Fauna and Species of Crowdy Bay National Park including frogs, lizards, snakes, monitors, dragons, bats, wallabies, wallaby, and more!

On the Holiday Coast of New South Wales (NSW), Harrington and Crowdy Head offer family accommodation and activities to suit all tastes.  Our restaurants and cafés along the jewel toned waters where the Manning River meets the ocean, and at Crowdy Bay with mountain and headland views, provide beautiful vistas of sand, surf and sun.  Just 3˝ hours north of Sydney on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales Australia, Harrington and Crowdy Head are located halfway between Port Macquarie and Taree on the Pacific Highway.  The Harrington and Crowdy Head region offers fine national parks, RV and caravan parks, fine hotels and motels, and accommodation for all budgets. We are enjoyed equally by couples, singles and families looking for adventure acitivites and recreation in our beautiful region, with rainforest mountains just 20 minutes inland, and the Crowdy Bay National Park with Diamond Head and Kylie's Lookout just minutes away
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Crowdy Bay National Park Flora

Species List

Crowdy Bay National Park features a surprising array of species due to it's wonderful mix of coastal rainforest, heath, scrub, fern glades and various forest types. 

Year-round you will find flowers of interest, as well as a surprising array of species in the microclimates created along the Todea creek gully (accessible by the Kylie's loop walk).  Some quasi-littoral zones feature Xanthorrhoea (grass trees) as well.   
You'll also find some very interesting ferns clinging to the windswept heath.  The heath wildflowers just beyond Kylie's lookout going towards The Arch are not to be missed.  
 
