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Australian Plants on Australian Postage Stamps

Stamps are listed below according to plant species and year of issue.

The 'PREVIOUS' and 'NEXT' buttons at the end of each stamp page move in chronological order of their issue.
The 'STAMPS' button brings you back to this alphabetical index.

The chronological sequence starts with the South Australian Proclamation Tree stamp of 1936, a River Red Gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis. The first real featured flower is the Flannel Flower, Actinotus helianthi 2/-, 8 April 1959.
It ends with Araucaria heterophylla, one of two stamps to celebrate 'Norfolk Island Lookouts' in 2023.

Only the first issued stamp with a particular botanical illustration is included when the same illustration is used on stamps with several denominations or re-issues.

Christmas Island stamps are treated as a separate website [here].
At this stage stamps from other Australian Territories, like Cocos-Keeling Island, are not included.

We are building up a collection of Australian native plants on other country's stamps, ie Uganda

Plants featured on postage stamps

Acacia - stylised graphic 2016
Acacia alata subsp. biglandulosa 2021
Acacia baileyana 1978
Acacia coriacea 2002
Acacia dealbata (?) 1982
Acacia leprosa 'Scarlet Blaze' 2021
Acacia melanoxylon 1996
Acacia purpureopetala 2021
Acacia pycnantha 1959
Acacia pycnantha 1970
Acacia pycnantha 1990
Acacia pycnantha 2014
Acmena smithii (now Syzygium smithii)
Acronychia acidula 2019
Actinodium cunninghamii 2005
Actinotus helianthi 1959
Adansonia gregorii 2005
Anigozanthos 'Bush Tango' 2003
Anigozanthos manglesii 1962
Anigozanthos manglesii 1968
Anigozanthos manglesii 2006
Anigozanthos manglesii 2014
Araucaria heterophylla 2014
Araucaria heterophylla 2014
Araucaria heterophylla 2018
Araucaria heterophylla 2019
Araucaria heterophylla 2023
Armillaria luteobubalina (fungus) 1981
Backhousia citriodora 2022
Banksia baxteri 2018
Banksia coccinea 2018
Banksia cuneata 2018
Banksia grossa 2018
Banksia integrifolia 2000
Banksia marginata 2020
Banksia prionotes (?) 1996
Banksia serrata 1960
Banksia serrata 1986
Banksia serrata 2010
Banksia speciosa 2018
Barringtonia calyptrata 2001
Blandfordia grandiflora 1960
Blandfordia grandiflora 1967
Blandfordia punicea 2007
Brachychiton acerifolius 1978
Brachychiton rupestris 2015
Caladenia discoidea 2014
Calandrinia creethae 2017
Callistemon glaucus 2000
Callistemon teretifolius 1975
Callistemon viminalis 2021
Caleana major 1986
Caltha introloba 1986
Caloplaca sp. (lichen) 2017
Calytrix carinata 2002
Celmisia asteliifolia 1986
Cephalotus follicularis 2013
Citrus austrolasica 2019
Citrus glauca 2019
Cocos nucifera 2013
Cochlospermum gillivraei 2001
Coprinus comatus (fungus) 1981
Correa reflexa 1986
Correa reflexa 1999
Cortinarius austro-venetus (fungus) 1981
Cortinarius cinnabarinus (fungus) 1981
Corymbia aparrerinja 1978
Corymbia aparrerinja 1993
Corymbia aparrerinja 2002
Corymbia calophylla 'Rosea' 1982
Corymbia citriodora 2015
Corymbia ficifolia 1982
Corymbia ficifolia 2011
Corymbia ficifolia 2016
Corymbia sp. 1985
Cyathea brownii 2019
Cyathea brownii 2019
Dendrobium bigibbum (see Dendrobium phalaenopsis)
Dendrobium phalaenopsis 1968
Dendrobium phalaenopsis 1998
Dendrobium phalaenopsis 2014
