Indicative distribution
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Scientific name: Acacia phasmoides
Profile last updated:
05 Oct 2023
Description
An erect or spreading shrub or tree, 1 - 4 m high with smooth silver-grey bark. The ‘leaves’ (phyllodes or leaf-like structures) are curved, stiff and thread-like, being 5 - 10 cm long and only 1 - 2 mm wide. Golden-yellow flower-heads are produced between September and November. The pods are curved, flat and slender, to 10 cm long and 4 mm wide.
Distribution
The species is only known from one location in NSW: Woomagarma National Park in Greater Hume Shire. It is also found at Burrowa-Pine Mountain National Park in Victoria.
Habitat and ecology
- Grows in shrubby woodland on sandy, granitic soil near creeks or in rocky crevices.
Regional distribution and habitat
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Threats
- Only known from one location, therefore there is an increased risk of local extinction due to stochastic events, such as severe floods or fire.
- An increased fire frequency may threaten the species’ survival.
- Feral grazing animals, particularly goats and deer may be a future threat.
- Livestock from the adjoining freehold property can access the reserve to browse the species if the boundary fence is damaged, potentially as a result of stochastic events.
- Weeds from adjoining freehold property or other areas of the reserve have the potential to establish within the population site.
Recovery strategies
A targeted strategy for managing this species has been developed under the Saving Our Species program; click
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Activities to assist this species
- Negotiate with adjoining landowner for use of an area of suitable habitat as a translocation site. Undertake propagation and planting to establish a new population adjoining the existing population that was decimated in 2012 by a severe flood event.
- Maintain control measures on feral grazing species in the vicinity of the known populations.
- Maintain national park boundary fences to ensure stock on neighbouring properties do not access the park and damage Phantom Wattle plants..
- Survey for new locations of this species.
- Ensure that personnel planning and undertaking hazard reduction burns are able to identify the species and are aware of its habitat.
- Monitor population numbers.
Information sources
- 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)
- Murray Catchment Management Authority and Office of Environment and Heritage (2012) New South Wales Murray Biodiversity Management Plan: A guide to terrestrial biodiversity investment priorities in the central and eastern NSW Murray catchment. (Murray CMA, Albury)
- Sutter, G. (2010) National Recovery Plan for Phantom Wattle Acacia phasmoides. (Department of Sustainability and Environment, East Melbourne)
- Tame, T. (1992) Acacias of South East Australia. (Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst)
- Walsh, N.G. and Entwisle, T.J. (1998) Flora of Victoria; Volume 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae. (Inkata Press, Melbourne)
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