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Endangered Species Australian Natives
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Posted by justcorreas Australia (My Page) on Fri, Jun 16, 06 at 5:17
I'd like to ask if anyone is growing any of our Endangered Species natives, just as a change to the forum topics of late. By endangered I mean that there is a real threat to them in the wild in their habitat.
I have a couple that I like to think are something special, one being the Genoa River Correa (Correa lawrenceana var genoensis) the other being Grevillea Iaspicula or Grevillea Wee Jasper as often referred to as.
What are you growing??
Links to mine -
http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/profile.aspx?id=10180
http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2004/grevillea-iaspicula.html |
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RE: Endangered Species Australian Natives
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| I have several that have endangered on the label, but my favourite, because I was involved in the rescue, is the possibly extinct Diuris fragrantissima from around Sunshine. |
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- Posted by mallee South Australia (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 17, 06 at 3:17
| I have several which are listed as endangered. One that immediately comes to mind is Eremophila glabra 'Roseworthy'. The last wild population of this was accidentally sprayed a couple of years ago. Fortunately it has been grown by a number of people in the Australian Plant Society and members of the Eremophila study group. (A lovely flat green ground cover with small red tubular flowers). |
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| Sounds like a nice plant Mallee - Does it propagate easily. |
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- Posted by mallee South Australia (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 17, 06 at 9:05
| Hi Justcorreas, It is reasonably easy to propagate. Most of the Eremophila glabra group give good results from cuttings. |
RE: Endangered Species Australian Natives
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| Read in a book (published 2005) that Grevillea Venusta is endangered, but there doesnt seem to be a problem getting it here in CQ (its endemic to Byfield). I have a couple of them, but I am trying to avoid the collectors urge - it seems to end with an obsessed person in a greenhouse ... Having said that, I appreciate the efforts of all GW members who do work to save our endangered native species. |
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I can't recall ever visiting a native nursery in Qld that doesn't stock Gr. venusta.
Tony |
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| Tony said: [i]I can't recall ever visiting a native nursery in Qld that doesn't stock Gr. venusta. [/i] I suspect that you are right - I have even seen it at Bunnings, but I can accept that it may be endangered in terms of its numbers in the wild. Large tracts of Byfield have been subsumed for commercial timber plantations, and I'm sure that other parts of it were cleared for agriculture back when few realised the value of virgin bushland. One of the locals sells ferns at the Rocky markets, and he recalls seeing 'huge' Byfield ferns (Bowenia Serrulata) being torn out of the ground by bulldozers - particularly tragic when you realise how slow these plants are to reach maturity. On a happier note, I consider both the flower and foliage of G. Venusta to be extremely attractive, and even more so when companion planted with its hybrid, G. 'Orange Marmalade' (G. venusta X G. glossadenia). A real contrast to the lighter, sparser foliage of the other tropical Grevilleas in my front garden. Cheers, Artie |
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Sophora fraseri. (Easy to grow from seed, and still occurs in a few sites in the wild, but habitat destruction is its problem).
Trish |
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diana-g NSW (gw:diana-g) on Mon, Jul 3, 06 at 23:51
| I believethat Zieria prostrata is endangered - it only grows on a headland in northern NSW, but has been successfully marketed as Z. 'Carpet Star' by the Australian Plants Society. A number of plants might be endangered in the wild, but more or less readily avilable. I think Eucalypts nicholii is in this category. I got my Zieria at Sydney Wildflower Nursery West. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sydney Wildflower Nursery West
RE: Endangered Species Australian Natives
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Zieria 'Carpet Star'
Syzygium moorei
Austromyrtus fragrantissima
Grevillea rhyolitica "Deua Flame" |
Here is a link that might be useful: Grevillea rhyolitica
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Hi Frank,
Grevillea rhyolitica is another of the grevilleas I have growing here. I decided to plant it, not for it being an endangered species, but for its magnificent flowers and foliage. Good news is that it is easy to propagate and gives a good strike rate. This won't help the wild populations though. |
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What a great little groundcover Zieria 'Carpet Star' is.
I have about a dozen of them in the ground and one in a pot and they're all going really well.
They are certainly available from many nurseries. |
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