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

Ipomoea pes-caprae brasiliensis ²

Coontail ³
Ceratophyllum demersum

native broom ⁴
Viminaria juncea

river mangrove ⁵
Aegiceras corniculatum

Sea Primrose ⁶
Samolus repens

Velvet Knotweed ³
Persicaria attenuata

slender knotweed ³
Persicaria decipiens

waterpepper ⁷
Persicaria hydropiper

pale smartweed ⁸
Persicaria lapathifolia

kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate ⁹
Persicaria orientalis

Persicaria prostrata ¹⁰

Persicaria strigosa ¹¹

Persicaria praetermissa ⁷
Polygonum praetermissum

curled dock ⁷
Rumex crispus

Sand-Spurries ¹
Spergularia

Kokihi ¹²
Tetragonia tetragonioides

Sea Purslane ¹³
Sesuvium portulacastrum

Waterwheel Plant ⁷
Aldrovanda vesiculosa

Fork-leaved Sundew ¹⁴
Drosera binata

Drosera pygmaea ¹⁵

Drosera spatulata ¹⁶

Glasswort ³
Sarcocornia quinqueflora

Lesser Joyweed ⁷
Alternanthera denticulata

Alligator weed ³
Alternanthera philoxeroides

Goodenia ¹⁷

Goodenia dimorpha ¹³

Selliera ⁶
Selliera radicans

Senegal Tea ¹⁸
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Enydra fluctuans ³

Leptinella longipes ¹⁹

Buttonweed ²⁰
Cotula coronopifolia

groundsel tree ²¹
Baccharis halimifolia

Eclipta platyglossa ⁷

false daisy ²²
Eclipta prostrata

Blue Star Creeper ²³
Isotoma fluviatilis

Punakuru ²⁴
Lobelia anceps

Villarsia exaltata ⁷

Villarsia reniformis ⁷

Water Snowflake ²⁵
Nymphoides indica

Longleaf Primrose-willow ³
Ludwigia longifolia

Mexican Primrose-willow ²⁶
Ludwigia octovalvis

Peruvian primrose-willow ²⁷
Ludwigia peruviana

Ludwigia peploides subspecies montevidensis ²⁸
Ludwigia peploides montevidensis

Epilobium hirtigerum ¹²

Grass-poly ²⁹
Lythrum hyssopifolia

purple-loosestrife ³⁰
Lythrum salicaria

Rotala rotundifolia ³¹

delta mudwort ³
Limosella australis

mints ³²
Mentha

Phyla canescens ⁷

Hygrophila costata ⁷

Indian Swampweed ³³
Hygrophila polysperma

Avicennia marina subspecies australasica ³⁴
Avicennia marina australasica

Gratiola pedunculata ¹²

Gratiola peruviana ³⁵

Gratiola pubescens ¹³

blue water-speedwell ³
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Pond water-starwort ³⁶
Callitriche stagnalis

Carolina Water-hyssop ³⁷
Bacopa caroliniana

Herb-of-Grace ³⁸
Bacopa monnieri

Mazus pumilio ³⁹

Utricularia australis ⁴⁰
Utricularia australis

Utricularia lateriflora ⁴¹

Asian Bladderwort ⁴²
Utricularia uliginosa

Utricularia gibba subspecies exoleta ¹³
Utricularia gibba exoleta

Mudmat ¹³
Glossostigma cleistanthum

Mudmat ³
Glossostigma diandrum

Mimulus repens ⁶
Thyridia repens

buttercups ⁷
Ranunculus papulentus

Ranunculus inundatus ⁷

Creeping buttercup ⁴³
Ranunculus repens

cursed crowfoot ⁸
Ranunculus sceleratus

Gotu Cola ⁴⁴
Centella asiatica

New Zealand Celery ⁴⁵
Apium prostratum filiforme

Lilaeopsis polyantha ⁷

water pennyworts ³
Hydrocotyle

dollar weed ⁴⁶
Hydrocotyle bonariensis

Sibthorp's Pennywort ⁴⁷
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Hydrocotyle tripartita ¹³

