Draft national recovery plan for the lowan phebalium Phebalium lowanense
State of Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2009
ISBN 978-1-74208-965-2
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Summary
The lowan phebalium Phebalium lowanense is a small shrub endemic to south-eastern Australia, where it occurs in a small area of the mallee in south-eastern South Australia and western Victoria. There are perhaps 10 populations containing 100,000 plants, although the number of plants fluctuates widely, depending mostly on the time since fire. The majority of plants are found at only a few sites in the Ngarkat Conservation Park in South Australia.
Altered fire regimes is probably the biggest threat, although weed invasion, disturbance and browsing (especially of small populations) are also threats.
The lowan phebalium is listed as Vulnerable under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
This national recovery plan for the lowan phebalium is the first recovery plan for the species, and details its distribution, habitat, threats and recovery objectives and actions necessary to ensure its long-term survival.
Open for public comment
You are invited to comment on this draft recovery plan in accordance with the provisions of section 275 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The public comment period closes 4 January 2010.
If you wish to comment on a draft recovery plan, please send your comments, quoting the title of the plan, to:
Email: recoveryplans@environment.gov.au
Mail:
Director
Recovery, Planning and Implementation Section
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Fax: 02 6274 1921
Draft recovery plans are available in hard copy from the Department's Community Information Unit
- Email: ciu@environment.gov.au
- Freecall: 1800 803 772
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