Flora and Fauna Database
Natural History of Indooroopilly Golf Club
Observations January 2018 to February 2020
David Hassall and John Walthall
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Flora | |||||||
Conifers | cones, no flowers! | ||||||
Agathis | robusta | Kauri Pine | SEQ native | spring-summer | green | RHS Red 5 fairway | |
Araucaria | bidwillii | Bunya Pine | SEQ native | late summer | green | LHS Red 5 fairway/green; LHS Blue 6 | |
Araucaria | cunninghamii | Hoop Pine | SEQ native | spring-summer | green | Ridgeline between Blue 4 & 5 | |
Callitris | columellaris | Bribie Island Pine | SEQ native | brown | between fairways on east course | ||
Pinus | elliotii | Slash Pine | N America | spring | brown | RHS Red 5 fairway | |
Podocarpus | elatus | Brown Pine | SEQ native | spring | brown | between Red 3 & 8 fairways | |
Taxodium | distichum | Swamp Cypress | N America | spring | rusty | Blue 3 green; RHS Gold 1& 9 fairways | |
8 | Wollemia | nobilis | Wollemi Pine | NSW | green | sapling LHS Gold 6 tee block | |
Flowering Trees | Flowers; see separate list of flowering times | ||||||
Acacia | concurrens | Black Wattle | SEQ native | winter | yellow | Gold between fairways | |
Acacia | disparrima | Hickory Wattle | SEQ native | autumn | yellow | RHS Gold 6 | |
Acacia | fimbriata | Brisbane Wattle | SEQ native | June buds | yellow | LHS Red 1, Green 8 fairways | |
Acacia | julifera | Catkin Wattle | SEQ native | summer-autumn | yellow | RHS Green 5 fairway flrg April | |
Acacia | macradenia | Zigzag Wattle | SEQ native | June buds | yellow | RHS Red 5 | |
Acacia | melanoxylon | Blackwood | SEQ native | autumn-winter | cream | Red 4/5 | |
Acacia | podalyriifolia | Queensland Silver Wattle | SEQ native | June-July | yellow | RHS Green 8 fairway | |
Acacia | holosericea | Silky Wattle | N Qld | June | yellow | LHS Red 9 women’s tee | |
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Aegiceras | corniculatum | River Mangrove | SEQ native | August | white | along river – intertidal zone | |
Aleurites | moluccana | Candlenut Tree | Polynesia | Sep, Oct | white | LHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Albizia | lebbeck | Siris Tree | India | early summer | cream-green | RHS Gold 2 tees; LHS Gold 9 fairway | |
Allocasuarina | littoralis | Black She-oak | SEQ native | Apr-Oct | brown | both sides Red 7 fairway & tee block | |
Allocasuarina | torulosa | Forest She-oak | SEQ native | spring-summer | brown | LHS Blue 4 fairway | |
Alphitonia | excelsa | Soapwood | SEQ native | March-April | white | along Brisbane riverbanks | |
Angophora | subvelutina | Broad-leaved Apple | SEQ native | spring-summer | cream | along river LHS Gold 3 fairway | |
Avicennia | marina | Grey Mangrove | SEQ native | autumn | cream | along river – intertidal zone | |
Backhousia | citriodora | Lemon Myrtle | SEQ native | spring | white | LHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Barklya | syringifolia | Crown of Gold | SEQ native | summer | yellow-gold | RHS Red 4 tee-block | |
Bauhinia | variegata/candida | White Orchid Tree | trop America | spring | white | behind Red 2 green | |
Bauhinia | variegata/purpurea | Purple Orchid Tree | trop America | spring | purple | LHS Gold 8; behind Red 2 green | |
Brachychiton | acerifolius | Flame Tree | SEQ native | summer | red | occasional between fairways | |
Brachychiton | hybrid | Griffith Pink Kurrajong | SEQ native | Sep-Nov | cerise | Red 1 path to Red 2 tee block | |
Brachychiton | rupestris | Bottle Tree | SEQ native | spring | pink | RHS Green 9 fairway; S end driving range | |
Buckinghamia | celsissima | Ivory Curl Flower | SEQ native | Jan-Mar | cream | RHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Caesalpinnia | ferrea | Leopard Tree | S America | Jan-Feb | yellow | LHS practice range & other gardens | |
Cassia | rainbow shower | hybrid cultivar | Hawaii | suumer-autumn | pink | LHS Gold 7 men’s tee | |
Castanospermum | australe | Black Bean | SEQ native | Nov-Dec | yellow-red | between Red 1, 2, 5 & Gold 7 | |
Casuarina | cristata | Belah | SEQ native | spring | brown | between Red 4 & 5 | |
Casuarina | glauca | Swamp Oak | SEQ native | spring | brown | RHS Green 4 fairway | |
Citharexylum | spinosum | Fiddlewood | Americas | summer | yellow | RHS Blue 1 fairway | |
Commersonia | bartramia | Brown Kurrajong | SEQ native | summer | white | behind Red 5 men’s tee block | |
Corymbia | citriodora/variegata | Spotted Gum | SEQ native | winter | cream | Meiers Road practice car park | |
Corymbia | citriodora | Lemon-scented Gum | central Qld | winter | cream | between Red 2 and 5 | |
Corymbia | intermedia | Pink Bloodwood | SEQ native | various | cream | Meiers Road practice car park | |
Corymbia | trachyphloia | Brown Bloodwood | SEQ native | various | cream | occasional between fairways | |
Corymbia | tessellaris | Moreton Bay Ash | SEQ native | winter | cream | RHS Red 5 green | |
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Corymbia | ptychocarpa | Swamp Bloodwood | N Australia | spring | pink-red | behind Gold 6 green; RHS Red 9 | |
Corymbia | torelliana | Cadaghi | N Qld | October | cream | LHS Blue 9 men’s tee | |
