Tasmannia purpurascens (Vickery) A.C.Sm. – endangered species listing

The NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee, established under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (the Act), has made a final determination to list Tasmannia purpurascens (Vickery) A.C.Sm. as an endangered species in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Act and, as a consequence, to omit reference to Tasmannia purpurascens (Vickery) A.C.Sm. in Part 3 of Schedule 1 (vulnerable Species).

Publication date: 27 February 2026

View the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee’s reasons for final determination – Tasmannia purpurascens (PDF 442KB) and conservation assessment report using the common assessment method: Tasmannia purpurascens (PDF 1020KB).

This species was reassessed under the Common Assessment Method in November 2025. The final determination made pre-1996 has been superseded.

Image showing dense creamy-white flowers over broad and waxy leaves
Tasmannia purpurascens (Vickery) A.C.Sm.

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