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!

All 238

Parrot's feather ¹
Myriophyllum aquaticum

Myriophyllum latifolium ²

Myriophyllum pedunculatum ³

"Red Water Milfoil". ⁴
Myriophyllum verrucosum

Chorizandra cymbaria ⁵

Chorizandra sphaerocephala ²

Cladium procerum ²
Cladium mariscus intermedium

Ghania ⁶
Gahnia

Isolepis

Slender Clubrush
Isolepis cernua

Isolepis inundata ²

Lepidosperma ⁶

Lepidosperma longitudinale ²

Lepidosperma neesii ²

Baumea acuta ²
Machaerina acuta

Baumea articulata ⁷
Machaerina articulata

Baumea juncea ⁸
Machaerina juncea

Baumea rubiginosa ⁹
Machaerina rubiginosa

Baumea teretifolia ¹⁰
Machaerina teretifolia

Baumea tetragona ²
Machaerina tetragona

Cattail-leaved Lepironia ¹¹
Lepironia articulata

California bulrush ¹²
Schoenoplectus californicus

rough-seed bulrush ¹³
Schoenoplectus mucronatus

Schoenoplectus subulatus ²

Kapungawha ²
Schoenoplectus validus

Southern Cutty Sedge ⁹
Carex appressa

Carex fascicularis ¹⁴

Carex gaudichaudiana ²

Carex longebrachiata ¹⁵

Carex maculata ²

Carex polyantha ²

Sand Sedge ¹⁶
Carex pumila

Isolepis prolifer ²
Scirpus prolifer

inflatedscale flatsedge ⁶
Cyperus aggregatus

Shortleaf Spikesedge ¹⁷
Cyperus brevifolius

Variable Flatsedge ¹⁸
Cyperus difformis

tall flatsedge ¹⁹
Cyperus eragrostis

Giant Sedge ⁴
Cyperus exaltatus

Umbrella papyrus ²⁰
Cyperus involucratus

Common Leaf-rush ²
Cyperus lucidus

Papyrus sedge ²¹
Cyperus papyrus

Bunchy flat-sedge ⁸
Cyperus polystachyos

Cyperus prolifer ¹¹

Sharp Spike Sedge ²²
Eleocharis acuta

Eleocharis equisetina ²
Eleocharis dulcis

Slender Spike Sedge ¹⁵
Eleocharis gracilis

Eleocharis minuta ²

Eleocharis pachycarpa ²

Kaya ²
Eleocharis sphacelata

Caldwell's Clubrush ³
Bolboschoenus caldwellii

River Bulrush ⁴
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Bolboschoenus medianus ²

