Threatened plants

This is a list of threatened plants in the Northern Territory.

The threatened plant species on the Tiwi Islands are covered by a single draft recovery plan.

Status indicates the status under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976.

See the list of threatened animals.

Plant family Scientific name / Common nameStatus Other documents
Annonaceae Xylopia monosperma
- was X. sp. Melville Island
Endangered

Go to the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Species Profile and Threat (SPRAT) database

Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)

Annonaceae Mitrella tiwiensis Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Apiaceae Actinotus schwarzii PDF (194.7 KB)
Flannel flower
Vulnerable Go to the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Apiaceae Platysace saxatilis Vulnerable  
Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. oramicola Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Araceae Typhonium jonesii Endangered Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Araceae Typhonium mirabile Endangered Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Araceae Typhonium taylori Endangered  
Araceae Typhonium praetermissum Vulnerable  
Araceae Typhonium sp. Sandover PDF (191.0 KB)
Sandover lilly
Vulnerable  
Arecaceae Livistona mariae subsp. mariae
Red cabbage palm
Endangered Go to the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Arecaceae Ptychosperma macarthurii
Darwin palm
Endangered  
Asteraceae Olearia macdonnellensis PDF (288.0 KB) Endangered Go to the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Asteraceae Minuria tridens PDF (236.7 KB)
Minnie daisy 
Vulnerable Go to the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Burmanniaceae Burmannia sp. Bathurst Island PDF (185.1 KB) Endangered

Go to the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database

Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)

Cleomaceae Cleome insolata PDF (235.2 KB) Vulnerable  
Clusiaceae Garcinia warrenii Endangered Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Cycadaceae Cycas armstrongii PDF (617.6 KB) Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Cyperaceae Baumea arthrophylla PDF (217.8 KB) Endangered  
Cyperaceae Carex fascicularis PDF (211.5 KB)
Tassel sedge 
Vulnerable  
Cyperaceae Eleocharis papillosa PDF (725.0 KB)
Dwarf desert spike-rush
Vulnerable  
Cyperaceae Mapania macrocephala PDF (191.8 KB) Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Cyperaceae Schoenus centralis PDF (249.6 KB) Vulnerable  
Cyperaceae Eleocharis retroflexa PDF (234.6 KB) Listed nationally but not under NT legislation Go to the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Dilleniaceae Hibbertia brennanii PDF (281.7 KB) Vulnerable  
Dilleniaceae Hibbertia pancerea PDF (188.4 KB) Vulnerable  
Dilleniaceae Hibbertia sp. South Magela Vulnerable  
Dilleniaceae Hibbertia tricornis Vulnerable  
Dryopteridaceae Bolbitis quoyana Vulnerable  
Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus miegei PDF (241.7 KB) Critically endangered Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum sp. Cholmondely Creek Endangered  
Euphorbiaceae Amperia spicata PDF (225.8 KB) Vulnerable  
Euphorbiaceae Ricinocarpos gloria-medii PDF (306.6 KB)
Glory of the Centre
Listed nationally but not under NT legislation Go to the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Fabaceae Acacia equisetifolia PDF (225.7 KB)
- was A. sp. Graveside Gorge
Critically endangered Go to the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Fabaceae Intsia bijuga Critically endangered  
Fabaceae Acacia peuce PDF (275.5 KB)
Waddy-wood
Endangered

Go to the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database

NT recovery action plan PDF (3.2 MB)

Fabaceae Acacia latzii PDF (261.8 KB)
Latz's wattle
Vulnerable

Go to the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database

NT recovery action plan PDF (2.8 MB)

Fabaceae Acacia praetermissa PDF (202.7 KB) Vulnerable  
Fabaceae Acacia undoolyana
Undoolya wattle
Vulnerable

Go to the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database

NT recovery action plan PDF (2.8 MB)

