Banyabba Grevillea - profile

Indicative distribution

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Scientific name: Grevillea banyabba

Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable

Commonwealth status: Vulnerable

Profile last updated: 14 Sep 2021

Description

Banyabba Grevillea is an open-branched shrub to 1 – 1.5 m tall. The branchlets are covered with long fine hairs. The 2.5 – 4 cm long leaves have sparse silky hairs below, slightly curved back edges and finely pointed tips. Flowers are usually in loose clusters of three to thirteen and are red with a green or yellow base and with fine silver hairs on most surfaces. The buds have pointed tips. The fruit is a sparsely hairy oval capsule. It splits down one side to release flat rectangular seeds with a wing on one side.

Distribution

Known from Banyabba Nature Reserve, Fortis Creek National Park and Wombat Creek State Conservation Area.

Habitat and ecology

Shrubby open eucalypt forest growing on low ridges and slopes with poor sandy soil.
Often growing in association with Bastard White Mahogany Eucalyptus psammitica, Sandstone Rough-barked Apple Angophora robur and Pink Bloodwood Corymbia intermedia.

Regional distribution and habitat

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South Eastern Queensland

Threats

Inappropriate fire regimes. Too-frequent fires can inhibit regeneration.
Damage during road-works.
Species not known to be impacted by root fungus
Pines are a negligible threat to Grevillea banyabba

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

Manage fire to encourage regeneration.
Identify populations alongside roads, and protect them from disturbance.

Information sources

Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002) Flora of New South Wales. Volume 2, Revised Edition. UNSW, Sydney.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2002) Threatened Species of the Upper North Coast of NSW: Flora. (NSW NPWS, Coffs Harbour)

IBRA Bioregion	IBRA Subregion	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions region

South Eastern Queensland	Clarence Lowlands	Known	Within Banyabba Nature Reserve or within a 10 km buffer of the Reserve
South Eastern Queensland	Clarence Sandstones	Known	Within Banyabba Nature Reserve or within a 10 km buffer of the Reserve

Related information

NSW Flora Online - Grevillea banyabba

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