Wetland plants of the Hunter NSW

Created by Liz Crane based on Graham Prichard's species list.
This list is an indication of plant species you may encounter in wetlands around the NSW Hunter and Central Coast area. There are many species that can be added to this list, so get involved and help to add them!

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Creeping Saltbush ¹
Atriplex prostrata

Saw-sedges ²
Gahnia

Ipomoea pes-caprae brasiliensis ³

Fimbristylis squarrosa esquarrosa ⁴

Short-fruit Nardoo ⁵
Marsilea hirsuta

Nardoo ⁵
Marsilea mutica

Water Fern ⁵
Azolla filiculoides

Azolla pinnata ⁶
Azolla pinnata

Giant Salvinia ⁷
Salvinia molesta

Swamp Fern ⁸
Blechnum serrulatum

Selaginella uliginosa ⁹

Coontail ⁶
Ceratophyllum demersum

native broom ¹⁰
Viminaria juncea

river mangrove ¹¹
Aegiceras corniculatum

Sea Primrose ¹²
Samolus repens

Velvet Knotweed ⁶
Persicaria attenuata

slender knotweed ⁶
Persicaria decipiens

waterpepper ⁵
Persicaria hydropiper

pale smartweed ¹³
Persicaria lapathifolia

kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate ¹⁴
Persicaria orientalis

Persicaria prostrata ¹⁵

Persicaria strigosa ¹⁶

Persicaria praetermissa ⁵
Polygonum praetermissum

curled dock ⁵
Rumex crispus

Sand-Spurries ¹
Spergularia

Kokihi ¹⁷
Tetragonia tetragonioides

Sea Purslane ¹⁸
Sesuvium portulacastrum

Waterwheel Plant ⁵
Aldrovanda vesiculosa

Fork-leaved Sundew ¹⁹
Drosera binata

Drosera pygmaea ²⁰

Drosera spatulata ²¹

Glasswort ⁶
Sarcocornia quinqueflora

Lesser Joyweed ⁵
Alternanthera denticulata

Alligator weed ⁶
Alternanthera philoxeroides

Goodenia ²²

Goodenia dimorpha ¹⁸

Selliera ¹²
Selliera radicans

Senegal Tea ²³
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Spreading Sneezeweed ²⁴
Centipeda minima

Enydra fluctuans ⁶

Leptinella longipes ⁹

Buttonweed ²⁵
Cotula coronopifolia

groundsel tree ²⁶
Baccharis halimifolia

Eclipta platyglossa ⁵

false daisy ²⁷
Eclipta prostrata

Blue Star Creeper ²⁸
Isotoma fluviatilis

Punakuru ²⁹
Lobelia anceps

Villarsia exaltata ⁵

Villarsia reniformis ⁵

Water Snowflake ³⁰
Nymphoides indica

Longleaf Primrose-willow ⁶
Ludwigia longifolia

Mexican Primrose-willow ³¹
Ludwigia octovalvis

Peruvian primrose-willow ³²
Ludwigia peruviana

Ludwigia peploides subspecies montevidensis ³³
Ludwigia peploides montevidensis

Epilobium hirtigerum ¹⁷

Grass-poly ³⁴
Lythrum hyssopifolia

purple-loosestrife ³⁵
Lythrum salicaria

Rotala rotundifolia ³⁶

delta mudwort ⁶
Limosella australis

mints ³⁷
Mentha

Phyla canescens ⁵

Hygrophila costata ⁵

Indian Swampweed ³⁸
Hygrophila polysperma

Avicennia marina subspecies australasica ³⁹
Avicennia marina australasica

Gratiola pedunculata ¹⁷

Gratiola peruviana ⁴⁰

Gratiola pubescens ¹⁸

blue water-speedwell ⁶
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Pond water-starwort ⁴¹
Callitriche stagnalis

Carolina Water-hyssop ⁴²
Bacopa caroliniana

Herb-of-Grace ⁴³
Bacopa monnieri

Mazus pumilio ⁴⁴

Utricularia australis ⁴⁵
Utricularia australis

Utricularia lateriflora ⁴⁶

Asian Bladderwort ²
Utricularia uliginosa

Utricularia gibba subspecies exoleta ¹⁸
Utricularia gibba exoleta

Mudmat ¹⁸
Glossostigma cleistanthum

Mudmat ⁶
Glossostigma diandrum

Mimulus repens ¹²
Thyridia repens

buttercups ⁵
Ranunculus papulentus

Ranunculus inundatus ⁵

Creeping buttercup ⁴⁷
Ranunculus repens

cursed crowfoot ¹³
Ranunculus sceleratus

Gotu Cola ⁴⁸
Centella asiatica

New Zealand Celery ⁴⁹
Apium prostratum filiforme

Lilaeopsis polyantha ⁵

water pennyworts ⁶
Hydrocotyle

dollar weed ⁵⁰
Hydrocotyle bonariensis

Sibthorp's Pennywort ⁵¹
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Hydrocotyle tripartita ¹⁸

