Plants and Wildlife

As a regional botanic garden the fole of the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens is to feature the plants of our biographic region, which is the southern coastal lowlands, the southern coastal highlands and the upper Mary Valley. An ecological system is followed with the existing vegetation and landform as the basis for all planting. Over 400 species of plants already existed on the site before further planting began.


Brachychiton bidwillii	Phaius australis	Phaius tancarvillaea

Endangered species

Botanic gardens play an important role in ex-situ conservation of rare and endangered species, as well as the forty-two species that are listed as rare or endangered in the Maroochy area.

Twenty of these endangered species are now located and protected in the gardens. Twenty-seven other reare or endangered species from the South East Queensland region also grow here.

The rare and threatened flora of the Maroochy area conserved in Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens are:

Acacia attenuata
Allocasuarina thalassoscopica
Alyxia ilicifolia
Austromyrtus so (Blackall Range)
Austromyrtus inophloia
Bertya sharpeana
Blandfordia grandiflora
Choricarpia subargentea
Corynocarpus rupestris sp arborescens
Graptophyllum reticulatum

Leptospermum oreophilum
Macadamis integrifolia
Macadamia tetraphylia
Phaius australis
Phaius tancarvillea
Pouteria eerwah
Romnalda strobilacea
Syzgium hodjkinsoniae
Tecomanthe hillii
Triunia robusta

The gardens are continuing to provide additional plant labelling as funding becomes available.

Wildlife


Brush-tailed Possum	Variegated Fairy Wren	Green Tree Frog

Images courtesy © Queensland Museum Ray Viljoen Collection 2008

Improving the fauna habitat

The gardens support a range of vegetation types that are used by fauna, including species which have a threatened status. Management planning of the garens includes actions that will protect, rehabilitate and extend the vegetation to improve the fauna habitat. This includes selectively retaining fallen logs and branches which proide valuable microhabitats as well as replanting of native vegetation and retention of any large, mature native trees.

Faunawatch lists

The gardens are home to a number of frogs, reptiles and mammals [246KB] as well as a wide range of birds, [285KB] butterflies and moths. [253KB]


Shining Bronze-Cuckoo	Leaden Flycatcher	Eastern Spinebill

The list of fauna was provided by Faunawatch, a community based fauna monitoring program for the Sunshine Coast. The group comprises over 100 observers and is sponsored by the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland - Sunshine Coast and Hinterland Branch.