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

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.

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