Flora
During 1999 and 2000 the first major survey of the plants species was conducted on foot, which identified 439 species of vascular plants. This consisted of 405 native plant species and 35 alien plant species. There were two declared rare flora; the aquatic herb Trithuria leptogyne (this is the only known location of this species) and Eleocharis keigheryi in two population groups. Additionally there are seven priority species in the reserve these are;
| species | priority |
|---|---|
| Acacia chapmanii subsp. australis | rare |
| Comesperma rhadinocarpum | two |
| Tricoryne arenicola | two |
| Platysace ramosissima | three |
| Stenanthemum tridentatum | three |
| Hydrocotyle lemnoides | four |
| Schoenus natans | four |
In addition there have some other factors of interest in the flora of the Drummond Nature Reserve. The occurrence of Cyathochaeta equitans is the only known inland population, as this species is found predominantly in the sands of the Swan Coastal Plain. A hybrid of Eucalyptus loxophleba has been found with the reserve, Schoenus aff. loliaceus which may be a new species of Schoenus and Rhodanthe pyrethrum is at it northern limit.
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