Broad-leaved Sally - profile

Indicative distribution

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Scientific name: Eucalyptus aquatica

Conservation status in NSW: Critically Endangered

Commonwealth status: Critically Endangered

Gazetted date: 31 Oct 2025

Profile last updated: 31 Oct 2025

Description

The Broad-leaved Sally is a tree to 7 m tall. It can have a single trunk or take a many-stemmed, mallee form. The smooth bark sheds in long ribbons. Its juvenile leaves are glossy green and the leaf shape varies. The adult leaves are dull green-blue (glaucous), 5 - 10 cm long and 2 - 4 cm wide. Flowers are in clusters of seven. The fruit is hemispherical, to 7 mm long and wide.

Distribution

Found primarily in the Penrose area near Goulburn where all records are either from State Forest or private property. There is also one record from within Morton National Park.

Habitat and ecology

Occurs as scattered plants on open, swampy flats.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Sydney Basin

Threats

At risk from catastrophic events because of small number of extant populations and low number of plants.
Frequent hot fires may threaten populations.
Altered hydrological regimes.
Climate change effects such as reduction in groundwater and increases in fire frequency and intensity.
Trail riders, 4WDs and pig hunters directly disturb habitat by crushing adults, digging up swamp habitat and creating corridors for weed invasion.
Pine plantations disturb hydrology and habitat via logging and burning. Also, mechanical slashing of vegetation fringing and within the swamp (incl. pine wildings) as a fire break for the State Forest.
Encroachment of Japanese honeysuckle, blackberry, Yorkshire fog and pine wildings which compete for resources/light and impede recruitment. Risk of changing fire ecology if weeds removal is not managed effectively.
Current or potential future land management practices do not support conservation

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

Maintain groundwater levels in swampy habitat.
Protect remnant stands from grazing, weeds and frequent fire.
Protect remnant stands from disturbance and reduce fuel loads around trees.
Clarify taxonomy (as this species is regarded by some as a subspecies of E. camphora).

Information sources

Brooker, M. and Kleinig, D.A. (1999) Field guide to eucalypts, Volume 1: South-eastern Australia. 2nd edn. Blooming Books, Hawthorn.
Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002) Flora of New South Wales. Volume 2, Revised Edition. UNSW, Sydney.