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NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee final determinations for September

13 Sep 2024
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These final determinations explain the status of 4 plant species that have been listed as threatened or had their threatened status reassessed.

The species have been assessed based on their current known occurrences, habitats, and threats they face. More information on each species can be found in the respective final determination links provided. The committee continues to assess which species are eligible for listing as threatened species.

NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee final determinations

1. Eucalyptus fracta

Eucalyptus fracta K.D.Hill has been listed as an endangered species.

This species is currently known to occur on the Broken Back and Hunter Ranges which form the southern edge of the Hunter Valley west of Cessnock.

More information on the species can be found in the Committees’ determination on the final determination webpage for this species.

A multi-stemmed eucalyptus tree with dark trunks and branches and green leaves

2. Callitris oblonga subsp. parva

Callitris oblonga subsp. parva K.D.Hill has been listed as a critically endangered species.

This species is currently known to occur along the eastern fringe of the NSW Northern Tablelands from the Boonoo Boonoo River northeast of Tenterfield in the north to the Hastings River east of Walcha in the south.

More information on the species can be found in the Committees’ determination on the final determination webpage for this species.

Small pine tree (Callitris oblonga subsp parva) with numerous branches and green-brown leaves

3. Callitris oblonga subsp. corangensis

Callitris oblonga subsp. corangensis K.D.Hill has been listed as a critically endangered species.

This species is currently known to occur on the Southern Tablelands of NSW along the floodplains and banks of the Corang River, north of Braidwood.

More information on the species can be found in the Committees’ determination on the final determination webpage for this species.

Cluster of dark brown cones and green leaves or pine needles of the pygmy cypress pine (Callitris oblonga subsp. corangensis).

4. Philotheca obovatifolia

Philotheca obovatifolia (Bayly) P.I.Forst. has been listed as a vulnerable species.

This species is currently known to occur sporadically from Mount Barney in Queensland to near Wauchope in New South Wales.

More information on the species can be found in the Committees’ determination on the final determination webpage for this species.

White-petalled flowers on the top of a single green stem with green leaves and pink flower buds of the mountain waxflower (Philotheca obovatifolia).