Whorled Pennywort ³⁸
Hydrocotyle verticillata

Nymphaea capensis ⁴⁸

Yellow Waterlily ⁴⁹
Nymphaea mexicana

Cabomba caroliniana ⁵⁰
Cabomba caroliniana

willows ⁵¹
Salix

Elatine gratioloides ¹³

Sacred Lotus ⁵²
Nelumbo nucifera

Sea Rocket ⁵³
Cakile maritima

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum ⁵⁴
Nasturtium officinale

Bog Yellowcress ³
Rorippa palustris

New Zealand pygmyweed ⁵⁵
Crassula helmsii

Parrot's feather ⁵⁶
Myriophyllum aquaticum

Myriophyllum latifolium ¹³

Myriophyllum pedunculatum ⁴⁵

"Red Water Milfoil". ³
Myriophyllum verrucosum

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Wetland plants of the Hunter NSW

Creeping Saltbush 1 Atriplex prostrata

Coontail 3 Ceratophyllum demersum

native broom 4 Viminaria juncea

river mangrove 5 Aegiceras corniculatum

Sea Primrose 6 Samolus repens

Velvet Knotweed 3 Persicaria attenuata

slender knotweed 3 Persicaria decipiens

waterpepper 7 Persicaria hydropiper

pale smartweed 8 Persicaria lapathifolia

kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate 9 Persicaria orientalis

Persicaria praetermissa 7 Polygonum praetermissum

curled dock 7 Rumex crispus

Sand-Spurries 1 Spergularia

Kokihi 12 Tetragonia tetragonioides

Sea Purslane 13 Sesuvium portulacastrum

Waterwheel Plant 7 Aldrovanda vesiculosa

Fork-leaved Sundew 14 Drosera binata

Glasswort 3 Sarcocornia quinqueflora

Lesser Joyweed 7 Alternanthera denticulata

Alligator weed 3 Alternanthera philoxeroides

Selliera 6 Selliera radicans

Senegal Tea 18 Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Buttonweed 20 Cotula coronopifolia

groundsel tree 21 Baccharis halimifolia

false daisy 22 Eclipta prostrata

Blue Star Creeper 23 Isotoma fluviatilis

Punakuru 24 Lobelia anceps

Water Snowflake 25 Nymphoides indica

Longleaf Primrose-willow 3 Ludwigia longifolia

Mexican Primrose-willow 26 Ludwigia octovalvis

Peruvian primrose-willow 27 Ludwigia peruviana

Ludwigia peploides subspecies montevidensis 28 Ludwigia peploides montevidensis

Grass-poly 29 Lythrum hyssopifolia

purple-loosestrife 30 Lythrum salicaria

delta mudwort 3 Limosella australis

mints 32 Mentha

Indian Swampweed 33 Hygrophila polysperma

Avicennia marina subspecies australasica 34 Avicennia marina australasica

blue water-speedwell 3 Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Pond water-starwort 36 Callitriche stagnalis

Carolina Water-hyssop 37 Bacopa caroliniana

Herb-of-Grace 38 Bacopa monnieri

Utricularia australis 40 Utricularia australis

Asian Bladderwort 42 Utricularia uliginosa

Utricularia gibba subspecies exoleta 13 Utricularia gibba exoleta

Mudmat 13 Glossostigma cleistanthum

Mudmat 3 Glossostigma diandrum

Mimulus repens 6 Thyridia repens

buttercups 7 Ranunculus papulentus

Creeping buttercup 43 Ranunculus repens

cursed crowfoot 8 Ranunculus sceleratus

Gotu Cola 44 Centella asiatica

New Zealand Celery 45 Apium prostratum filiforme

water pennyworts 3 Hydrocotyle

dollar weed 46 Hydrocotyle bonariensis

Sibthorp's Pennywort 47 Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Whorled Pennywort 38 Hydrocotyle verticillata

Yellow Waterlily 49 Nymphaea mexicana

Cabomba caroliniana 50 Cabomba caroliniana

willows 51 Salix

Sacred Lotus 52 Nelumbo nucifera

Sea Rocket 53 Cakile maritima

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum 54 Nasturtium officinale

Bog Yellowcress 3 Rorippa palustris

New Zealand pygmyweed 55 Crassula helmsii

Parrot's feather 56 Myriophyllum aquaticum

"Red Water Milfoil". 3 Myriophyllum verrucosum