subsp. pilifera | Striped Pomaderris | en |
| Pomaderris vacciniifolia | Round-leaf Pomaderris | CR cr |
| Oxalidales | ||
| Elaeocarpaceae | ||
| Tetratheca subaphylla | Leafless Pink-bells | vu |
| Tetratheca stenocarpa | Long Pink-bells | en |
| Oxalidaceae | ||
| Oxalis magellanica | Snowdrop Wood-sorrel | en |
| Gentianales | ||
| Loganiaceae | ||
| Mitrasacme polymorpha | Varied Mitrewort | en |
| Gentianaceae | ||
| Gentianella polysperes | Early Forest-gentian | en |
| Orthotrichales | ||
| Orthotrichaceae | ||
| Macromitrium longirostre | Macromitrium | cr |
| Proteales | ||
| Proteaceae | ||
| Persoonia arborea | Tree Geebung | en |
| Banksia canei | Mountain Banksia | cr |
| Grevillea parvula | Genoa Grevillea | en # |
| Grevillea repens | Creeping Grevillea | en |
| Ranunculales | ||
| Ranunculaceae | ||
| Ranunculus collinus | Strawberry Buttercup | en |
| Ranunculus amplus | Lacey River Buttercup | cr |
| Canellales | ||
| Winteraceae | ||
| Tasmannia vickeryana | Baw Baw Pepper | en |
| Agaricales | ||
| Cortinariaceae | ||
| Cortinarius cramesinus species complex | Orange Dermocybe | en |
| Lyophyllaceae | ||
| Asterophora mirabilis | Grey Jockey | en |
| Psilotales | ||
| Psilotaceae | ||
| Tmesipteris parva | Small Fork-fern | en |
| Tmesipteris ovata | Oval Fork-fern | en |
| Ophioglossales | ||
| Ophioglossaceae | ||
| Botrychium australe | Austral Moonwort | cr |
| Helotiales | ||
| Vibrisseaceae | ||
| Chlorovibrissea bicolor | Two-tone Vibrissea | en |
| Cyatheales | ||
| Cyatheaceae | ||
| Cyathea cunninghamii | Slender Tree-fern | cr |
| Gleicheniales | ||
| Gleicheniaceae | ||
| Sticherus tener s.s. | Tasman Fan-fern | en |
| Hypnales | ||
| Neckeraceae | ||
| Echinodiopsis hispida | Madeira Moss | vu |
| Pinales | ||
| Cupressaceae | ||
| Callitris oblonga subsp. oblonga | Dwarf Cypress-pine | EN * |
# Native species but some stands may be alien.
*Not native to Victoria
Table adapted from data source: Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, 5 March 2026.