Cupaniopsis | anacardioides | Tuckeroo | SEQ native | winter | yellow | RHS Red 3 fairway | |
Delonix | regia | Poinciana | S America | summer | red-orange | IGC entry & clubhouse surrounds | |
Elaeocarpus | eumundi | Eumundi Quandong | SEQ native | summer | white | LHS Red 5 tee block | |
Elaeocarpus | angustifolius | Blue Quandong | SEQ native | summer | white | RHS Gold 7 fairway & behind green | |
Elaeocarpus | reticulatus | Blueberry Ash | SEQ native | summer | white | between Gold 5 & 6 fairways | |
Erythrina | crista-galli | Cockspur Coral Tree | Brazil | spring | red | LHS Red 4 tee block; Gold 7 green | |
Erythrina | variegata | Variegated Coral Tree | SEQ native | spring | red | LHS/behind Gold 8 green | |
Eucalyptus | acmenoides | White Mahogany | SEQ native | various | cream | Meiers Road carpark | |
Eucalyptus | crebra | Narrow-leafed Ironbark | SEQ native | spring | cream | behind Green 7 men’s tee – ancient tree | |
Eucalyptus | grandis | Flooded Gum | SEQ native | autumn | cream | behind Gold 4 tee block & along river | |
Eucalyptus | microcorys | Tallowwood | SEQ native | winter-spring | cream | Gold between fairways | |
Eucalyptus | moluccana | Gum-topped Box | SEQ native | winter | cream | RHS Green 5 approach to green | |
Eucalyptus | pilularis | Blackbutt | SEQ native | various | cream | RHS Red 5 fairway | |
Eucalyptus | propinqua | Grey Gum | SEQ native | spring | cream | LHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Eucalyptus | siderophloia | Grey Ironbark | SEQ native | since died | cream | RHS Blue 6 fairway | |
Eucalyptus | tereticornis | Queensland Blue Gum | SEQ native | autumn-winter | cream | Along river bank & floodplain | |
Eugenia | jambos | Rose Apple | SE Asia | spring | cream | LHS Red 1 tee block | |
Ficus | benjamina | Weeping Fig | N Qld | summer | green/brown | feature group RHS Green 2 green | |
Ficus | cv longifolia | Long-leaved Fig | Asia | summer | green/brown | behind Gold 7 green | |
Ficus | macrophylla | Moreton Bay Fig | SEQ native | summer | orange-purple | behind Blue 1 green | |
Ficus | lyrata | Fiddle-leaf Fig | tropical Africa | various | green/brown | LHS Green 9 fairway approach | |
Ficus | microcarpa/hillii | Hill’s Fig | N Qld | various | green/brown | RHS Red 5 fairway & RHS Green 9 green | |
Ficus | obliqua | Small-leaved Fig | SEQ native | various | yellow/orange | strangler on ancient trees | |
Ficus | rubiginosa | Rusty Fig | SEQ native | various | yellow/red | RHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Ficus | virens | White Fig | N Australia | various | white | LHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Flindersia | australis | Crow’s Ash | SEQ native | spring-summer | white-cream | common between fairways | |
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Flindersia | schottiana | Bumpy Ash | SEQ native | spring-summer | cream | RHS Gold 7 tee block; flrg Oct | |
Fraxinus | griffithii | Himalayan Ash | Asia | Jan & May-Jun | white-cream | LHS Green 8 tee block & RHS Green 2 | |
Grevillea | baileyana | White Silky Oak | N Qld | early summer | cream | occasional between fairways | |
Grevillea | robusta | Silky Oak | SEQ native | September | orange | Feature tree behind Blue 8 green | |
Hadroanthus | chrysantha | yellow trumpet tree | S America | spring | yellow | between Green 2 & Blue 8 | |
Hadroanthus | impetiginosus | Pink Trumpet Tree | S America | winter | pink | RHS Blue 8 fairway/green | |
Harpullia | pendula | Tulipwood | SEQ native | summer | white | LHS Gold 5 fairway | |
Hibiscus | tiliaceus | Cottonwood | SEQ native | summer | yellow | along river banks above tidal zone | |
Hymenosporum | flavum | Native Frangipani | SEQ native | October | yellow | LHS Gold 7 | |
Jacaranda | mimosiifolia | Jacaranda | S America | spring | purple | planted between fairways | |
Jagera | pseudorhus | Foambark | SEQ native | winter | orange-brown | Gold between fairways | |
Koelreuteria | elegans/formosana | Golden Rain Tree | Asia | autumn | yellow | Weedy species planted between fairways | |
Lagerstroemia | indica | Crape Myrtle | E Asia | summer | pink | LHS Gold 8 fairway | |
Lagerstroemia | indica | cv ‘Acoma’ | E Asia | summer | white | LHS Gold 8 fairway | |
Lagerstroemia | speciosa | Queen’s Crape Myrtle | S Asia | summer | purple | behind temp Green 6 green | |
Lagunaria | patersonia | Norfolk Island Hibiscus | N Qld | spring | pink | RHS Green 4 fairway; RHS Red 7 green | |
Lophostemon | confertus | Brushbox | SEQ native | summer | cream | behind Red 6 green | |
Lysiphyllum | hookeri | Pegunny | N Qld | summer | white-pink | LHS Red 1 | |
Macaranga | tanarius | Macaranga | SEQ native | summer | white-green | along river banks | |
Magnolia | viginiana | Sweetbay | N America | winter | white | between Red 3 & 4 | |
Mallotus | philippensis | Red Kamala | SEQ native | summer | yellow | LHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Mangifera | indica | Mango | India | winter-spring | orange | LHS Red 6 green along road boundary | |
Melaleuca | leucodendra | Weeping Paperbark | N Qld | winter-spring | cream | LHS Green 5 temporary green | |
Melaleuca | linariifolia | Snow in Summer | SEQ native | spring | cream | RHS Green 7 men’s tee | |
