Plants native to Norfolk Is.

We document 185 of the 329 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Norfolk Is.. Native means native: introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where these plants are from, not everywhere they now grow.

Documented 185 Native, per Kew 329 Coverage 56% TDWG NFK

Best documented by photographic coverage

Every documented species 185 native to Norfolk Is.

SpeciesAuthorityFamily Photographs
Adiantum aethiopicum L. Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum diaphanum Blume Pteridaceae 8
Adiantum hispidulum Sw. Pteridaceae 8
Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco Primulaceae 8
Alternanthera nahui Heenan & de Lange Amaranthaceae 8
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. Amaranthaceae 8
Alyxia ruscifolia R.Br. Apocynaceae 8
Apium prostratum Labill. ex Vent. Apiaceae 8
Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco Araucariaceae 8
Asplenium australasicum Hook. Aspleniaceae 8
Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. Aspleniaceae 8
Atriplex cinerea Poir. Chenopodiaceae 8
Austroblechnum norfolkianum (Heward) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Austroblechnum patersonii (R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Blechnaceae 8
Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. Acanthaceae 8
Baloghia inophylla (G.Forst.) P.S.Green Euphorbiaceae 8
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torr.) Soják Cyperaceae 8
Calanthe triplicata (P.Willemet) Ames Orchidaceae 8
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Carex breviculmis R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Carex brunnea Thunb. Cyperaceae 8
Carex inversa R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Carex pumila Thunb. Cyperaceae 8
Carpobrotus glaucescens (Haw.) Schwantes Aizoaceae 8
Celtis paniculata (Endl.) Planch. Cannabaceae 8
Cenchrus caliculatus Cav. Poaceae 8
Cheilanthes distans (R.Br.) Mett. Pteridaceae 8
Cheilanthes sieberi Kunze Pteridaceae 8
Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy Thelypteridaceae 8
Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lév. Thelypteridaceae 8
Clematis glycinoides DC. Ranunculaceae 8
Commelina cyanea R.Br. Commelinaceae 8
Corybas barbarae D.L.Jones Orchidaceae 8
Cotula australis Hook.f. Asteraceae 8
Crassula sieberiana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Druce Crassulaceae 8
Crepidomanes parvulum (Poir.) Nivart, Senterre & Dubuisson Hymenophyllaceae 8
Crinum asiaticum L. Amaryllidaceae 8
Cryptocarya triplinervis R.Br. Lauraceae 8
Cymbopogon refractus (R.Br.) A.Camus Poaceae 8
Cyperus difformis L. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus lucidus R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh Cyperaceae 8
Dendrobium gracilicaule F.Muell. Orchidaceae 8
Dendroconche scandens (G.Forst.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field Polypodiaceae 8
Dichondra repens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Convolvulaceae 8
Digitaria setigera Roth Poaceae 8
Diplazium australe (R.Br.) N.A.Wakef. Athyriaceae 8
Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.Jeffrey Cucurbitaceae 8
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Sapindaceae 8
Doodia aspera R.Br. Blechnaceae 8
Doodia caudata (Cav.) R.Br. Blechnaceae 8
Drypetes deplanchei (Brongn. & Gris) Merr. Putranjivaceae 8
Echinopogon ovatus (G.Forst.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Eleocharis acuta R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Epilobium billardiereanum Ser. Onagraceae 8
Euchiton involucratus (G.Forst.) Holub Asteraceae 8
Euphorbia glauca G.Forst. Euphorbiaceae 8
Excoecaria agallocha L. Euphorbiaceae 8
Ficinia nodosa (Rottb.) Goetgh., Muasya & D.A.Simpson Cyperaceae 8
Ficus macrophylla Pers. Moraceae 8
Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl Cyperaceae 8