Fabaceae Jacksonia divisa PDF (192.3 KB) Vulnerable  
Fabaceae Acacia pickardii PDF (339.1 KB)
Birds nest wattle
Listed nationally but not under NT legislation Go to the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Gleicheniaceae Gleichenia sp. Victoria River Vulnerable  
Gleicheniaceae Sticherus flabellatus Vulnerable  
Goodeniaceae Goodenia quadrifida Listed nationally but not under NT legislation Go to the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Hymenophyllaceae Abrodictyum obscurum Endangered Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Lamiaceae Prostanthera schultzii PDF (236.3 KB)
- was Wrixonia schultzii
Vulnerable  
Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia Endangered  
Lauraceae Endiandra limnophila PDF (225.4 KB) Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Lentibulariaceae Utricularia dunstaniae Vulnerable  
Lentibulariaceae Utricularia singeriana Vulnerable  
Malvaceae Helicteres macrothrix PDF (224.6 KB)
- was H. sp. Glenluckie Creek
Endangered Distribution advice PDF (2.9 MB)
Malvaceae Schoutenia ovata PDF (267.9 KB) Endangered  
Malvaceae Hibiscus brennanii Vulnerable  
Malvaceae Hibiscus cravenii PDF (195.2 KB) Vulnerable  
Marattiaceae Angiopteris evecta Vulnerable  
Melastomataceae Pternandra coerulescens Vulnerable  
Myoporaceae Eremophila prostrata PDF (214.1 KB)
Rainbow Valley fuschia bush
Listed nationally but not under NT legislation Go to the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Myrtaceae Babingtonia behrii PDF (202.7 KB)
Broomhealth myrtle 
Vulnerable  
Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus linariifolia Vulnerable  
Orchidaceae Habenaria rumphii PDF (218.3 KB) Endangered  
Orchidaceae Calochilus caeruleus Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Orchidaceae Luisia corrugata PDF (207.0 KB)
- was L. teretifolia
Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Orchidaceae Dienia montana
- was Malaxis latifolia
Vulnerable  
Orchidaceae Crepidium marsupichilum PDF (204.8 KB)
- was Malaxis marsupichila
Vulnerable  
Orchidaceae Thrixspermum congestum PDF (308.6 KB) Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Orchidaceae Zeuxine oblonga Vulnerable  
Pandanaceae Freycinetia excelsa PDF (245.1 KB) Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Pandanaceae Freycinetia percostata PDF (177.4 KB) Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Poaceae Sporobolus latzii PDF (537.9 KB) Vulnerable  
Poaceae Triodia sp. Matt Wilson PDF (307.3 KB)
- was T. fitzgeraldii
Vulnerable  
Pontederiaceae Monochoria hastata PDF (299.9 KB) Vulnerable  
Pteridaceae Adiantum capillus-veneris PDF (195.3 KB)
Venus-hair fern
Vulnerable  
Ranunculaceae Clematis decipiens PDF (211.5 KB)
Small-leaved clematis 
Vulnerable  
Rubiaceae Tarennoidea wallichii PDF (267.3 KB) Endangered Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Rutaceae Clausena excavata PDF (257.2 KB)
- was C. sp. Tipperary
Critically endangered  
Rutaceae Boronia quadrilata Vulnerable  
Rutaceae Boronia viridiflora Vulnerable  
Santalaceae Dendromyza reinwardtiana Vulnerable Draft recovery plan PDF (586.3 KB)
Santalaceae Santalum acuminatum PDF (190.1 KB)
Desert quandong 
Vulnerable  
Sapindaceae Mischocarpus stipitatus PDF (183.8 KB)
- was Toechima sp. East Alligator
Endangered  
Sapindaceae Atalaya brevialata Critically endangered Go to the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database
Stylidiaceae Stylidium ensatum Endangered  
Thelypteridaceae Macrothelypteris torresiana Endangered  
Zamiaceae Macrozamia macdonnellii PDF (301.4 KB)
Macdonnell Ranges cycad
Listed nationally but not under NT legislation Go to the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment SPRAT database

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