Floyd's Zieria - profile

Indicative distribution

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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: Zieria floydii

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Endangered

Profile last updated: 22 Nov 2018

Description

Floyd’s Zieria is an upright shrub to 2 m tall, with warty stems and small star-shaped hairs all over, older stems may be hairless. Its leaves are divided into three leaflets, slightly warty on the upperside and densely warty on the underside. The central leaflet is up to 25 mm long and 3.5 mm wide. The flowers are creamy-white and densely hairy, about 2.5 mm long, and grow on a branched stem shorter than the leaves. It flowers during late spring.

Distribution

Restricted to a few populations in Guy Fawkes River National Park and Chaelundi State Forest on the eastern edge of the New England Tablelands.

Habitat and ecology

Floyd’s Zieria grows on the fringe of dry rainforest in hilly country.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Risk of extinction due to small population size.
Inappropriate fire regimes. There is a risk of population decline with short intervals between fires (less than 10 years) or very long intervals (more than 25 years).
Grazing by feral goats.
Disturbance from forestry activities if undertaken without regards to the species response to disturbance activities.
Risk of extinction due to restricted distribution.
Clearing of potenital habitat for agricultural purposes.

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

Assist with the control of feral goats in habitat areas.
Where possible, maintain a fire interval of between 10 to 25 years.
Protect areas of potential habitat from clearing.
Notify the OEH of any new records of the species.
Undertake research into the ecological requirements of the species including the species response to disturbance.
Undertake survey to identify unrecorded populations of the species.
Maintain viable ex-situ collection.
Monitor population viability and threats.

Information sources

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (2003) Threatened Species of the New England Tablelands and North West Slopes of NSW. (NSW NPWS, Coffs Harbour)