Chef's Cap Correa - profile

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Scientific name: Correa baeuerlenii

Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable

Commonwealth status: Vulnerable

Profile last updated: 21 Sep 2021

Description

Chef's Cap Correa is a shrub to 2.5 metres tall. Its hairy stems are rust-coloured. The glossy, elliptical leaves are between 2 - 6 cm long and 1 - 2 cm wide. The long (2 - 3 cm) tubular flowers are greenish-yellow; appearing in spring and sporadically at other times.

Distribution

Chef's Cap Correa has been recorded between Nelligen (on Nelligen Creek and the Buckenbowra River) and Mimosa Rocks National Park.

Habitat and ecology

Occurs in riparian sites within forests of various eucalypts, including Silvertop Ash (Eucalyptus sieberi), Yellow Stringybark (E. muelleriana), Blue-leafed Stringybark (E. agglomerata) and Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata), or she-oak woodland. It may also be found in near-coastal rocky sites.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Inappropriate burning regimes.
Climate change impacts to hydrology.
Feral animals (e.g. deer, pigs) causing disturbance including trampling, grazing or physical disturbance.
Habitat degradation by weeds.

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

Until the fire ecology of the species is better understood, mosaic hazard reduction techniques should be applied to ensure the same areas are not burned frequently.
Conduct searches in suitable habitat in proposed development areas.
More research is needed into the ecological needs of this species, with a view to developing a fire management plan for the species.

Information sources

Briggs, J.D. and Leigh, J.H. (1990) Delineation of Important Habitats of Threatened Plant Species in South-eastern New South Wales. Research Report to the Australian Heritage Commission. (CSIRO, Canberra)
Briggs, J.D. and Leigh, J.H. (1996) Rare or Threatened Australian Plants. Revised Edition. (CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne)
Weston, P.H. and Harden, G.J. (2002) Correa. Pp 289-292 in Harden, G.J. (ed.) Flora of New South Wales. Volume 2. Revised Edition (New South Wales University Press, Sydney)

IBRA Bioregion	IBRA Subregion	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions region

Ocean	Twofold Shelf	Known	None
South East Corner	Bateman	Known	None
South East Corner	South East Coastal Ranges	Known	North of the Bega River

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