Lacy Pomaderris - profile

Indicative distribution

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Scientific name: Pomaderris elachophylla

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Not listed

Profile last updated: 21 Sep 2021

Description

Lacy Pomaderris is a slender, twiggy shrub (to 3 m tall) with small, round leaves only 5 mm in diameter. Flowers are small and creamy, without petals and with long stamens, borne near the ends of the branches. The branches are densely covered with rusty hairs that are star-shaped when viewed through a lens.

Distribution

Apparently restricted to escarpment forests in the far south of the State with an outlier in the Tinderry range near Michelago. The species has been recorded near Brown Mountain in Glenbog State Forest, and in the Coolangubra, Nalbaugh and Tantawangalo sections of South East Forests National Park, and in Tinderry Nature Reserve. Small populations also occur on private land and adjacent roadside reserve near Tantawangalo Mountain, north-east of the township of Bombala. Widespread and not uncommon in Victoria and Tasmania.

Habitat and ecology

Found in and adjacent to creeklines and gullies, or at sites with impeded drainage, often on sheltered aspects, in tall damp forest.
Probably fire-sensitive and killed by fire.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Forestry operations have the potential to destroy or damage the population in State Forest.
Some Pomaderris species are fire sensitive. Too frequent fire has the potential to eliminate the population.
In roadside reserves too-frequent slashing and/or clearing of vegetation may result in loss of individual plants.
On private land grazing by domestic stock may impact upon individual plants.
Uncertainty of future land management practices for plants on private land

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

Ensure that personnel planning and undertaking hazard reduction burns are able to identify the species and are aware of its habitat.
Negotiate with private landholders for protection of small populations from grazing by domestic stock.
Following burning, protect populations (where possible) from further fires until plants have reached reproductive maturity.
Searches must be made in suitable habitat before undertaking forestry operations.
Work with relevant Local Government to ensure protection of plants in roadside reserves.
Searches for other populations of the species in suitable habitat are needed.

Information sources

Corrick, M.G. and Fuhrer B.A. (2000) Wildflowers of Victoria and Adjoining Areas. Bloomings Books, Hawthorn.
Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000) Flora of New South Wales Vol. 1. UNSW Press, Kensington, NSW.
Walsh, N.G. and Entwisle, T.J. (1999) Flora of Victoria; Volume 4, Dicotyledons Cornaceae to Asteraceae. (Inkata Press, Melbourne)