Indicative distribution
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Scientific name: Eucalyptus dissita
Gazetted date:
17 Nov 2000
Profile last updated:
13 Mar 2023
Description
A small tree 2 - 4 m in height with many slender stems with smooth, pale-green, yellow-brown or grey bark, which is shed in ribbons. Adult leaves are stiff and held erect, glossy green on both sides, and up to 8 cm long and 1.8 cm wide. Juvenile leaves are blue-green and spear-shaped. The spindle-shaped buds are held in clusters of at least eleven. The round gumnuts are 3 - 5 mm wide and 3 - 5 mm long.
Distribution
This mallee is only found in Gibraltar Range National Park on the eastern edge of the New England Tablelands. Found in 4 sub populations totalling 7ha.
Habitat and ecology
- Occurs on gentle slopes, just above the level of permanent water around the edge of high altitude swamps on gravely sand soils over granite.
- Locally dominant, occuring in small dense patches.
Regional distribution and habitat
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Threats
- Appropriate fire regime is unknown. Establishment of appropriate fire regime is being established through post-fire assessment and monitoring.
- Risk of extinction because distribution is restricted.
- Risk of extinction because of small total population size.
- Poor knowledge of the species' abundance and distribution.
- Poor taxonomic knowledge of species
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
1 priority actions
to help recover the Gibraltar Mallee in New South Wales.
Activities to assist this species
- Stay on established tracks when visiting national parks to avoid damage to vegetation.
- Manage fire in areas of known habitat to encourage regeneration.
- Identify trackside populations and protect them during track-works.
- Protect high altitude swamps providing potential habitat from clearing or disturbance.
- Undertake research into the fire ecology of the species.
- Maintain viable exsitu seedbank and live collection.
- Monitor population dynamics and threats ofknown populations.
- Notify DPE of any additional populations of Gibraltar Mallee in the area.
Information sources
- Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002) Flora of New South Wales. Volume 2, Revised Edition. UNSW, Sydney.
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2003) Threatened Species of the New England Tablelands and North West Slopes of NSW. (NSW NPWS, Coffs Harbour)
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