Flagellaria indica L. Flagellariaceae 8
Geitonoplesium cymosum (R.Br.) A.Cunn. ex R.Br. Asphodelaceae 8
Guilandina bonduc L. Fabaceae 8
Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f. Hydrocharitaceae 8
Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane Pteridaceae 8
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Malvaceae 8
Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J.Sm. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Homalanthus populifolius Graham Euphorbiaceae 8
Hydrocotyle hirta R.Br. ex A.Rich. Araliaceae 8
Hymenophyllum multifidum (G.Forst.) Sw. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Hypolepis dicksonioides (Endl.) Hook. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Hypolepis tenuifolia (Forst.) Bernh. Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Ileostylus micranthus (Hook.f.) Tiegh. Loranthaceae 8
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br. Convolvulaceae 8
Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. Cyperaceae 8
Isolepis inundata R.Br. Cyperaceae 8
Jasminum didymum G.Forst. Oleaceae 8
Jasminum simplicifolium G.Forst. Oleaceae 8
Korthalsella japonica (Thunb.) Engl. Santalaceae 8
Korthalsella taenioides (Juss.) Endl. Santalaceae 8
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G.Don Malvaceae 8
Leichhardtia rostrata (R.Br.) P.I.Forst. Apocynaceae 8
Lemna trisulca L. Araceae 8
Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb. Myrtaceae 8
Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Leucopogon parviflorus (Andrews) Lindl. Ericaceae 8
Machaerina juncea (R.Br.) T.Koyama Cyperaceae 8
Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching Thelypteridaceae 8
Melicytus novae-zelandiae (A.Cunn.) P.S.Green Violaceae 8
Metrosideros nervulosa C.Moore & F.Muell. Myrtaceae 8
Microlaena stipoides (Labill.) R.Br. Poaceae 8
Microtis parviflora R.Br. Orchidaceae 8
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f. Orchidaceae 8
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae 8
Muehlenbeckia australis (G.Forst.) Meisn. Polygonaceae 8
Muehlenbeckia complexa (A.Cunn.) Meisn. Polygonaceae 8
Myoporum insulare R.Br. Scrophulariaceae 8
Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nephrolepis flexuosa Colenso Nephrolepidaceae 8
Nicotiana forsteri Roem. & Schult. Solanaceae 8
Oberonia titania Lindl. Orchidaceae 8
Ochrosia elliptica Labill. Apocynaceae 8
Olea paniculata R.Br. Oleaceae 8
Ophioglossum coriaceum A.Cunn. Ophioglossaceae 8
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. Ophioglossaceae 8
Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv. Poaceae 8
Oxalis exilis A.Cunn. Oxalidaceae 8
Oxalis thompsoniae B.J.Conn & P.G.Richards Oxalidaceae 8
Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco Lycopodiaceae 8
Pandorea pandorana (Andrews) Steenis Bignoniaceae 8
Panicum effusum R.Br. Poaceae 8
Parapolystichum microsorum (Endl.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Dryopteridaceae 8
Parietaria debilis G.Forst. Urticaceae 8
Passiflora aurantia G.Forst. Passifloraceae 8
Passiflora herbertiana [Ker.-Gawl.] Passifloraceae 8
Pellaea paradoxa (R.Br.) Hook. Pteridaceae 8
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn. Piperaceae 8
Peperomia urvilleana A.Rich. Piperaceae 8
Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson Polygonaceae 8
Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Asphodelaceae 8
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud. Poaceae 8
Picris burbidgeae S.Holzapfel Asteraceae 8
Planchonella costata (Endl.) Pierre Sapotaceae 8
Planchonella myrsinifolia (F.Muell.) Swenson, Bartish & Munzinger Sapotaceae 8
Platycerium bifurcatum (Cav.) C.Chr. Polypodiaceae 8
Plumbago zeylanica L. Plumbaginaceae 8
Polyphlebium endlicherianum (C.Presl) Ebihara & K.Iwats. Hymenophyllaceae 8
Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. Psilotaceae 8
Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne Dennstaedtiaceae 8
