Indicative distribution
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Scientific name: Homopholis belsonii
Gazetted date:
17 Aug 2012
Profile last updated:
03 Jan 2019
Description
Perennial grass to 0.5 m high. Leaves with ligule 0.8-1.5 mm long; blade 2-4.5 mm wide, glabrous though sometimes ciliate at the base. Inflorescence not fully exserted, common axis 8-15 cm long; primary branches 8-15 cm long, with hairy axils. Spikelets 2 or 3 on a typical lowermost branch, laterally compressed, 4.8-8 mm long. Lower glume equal to the spikelet, 7-nerved, glabrous, with a pronounced rachilla above; upper 4.5-6 mm long, sparsely hairy. Lower lemma 4.2-5.5 mm long, 7-nerved, glabrous to shortly hairy, sterile, palea reduced or absent. Upper lemma ca 65% the length of the spikelet, 5-7-nerved, the margins membranous.
Distribution
It occurs on the northwest slopes and plains of NSW, mostly between Wee Waa, Goondiwindi and Glen Innes. It also occurs in Queensland, mainly in the Brigalow Belt South bioregion.
Habitat and ecology
- Grows in dry woodland (e.g. Belah) often on poor soils, although sometimes found in basalt-enriched sites north of Warialda and in alluvial clay soils.
- Habitat and ecology appear to be poorly known
Regional distribution and habitat
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Threats
- Clearing of habitat for agriculture, development or pasture improvement.
- Overgrazing of habitat by domestic stock.
- Invasion of habitat by introduced weeds.
- Inappropriate roadside management
- Increase in intensity and frequency of drought
- Encroachment of native vegetation (e.g. mimosa bush) threatening survival and reproduction at some locations
Recovery strategies
A targeted strategy for managing this species has been developed under the Saving Our Species program; click
here for details. For more information on the Saving Our Species program click
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Activities to assist this species
- Exclude stock from areas of habitat or undertake light strategic grazing.
- Assist in the control of weeds in areas of habitat.
- Protect areas of habitat from clearing or fragmentation.
- Clearly identify roadside populations and ensure no impact by road maintenance
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