Kanangra Wattle - profile

Scientific name: Acacia clunies-rossiae 
 Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable

Description

Kanangra Wattle is a bushy shrub or small tree to six metres tall. The phyllodes (wattle ‘leaves’) are 4 - 6 cm long by 4 - 10 mm wide, with a small point at the tip. Young phyllodes are densely hairy. The golden-yellow flower-heads are produced in 'sprays' of globular heads in early spring. Each spray has eight to 25 heads.

Location and habitat

Distribution
 Kanangra Wattle grows in the Kowmung and Coxs River areas entirely within Kanangra-Boyd and Blue Mountains National Parks.

• Grows in dry sclerophyll forest on skeletal soils on rocky slopes, or on alluvium along creeks.

Regional information
This species is found in the following catchment management authority regions. Click on a region name to see more details about the distribution, vegetation types and habitat preference of the species in that region.

• Hawkesbury/Nepean

Threats

• Wattles such as this species are killed by fire but they regenerate well from seed; too frequent fire may threaten their survival.

Recovery strategies

Priority actions are the specific, practical things that must be done to recover a threatened species, population or ecological community. The Department of Environment and Conservation has identified 7 priority actions to help recover the Kanangra Wattle in New South Wales.

What needs to be done to recover this species?

• Ensure that personnel planning and undertaking hazard reduction burns are able to identify the species and are aware of its habitat.
• Implement fire regimes which maintain floristic and structural diversity.
• Investigate appropriate fire regime for the species.
• Mark sites and potential habitat onto maps used for planning hazard reduction work.

References

• Armitage I. (1977) Acacias of NSW. Society for growing Australian Plants, NSW.
• Barker, R.M., Haegi, L. and Barker, W.R. (1999) 42. Hakea. Flora of Australia 17B: 44.
• Fairley, A. and Moore, P. (2000). Native plants of the Sydney district: an identification guide. 2nd edn. Kangaroo Press, East Roseville.
• Tame T. (1992) Acacias of South East Australia. Kangaroo Press Pty Ltd, Kenthurst.