Melaleuca | bracteata | Black Tea-tree | SEQ native | spring | white | occasional between fairways | |
Melaleuca | quinquenervia | Broad-leaved Paperbark | SEQ native | spring-summer | white | occasional between fairways | |
Melaleuca | viminalis | Weeping Bottlebrush | SEQ native | spring-summer | red | cultivated in garden areas | |
Melicope | elleryana | Pink Euodia | SEQ native | spring | pink | LHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Melicope | rubra | Little Euodia | N Qld | spring | pink | RHS Red 4 tee block & LHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Milletia | pinnata | Pongamia | N Qld | summer | pink, purple | RHS Red 8 men’s tee block | |
Pararchidendron | pruinosum | Snow Wood | SEQ native | spring-summer | white | twisted orange pods LHS Gold 7 | |
Peltophorum | pterocarpum | Yellow Poinciana | SE Asia | spring | yellow | common between fairways | |
Phaleria | clerodendron | Scented Daphne | N Qld | summer | white | RHS Red 5 tee block | |
Polyscias | elegans | Celerywood | SEQ native | summer | greenish | RHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Psidium | guajava | Guava | Asia | spring | white | LHS Gold 9 tee block | |
Rhizophora | stylosa | Red Mangrove | SEQ native | autumn | white | along Brisbane Riverbanks | |
Schotia | brachypetala | Weeping Boer-bean | Africa | spring | red | between Red 4 & 5 flrg Sep-Oct | |
Schefflera | actinophylla | Umbrella tree | N Qld | spring-summer | red fruit | naturalised along river bank | |
Spathodea | campanulata | African Tulip tree | Africa | Apr-Jun | red | common plantings between fairways | |
Stenocarpus | sinuatus | Firewheel tree | SEQ native | summer | red | RHS Blue 3; LHS Red 2 | |
Syzygium | forte | White Apple | N Qld | spring | cream | LHS Blue 8 green | |
Syzygium | leuhmannii | Small-leaved lilypilly | SEQ native | spring | cream | LHS Gold 7 green | |
Syzygium | australe | Brush Cherry | SEQ native | spring | cream | RHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Tamarindus | indica | Tamarind Tree | Asia | spring-summer | yellow-orange | common between fairways | |
Tipuana | tipu/speciosa | Racehorse tree | S America | spring | yellow | Green nine progressivley being removed | |
Tristaniopsis | laurina | Water Gum | SEQ native | summer | cream | planted near coaching centre | |
Waterhousea | floribunda | Weeping Lilypilly | SEQ native | spring | cream | planted near coaching centre | |
112 | Xanthostemon | chrysanthus | Golden Penda | SEQ native | summer | yellow | widely planted Red nine flrg April |
Palms, Cycads and Tropicals | |||||||
Agave | attenuata | Swan’s neck Agave | Mexico | spring-summer | cream | clubhouse surrounds | |
Alcantarea | imperialis | var rubra | Brazil | srping-summer | cream | clubhouse surrounds | |
Archontophoenix | cunninghamiana | Bangalow Palm | SEQ native | summer | cream | clubhouse surrounds | |
Bismarckia | nobilis | Bismarck Palm | Madagascar | clubhouse surrounds | |||
Chrysalidocarpus | lutescens | Golden cane Palm | Madagascar | spring-summer | yellow | LHS Red 6 tee block | |
Cordyline | fruticosa | Palm lily cutlivars | old world tropics | spring-summer | cream | RHS Gold 7 tee block | |
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Cycas | revoluta | Sago Palm | Japan | clubhouse surrounds, RHS Gold 7 | |||
Draceana | fragrans | Fragrant Draceana | W Africa | summer | cream | clubhouse surrounds | |
Draceana | marginata | Dragon tree | Madagascar | summer | cream | clubhouse surrounds | |
Draceana | marginata ‘tricolor’ | Dragon tree | Madagascar | summer | cream | clubhouse surrounds | |
Hyophorbe | lagenicaulis | Bottle Palm | Mauritius | LHS entry road garden | |||
Macrozamia | communis | Burrawang | SEQ native | clubhouse surrounds | |||
Rhapis | excelsa | Lady Palm | China | clubhouse surrounds | |||
Syagrus | romanzoffianum | Cocos Palm | Cocos Islands | summer | cream | weed along river | |
15 | Zamia | furfuracea | Cardboard Cycad | Mexico | clubhouse surrounds | ||
Shrubs | |||||||
Acacia | complanata | Flat-stemmed Wattle | SEQ native | summer | yellow | LHS Gold 5 fairway along river | |
Acalypha | godeseffiana | Copper Leaf | SE Asia | clubhouse surrounds | |||
Acalypha | wilksiana | Beefsteak Plant | SE Asia | clubhouse surrounds | |||
Atractocarpus | fitzalanii | Native Gardenia | SEQ native | spring | white | RHS Red 4 tee block | |
Brunsfelsia | latifolia | Yesterday Today & Tomorrow | tropical America | spring | purple-white | clubhouse surrounds | |
Calliandra | haematocephala | Red Calliandra | S America | summer | red | LHS Red 6 tee block | |
Caliandra | portoricensis | White Calliandra | S America | spring | white | LHS Red 6 tee block | |
Callistemon | cv ‘little john’ | Dwarf Bottlebrush | cultivar | various | red | clubhouse surrounds | |
Cascabela | thevetia | Yellow Oleander | S America | summer | yellow | between Green 5 tee block & 9 green | |
Citrus | australasica | Finger Lime | SEQ native | various | green/black | LHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Codiaeum | variegatum | Variegated Croton cv | SE Asia | various | various | clubhouse surrounds | |
Duranta | erecta | cv Golden | S America | spring-summer | purple | clubhouse surrounds | |
