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Doubletail Buttercup - Lachlan

Species profile
Regional information:
  -  Hawkesbury/Nepean
  -  Lachlan
  -  Murrumbidgee
  -  Southern Rivers
  -  Sydney Metro
 
Detailed distribution map
 See a map of recorded locations of this species, on the BioNet website.
 
Related information

Commonwealth Conservation Advice (detailed information) - Diuris aequalis
 
Commonwealth Profile - Diuris aequalis
 
Diurus aequalis (a terrestrial orchid) - Scientific Committee determination
 
NSW Flora Online - Diuris aequalis
 

 

  

Doubletail Buttercup - Lachlan: Distribution and vegetation associations in the Lachlan

Scientific name: Diuris aequalis 
 Conservation status in NSW: Endangered
National conservation status: Vulnerable

Distribution of the species within this region

The Doubletail Buttercup is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Lachlan Catchment Management Region:

CMA sub-regionKnown or predicted to occurGeographic restrictions within region
CrookwellKnownRestricted to within 20 km of Great Dividing Range
KanangraKnownNone
OberonKnownNone

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region, the Doubletail Buttercup - Lachlan is known to be associated with the following vegetation formation and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it. Find out more about vegetation formations, classes and types. Detailed information on each of each the Vegetation Types listed below can be found on the Biometric page of this website. The table has been separated into Catchment Management Areas.Detailed information on each of each the Vegetation Types listed below can be found on the Biometric page of this website. The table has been separated into Catchment Management Areas.

  •  Dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby sub-formation)
  •  Grassy woodlands
    • Southern Tableland Grassy Woodlands
      • Black Sallee - Tussock Grass open woodland of the South Eastern Highlands
      • Snow Gum - Candle Bark grassland/woodland of the South Eastern Highlands
  •  Wet sclerophyll forests (grassy sub-formation)
    • Southern Tableland Wet Sclerophyll Forests
      • Mountain Gum - Manna Gum open forest of the South Eastern Highlands
      • Peppermint - Mountain Gum - Brown Barrel moist open forest of the South Eastern Highlands
      • Snow Gum - Mountain Gum tussock grass-herb forest of the South Eastern Highlands

     Formations   Classes   Types  

    Important habitat requirements within region

    Below is a list of the key habitat features for this species in this CMA:

    HabitatDetails
    Essential HabitatAs per vegetation type
    Time of year species identifiable (if flora)
    or best detected (if fauna)
    For a few weeks when in flower - November to mid-December
     

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    Flower, Doubletail Buttercup
     Flower, Doubletail Buttercup
    Image: Colin Totterdell
    © Colin Totterdell

    Habitat, Doubletail Buttercup
     Habitat, Doubletail Buttercup
    Image: Colin Totterdell
    © Colin Totterdell

      
     
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