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Wildlife of Poison Lake DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 84

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Pleiogynium timorense Burdekin plum C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ 4 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnema pleiadenium C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia lanceolata northern silkpod C NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia plaesiophylla C NTQ 3 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum ovatum C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia versicolor C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia membranifolia weeping koda C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa C NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis arborea brush caper berry C NTQ 2 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia cunninghamii C NTQ 2 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia pittosporoides C NTQ 3 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus C NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gracilis C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum australe cocaine tree C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha eremorum soft acalypha C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon tenerifolium Queensland brittlewood C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton phebalioides narrow-leaved croton C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus dispersus C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Didymoglossum C U 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Lamiaceae Glossocarya hemiderma C NTQ 3 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ 3 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia papuana wild jack bean C NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Leguminosae Cassia brewsteri C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria incana subsp. incana NAQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna barclayana C NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos psilosperma strychnine tree C NTQ 3 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. rotundifolia C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon oxycarpum C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon subviscosum C NTQ 2 1 20/05/2014
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus vitifolius C NTQ 2 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Greenvale R.J.Fensham 1150) C NTQ 4 1 16/07/2007
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum pallidum NT NTQ 1 1 02/04/2025
plants land plants Myrtaceae Austromyrtus U 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C NTQ 3 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia bowmanii scrub pencil orchid SL NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Orchidaceae Papillilabium C U 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Orchidaceae Sarcochilus hillii SL NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora aurantia C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora aurantia var. aurantia C NTQ 2 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma parvifolium C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ 3 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea leucopyrus C NTQ 3 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Margaritaria dubium-traceyi C NTQ 2 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum spinescens C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida gracilipes C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Poaceae Arthragrostis aristispicula C NTQ 1 1 24/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Brachyachne tenella C NTQ I 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria minima C NTQ 2 1 15/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus minutus E NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C NTQ 3 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium gracile slender panic C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes distans bristly cloak fern C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Pteridaceae Doryopteris concolor SL NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Rubiaceae Everistia vacciniifolia C NTQ 3 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia ochreata C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Salicaceae Homalium brachybotrys C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia C NTQ 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum stelligerum devil's needles C NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton australis broad-leaved bottle tree SL NTQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia QAI 2 0 01/01/2000
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 1 0 19/03/1993
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C NTQ 2 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus reniformis C NTQ 1 0 01/01/2000

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Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Poison Lake DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-poison-lake

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