Beadle's Grevillea - profile

Indicative distribution

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The areas shown in pink and/purple are the sub-regions where the species or community is known or predicted to occur. They may not occur thoughout the sub-region but may be restricted to certain areas. ( click here to see geographic restrictions). The information presented in this map is only indicative and may contain errors and omissions.

Scientific name: Grevillea beadleana

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Endangered

Profile last updated: 01 Dec 2021

Description

Beadle’s Grevillea is a spreading shrub, up to 2.5 m tall and wide. It has dissected and rather soft leaves about 12 - 16 cm long. There are short hairs on the upper surface and the lower surface is thickly felted with curled hairs. The scarlet flowers are the ‘tooth-brush’ type and are held prominently at the ends of the branchlets. The fruit is a hairy capsule that splits into two at maturity.

Distribution

Known from four separate areas, all in north-east NSW: the Torrington area west of Tenterfield, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, Guy Fawkes River National Park and at Chambigne Nature Reserve south-west of Grafton. Historical records suggest it was also once found near Walcha.

Habitat and ecology

Open eucalypt forest and woodland with a shrubby understorey on granite.
Growing on rocks on a sandstone cliffline and escarpment at Chambigne Nature Reserve

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Inappropriate fire regime. Too-frequent fires can inhibit regeneration, but the species requires periodic hot fires for seed germination.
Risk of local extinctions because numbers are low.
Clearing of habitat for grazing or development.
Overgrazing by horses and cattle.
Trampling by humans.
Illegal collection of flowers and plants by wildflower enthusiasts and horticulturalists.
Species is intolerant to drying soils and prolonged drought conditions, which are expected to increase and lead to population declines as a result of climate change
Insufficient understanding of the impact of honeybees taking nectar from flowers without pollinating the plant reducing reproductive success.
Taxonomic uncertainty of each population reducing the effectiveness of management.
Small population size which is vulnerable to extinction from inbreeding, climate change and stochastic events, particularly fire and drought
Uncertainty of future land management and security of the species on private land.

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 19 priority actions to help recover the Beadle's Grevillea in New South Wales.

Activities to assist this species

Keep to established paths in national parks to avoid damaging plants.
Enjoy native wildflowers by photographing them, rather than collecting them.
Assist with the control of feral herbivores.
Manage fire to encourage regeneration. Liaise with the OEH concerning appropriate fire management.
Exclude stock from known and potential habitat.
Prevent clearing or development of known or potential habitat.
Encourage and support property agreements and voluntary conservation agreements.
Report new records to the OEH.
Collect ex-situ material off critically endangered population at Chambigne Nature Reserve

Information sources

Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) (2004) Grevillea beadleana (a shrub) Recovery Plan. NSW DEC, Sydney.
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

Nandewar	Nandewar Northern Complex	Known	Within 15 km of Bates Sugarloaf
New England Tablelands	Armidale Plateau	Predicted	Oxley Wild Rivers National Park or within a 10 km buffer around the Park
New England Tablelands	Binghi Plateau	Known	Within 15 km of Bates Sugarloaf
New England Tablelands	Tenterfield Plateau	Known	Within 15 km of Bates Sugarloaf
NSW North Coast	Chaelundi	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Guy Fawkes	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Macleay Gorges	Known	None
South Eastern Queensland	Clarence Sandstones	Known	Within Chambigne Nature Reserve or within a 10 km buffer of the Reserve

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