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

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

Enydra fluctuans ⁶

Leptinella longipes ⁹

Buttonweed ²⁴
Cotula coronopifolia

groundsel tree ²⁵
Baccharis halimifolia

Eclipta platyglossa ⁵

false daisy ²⁶
Eclipta prostrata

Blue Star Creeper ²⁷
Isotoma fluviatilis

Punakuru ²⁸
Lobelia anceps

Villarsia exaltata ⁵

Villarsia reniformis ⁵

Water Snowflake ²⁹
Nymphoides indica

Longleaf Primrose-willow ⁶
Ludwigia longifolia

Mexican Primrose-willow ³⁰
Ludwigia octovalvis

Peruvian primrose-willow ³¹
Ludwigia peruviana

Ludwigia peploides subspecies montevidensis ³²
Ludwigia peploides montevidensis

Epilobium hirtigerum ¹⁷

Grass-poly ³³
Lythrum hyssopifolia

purple-loosestrife ³⁴
Lythrum salicaria

Rotala rotundifolia ³⁵

delta mudwort ⁶
Limosella australis

mints ³⁶
Mentha

Phyla canescens ⁵

Hygrophila costata ⁵

Indian Swampweed ³⁷
Hygrophila polysperma

Avicennia marina subspecies australasica ³⁸
Avicennia marina australasica

Gratiola pedunculata ¹⁷

Gratiola peruviana ³⁹

Gratiola pubescens ¹⁸

blue water-speedwell ⁶
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Pond water-starwort ⁴⁰
Callitriche stagnalis

Carolina Water-hyssop ⁴¹
Bacopa caroliniana

Herb-of-Grace ⁴²
Bacopa monnieri

Mazus pumilio ⁴³

Utricularia australis ⁴⁴
Utricularia australis

Utricularia lateriflora ⁴⁵

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 ⁴⁶
Ranunculus repens

cursed crowfoot ¹³
Ranunculus sceleratus

Gotu Cola ⁴⁷
Centella asiatica

New Zealand Celery ⁴⁸
Apium prostratum filiforme

Lilaeopsis polyantha ⁵

water pennyworts ⁶
Hydrocotyle

dollar weed ⁴⁹
Hydrocotyle bonariensis

Sibthorp's Pennywort ⁵⁰
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Hydrocotyle tripartita ¹⁸

Whorled Pennywort ⁴²
Hydrocotyle verticillata

Nymphaea capensis ⁵¹

Yellow Waterlily ⁵²
Nymphaea mexicana

Cabomba caroliniana ⁵³
Cabomba caroliniana

willows ⁵⁴
Salix

Elatine gratioloides ¹⁸

Sacred Lotus ⁵⁵
Nelumbo nucifera

Sea Rocket ⁵⁶
Cakile maritima

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum ⁵⁷
Nasturtium officinale

Bog Yellowcress ⁶
Rorippa palustris

New Zealand pygmyweed ⁵⁸
Crassula helmsii

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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

Buttonweed 24 Cotula coronopifolia

groundsel tree 25 Baccharis halimifolia

false daisy 26 Eclipta prostrata

Blue Star Creeper 27 Isotoma fluviatilis

Punakuru 28 Lobelia anceps

Water Snowflake 29 Nymphoides indica

Longleaf Primrose-willow 6 Ludwigia longifolia

Mexican Primrose-willow 30 Ludwigia octovalvis

Peruvian primrose-willow 31 Ludwigia peruviana

Ludwigia peploides subspecies montevidensis 32 Ludwigia peploides montevidensis

Grass-poly 33 Lythrum hyssopifolia

purple-loosestrife 34 Lythrum salicaria

delta mudwort 6 Limosella australis

mints 36 Mentha

Indian Swampweed 37 Hygrophila polysperma

Avicennia marina subspecies australasica 38 Avicennia marina australasica

blue water-speedwell 6 Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Pond water-starwort 40 Callitriche stagnalis

Carolina Water-hyssop 41 Bacopa caroliniana

Herb-of-Grace 42 Bacopa monnieri

Utricularia australis 44 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 46 Ranunculus repens

cursed crowfoot 13 Ranunculus sceleratus

Gotu Cola 47 Centella asiatica

New Zealand Celery 48 Apium prostratum filiforme

water pennyworts 6 Hydrocotyle

dollar weed 49 Hydrocotyle bonariensis

Sibthorp's Pennywort 50 Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Whorled Pennywort 42 Hydrocotyle verticillata

Yellow Waterlily 52 Nymphaea mexicana

Cabomba caroliniana 53 Cabomba caroliniana

willows 54 Salix

Sacred Lotus 55 Nelumbo nucifera

Sea Rocket 56 Cakile maritima

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum 57 Nasturtium officinale

Bog Yellowcress 6 Rorippa palustris

New Zealand pygmyweed 58 Crassula helmsii