Enchylaena | tomentosa | Ruby Saltbush | SEQ native | spring | red fruits | tidal area riverside Blue 3 | |
Eutaxia | myrtifolia | Eagg & Bacon Plant | SEQ native | spring | orange-red | RHS Red 9 tee block | |
Gardenia | angusta | cultivars | Asia | spring | white | clubhouse surrounds; RHS Red 7 tee-block | |
Graptophyllum | ilicifolium | Holly Fuschia | central-N Qld | spring | red | RHS Red 4 men’s tee block | |
Grevillea | cv ‘Bush Lemons’ | cultivar | various | yellow | occasional between fairways | ||
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Grevillea | cv ‘orange marmalade’ | cultivar | various | orange | LHS Blue 7men’s tee & other gardens | ||
Grevillea | cv ‘moonlight’ | cultivar | various | cream | cultivated in garden areas | ||
Grevillea | cv ‘misty pink’ | cultivar | various | pink | cultivated in garden areas | ||
Grevillea | cv ‘honey gem’ | cultivar | various | orange | cultivated in garden areas | ||
Grevillea | cv ‘Cooroora Cascade’ | cultivar | various | cream | cultivated in garden areas | ||
Grevillea | pinaster | prostrate form | cultivar | various | red | around Blue 7 tee block | |
Grewia | occidentalis | Purple Grewia | S Africa | spring | purple | RHS Red 1 tee block/carpark | |
Hibiscus | rosa-sinensis | cv tricolor | Asia | various | various | occasional between fairways | |
Ixora | cv ‘prince of orange’ | SE Asia | spring-summer | orange | clubhouse surrounds | ||
Ixora | cv ‘pink malay’ | SE Asia | spring-summer | pink | clubhouse surrounds | ||
Ixora | cv ‘yellow dwarf’ | SE Asia | spring-summer | yellow | clubhouse surrounds | ||
Ixora | cv ‘white malay’ | SE Asia | spring-summer | white | clubhouse surrounds | ||
Leptospermum | brachyandrum | Weeping Tea-tree | SEQ native | spring | white | LHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Leptospermum | petersonii | Lemon-scented Myrtle | SEQ native | spring | white | LHS Gold 7 fairway; flrg April | |
Magnolia | obovata | shrub Magnolia | Japan | spring | white | clubhouse surrounds | |
Melaleuca | cv claret tops | Dwarf Paperbark | cultivar | various | white | RHS Red 5 tee block & fairway | |
Melaleuca | salicina | Pink Tips | SEQ native | various | cream | widespread in gardens | |
Melaleuca | thymifolia | Thyme Honey Myrtle | SEQ native | various | pink-purple | cultivated in garden areas | |
Melastoma | malabathricum | Blue Tongue | N Qld | spring-summer | purple | LHS Gold 6 tee-block | |
Metrosideros | thomasii | NZ Christmas Bush | NZ | spring | white-red | clubhouse surrounds | |
Murraya | paniculata | Mock Orange | Asia | spring | white | cultivated in garden areas | |
Nandina | domestica | Sacred Bamboo | Asia | spring-summer | cream | clubhouse surrounds | |
Nerium | oleander | cv dwarf pink/apricot | Mediterranean | various | various | poisonous latex; clubhouse surrounds | |
Orthosiphon | aristatus | Cat’s Whiskers | SEQ native | summer | white | RHS Red 5 tee block & fairway | |
Pavetta | australiensis | Pavetta | SEQ native | spring, summer | white | RHS Red 4 tee block | |
Philotheca | myoporoides | cv ‘Winter Rouge’ | SEQ native | spring | pink-white | LHS Blue 3 tee underplanting | |
Phyllanthus | multiflorus | Waterfall Plant | SEQ native | spring-summer | white-green | LHS Gold 7 fairway | |
Polyscias | cultivar | Aralia | behind Gold 8 tee | ||||
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Psychotria | loniceroides | Hairy Psychotria | SEQ native | Feb-Mar | white | LHS Blue 3 men’s tee underplanting | |
Raphiolepis | cv ‘Cosmic White’ | Indian Hawthorn | Asia | spring | white | clubhouse surrounds | |
Sannantha | tozerensis | Mt Tozer May | N Qld | spring | white | RHS Red 9 tee block | |
Sannantha | similis | May | SEQ native | summer | white | cultivated in garden areas | |
Sannantha | similis | cv. ‘La Petite’ | cultivar | spring | white | clubhouse surrounds | |
Schefflera | arboricola | dwarf umbrella tree | Taiwan | nil | orange berries | clubhouse surrounds | |
Westringia | fruticosa cv | Jervis Gem | cultivar | spring | mauve | widespread | |
53 | Xanthorrhoea | glauca | Grass Tree | SEQ native | spring | green/black | RHS entry road |
Herbs | |||||||
Alternanthera | ficoidea | cultivars | Brazil | all year | red | gardens around clubhouse | |
Anigozanthos | flavidus | Kangaroo Paws | WA | spring | red | LHS Gold 9; behind Blue 7 tee | |
3 | Carpobrotus | grandiflora | cultivars | S America | summer | yellow/red | in garden around Blue 7 tee block |
Clumping plants | |||||||
Agapanthus | africanus | cv Dwarf White | Africa | summer | purple/white | clubhouse surrounds | |
Cenchrus | purpurascens | Swamp Foxtail | SEQ native | spring | cream | widely cultivated in garden areas | |
Crinum | pedunculatum | River Lily | SEQ native | spring | white | along river above high tide | |
Dianella | cultivars | Flax Lily | SEQ native | spring | purple | widely cultivated in garden areas | |
Dietes | bicolor | Yellow Dietes | S Africa | spring | yellow | common in gardens | |
Dietes | grandiflora | White Dietes | S Africa | spring | white | occasional in gradens | |
Hymenocallis | pedalis | Spider Lily | S America | summer | white | clubhouse surrounds | |
