Argophyllum ferrugineum is a plant in the Argophyllaceae family endemic to a small part of north eastern Queensland.

[3] The species epithet ferrugineum is from the Latin ferrūgineus meaning rust-coloured, referring to the colour of the veins on the undersurface of the leaves.

[2][3] A. ferrugineum is restricted to a small area of the Wet Tropics of Queensland, mostly in the area of Tully Falls and Koolmoon Creek and with a disjunct population around Kirrama, west of Cardwell.

[3][4] It inhabits open forest and the edges of rainforest, usually along stream margins, on shallow rhyolite soils.

[3][4] This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.