Dendrobium nindii 1986 (see Durabaculum nindii )
Dendrobium nindii 2003 (see Durabaculum nindii )
Dicksonia antarctica 1996
Dillenia alata 1986
Dioscorea transversa 1993
Diuris magnifica 2006
Dockrillia striolata 2014
Drosera lowriei 2013
Drosera microphylla 2015
Drosera rupicola 2013
Elythranthera emarginata 1986
Epacris impressa 1968
Epacris impressa 2014
Epacris petrophila 2019
Eryngium pinnatifidum 2015
Eucalyptus caesia 1982
Eucalyptus caesia 2016
Eucalyptus calophylla 'Rosea' 1982 (now Corymbia calophylla)
Eucalyptus camaldulensis 1936
Eucalyptus camaldulensis 1974
Eucalyptus camaldulensis 2013
Eucalyptus diversicolor 2005
Eucalyptus ficifolia 1982 (now Corymbia ficifolia)
Eucalyptus forrestiana 1982
Eucalyptus globulus 1968
Eucalyptus globulus 1982
Eucalyptus globulus 2014
Eucalyptus grossa 2005
Eucalyptus mannifera 2013
Eucalyptus pauciflora 2005
Eucalyptus pauciflora 2020
Eucalyptus papuana 1978 (now Corymbia aparrerinja)
Eucalyptus papuana 1993 (now Corymbia aparrerinja)
Eucalyptus papuana 2002 (now Corymbia aparrerinja)
Eucalyptus polybractea 2011
Eucalyptus regnans 1996
Eucalyptus sp. 1985 (now Corymbia sp.)
Eucalyptus sp. 2013
Ficus macrophylla 2005
Ficus rubiginosa 2021
Ficus virens 2015
Grevillea iaspicula 2020
Grevillea juncifolia 2002
Grevillea mucronulata 2007
Grevillea 'Superb' 2003
Gossypium sturtianum 1971
Gossypium sturtianum 1978
Gossypium sturtianum 2007
Gunniopsis quadrifida 2017
Hakea laurina 2006
Hardenbergia violacea 2000
Helichrysum thomsonii 1975
Helipterum albicans 1986
Hibbertia scandens 1999
Hibiscus insularis 2017
Hibiscus insularis 2023
Hibiscus meraukensis 1986
Hibiscus tiliaceus 2010
Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis 1999
Ipomoea pes-caprae 2010
Isopogon formosus subsp. dasylepis 2015
Lagunaria patersonii 2017
Lagunaria patersonii 2020
Leucochrysum albicans 1986
Macadamia cv. 2011
Maireana sedifolia 2012
Melaleuca alternifolia 2011
Melaleuca linariifolia 2021
Melaleuca lanceolata 2015
Mentha australis 2022
Microseros lanceolata 2002
Mirbelia spinosa 2015
Morinda citrifolia 2010
Nelumbo nucifera 2002
Nelumbo nucifera 2017
Nepenthes rowaniae 2013
Nymphaea gigantea 2017
Nymphaea immutabilis 2002
Nymphoides geminata 2017
Petrophile latericola 2019
Phalaenopsis rosenstromii 1998
Phebalium whitei 2007
Piper excelsum subsp.psittacorum 2023
Pleurophyllum hookeri 2010
Portulaca cyclophylla 2017
Pringlea antiscorbutia 2017
Rhodanthe chlorocephala
2011
Rytidosperma clelandii 2019
Santalum acuminatum 2002
Sarcochilus falcatus 2014
Suriana maritima 2010
Swainsona formosa 1968
Swainsona formosa 1971
Swainsona formosa 2005
Swainsona formosa 2014
Syzyium smithii 2002
Tasmannia lanceolatus 2022
Tecticornia verrucosa 2017
Telopea speciosissima 1959
Telopea speciosissima 1968
Telopea speciosissima 2006
Telopea speciosissima 2014
Telopea speciosissima 2023
Thelymitra campanulata 2014
Thelymitra variegata 1986
Thysanotus tuberosus 2005
Ungeria floribunda 2020
Wahlenbergia gloriosa 1986
Wahlenbergia stricta 1999
Wollemia nobilis 2005
Xanthorrhoea australis 1978
Xanthorrhoea sp. 2018

Other native botanical stamps
Christmas Island stamps 1963-present
various native plants 1990
various native plants 1992
May Gibbs, Gumnut Babies stamp pack, 2016

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