Liriope | cv ‘elmarco’ | Liriope | cultivar | summer | pink | clubhouse surrounds | |
Liriope | cv ‘evergreen giant’ | Tall Liriope | cultivar | summer | pink | clubhouse surrounds | |
Liriope | cv ‘muscari’ | Liriope | cultivar | summer | pink | clubhouse surrounds | |
Lomandra | hystrix | Creek Matrush | SEQ native | spring-summer | cream | widely cultivated in garden areas | |
Lomandra | longifolia | Spiny Matrush | SEQ native | spring-summer | cream | widely cultivated in garden areas | |
Philodendron | selloum | Tall Phildendron | Brazil | nil | clubhouse surrounds | ||
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Philodendron | cv ‘xanadu’ | Dwarf Philodendron | cultivar | nil | clubhouse surrounds | ||
Rhoeo | discolor | Moses-in-a-boat | cultivar | summer | white | clubhouse surrounds | |
16 | Strelitzia | reginae | Bird of Paradise | Madagascar | spring-summer | orange | clubhouse surrounds |
Freshwater and Tidal Wetlands | |||||||
Baumea | articulata | Jointed Twig-rush | SEQ native | spring-summer | brown | dams | |
Cyperus | exaltatus | Giant Sedge | SEQ native | spring-summer | brown/orange | Red 9 lowest dam | |
Ficinia | nodosa | Knobby Club Rush | SEQ native | sping-summer | cream | dams | |
Juncus | usitatus | Common Rush | SEQ native | various | brown | poorly drained Blue 9 & Green 1 | |
Lepironia | articulata | Grey Rush | SEQ native | spring-summer | brown | dams | |
Ludwigia | peploides | Water Primrose | S America | spring-summer | yellow | Red 1 dam RHS green; Red 7 2nd dam | |
Nymphoides | indica | Water Snowflakes | SEQ native | spring-summer | white | dams | |
Persicaria | species | Smartweed | SEQ native | spring-summer | white | dam RHS Red 1 green | |
Sarcocornia | quinqueflora | Beadweed, Samphire | SEQ native | summer-autumn | cream | riverbank next to Green 3 | |
Schoenoplectus | mucronatus | Triangular Clubrush | SEQ native | spring-summer | pale brown | Red 9 lowest dam | |
Sueada | australis | Seablite | SEQ native | spring-summer | pink | riverbank next to Green 3 fairway | |
12 | Typha | orientalis | bulrush, cumbungi | SEQ native | spring-summer | white | riverbank next to Green 3 fairway |
Ferns | |||||||
Blechnum | cultivar | blechnum | cultivar | nil | clubhouse surrounds | ||
Drynaria | rigidula | basket nest fern | SEQ native | nil | on Euc crebra behind Green 7 men’s tee | ||
Nephrolepis | cordifolia | swordfern | SEQ native | nil | widespread in garden areas | ||
4 | Platycerium | bifurcatum | elkhorn | SEQ native | nil | RHS Red 5 green on Moreton Bay Ash | |
Climbing Plants (excludes weeds) | |||||||
Bougainvillea | cultivars | Bougainvillea | S America | Jan-June | various | abundant along fences & river | |
Hardenbergia | violacea cv | Native Sarsparilla | SEQ native | spring | purple | occasional between fairways | |
Pandorea | pandorana | Wonga Vine | SEQ native | spring | cream | on fence behind Red 5 green | |
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Parsonsia | straminea | Monkey Pod Vine | SEQ native | spring | brown | RHS Red 9 men’s tee-block | |
5 | Trachlospermum | jasminoides | Star Jasmine & tricolor | Asia | nil | white-pink | clubhouse gardens & drinking fountains |
Parasitic Epiphytes | |||||||
Amyema | congener | Variable Mistletoe | SEQ native | spring-summer | red | on Melaleuca shrubs behind Gold 4 tee | |
Amyema | miquellii | Bronze Mistletoe | SEQ native | spring-autumn | red | on blue gums along river | |
3 | Amylotheca | dictyophleba | Brush Mistletoe | SEQ native | spring-summer | red | RHS Blue 1 fairway on Crape Myrtle |
Weeds | |||||||
Andredera | cordifolia | Madiera Vine | S America | spring | white | weed of untended places | |
Antigonon | leptopus | Coral Vine | Mexico | spring | red | along river | |
Arundo | donax | Giant Reed | Africa & Asia | spring-summer | white | along Brisbane river | |
Asparagus | plumosus | Asparagus Vine | S Africa | summer | cream | widespread weed in landscaped areas | |
Baccharis | halimifolia | Groundsel Bush | Americas | spring | white | weed to RHS Green 8 fairway | |
Bidens | pilosa | Cobbler’s Peg | Americas | various | yellow | Meiers Road carpark | |
Celtis | sinensis | Chinese Elm | Asia | spring-summer | cream | weed tree along river & other locations | |
Cestrum | parqui | Green Cestrum | tropical America | spring | green-cream | weed of untended places | |
Chamaesyce | hirta | Asthma Plant | Mediterranean | various | reddish | weed of untended places | |
Chamaesyce | hyssopifolia | a Spurge | Mediterranean | various | reddish | weed of untended places | |
Chamaesyce | prostrata | Prostrate Spurge | Mediterranean | various | reddish | weed of untended places | |
Chloris | gayana | Rhodes Grass | S Africa | spring-summer | pink | weed of untended places | |
Cinnamomum | camphorae | Camphor Laurel | Asia | summer | cream | weed tree along river & other locations | |
Cirsium | vulgare | Spear Thistle | Europe & Asia | spring | purple | occasional in planted areas | |
Citharexylum | spinosum | Fiddlewood tree | central America | spring-summer | cream | also cultivated on RHS Blue 1 fairway | |
Commelina | benghalensis | hairy Wandering Jew | Africa & Asia | spring-summer | green-cream | naturalised weed | |
