Kanangra Wattle - profile

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The areas shown in pink and/purple are the sub-regions where the species or community is known or predicted to occur. They may not occur thoughout the sub-region but may be restricted to certain areas. ( click here to see geographic restrictions). The information presented in this map is only indicative and may contain errors and omissions.

Scientific name: Acacia clunies-rossiae

Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable

Commonwealth status: Not listed

Profile last updated: 04 Mar 2024

Description

Kanangra Wattle is a bushy shrub or tree to 8 metres tall. The phyllodes (leaves) are 4 - 6 cm long by 4 - 10 mm wide, with a small point at the tip. Young phyllodes are densely hairy. The golden-yellow flower heads are produced in sprays of globular heads in early spring. Each spray has eight to 25 heads.

Distribution

Kanangra Wattle grows in the Kowmung and Coxs River areas entirely within Kanangra-Boyd and Blue Mountains National Parks.

Habitat and ecology

Grows in dry sclerophyll forest on skeletal soils on rocky slopes, or on alluvium along creeks.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Inappropriate fire regime varying from too frequent fire to lack of fire.
Habitat disturbance by feral pigs leading to depletion of seedbank.
Browsing by feral deer and goats leading to death of juvenile plants.

Recovery strategies

A Saving Our Species conservation project is currently being developed for this species and will be available soon. For information on how you can contribute to this species' recovery, see the Activities to assist this species section below.

Activities to assist this species

Ensure that personnel planning and undertaking hazard reduction burns are able to identify the species and are aware of its habitat.
Implement mosaic burning of appropriate habitat on a 10 to 40 year cycle, burning only a small proportion of the habitat in any one year. Following occurrence of wildfire, monitoring is required prior to additional ecological burns.
Investigate appropriate fire regime for the species.
Mark sites and potential habitat onto maps used for planning hazard reduction work.

Information sources

Armitage, I. (1977) Acacias of NSW. (Society for growing Australian Plants, NSW)
Fairley, A. (2004) Seldom seen: rare plants of greater Sydney. (Reed New Holland, Sydney)
Fairley, A. and Moore, P. (2000) Native plants of the Sydney district: an identification guide. 2nd Edition. (Kangaroo Press, East Roseville)
Kodela, P.G. and Harden, G.J. (2002) Acacia. Pp 381-476 in Harden, G.J. (ed.) Flora of New South Wales. Volume 2. Revised Edition (New South Wales University Press, Sydney)
Tame, T. (1992) Acacias of South East Australia. (Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst)

IBRA Bioregion	IBRA Subregion	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions region

South Eastern Highlands	Bathurst	Known	None
South Eastern Highlands	Bungonia	Known	None
South Eastern Highlands	Kanangra	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Burragorang	Known	None

Images

Foliage and flowers, Kanangra Wattle <a href="http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/" class="linkBlack100" target="_blank">Botanic Gardens Trust</a>

Foliage and flowers, Kanangra Wattle Botanic Gardens Trust Image 1 of 4.
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