Native Plant Explorer
We believe people should live with wildlife, and part of living with wildlife is having native plants in your garden. If you’ve got native plants in your garden then that’s the food for the things that should live here.
Use our native plant search tool below to discover those species native to Mission Beach region.
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Archidendron lucyi
(Scarlet Bean)Height: Tree to 20M, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: Fragrant white flowers 30-50mm long…
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Archontophoenix alexandrae
(Alexander Palm)Tags: arboretumHeight: Tree, may be buttressed, to 40M (15-20M in cultivation) Leaves & Flowers: 10-12mm flowers,…
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Arenga australasica
(Bingil Bay Palm)Height: Multi stemmed palm to 20M, numerous suckers Leaves & Flowers: Cream flowers with red-brown…
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Aristolochia acuminata
(Native Dutchman’s Pipe | Butterfly Plant)Tags: arboretumHeight: Climber, vigorous but non-invasive Leaves & Flowers: Purplish brown flowers, to 60mm Fruit: Capsule…
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Arytera divaricata
(Rose Tamarind)Height: Tree to 30M, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: Fragrant white or yellow flowers,…
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Atractocarpus fitzalanii
(Brown Gardenia, False Gardenia)Height: Tree to 20M (6-7M in cultivation) Leaves & Flowers: White to cream flowers, 25-30mm…
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Barringtonia acutangula
(Red Flowering Barringtonia, Itchy Tree)Height: Freshwater mangrove tree to 25M, may be deciduous Leaves & Flowers: Long pink or…
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Barringtonia asiaticam
(Beach Barringtonia)Height: Tree to 30M, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: White or cream flowers with…
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Barringtonia calyptrata
(Mango Pine/Cassowary Pine)Tags: cassowary-foodHeight: Tree to 30M, may be buttressed, deciduous Leaves & Flowers: Masses of greenish yellow/white…
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Beilschmiedia obtusifolia
(Blush Walnut, Nutwood)Height: Tree to 35M, occasionally buttressed Leaves & Flowers: Unpleasantly scented green, white or yellow…
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Benstonea lauterbachii
(Swamp Pandanus)Height: Pandanus tree to 20M, spiny conical nodules on trunk, suckers at base Leaves &…
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Bombax ceiba
(Kapok Tree)Height: Tree to 25M, deciduous, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: Red, waxy flowers 60-90mm…