Moreton Bay ecosystems plant lists

The regional ecosystem list has 23 of the most common native vegetation in Moreton Bay. It is specific to South East Queensland because of its landform, geology and soil. Council uses the system as a standard to describe vegetation communities.

You can use these plants to assist in restoration or revegetation projects. They support local ecosystems and can provide shelter for native Australian animals.

Download the regional ecosystems plant lists

Each regional ecosystem has a three number code (for example 12.1.1). The first number refers to a bioregion. Queensland has 13 bioregions and Moreton Bay is number 12, so all our lists begin with 12. The second number is the landform, and the third number is the vegetation community.

Tidal flats and beaches

• 12.1.1 Swamp she oak forest(PDF, 234KB)
• 12.1.3 Mangrove shrubland to low closed forest(PDF, 273KB)

Coastal dunes

• 12.2.5 Mixed coastal forest(PDF, 332KB)
• 12.2.12 Closed or wet heath(PDF, 256KB)

River and creek flats

• 12.3.1 Riparian rainforest(PDF, 266KB)
• 12.3.5 Floodplain broadleaf paperbark open forest to woodland(PDF, 435KB)
• 12.3.6 Coastal floodplain grassy broadleaf paperbark, blue gum, and swampbox open forest to woodland(PDF, 274KB)
• 12.3.11 Floodplain blue gum open forest(PDF, 490KB)
• 12.3.14a Floodplain scribbly gum woodland to open forest(PDF, 390KB)

Old loamy and sandy plains

• 12.5.2 Blue gum and pink bloodwood grassy open - forest to woodland(PDF, 378KB)
• 12.5.3 White stringbark and/or scribbly gum open forest(PDF, 348KB)

Undulating country on fine grained sedimentary rocks

• 12.9-10.4 Scribbly gum open forest to woodland(PDF, 377KB)
• 12.9-10.17 Mixed open gum forest(PDF, 272KB)

Hills and lowlands on metamorphic rocks

• 12.11.2 Tall open gum forest with rainforest understorey(PDF, 263KB)
• 12.11.3 Open forest with grey ironbark and small-fruited grey gum(PDF, 457KB)
• 12.11.5 Mixed open gum forest, with spotted gum(PDF, 428KB)
• 12.11.10 White booyong rainforest, sometimes with hoop pine(PDF, 265KB)
• 12.11.14 Narrow-leaf ironbark and blue gum grassy woodland(PDF, 181KB)
• 12.11.18 Gum-topped box open forest(PDF, 274KB)

Hills and lowlands on granitic rocks

• 12.12.2 Blackbutt tall open-forest with shrubby understorey(PDF, 266KB)
• 12.12.12 Blue gum and narrow-leaf ironbark open-forest to woodland(PDF, 433KB)
• 12.12.15 Open-forest with small-fruited grey gum, pink bloodwood and grey ironbark(PDF, 386KB)
• 12.12.23 Open forest to woodland, generally with blue gum(PDF, 282KB)