Conyza | bonariensis | Flaxleaf Fleabane | Tropics | spring-summer | cream | common in grassed & mulched rough | |
Conyza | sumatrensis | Tall Fleabane | SE Asia | spring-summer | red | common in grassed & mulched rough | |
Crassocephalum | crepidioides | Thickhead | Africa | spring-summer | yellow | ocasional in planted area | |
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Flowering | Colour | Example Location on Golf Course | |
Cyperus | rotundus | Nutgrass | Africa | various | brown | widespread in grassed rough | |
Eleusine | indica | Crow’s Foot grass | Africa | various | green | weed in grassed areas | |
Emelia | sonchifolia | Tasselflower | Asia | spring-summer | purple | weed of untended places | |
Euphorbia | cyathophora | Painted Spurge | Mexico | always | red bracts | weed of untended places | |
Euphorbia | peplus | Petty Spurge | Europe | winter | green | LHS Blue 3 tee block | |
Ficus | elastica | Rubber Plant | India | nil | occasional along river bank | ||
Ipomoea | cairica | Mile-a-Minute | Africa | various | purple | abundant in gardens and river bank | |
Ligustrum | lucidum | Broad-laeved Privet | Asia | spring-summer | cream | along river banks | |
Macfadyena | unguis-cati | Cat’s Claw Creeper | central America | spring-summer | yellow | weed along river banks | |
Macroptilium | atropurpureum | Siratro | Africa | spring-summer | dark red | weed of untended places | |
Megathyrsus | maximus | Guinea Grass, Green Panic | Africa | various | green-cream | weed of untended places | |
Nymphaea | caerulea | Blue Water Lily | Africa | spring-summer | purple | weed in dams/lakes | |
Passiflora | foetida | Stinking Passion Vine | Americas | summer | yellow | occasional along river banks | |
Passiflora | suberosa | Corky Passion Vine | Americas | various | green-cream | occasional along river banks | |
Ricinus | communis | Castor Oil plant | Mexico | spring-summer | purple | weed along river banks | |
Schinus | trebinthifolia | Broad-leaved Pepper | S America | summer | red | along river bank | |
Senna | pendula | Easter Cassia | S America | autumn | yellow | Meiers Road carpark | |
Solanum | mauritianum | Wild Tobacco | S America | spring-summer | white | weed of untended places | |
Solanum | seaforthianum | Brazilian Nightshade | S America | spring-summer | white | occasional in garden areas | |
Solanum | torvum | Devil’s Fig | S America | spring | white | weed of untended places | |
40 | Vachellia | nilotica | Prickly Acacia | Africa | spring | cream | Meiers Road carpark |
271 | Total number of flora species recorded | ||||||
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Observed | Example Location on Golf Course | ||
Fauna | |||||||
Mammals – based on diurnal visual sightings, signs and scats only | |||||||
Isoodon | macrourus | Northern Brown Bandicoot | SEQ native | resident | diggings observed along river | ||
Phascolarctos | cinereus | Koala | SEQ native | visitor | possible scratch marks on blue gums along river | ||
Pteropus | alecto | Black Flying Fox | SEQ native | resident | intermittent camp on Indooroopilly island | ||
Tachyglossus | aculeatus | Echidna | SEQ native | resident | reportedby others between Red 1- 4, & Gold 6-7 | ||
Pseudocheirus | peregrinus | Ringtail Possum | SEQ native | resident | occasional roadkill/bushland | ||
6 | Trichosorus | vulpecula | Brushtail Possum | SEQ native | resident | observed in clubhouse surrounds | |
Birds – based mostly on anecdotal observations and calls | |||||||
Acridotheres | tristis | Common Mynah | India | resident | Red 1 fairway 14.3.18 | ||
Alectura | lathami | Australian Brush-Turkey | SEQ native | resident | common in gardens building mound nests | ||
Alisterus | scapularis | Australian King Parrot | SEQ native | summer | along river | ||
Amaurornis | olivaceus | Water Hen | SEQ native | resident | around dams | ||
Anas | gracilis | Grey Teal | SEQ native | visitor | around dams | ||
Anas | superciliosa | Pacific Black Duck | SEQ native | summer | around dams | ||
Anhinga | melanogaster | Darter | SEQ native | resident | around dams esp Red 9 | ||
Anthochaera | chrysoptera | Brush Wattlebird | SEQ native | visitor | along river LHS red 4 men’s tee | ||
Ardea | intermedia | Intermediate Egret | SEQ native | resident | around dams | ||
Aviceda | subcristata | Crested Hawk (Pacific Baza) | SEQ native | October | along river red nine | ||
Aythya | australis | Hardhead | SEQ native | resident | dams & river | ||
Burhinus | grallarius | Bush Thick-knee | SEQ native | occasional | observed near clubhouse & Green 1, 4 | ||
Butorides | striatus | Striated Heron | SEQ native | summer | along river | ||
Cacatua | galerita | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | SEQ native | resident | small flocks visit to forage in trees | ||
Cacatua | roseicapilla | Galah | SEQ native | resident | small flocks forage on grass | ||
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Observed | Example Location on Golf Course | ||
Cacatua | tenuirostris | Long-billed Corella | SEQ native | resident | large flocks visit to forage | ||
Centropus | phasianinus | Pheasant Coucal | SEQ native | April-May | heard in dense vegetation along river | ||