Whorled Pennywort ⁴³
Hydrocotyle verticillata

Nymphaea capensis ⁵²

Yellow Waterlily ⁵³
Nymphaea mexicana

Cabomba caroliniana ⁵⁴
Cabomba caroliniana

willows ⁵⁵
Salix

Elatine gratioloides ¹⁸

Sacred Lotus ⁵⁶
Nelumbo nucifera

Sea Rocket ⁵⁷
Cakile maritima

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum ⁵⁸
Nasturtium officinale

Bog Yellowcress ⁶
Rorippa palustris

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Wetland plants of the Hunter NSW

Creeping Saltbush 1 Atriplex prostrata

Saw-sedges 2 Gahnia

Short-fruit Nardoo 5 Marsilea hirsuta

Nardoo 5 Marsilea mutica

Water Fern 5 Azolla filiculoides

Azolla pinnata 6 Azolla pinnata

Giant Salvinia 7 Salvinia molesta

Swamp Fern 8 Blechnum serrulatum

Coontail 6 Ceratophyllum demersum

native broom 10 Viminaria juncea

river mangrove 11 Aegiceras corniculatum

Sea Primrose 12 Samolus repens

Velvet Knotweed 6 Persicaria attenuata

slender knotweed 6 Persicaria decipiens

waterpepper 5 Persicaria hydropiper

pale smartweed 13 Persicaria lapathifolia

kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate 14 Persicaria orientalis

Persicaria praetermissa 5 Polygonum praetermissum

curled dock 5 Rumex crispus

Sand-Spurries 1 Spergularia

Kokihi 17 Tetragonia tetragonioides

Sea Purslane 18 Sesuvium portulacastrum

Waterwheel Plant 5 Aldrovanda vesiculosa

Fork-leaved Sundew 19 Drosera binata

Glasswort 6 Sarcocornia quinqueflora

Lesser Joyweed 5 Alternanthera denticulata

Alligator weed 6 Alternanthera philoxeroides

Selliera 12 Selliera radicans

Senegal Tea 23 Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Spreading Sneezeweed 24 Centipeda minima

Buttonweed 25 Cotula coronopifolia

groundsel tree 26 Baccharis halimifolia

false daisy 27 Eclipta prostrata

Blue Star Creeper 28 Isotoma fluviatilis

Punakuru 29 Lobelia anceps

Water Snowflake 30 Nymphoides indica

Longleaf Primrose-willow 6 Ludwigia longifolia

Mexican Primrose-willow 31 Ludwigia octovalvis

Peruvian primrose-willow 32 Ludwigia peruviana

Ludwigia peploides subspecies montevidensis 33 Ludwigia peploides montevidensis

Grass-poly 34 Lythrum hyssopifolia

purple-loosestrife 35 Lythrum salicaria

delta mudwort 6 Limosella australis

mints 37 Mentha

Indian Swampweed 38 Hygrophila polysperma

Avicennia marina subspecies australasica 39 Avicennia marina australasica

blue water-speedwell 6 Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Pond water-starwort 41 Callitriche stagnalis

Carolina Water-hyssop 42 Bacopa caroliniana

Herb-of-Grace 43 Bacopa monnieri

Utricularia australis 45 Utricularia australis

Asian Bladderwort 2 Utricularia uliginosa

Utricularia gibba subspecies exoleta 18 Utricularia gibba exoleta

Mudmat 18 Glossostigma cleistanthum

Mudmat 6 Glossostigma diandrum

Mimulus repens 12 Thyridia repens

buttercups 5 Ranunculus papulentus

Creeping buttercup 47 Ranunculus repens

cursed crowfoot 13 Ranunculus sceleratus

Gotu Cola 48 Centella asiatica

New Zealand Celery 49 Apium prostratum filiforme

water pennyworts 6 Hydrocotyle

dollar weed 50 Hydrocotyle bonariensis

Sibthorp's Pennywort 51 Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Whorled Pennywort 43 Hydrocotyle verticillata

Yellow Waterlily 53 Nymphaea mexicana

Cabomba caroliniana 54 Cabomba caroliniana

willows 55 Salix

Sacred Lotus 56 Nelumbo nucifera

Sea Rocket 57 Cakile maritima

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum 58 Nasturtium officinale

Bog Yellowcress 6 Rorippa palustris