Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
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    • Caring for the West Point Road
    • Bolger Bay Conservation Park
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    • Townsville Port expansion >
      • Flyer
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      • The Future of Cleveland Bay >
        • Historical Impacts of Silt Pollution
      • The Story So Far
      • Cleveland Bay: Current & Impacts
      • The Impact of Dredging
      • Dolphins, Dugongs & Turtles
      • Where Have All the Fish Gone?
      • Proposed Port Expansion & Master Plan
      • Port of Townsville's Changing Plans
      • How Many New Berths?
      • Big Enough Already!
      • Jobs and the Port
      • The $1.64 Billion Quesion: WHY?
      • Contact Clear Water Townsville
    • Freecycle
  • Achievements
    • Claude's Block
    • 2011 Anti-plastic Bag Campaign
    • 2011 Short Film Competition
    • 2010 Low Carbon Diet Inter-Bay Challenge
    • 2010 'Carbon Cuts' Film Competition
    • 1996 Nelly Bay Habitat Reserve
    • ARCHIVE NEWS
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MAGNETIC ISLAND
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCE CENTRE

PLANTS OF MAGNETIC ISLAND

With two thirds of Magnetic Island as National Park combined with it's Marine Park areas, 23 bays and beaches, it has a truly unique combination of flora and fauna.

5184 hectares of the island's protected National Park includes thick bushland, ranging from dry wattles and the beautiful bark of eucalypts to pockets of rainforest, as well as hoop pine rocky outcrops.

MAGNETIC ISLAND PLANT GUIDES

  1. Professor Betsy Jackes from James Cook University in Towsnville has created the definitive list of Plants of Magnetic Island.
  2. You'll find another handy online reference for all plants that grow on Magnetic Island (including exotic garden plants) at Some Magnetic Island Plants.
  3. Download Jan Wegner's Some Weeds of Magnetic Island and Townsville.
  4. For plants that are found in Arcadia, visit arcadiacoastcare.com.au
  5. The Magnetic Island Weeds Guide
Source: whatsonmagenticisland.com.au
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PLANTS OF MAGNETIC ISLAND

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Flower of Cocky apple (Photo: Pat Trewin)
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Kapoks outlined against the hills (Photo: George Hirst)
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Paperbarks are family friends in many creek beds and waterways around Magnetic Island.

Help us build the Magnetic Island Environmental Resource Centre!

If you'd like to contribute content to the Centre simply contact us.

  • Home
  • Donations
  • About
    • History of MINCA
    • Become A Member
    • Renew Your Membership
  • Resources
    • World heritage Values of Magnetic Island
    • Plants of Magnetic Island
    • Weeds of Magnetic Island
    • Favourite Trees
    • Native animals of Magnetic Island
    • Birds of Magnetic Island
    • Butterflies of Magnetic Island
    • Reptiles of Magnetic Island
    • Frogs (Amphians) of Magnetic Island
    • Spiders, Insects & Bugs of Magnetic Island
    • Life in the ocean around Magnetic Island
    • The geology of Magnetic Island
    • Library & Links
  • Projects
    • Caring for the West Point Road
    • Bolger Bay Conservation Park
    • Protection of Radical Bay
    • Townsville Port expansion >
      • Flyer
    • Clear Water Townsville >
      • The Future of Cleveland Bay >
        • Historical Impacts of Silt Pollution
      • The Story So Far
      • Cleveland Bay: Current & Impacts
      • The Impact of Dredging
      • Dolphins, Dugongs & Turtles
      • Where Have All the Fish Gone?
      • Proposed Port Expansion & Master Plan
      • Port of Townsville's Changing Plans
      • How Many New Berths?
      • Big Enough Already!
      • Jobs and the Port
      • The $1.64 Billion Quesion: WHY?
      • Contact Clear Water Townsville
    • Freecycle
  • Achievements
    • Claude's Block
    • 2011 Anti-plastic Bag Campaign
    • 2011 Short Film Competition
    • 2010 Low Carbon Diet Inter-Bay Challenge
    • 2010 'Carbon Cuts' Film Competition
    • 1996 Nelly Bay Habitat Reserve
    • ARCHIVE NEWS
  • Gallery
  • Contact
  • Activities