Plants of Castle Hill: recorded by Russell Cumming on WQ Townsville’s field trip on 19/04/2015 along the West Ridge track, Ironbark track and section of road between the two.
Open-and shut-case, Clerodendron florinundum (Lolly bush). Photo Malcolm Tattersall.
Russell’s list of plants noted on our April Castle Hill walk was so enormous it could not easily be fitted into the trip report! Below is his list divided into natives and exotics. For native grasses, however, please see the smaller table in the trip report, compiled by Nanette, who did the first half of the walk, with one addition from Russell.
1. Native plants (excluding grasses)
| Acacia flavescens | Eucalyptus tesselaris (Moreton Bay ash) | Parsonsia lanceolata |
| Alphitonia excelsa (Red Ash) | Euroschinus falcatus var angustifolius | Persoonia falcata (Geebung) |
| Amyema bifurcata | Eustrephus latifolius | Petalostigma pubescens (Quinine tree) |
| Bulbostylis barbata | Ficus opposita (Sandpaper fig) | Phyllanthus fuernrohrii |
| Canarium australianum | Flemingia parviflora | Planchonia careya (Cocky apple) |
| Capparis canescens | Flueggea virosa ssp melanthesoides | Pleiogynium timorense (Burdekin plum) |
| Cayratia trifolia | Gahnia aspera (Saw leaf sedge- | Pogonolobus reticulatus |
| Chamaecrista absus | Galactia tenuiflora | Pycnospora lutescens |
| Cleome viscosa | Geijera salicifolia | Rhynchosia minima |
| Clerodendron floribundum (Lolly bush) | Glycine tomentella | Scleria brownii |
| Commelina ensifolia | Grevillea parallela | Senna gaudichaudii |
| Crotalaria brevis (Rattlepod) | Grewia retusifolia (Dog’s balls) | Sersalisia sericea |
| Cyanthillium cinereum | Indigofera linnaei | Sida hackettiana |
| Dianella rara | Indigofera polygaloides | Stephania japonica |
| Dodonaea dodecandra (Hop bush) | Indigofera pratensis | Sterculia quadrifida (Peanut tree) |
| Drypetes deplanchei | Jacquemontia paniculata | Stylosanthes scabra |
| Erythrina vespertilio ssp vespertilio (Bat’s wing coral) | Jasminum didymum (Jasmine) | Tacca leontopetaloides |
| Eucalyptus clarksoniana (Grey bloodwood) | Jasminum simplicifolium (Jasmine) | Tephrosia dietrichiae |
| Eucalyptus dallachiana | Lophostemon grandiflorus (Northern swamp box) | Tephrosia filipes |
| Eucalyptus dallachiana x tessellaris | Mnesithea rottboelliodes | Trophis scandens |
| Eucalyptus drepanophylla (Grey ironbark) | Pandorea pandorana (Wonga vine) | Uraria lagopodioides |
| Eucalyptus platyphylla (Poplar gum) | Paraserianthes toona (Mackay cedar) | Xylomelum scottianum (Woody pear) |
Morning sun lights the vegetation on the hill’s western slopes. Photo Malcolm Tattersall.
2. Exotic plants – including grasses.
| Albizia lebbeck | Clitorea ternatea | Passiflora suberosa (Corky passionflower) |
| Alternanthera ficoidea | Grewia asiatica | Stylosanthes humilis (Townsville stylos) |
| Alysicarpus vaginalis | Hyptis suaveolens | Tribulus terrestris Goat’s-head burr) |
| Azadirachta indica (Neem tree) | Macroptilium atropurpureum | Ziziphus mauritiana (Chinee apple) |
| Bothriochloa pertusa (Indian bluegrass) | Melinis repens (Red Natal grass) | |
| Chamaesyce hirta | Passiflora foetida (Stinking passionflower) |