Chenonetta | jubata | Australian Wood Duck | SEQ native | various | common around dams | ||
Coracina | novaehollandiae | Black-face Cuckoo Shrike | SEQ native | spring-summer | occasional visitor foraging in trees | ||
Corvus | orru | Torresian Crow | SEQ native | resident | near clubhouse scavenging food | ||
Coturnix | australis | Brown Quail | SEQ native | resident in dense bush | hides in long grass | ||
Cracticus | nigrogularis | Pied Butcherbird | SEQ native | resident | common in poinciana bar! | ||
Cracticus | torquatus | Grey Butcherbird | SEQ native | resident | common across course | ||
Dacelo | novaeguineae | Laughing Kookaburra | SEQ native | resident | occasional in ‘old gum trees’ | ||
Dicaeum | hirundinaceum | Mistletoebird | SEQ native | along river | spreads mistletoe seeds | ||
Dicrurus | bracteatus | Spangled Drongo | SEQ native | June-December | feeding along river bank, Red 5 | ||
Egreta | novaehollandiae | White-faced Heron | SEQ native | resident | around dams | ||
Entomyzon | cyanotis | Blue-faced Honeyeater | SEQ native | resident | common in spring | ||
Erythrogonys | cinctus | Red-kneed Dotterel | SEQ native | visitor | Red 7 dam Jan.20 | ||
Eudynamys | scolopacea | Common Koel | SEQ native | spring-autumn | October – March | ||
Fulica | atra | Eurasian Coot | SEQ native | resident | around dams | ||
Gallinula | tenebrosa | Dusky Moorhen | SEQ native | resident | around dams | ||
Gallirallus | philippensis | Buff-banded Rail | SEQ native | visitor | observed near clubhouse | ||
Gerygone | levigaster | Mangrove Gerygone | SEQ native | resident | mangrove habitat | ||
Grallina | cyanoleuca | Peewee | SEQ native | resident | occasional across course | ||
Gymnorhina | tibicen | Magpie | SEQ native | resident | common across course | ||
Halaeetus | leucogaster | White-bellied Sea Eagle | SEQ native | vagrant | wind-ranging along river | ||
Haliastur | indus | Brahminy Kite | SEQ native | resident | sometimes viewed from Green 4 | ||
Haliastur | sphenurus | Whistling Kite | SEQ native | resident | along River at Gold 3 | ||
Himantopus | himantopus | Black-winged Stilt | visitor | visitor spring | edge of dam, LHS Red 3men’s tee | ||
Hirundo | ariel | Fairy Martin | SEQ native | resident | trees at river edge | ||
Hirundo | neoxina | Welcome Swallow | SEQ native | resident | widespread & along river | ||
Hirundo | nigricans | Tree Martin | SEQ native | resident | dams and along river banks | ||
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | observed | Example Location on Golf Course | ||
Lichmera | indistincta | Brown Honeyeater | SEQ native | Oct-Nov 19 | LHS Red 1 men’s tee near dam | ||
Manorina | melanocephala | Noisy Miner | SEQ native | resident | common; nesting June Green 2/8 | ||
Merops | ornatus | Rainbow Bee-eater | SEQ native | spring-summer | LHS Red 1 tee 22.9.18, river Blue 3 | ||
Myzomela | sanguinolenta | Scarlet Honeyeater | SEQ native | Sep-19 | Pair on Grevillea between Red 8 & 9 | ||
Ninox | connivens | Barking Owl | SEQ native | May | early evening call N of clubhouse | ||
Ninox | novaehollandiae | Southern Boobook | SEQ native | winter | night calls | ||
Ocyphaps | lophotes | Crested Pigeon | SEQ native | resident | occasional on fairways | ||
Oriolis | sagittatus | Plive-backed Oriole | SEQ native | summer | in figs near Green 2 green | ||
Pandion | haliaetus | Osprey | SEQ native | May, July | flying May,July near Blue 3 green | ||
Pardalotus | striatus | Striated Pardalote | SEQ native | mud banks | previously photographed by Tom Oliver. | ||
Pelicanus | conspicillatus | Pelican | SEQ native | resident | 2019 permanent around dams | ||
Phalacrocorax | sulcirostris | Little Black Cormorant | SEQ native | resident | common around dams | ||
Philemon | corniculatus | Noisy Friarbird | SEQ native | May-Nov | calling along River Red 5 | ||
Platalea | regia | Royal Spoonbill | SEQ native | Mar-Dec | dams, breeding plumage April | ||
Platycercus | adscitus | Pale-headed Rosella | SEQ native | spring-summer | occasional feeding on flowers | ||
Podargus | strigoides | Tawny Frogmouth | SEQ native | spring-autumn | in forest near River | ||
Psophodes | olivaceus | Eastern Whipbird | SEQ native | May-June | along river in dense vegetation | ||
Rhipdura | leucophrys | Willy Wagtail | SEQ native | resident | widespread across course | ||
Scythrops | novaehollandiae | Channel-billed Cuckoo | visitor | Sep-Mar | Sep-Mar visitors to parasitise nests | ||
Sphecotheres | viridis | Figbird | SEQ native | resident | Weeping figs RHS of Green 2 green | ||
Strepera | graculina | Pied Currawong | SEQ native | resident | widespread | ||
Streptopelia | chinensis | Spotted turtle-Dove | introduced | resident | clubhouse surrounds | ||
Threskiornis | molucca | Australian White Ibis | SEQ native | resident | around dams | ||
Todiramphus | sancta | Sacred Kingfisher | SEQ native | spring-summer | LHS Red 1 tee dam; along river | ||
Trichglossus | chlorolepidotus | Scaly-breasted Lorikeet | SEQ native | summer | occasional visitor to flowering trees | ||
Trichoglossus | haematodus | Rainbow Lorikeet | SEQ native | spring-autumn | regular visitor to flowering trees | ||
