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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!

Creeping Saltbush 1
Atriplex prostrata
Saw-sedges 2
Gahnia
Ipomoea pes-caprae brasiliensis 3
Fimbristylis squarrosa esquarrosa 4
Coontail 5
Ceratophyllum demersum
native broom 6
Viminaria juncea
river mangrove 7
Aegiceras corniculatum
Sea Primrose 8
Samolus repens
Velvet Knotweed 5
Persicaria attenuata
slender knotweed 5
Persicaria decipiens
waterpepper 9
Persicaria hydropiper
pale smartweed 10
Persicaria lapathifolia
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate 11
Persicaria orientalis
Persicaria prostrata 12
Persicaria strigosa 13
Persicaria praetermissa 9
Polygonum praetermissum
curled dock 9
Rumex crispus
Sand-Spurries 1
Spergularia
Kokihi 14
Tetragonia tetragonioides
Sea Purslane 15
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Waterwheel Plant 9
Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Fork-leaved Sundew 16
Drosera binata
Drosera pygmaea 17
Drosera spatulata 18
Glasswort 5
Sarcocornia quinqueflora
Lesser Joyweed 9
Alternanthera denticulata
Alligator weed 5
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Goodenia 19
Goodenia dimorpha 15
Selliera 8
Selliera radicans
Senegal Tea 20
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
Enydra fluctuans 5
Leptinella longipes 21
Buttonweed 22
Cotula coronopifolia
groundsel tree 23
Baccharis halimifolia
Eclipta platyglossa 9
false daisy 24
Eclipta prostrata
Blue Star Creeper 25
Isotoma fluviatilis
Punakuru 26
Lobelia anceps
Villarsia exaltata 9
Villarsia reniformis 9
Water Snowflake 27
Nymphoides indica
Longleaf Primrose-willow 5
Ludwigia longifolia
Mexican Primrose-willow 28
Ludwigia octovalvis
Peruvian primrose-willow 29
Ludwigia peruviana
Ludwigia peploides subspecies montevidensis 30
Ludwigia peploides montevidensis
Epilobium hirtigerum 14
Grass-poly 31
Lythrum hyssopifolia
purple-loosestrife 32
Lythrum salicaria
Rotala rotundifolia 33
delta mudwort 5
Limosella australis
mints 34
Mentha
Phyla canescens 9
Hygrophila costata 9
Indian Swampweed 35
Hygrophila polysperma
Avicennia marina subspecies australasica 36
Avicennia marina australasica
Gratiola pedunculata 14
Gratiola peruviana 37
Gratiola pubescens 15
blue water-speedwell 5
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Pond water-starwort 38
Callitriche stagnalis
Carolina Water-hyssop 39
Bacopa caroliniana
Herb-of-Grace 40
Bacopa monnieri
Mazus pumilio 41
Utricularia australis 42
Utricularia australis
Utricularia lateriflora 43
Asian Bladderwort 2
Utricularia uliginosa
Utricularia gibba subspecies exoleta 15
Utricularia gibba exoleta
Mudmat 15
Glossostigma cleistanthum
Mudmat 5
Glossostigma diandrum
Mimulus repens 8
Thyridia repens
buttercups 9
Ranunculus papulentus
Ranunculus inundatus 9
Creeping buttercup 44
Ranunculus repens
cursed crowfoot 10
Ranunculus sceleratus
Gotu Cola 45
Centella asiatica
New Zealand Celery 46
Apium prostratum filiforme
Lilaeopsis polyantha 9
water pennyworts 5
Hydrocotyle
dollar weed 47
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Sibthorp's Pennywort 48
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Hydrocotyle tripartita 15
Whorled Pennywort 40
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Nymphaea capensis 49
Yellow Waterlily 50
Nymphaea mexicana
Cabomba caroliniana 51
Cabomba caroliniana
willows 52
Salix
Elatine gratioloides 15
Sacred Lotus 53
Nelumbo nucifera
Sea Rocket 54
Cakile maritima
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum 55
Nasturtium officinale
Bog Yellowcress 5
Rorippa palustris
New Zealand pygmyweed 56
Crassula helmsii
Parrot's feather 57
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Myriophyllum latifolium 15
Myriophyllum pedunculatum 46
"Red Water Milfoil". 5
Myriophyllum verrucosum
Chorizandra cymbaria 9
Chorizandra sphaerocephala 15
Cladium procerum 15
Cladium mariscus intermedium

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