Plants

The Queensland Herbarium is the centre for research and information on Queensland ecosystems, plants and fungi.

Search the descriptions and status of regional ecosystems in Queensland.

Find out about Queensland's native plants. Queensland has over 8000 native flowering plants and more than 1500 non-flowering plants (gymnosperms, ferns, mosses). Many of these are unique to our state.

Find out about some of the new species of plants discovered in the last few years.

Information on the legislation and rules governing the clearing, harvesting, sale and trading of protected plants.

We are working with the community to monitor the naturalisation of non-native plants in Queensland and detect potential new weeds.

Poisonings often involve children and pets and are associated with garden or house plants. Many plant and fungi species are known to be poisonous to humans and animals.