Green Waxberry - profile

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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: Gaultheria viridicarpa

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Endangered

Gazetted date: 31 May 2019

Profile last updated: 24 Feb 2024

Description

Currently listed by the Commonwealth as Gaultheria viridicarpa J.B.Williams subsp. viridicarpa ms. — Green Waxberry

Distribution

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Risk of extinction due to small population size.
Risk of extinction due to very limited distribution.
Physical damage by recreational visitors, including trampling and collection.
Invasion of habitat by weeds, particularly mistflower.
Species prefers moist environments and drying out during prolonged drought could lead to localised extinction.
Walking track maintenance.
Grazing or trampling by domestic stock.
Weed invasion.
Inappropriate fire regimes, too intense and frequent or infrequent, which do not encourage regeneration of the species.
Potential for this species' habitat to become infected by known/unknown pathogens.
Erosion.
Genetically isolated populations at risk of inbreeding depression.

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

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