Common Fringe-rush ²³
Fimbristylis dichotoma

Fimbristylis polytrichoides ²⁴

Fimbristylis velata ⁸
Fimbristylis squarrosa esquarrosa

Schoenus apogon ⁸

Pseudoraphis ²

Pseudoraphis spinescens ²

Swamp Millet ²⁵
Isachne globosa

Zoysia macrantha ²

Torpedo grass ²⁶
Panicum repens

rabbitfoot grass ²⁷
Polypogon monspeliensis

Seashore Dropseed ²⁵
Sporobolus virginicus

Barnyardgrass ²⁸
Echinochloa crus-galli

Echinochloa telmatophila ²

Bermuda grass ²⁹
Cynodon dactylon

knot grass ²⁵
Paspalum distichum

seashore paspalum ³⁰
Paspalum vaginatum

giant reed ²⁵
Arundo donax

common reed ²⁷
Phragmites australis

Southern Bulrush ³¹
Typha domingensis

Bullrush ³²
Typha orientalis

Floating Bur-reed ²
Sparganium subglobosum

rushes ⁶
Juncus

Jointed rush ³³
Juncus articulatus

Toad rush ³⁴
Juncus bufonius

Juncus continuus ²

Juncus cognatus ⁸
Juncus dichotomus

Sea Rush ²
Juncus kraussii

Juncus microcephalus ⁸

Flat-leaved Rush ⁶
Juncus planifolius

Juncus polyanthemus ⁸

australian rush ²
Juncus usitatus

Baloskion ²

Baloskion pallens ²

Baloskion tetraphyllum ²

Eurychorda complanata ³⁵
Eurychorda complanata

Leptocarpus tenax ⁶

Wire Rush ¹⁶
Empodisma minus

Stream Bogmoss ¹¹
Mayaca fluviatilis

Irises ³⁶
Iris

mangrove lily ³⁷
Crinum pedunculatum

Maundiaceae ²

Water Poppy ³⁸
Hydrocleys nymphoides

Giant Arrowhead ³⁹
Sagittaria montevidensis

Delta Arrowhead ⁴⁰
Sagittaria platyphylla

European Water-plantain ⁴¹
Alisma plantago-aquatica

Damasonium minus ⁴

Taro ⁴⁰
Colocasia esculenta

Calla Lily ⁴²
Zantedeschia aethiopica

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Wetland plants of the Hunter NSW

Parrot's feather 1 Myriophyllum aquaticum

"Red Water Milfoil". 4 Myriophyllum verrucosum

Cladium procerum 2 Cladium mariscus intermedium

Ghania 6 Gahnia

Slender Clubrush Isolepis cernua

Baumea acuta 2 Machaerina acuta

Baumea articulata 7 Machaerina articulata

Baumea juncea 8 Machaerina juncea

Baumea rubiginosa 9 Machaerina rubiginosa

Baumea teretifolia 10 Machaerina teretifolia

Baumea tetragona 2 Machaerina tetragona

Cattail-leaved Lepironia 11 Lepironia articulata

California bulrush 12 Schoenoplectus californicus

rough-seed bulrush 13 Schoenoplectus mucronatus

Kapungawha 2 Schoenoplectus validus

Southern Cutty Sedge 9 Carex appressa

Sand Sedge 16 Carex pumila

Isolepis prolifer 2 Scirpus prolifer

inflatedscale flatsedge 6 Cyperus aggregatus

Shortleaf Spikesedge 17 Cyperus brevifolius

Variable Flatsedge 18 Cyperus difformis

tall flatsedge 19 Cyperus eragrostis

Giant Sedge 4 Cyperus exaltatus

Umbrella papyrus 20 Cyperus involucratus

Common Leaf-rush 2 Cyperus lucidus

Papyrus sedge 21 Cyperus papyrus

Bunchy flat-sedge 8 Cyperus polystachyos

Sharp Spike Sedge 22 Eleocharis acuta

Eleocharis equisetina 2 Eleocharis dulcis

Slender Spike Sedge 15 Eleocharis gracilis

Kaya 2 Eleocharis sphacelata

Caldwell's Clubrush 3 Bolboschoenus caldwellii

River Bulrush 4 Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Common Fringe-rush 23 Fimbristylis dichotoma

Fimbristylis velata 8 Fimbristylis squarrosa esquarrosa

Swamp Millet 25 Isachne globosa

Torpedo grass 26 Panicum repens

rabbitfoot grass 27 Polypogon monspeliensis

Seashore Dropseed 25 Sporobolus virginicus

Barnyardgrass 28 Echinochloa crus-galli

Bermuda grass 29 Cynodon dactylon

knot grass 25 Paspalum distichum

seashore paspalum 30 Paspalum vaginatum

giant reed 25 Arundo donax

common reed 27 Phragmites australis

Southern Bulrush 31 Typha domingensis

Bullrush 32 Typha orientalis

Floating Bur-reed 2 Sparganium subglobosum

rushes 6 Juncus

Jointed rush 33 Juncus articulatus

Toad rush 34 Juncus bufonius

Juncus cognatus 8 Juncus dichotomus

Sea Rush 2 Juncus kraussii

Flat-leaved Rush 6 Juncus planifolius

australian rush 2 Juncus usitatus

Eurychorda complanata 35 Eurychorda complanata

Wire Rush 16 Empodisma minus

Stream Bogmoss 11 Mayaca fluviatilis

Irises 36 Iris

mangrove lily 37 Crinum pedunculatum

Water Poppy 38 Hydrocleys nymphoides

Giant Arrowhead 39 Sagittaria montevidensis

Delta Arrowhead 40 Sagittaria platyphylla

European Water-plantain 41 Alisma plantago-aquatica

Taro 40 Colocasia esculenta

Calla Lily 42 Zantedeschia aethiopica