Ettrema Mallee - profile

Indicative distribution

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Scientific name: Eucalyptus sturgissiana

Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable

Commonwealth status: Not listed

Profile last updated: 13 Nov 2024

Description

The Ettrema Mallee grows to 5 m tall. It has smooth grey to brown bark that sheds in strips. Unusually, the adult leaves are paired, slender (to 12 cm by 1.5 cm) and glossy green on both sides. The buds are stalkless, blue-green and to 7 mm long by 4 mm wide. The flowers are in clusters of seven, and are held on a flattened stalk. The fruits are bell-shaped, to 7 mm long and 7 mm wide.

Distribution

The Ettrema Mallee is mostly restricted to the Northern Budawang Range in Morton National Park, with a few occurrences on the nearby coastal plain.

Habitat and ecology

Usually grows as an emergent in low shrub-heath.
Grows on sandy, swampy soils.
Little is known of this species' ecology.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Sydney Basin

Threats

Any species with such a small range and population size is vulnerable to disturbance (e.g. fire), and the loss of even a few plants can be of major significance.
Potential for direct damage to individuals and habitat on roadsides due to road maintenance or construction activities.
Too frequent or intense burning presents a threat to persistance and recruitment at some locations.
The species occurs on freehold land where future land management is not certain.
The full distribution and area of occupancy of the species is not completely known at all locations.

Recovery strategies

A targeted strategy for managing this species has been developed under the Saving Our Species program; click here for details. For more information on the Saving Our Species program click here

Activities to assist this species

Protect known populations from changes to land use.
Examine ways to increase regeneration (e.g. by fencing).
Mark sites and potential habitat onto maps used for planning (rehabilitation and recovery).
Search for new populations in potential habitat.

Information sources

Brooker, M. and Kleinig, D.A. (1999) Field guide to eucalypts, Volume 1: South-eastern Australia. 2nd edn. Blooming Books, Hawthorn.
Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002) Flora of New South Wales. Volume 2, Revised Edition. UNSW, Sydney.