Bordered Guinea Flower - 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: Hibbertia marginata

Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable

Commonwealth status: Vulnerable

Profile last updated: 13 Mar 2023

Description

Bordered Guinea Flower is a small shrub, growing to 0.5 m tall. The reddish branchlets, the buds and the young leaf-growth are covered in long white hairs. The leaves are narrowly oblong, slightly rolled back along the edges. They are paler below, with sparse silver hairs on both surfaces. The bright-yellow flowers appear in spring and are 2 – 3 cm across. The green sepals behind the flowers are densely hairy except for a broad smooth strip around the margin. The fruits consist of three joined capsules, that split at the top.

Distribution

Known from Gibberagee State Forest, Tabbimoble State Forest, Doubleduke State Forest, Kooyong State Conservarion Area, Mt Neville Nature Reserve and Mt Belmore State Forest.

Habitat and ecology

Grassy or shrubby dry and wet open eucalypt forest at low altitudes on sandstone, sand and clay.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Inappropriate fire regime varying from too frequent fire to lack of fire.
Road maintenance and widening.
Timber harvesting activities.
Poor understanding of disturbance impacts resulting from forestry operations on the species.
Clearing of habitat for quarrying.

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 roadside populations and protect them during road-works.
Protect areas of known habitat during timber harvesting activities.
Protect known and potential habitat from clearing or development.
Undertake survey to identify unrecorded populations.
Undertake research into the ecological requirements of the species, fire ecology and seedling establishment.
Monitor the population dynamics and threats at known populations.
Maintain viable ex-situ seedbank and/or living collection.

Information sources

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

NSW North Coast	Yuraygir	Known	None
South Eastern Queensland	Clarence Lowlands	Known	None
South Eastern Queensland	Clarence Sandstones	Known	None

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