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Scientific Name

Common Name
Legal Status
Count
Info
Acanthaceae
Map Brunoniella pumilio Dwarf Blue Trumpet
U
1
Map Pseuderanthemum variabile Pastel Flower
U
1
Adiantaceae
Map Adiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair
P13
1
Anacardiaceae
Map Euroschinus falcata var. falcata Ribbonwood
U
1
Anthericaceae
Map Caesia parviflora var. parviflora
U
1
Map Laxmannia gracilis
U
1
Apiaceae
Map Actinotus helianthi Flannel Flower
P13
1
Below:  The Fabulous Flannel Flower -- one of the triumphs of adaptation and form coming together to delight the senses!
Map Hydrocotyle sp. aff. acutiloba
U
1
Map Platysace ericoides
U
1
Map Platysace lanceolata
U
3
Map Trachymene incisa
U
3
Map Xanthosia pilosa
U
1
Apocynaceae
Map Parsonsia straminea Common Silkpod
U
1
Araliaceae
Map Polyscias elegans Celery Wood
U
1
Map Polyscias sambucifolia Elderberry Panax
U
1
Asclepiadaceae
Map Marsdenia rostrata Common Milk Vine
U
1
Asteraceae
Map Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel Bush
U
1
Map Bidens pilosa Cobbler's Pegs
U
1
Map Chrysanthemoides monilifera
U
1
Map Ozothamnus diosmifolius White Dogwood
U
1
Map Senecio madagascariensis Fireweed
U
1
Bignoniaceae
Map Pandorea pandorana Wonga Wonga Vine
U
1
Blandfordiaceae
Map Blandfordia grandiflora
P13
1
Blechnaceae
Map Blechnum cartilagineum Gristle Fern
U
1
Map Doodia aspera Prickly Rasp Fern
U
1
Cabombaceae
Map Brasenia schreberi Watershield
U
1
Casuarinaceae
Map Allocasuarina defungens
E1
15
Map Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak
U
1
Map Allocasuarina torulosa Forest Oak
U
1
Colchicaceae
Map Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids
U
2
Cyperaceae
Map Baumea muelleri
U
2
Map Carex breviculmis
U
1
Map Caustis blakei subsp. blakei
P13
1
Map Gahnia clarkei
U
4
Map Gahnia sieberiana
U
1
Map Isolepis crassiuscula
U
1
Map Lepidosperma laterale
U
1
Map Lepidosperma neesii
U
1
Map Ptilothrix deusta
U
2
Map Schoenus brevifolius
U
1
Map Schoenus lepidosperma subsp. pachylepis
U
1
Dennstaedtiaceae
Map Pteridium esculentum Bracken
U
5
Dicksoniaceae
Map Calochlaena dubia Common Ground Fern
U
1
Dilleniaceae
Map Hibbertia aspera
U
1
Map Hibbertia fasciculata
U
3
Map Hibbertia linearis
U
2
Map Hibbertia riparia
U
1
Map Hibbertia scandens Climbing Guinea Flower
U
1
Droseraceae
Map Drosera peltata
U
1
Map Drosera spatulata
U
1
Elaeocarpaceae
Map Elaeocarpus reticulatus Blueberry Ash
U
2
Epacridaceae
Map Epacris pulchella
U
3
Map Leucopogon ericoides
U
2
Map Leucopogon lanceolatus
U
1
Map Leucopogon lanceolatus var. gracilis
U
1
Map Leucopogon leptospermoides
U
2
Map Leucopogon margarodes
U
2
Map Leucopogon parviflorus Coastal Beard-heath
U
4
Map Leucopogon spp.
U
1
Map Monotoca elliptica
U
3
Map Monotoca scoparia
U
1
Map Monotoca spp.
U
1
Euphorbiaceae
Map Amperea xiphoclada
U
1
Map Breynia oblongifolia Coffee Bush
U
2
Map Glochidion ferdinandi Cheese Tree
U
2
Map Omalanthus populifolius Bleeding Heart, Native Poplar
U
1
Map Ricinocarpos pinifolius Wedding Bush
U
1
Fabaceae (Faboideae)
Map Aotus ericoides
U
2
Map Aotus subglauca
U
1
Map Desmodium varians Slender Tick-trefoil
U
1
Map Dillwynia floribunda
U
2
Map Dillwynia retorta
U
3
Map Glycine clandestina
U
1
Map Glycine microphylla
U
1
Map Gompholobium pinnatum Pinnate Wedge Pea
U
1
Map Kennedia rubicunda Red Kennedy Pea
U
3
Map Mirbelia rubiifolia
U
1
Map Oxylobium arborescens Tall Shaggy Pea
U
3
Map Phyllota phylicoides Heath Phyllota
U
2
Map Platylobium formosum
U
1
Map Pultenaea retusa
U
1
Fabaceae (Mimosoideae)
Map Acacia elongata Swamp Wattle
U
1
Map Acacia falcata
U
1
Map Acacia longifolia
U
5
Map Acacia longifolia subsp. longifolia Sydney Golden Wattle
U
1
Map Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood
U
4
Map Acacia suaveolens Sweet Wattle
U
2
Map Acacia ulicifolia Prickly Moses
U
3
Goodeniaceae
Map Dampiera sylvestris
U
3
Map Goodenia bellidifolia
U
1
Haloragaceae
Map Gonocarpus humilis
U
1
Map Gonocarpus micranthus
U
2
Map Gonocarpus micranthus subsp. ramosissimus
U
1
Map Gonocarpus salsoloides
U
3
Map Gonocarpus tetragynus
U
1
Map Gonocarpus teucrioides
U
3
Iridaceae
Map Patersonia glabrata
U
2
Map Patersonia sericea
U
2
Lauraceae
Map Cassytha glabella
U
1
Map Cassytha pubescens
U
3
Map Endiandra sieberi Hard Corkwood
U
1
Map Litsea reticulata Bolly Gum
U
1
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Lobeliaceae
Map Pratia purpurascens Whiteroot
U
1
Loganiaceae
Map Mitrasacme paradoxa
U
1
Map Mitrasacme polymorpha
U
1
Lomandraceae
Map Lomandra filiformis subsp. filiformis
U
1
Map Lomandra glauca Pale Mat-rush
U
1
Map Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush
U
6
Map Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora Many-flowered Mat-rush
U
2
Loranthaceae
Map Amyema congener subsp. congener
U
1
Map Dendrophthoe vitellina
U
3
Map Muellerina celastroides
U
1
Luzuriagaceae
Map Eustrephus latifolius Wombat Berry
U
1
Map Geitonoplesium cymosum Scrambling Lily
U
2
Meliaceae
Map Synoum glandulosum subsp. glandulosum Scentless Rosewood
U
1
Myrtaceae
Map Acmena smithii Lilly Pilly
U
1
Map Angophora costata Sydney Red/Rusty Gum
U
4
Map Callistemon pachyphyllus Wallum Bottlebrush
U
1
Map Corymbia gummifera Red Bloodwood
U
1
Map Corymbia intermedia Pink Bloodwood
U
1
Map Eucalyptus globoidea White Stringybark
U
1
Map Eucalyptus microcorys Tallowwood
U
1
Map Eucalyptus pilularis Blackbutt
U
5
Map Eucalyptus planchoniana Bastard Tallowwood
U
1
Map Eucalyptus resinifera Red Mahogany
U
2
Map Eucalyptus robusta Swamp Mahogany
U
1
Map Kunzea capitata
U
2
Map Leptospermum continentale Prickly Teatree
U
1
Map Leptospermum laevigatum Coast Teatree
U
1
Map Leptospermum polygalifolium
U
5
Map Leptospermum trinervium
U
2
Map Lophostemon confertus Brush Box
U
1
Map Melaleuca nodosa
U
2
Map Melaleuca quinquenervia Paperbark
U
3
Map Melaleuca sieberi
U
1
Map Syncarpia glomulifera Turpentine
U
1
Olacaceae
Map Olax stricta
U
1
Oleaceae
Map Notelaea longifolia forma intermedia
U
1
Orchidaceae
Map Acianthus spp.
U
1
Map Calochilus paludosus Red Beard Orchid
U
1
Map Corybas spp.
U
1
Map Pterostylis longifolia Tall Greenhood
U
1
Map Pterostylis spp.
U
1
Oxalidaceae
Map Oxalis exilis
U
1
Phormiaceae
Map Dianella caerulea
U
1
Map Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
U
1
Map Dianella caerulea var. producta
U
4
Map Dianella revoluta
U
1
Pittosporaceae
Map Billardiera scandens Appleberry
U
2
Map Pittosporum revolutum Rough Fruit Pittosporum
U
2
Plantaginaceae
Map Plantago lanceolata Lamb's Tongues
U
1
Poaceae
Map Entolasia marginata Bordered Panic
U
1
Map Entolasia stricta Wiry Panic
U
3
Map Hemarthria uncinata Matgrass
U
1
Map Imperata cylindrica var. major Blady Grass
U
1
Map Microlaena stipoides
U
2
Map Oplismenus imbecillis
U
2
Map Ottochloa gracillima
U
1
Map Panicum simile Two-colour Panic
U
3
Map Paspalidium distans
U
1
Map Themeda australis Kangaroo Grass
U
4
Polygalaceae
Map Comesperma ericinum
U
1
Polypodiaceae
Map Platycerium bifurcatum Elkhorn
P13
1
Proteaceae
Map Banksia ericifolia
U
2
Map Banksia integrifolia
U
1
Map Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia Coastal Banksia
U
2
Map Banksia oblongifolia
U
2
Map Banksia serrata
U
3
Map Banksia spinulosa var. collina
U
1
Map Hakea teretifolia
U
1
Map Lomatia silaifolia Crinkle Bush
P13
1
Map Persoonia katerae
U
1
Map Persoonia lanceolata
U
1
Map Persoonia levis Broad-leaved Geebung
U
2
Map Persoonia linearis Narrow-leaved Geebung
U
2
Map Persoonia virgata
U
1
Restionaceae
Map Baloskion pallens
U
2
Map Baloskion tetraphyllum
P13
4
Map Empodisma minus
U
1
Map Eurychorda complanata
U
1
Map Hypolaena fastigiata
U
1
Map Leptocarpus tenax
U
2
Map Lepyrodia scariosa
U
1
Map Sporadanthus interruptus
U
2
Rosaceae
Map Rubus moluccanus var. trilobus Molucca Bramble
U
1
Map Rubus parvifolius Native Raspberry
U
1
Rubiaceae
Map Durringtonia paludosa
U
9
Map Pomax umbellata
U
3
Rutaceae
Map Boronia pinnata
P13
3
Map Boronia polygalifolia
P13
1
Map Eriostemon australasius
P13
1
Map Zieria laxiflora
U
1
Below:  Boronia just south of Todea creek on the Kylie's Loop Trail at Diamond Head

