This list includes changes to species groups in the Cut Flower Sustainable Management Plan 2023–27, Appendix A. These changes will be incorporated into Schedule 6 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 in due course.
Threatened species are listed within Schedule 1 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act. It is recognised that some individually listed threatened species are traded in the native plant industry and may appear as both threatened and protected plants. Picking and harvesting threatened plant species from the wild is not permitted under a wild harvest or approved harvest licence. Threatened species will only be available to the whole plant and cut-flower industry as grower-only products and regulated under a grower licence.
Part 1: Cut-flowers
Group 1
Wild harvester or grower licence picking from state forest permitted with forest products licence.
Bangalow palm (foliage only)
| Scientific name | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Adiantum spp. | Maidenhair fern |
| Archontophoenix cunninghamiana | Bangalow palm (foliage only) |
| Baeckea linifolia | Weeping baeckea |
| Banksia spinulosa | Hairpin banksia |
| Cassinia aureonitens | Yellow cassinia |
| Caustis spp., native to NSW | Curly sedges, old man’s whiskers |
| Cordyline stricta | Narrow-leaved palm lily |
| Crowea exalata | Crowea |
| Crowea saligna | Crowea |
| Davallia solida var. pyxidata | Hare’s foot fern |
| Dodonaea lobulata | Lobed-leaved hop bush |
| Eriostemon spp. native to NSW | – |
| Gahnia sieberiana | Red-fruited saw sedge |
| Isopogon spp., native to NSW | Drumsticks, cone bushes |
| Kunzea ambigua | Tick bush |
| Kunzea capitata | Pink kunzea |
| Leptospermum lanigerum | Woolly tea-tree |
| Leptospermum rotundifolium | Round-leaf tea-tree |
| Livistona australis (foliage only) | Cabbage tree palm, fan palm |
| Lomatia silaifolia | Crinkle bush |
| Persoonia spp., native to NSW (P. pinifolia) | Geebungs |
| Petrophile spp., native to NSW | Conesticks |
| Phebalium squamulosum | Scaly phebalium |
| Philotheca spp., native to NSW | Philotheca |
| Ptilotus exaltatus | Tall mulla mulla |
| Ptilotus obovatus | Smoke bush, cotton bush |
| Pycnosorus spp., native to NSW | Billy-buttons |
| Restio tetraphyllus | Tassel-rush |
| Sannantha angusta | – |
| Sannantha collina | – |
| Sannantha crassa | – |
| Sannantha pluriflora | – |
| Sannantha similus | – |
| Sprengelia incarnata | Pink swamp heath |
| Sticherus flabellatus | Shiny fan-fern, umbrella fern |
| Swainsona formosa | Sturt’s desert pea |
| Tmesipteris spp., native to NSW | Ferns |
| Xanthorrhoea spp. (foliage only) | Grass trees |
| Xylomelum spp., native to NSW | Woody pear |
| Zamiaceae, native to NSW | Cycads |
Group 2
Wild harvester or grower licence picking from state forest permitted with forest products licence.
| Scientific name | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Boronia spp., native to NSW | Boronias |
| Doryanthes excelsa (foliage only) | Giant lilies |
| Eriostemon australasius | Wax flower |
| Lycopodium spp., native to NSW | Mountain moss |
| Persoonia pinifolia | Pine-leaved geebung |
| Philotheca obovalis | Wax flower |
Group 3
Wild harvester (National Parks and Wildlife Services tags required) or grower licence
| Scientific name | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Actinotus spp., native to NSW (except A. minor) | Flannel flower |
| Blandfordia spp. | Christmas bells |
| Doryanthes excelsa (flowers only) | Giant lily |
| Xanthorrhoea spp. (flowers only) | Grass tree |
Group 4
Grower licence only
| Scientific name | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Boronia deanei | Dean’s boronia |
| Boronia umbellata | Boronia |
| Craspedia spp., native to NSW | Billy buttons |
| Dicranopteris linearis | – |
| Doryanthes palmeri | Spear lily |
| Grevillea longifolia | Fern-leaf grevillea |
| Isopogon fletcheri | – |
| Leptospermum spectabile | – |
| Macrozamia johnsonii | Cycad |
| Macrozamia flexuosa | Cycad |
| Persoonia spp. | Geebung |
| Phebalium bifidum | – |
| Phebalium glandulosum spp. eglandulosum | – |
| Philotheca ericifolia | – |
| Philotheca obovatifolia | Native daphne, long-leaf wax flower |
| Telopea spp., native to NSW | Waratah |
Contact us
Biodiversity and Heritage Regulator – plant licensing
Phone: 02 9585 6406
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