Bossiaea fragrans - profile

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Scientific name: Bossiaea fragrans

Conservation status in NSW: Critically Endangered

Commonwealth status: Critically Endangered

Gazetted date: 04 Dec 2009

Profile last updated: 01 Aug 2024

Description

An erect shrub that grows to 1-2.5m high. It has characteristic flattened stems with reduced leaves known as cladodes that are glaucous green and range from 8-14mm wide. Leaf scales are present and ranging from 1.5-1.9mm long. The flowers, which can be seen from September through to October, are yellow with red markings, except for the keel (the pair of petals beneath the flower) which is dark red. The seed pods are oblong in shape.

Distribution

Currently only known from the Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve and within the adjacent Travelling Stock Reserve, south of Bathurst on the NSW central tablelands. It has a highly restricted distribution, with only a small number of discreet known sub-populations.

Habitat and ecology

Occurs on spilite, rhyolite or slate and volcanic substrates and is often associated with Red Stringybark (Eucalyptus macrorhyncha) - Red Box (Eucalyptus polyanthemos) woodland +/- White Box (Eucalyptus albens).
The species response to fire is unknown.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats
Grazing by goats.
Competition from introduced grass, serrated tussock.
Seed predation by insects.
The highly restricted distribution and small population size, with extremely low numbers of mature individuals renders the species vulnerable to extinction to stochastic events.
Potential for disturbance from recreational users (e.g. walkers, vehicles, horses).
Disturbance by feral pigs.
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 here
Activities to assist this species
Monitor populations for impacts of stochastic events.
Protection from wildfire and investigation into the effects of fire.
Protection of sites from goat grazing.
Undertake appropriate weed control activities when necessary.
Search for new populations in potential habitats.
Information sources
James, T.A. and Harden, G.J. (2002) Bossiaea. Pp. 510-6 in Harden, G.J. (ed.) Flora of New South Wales. Revised Edition Volume 2. (University of New South Wales Press Ltd, Sydney)
McDougall, K.L. (2009) Four new species related to Bossiaea bracteosa F.Muell. ex Benth. in south-eastern Australia. Telopea 12(3): 347-360
NSW Scientific Committee (2009) Bossiaea fragrans - Critically endangered species determination - final.
IBRA Bioregion IBRA Subregion Known or predicted Geographic restrictions region
NSW South Western Slopes Inland Slopes Known None
South Eastern Highlands Crookwell Predicted None

Images
Bossiaea fragrans, Cladode (flattened stem) and flowers Image 1 of 2.
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Related information
Bossiaea fragrans - Scientific Committee Determination
NSW Flora online - Bossiaea fragrans
Taxonomic description (Telopea) ( PDF - 1.1MB)
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Bossiaea fragrans - profile

Indicative distribution

Description

Distribution

Habitat and ecology

Regional distribution and habitat

Threats

Recovery strategies

Activities to assist this species

Information sources

Images

Related information

NSW South Western Slopes	Inland Slopes	Known	None
South Eastern Highlands	Crookwell	Predicted	None