Pteris tremula R.Br. Pteridaceae 8
Pterostylis curta R.Br. Orchidaceae 8
Pterostylis pedunculata R.Br. Orchidaceae 8
Pyrrosia confluens (R.Br.) Ching Polypodiaceae 8
Pyrrosia rupestris (R.Br.) Ching Polypodiaceae 8
Pyrrosia serpens (G.Forst.) Ching Polypodiaceae 8
Rytidosperma racemosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar Poaceae 8
Salicornia quinqueflora Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb. Chenopodiaceae 8
Samolus repens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Pers. Primulaceae 8
Sceptridium australe (R.Br.) Lyon Ophioglossaceae 8
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C.Gmel.) Palla Cyperaceae 8
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. Aizoaceae 8
Sicyos australis Endl. Cucurbitaceae 8
Smilax australis R.Br. Smilacaceae 8
Solanum aviculare G.Forst. Solanaceae 8
Spinifex sericeus R.Br. Poaceae 8
Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid. Araceae 8
Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers Menispermaceae 8
Sticherus lobatus Wakef. Gleicheniaceae 8
Tetragonia implexicoma (Miq.) Hook.f. Aizoaceae 8
Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze Aizoaceae 8
Thelymitra longifolia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Orchidaceae 8
Triglochin striata Ruiz & Pav. Juncaginaceae 8
Trophis scandens (Lour.) Hook. & Arn. Moraceae 8
Typha domingensis Pers. Typhaceae 8
Typha orientalis C.Presl Typhaceae 8
Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. Fabaceae 8
Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. Fabaceae 8
Viola betonicifolia Sm. Violaceae 8
Wahlenbergia gracilis (G.Forst.) A.DC. Campanulaceae 8
Wollastonia biflora DC. Asteraceae 8
Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Asch. Zosteraceae 8
Dracophyllum fitzgeraldii C.Moore & F.Muell. Ericaceae 7
Cassinia tenuifolia Benth. Asteraceae 6
Doodia media R.Br. Blechnaceae 6
Howea forsteriana (F.Muell.) Becc. Arecaceae 6
Lepidorrhachis mooreana (F.Muell.) O.F.Cook Arecaceae 6
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. Poaceae 6
Rhopalostylis baueri (Hook.f.) H.Wendl. & Drude Arecaceae 6
Asplenium difforme R.Br. Aspleniaceae 5
Negria rhabdothamnoides F.Muell. Gesneriaceae 5
Asplenium pteridoides Baker Aspleniaceae 4
Howea belmoreana (C.Moore & F.Muell.) Becc. Arecaceae 4
Pandanus forsteri C.Moore & F.Muell. Pandanaceae 4
Poa poiformis (Labill.) Druce Poaceae 4
Rytidosperma unarede (Raoul) Connor & Edgar Poaceae 4
Elatostema grande (Wedd.) P.S.Green Urticaceae 3
Hedyscepe canterburyana (C.Moore & F.Muell.) H.Wendl. & Drude Arecaceae 3
Hypolepis elegans Carruth. Dennstaedtiaceae 3
Lastreopsis decomposita (R.Br.) Tindale Dryopteridaceae 3
Olearia ballii (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Hemsl. Asteraceae 3
Pterostylis obtusa R.Br. Orchidaceae 3
Sphaeropteris excelsa (R.Br. ex Endl.) R.M.Tryon Cyatheaceae 3
Syzygium fullagarii (F.Muell.) Craven Myrtaceae 3

What this page does not tell you

Kew records 144 more species as native to Norfolk Is. that we do not document. They are real, accepted plants. They have no page here because we could not find three photographs of them licensed for commercial use, and this site publishes no species it cannot show you. That gap is the honest measure of what we are missing, and it is why we print both numbers rather than the flattering one.

This is a checklist of what is native, not a guide to what will grow in your garden, and it carries no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not have those from a source we can cite.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). Native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country (NFK). Introduced, extinct and doubtful records excluded. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  3. iNaturalist. Photographs, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.