Santalaceae
Map Exocarpos cupressiformis Native Cherry
U
1
Map Exocarpos strictus Dwarf Cherry
U
1
Map Leptomeria acida Sour Currant Bush
U
2
Map Thesium australe
V
2
Sapindaceae
Map Alectryon coriaceous Beach Alectryon
U
1
Map Cupaniopsis anacardioides Tuckeroo
U
1
Map Dodonaea triquetra
U
2
Selaginellaceae
Map Selaginella uliginosa
U
4
Smilacaceae
Map Smilax australis Sarsaparilla
U
1
Map Smilax glyciphylla Sweet Sarsparilla
U
2
Thymelaeaceae
Map Pimelea linifolia
U
4
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Tremandraceae
Map Tetratheca thymifolia Black-eyed Susan
U
1
Verbenaceae
Map Lantana camara Lantana
U
2
Violaceae
Map Viola hederacea Ivy-leaved Violet
U
1
Vitaceae
Map Cissus hypoglauca Giant Water Vine
U
1
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Map Xanthorrhoea fulva
U
4
Map Xanthorrhoea macronema
U
2
Xyridaceae
Map Xyris gracilis
U
2
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On the Holiday Coast of NSW, Harrington and Crowdy Head offer family accommodation and activities to suit all tastes.  Our restaurants and cafés along the jewel toned waters where the Manning River meets the ocean, and at Crowdy Bay with mountain and headland views, provide beautiful vistas of sand, surf and sun.  Just 3˝ hours north of Sydney on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales Australia, Harrington and Crowdy Head are located halfway between Port Macquarie and Taree on the Pacific Highway.  The Harrington and Crowdy Head region offers fine national parks, RV and caravan parks, fine hotels and motels, and accommodation for all budgets. We are enjoyed equally by couples, singles and families looking for adventure acitivites and recreation in our beautiful region, with rainforest mountains just 20 minutes inland, and the Crowdy Bay National Park with Diamond Head and Kylie's Lookout just minutes away

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