Vanellus | miles | Spur-wing Plover | SEQ native | resident | common on Green 1 & Blue 9 | ||
71 | Zosterops | lateralis | Silvereye | SEQ native | resident | Heard in bushes along river | |
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Observations | Example Location on Golf Course | ||
Reptiles – records are from anecdotal observations only | |||||||
large brown | snake | unidentified, tbc | SEQ native | summer | reported by others near LHS Red 7, late 8.18 | ||
Ctenotus | taeniolatus | Copper-tailed Skink | SEQ native | spring | occasional seen in grassy areas | ||
Dendrelaphis | punctulata | Common Tree snake | SEQ native | summer | occasional sighting in garden areas | ||
Emydura | macquarii | Short-necked Turtle | SEQ native | all year | common in dams, specially along Red 9 | ||
Lampropholis | guichenoti | Grass Skink | SEQ native | all year | common in longer grass | ||
Morelia | spilota mcdowelli | Carpet Python | SEQ native | summer | occasional sighting in garden areas | ||
Pseudechis | porphyriacus | Red-bellied Black Snake | SEQ native | wet weather | reported by others during rainy season RHS Green 7 | ||
8 | Physignathus | leseurii | Eastern Water Dragon | SEQ native | all year | common along the river banks | |
Amphibians – most records from calls during wet weather | |||||||
Bufo | marinus | Cane Toad | S America | wet weather | abundant around dams | ||
Litorea | caerulea | Green Treefrog | SEQ native | wet weather | calling in wet weather | ||
3 | Litorea | fallax | Eastern Sedgefrog | SEQ native | wet weather | calling 8.9.18 near Blue 7 tee block | |
Fish – surface sightings only – no trapping | |||||||
Anguilla | reinhardtii | Longfin Eel | SEQ native | all year | most dams | ||
2 | Cyprinus | carpio | European Carp | europe & asia | all year | most dams | |
Invertebrates | |||||||
Segmented Worms – no systematic survey has been attempted | |||||||
Chtonobdella | whitmani | Leech | SEQ native | summer | on Ron Youngson green 7,wet weather | ||
2 | Heteroporodrilus | tryoni | Giant Earthworm | SEQ native | summer | seen on fairways after heavy rain | |
Insects – no systematic survey has been attempted | |||||||
1 | Abispa | ephippium | Potter Wasp | SEQ native | spring | on grass fairway Red 1 | |
Spiders – no systematic survey has been attempted | |||||||
1 | Nephila | species | Golden-orb Spider | SEQ native | summer | large webs often slung between trees | |
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Observations | Example Location on Golf Course | ||
Butterflies – supplementary observations contributed by Mr J B Wade | |||||||
Belenois | java | Caper White | SEQ native | November | Green 6 fairway | ||
Catopsila | pomona | Lemon Migrant | SEQ native | September | various locations | ||
Catopsilia | pyranthe | White Migrant | SEQ native | September | Gold 4 fairway | ||
Cressida | cressida | Clearwing Swallowtail | SEQ native | September | Green 6 fairway | ||
Danaus | plexippus | Monarch | SEQ native | September | Blue 5 fairway | ||
Dolleschallia | bisaltide | Leafwing | SEQ native | October | Green 7 tee; Gold 6 | ||
Eurema | brigitta | No Brand Grass Yellow | SEQ native | November | |||
Eurema | hecabe | Large Grass-Yellow | SEQ native | tbc | |||
Euploea | core | Common Crow | SEQ native | October | Red 2 fairway | ||
Junonia | villida | Meadow Argus | SEQ native | September | Gold 7 fairway; Gold 1 | ||
leptotes | plinius | Plumbago Blue | SEQ native | November | Gold 9 tee | ||
Melanitis | leda | Evening Brown | SEQ native | October | Green 3 tee | ||
Papilio | aegaeus | Orchard Swallowtail | SEQ native | November | Gold 5 fairway | ||
Papilio | anactus | Dainty Swallowtail | SEQ native | March, April | feeding March on Pavetta australiensis | ||
Papilio | demoleus | Chequered Swallowtail | SEQ native | April, September | Green 6 green, on Callistemon flowers | ||
Phaedyma | shepherdi | White-banded Plane | SEQ native | May; September | clubhouse surrounds; Gold 4 fairway | ||
Pieris | rapae | Cabbage White | SEQ native | November | various locations | ||
Tirumala | hamata | Blue Tiger | SEQ native | September | Red 5 faiway | ||
Trapezites | eliena | Orange Ochra | SEQ native | September | Red 2 tee | ||
20 | Zizula | hylax | Dainty Grass Blue | SEQ native | October | temp Green 6 tee | |
114 | Total number of fauna species recorded | ||||||
385 | Total number of Flora and Fauna species recorded | ||||||
Genus | species/cultivar | common name | Origin | Observations | Example Location on Golf Course | ||
Kingdom Fungi | |||||||
(regarded by biologists as a separate kingdom from Plants and Animals) | |||||||
Agaricus | bisporus | Common Mushroom | Europe | fruiting | in grass on Gold fairways | ||
Amanita | species | Warty Cap Mushroom | SEQ native | fruiting | RHS Green 9 fairway under shade | ||
Cortinarius | species | a Cap Mushroom | SEQ native | fruiting | RHS red 2 tee | ||
Myena | austrofilopes | a Cap Mushroom | SEQ native | fruiting | in garden mulch | ||
Phallus | rubicundus | Stinkhorn | SEQ native | fruiting | in garden mulch LHS Gold 4 | ||
6 | Podaxis | species | Hard Puffball | SEQ native | fruiting | in garden mulch | |
391 | Total species recorded | ||||||