Grove's Paperbark - profile

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Scientific name: Melaleuca groveana

Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable

Commonwealth status: Not listed

Profile last updated: 08 Aug 2019

Description

Grove's Paperbark is a shrub or small tree from 2 – 5 m tall, rarely to 10 m, with firm fibrous-papery bark. The narrow, curved leaves are alternate, 20 – 55 mm long, 3 – 8 mm wide and have a mid vein and lateral veins. The leaves point along the stem and branchlets. The fluffy white flowers form on short spikes 2 – 3 cm long, and appear in the spring. The woody fruit is barrel-shaped with a smooth outer surface, 4 – 7 mm in diameter.

Distribution

Widespread, scattered populations in coastal districts north of Yengo National Park to southeast Queensland. Also found as a disjunct population near Torrington on the nothern tablelands.

Habitat and ecology

Grove's Paperbark grows in heath and shrubland, often in exposed sites, in low coastal hills, escarpment ranges and tablelands on outcopping granite, rhyolite and sandtone on rocky outcrops and cliffs.
It also occurs in dry srubby open forest and woodlands.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Risk of local extinction because populations are small.
Invasion by introduced weeds.
Inappropriate fire regimes including fire frequency, intensity, seasonality, and scale

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 of Grove's Paperbark.
Control and remove introduced weeds.
Encourage regeneration of heath and shrubland habitat.

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

New England Tablelands	Binghi Plateau	Known	None
New England Tablelands	Walcha Plateau	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Chaelundi	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Comboyne Plateau	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Dalmorton	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Karuah Manning	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Macleay Hastings	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Upper Manning	Known	None
Ocean	Hawkesbury Shelf	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Hunter	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Pittwater	Known	None
Sydney Basin	Wollemi	Predicted	None
Sydney Basin	Wyong	Predicted	None
Sydney Basin	Yengo	Known	None

Images

Foliage and fruit, Grove's Paperbark Image 1 of 4.
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