Baeckea kandos - profile

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Scientific name: Baeckea kandos

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Endangered

Gazetted date: 15 Dec 2000

Profile last updated: 01 Aug 2024

Description

A shrub to 2m high. Leaves are solitary at each node, and are linear to linear-lance-shaped, with smooth margins. The white flowers are up to 5mm across.

Distribution

Found in western Wollemi National Park east of Kandos and retricted to a roughly triangular area 5km across.

Habitat and ecology

Known from several locations in Wollemi National Park, immediately south of Dunns Swamp.
Occurs in heathland on skeletal, infertile sandstone-derived soils, normally in association with pagodas.
Associated with Leptospermum parvifolium, L. arachnoides, Grevillea evansiana, Callitris endlicheri, C. rhomboidea, Persoonia linearis, P. myrtilloides, Prostanthera hindii, Leucopogon muticus, L. microphyllus, Ochrosperma oligomerum, Epacris reclinata and Dracophyllum secundum.
At different locations, Baeckea kandos also occurs with another TSC Act listed endangered species, Pultenaea sp. 'Olinda'; and two vulnerable species Grevillea evansiana and Leionema sympetalum.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Sydney Basin

Threats

Activities associated with track maintenance.
Susceptible to extinction from random natural events, as a consequence of its small and restricted population.
Alteration of natural fire regimes, in particular high intensity burns
Potential for infection by the root-rot fungus Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Recovery strategies

Priority actions are the specific, practical things that must be done to recover a threatened species, population or ecological community. The Office of Environment and Heritage has identified 12 priority actions to help recover the Baeckea kandos in New South Wales.

Activities to assist this species

Searches for the species should be conducted in suitable habitat in areas where activities are proposed.
Ensure track and weir maintenance activities avoid direct and indirect impacts on the species.
Seek opportunities to investigate the species' reponse to fire in order to inform management.
Investigate ex-situ conservation options and the potential for population augmentation &/or translocation.
Mitigate the risk of visitor impacts through interpretive signs that encourage people to keep to the tracks and to prevent the spread of root-rot fungus.

Information sources

Bean, A.R. (1997) A revision of Baeckea (Myrtaceae) in Eastern Australia, Malesia and south-east Asia. Telopea 7(3): 245-268
Bell, S.A.J. (2008) Rare or threatened vascular plant species of Wollemi National Park, central eastern New South Wales. Cunninghamia 10(3): 331–371
NSW Scientific Committee (2000) Baeckea kandos (a shrub) - Endangered species determination - final.
Wilson, P.G. (2002) Baeckea. Pp. 211-214 in Harden, G.J. (ed.) Flora of New South Wales. Volume 2 Revised Edition. (University of New South Wales Press, Sydney)

IBRA Bioregion	IBRA Subregion	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions region

Sydney Basin

Wollemi

Known

None

Images

Baeckea kandos, flower Image 1 of 6.
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