Draft national recovery plan for the turnip copperburr Sclerolaena napiformis
State of Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2009
ISBN 978-1-74208-971-3
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Summary
The turnip copperburr Sclerolaena napiformis is small perennial chenopod shrub endemic to south-eastern Australia. The species occurs in New South Wales and Victoria, growing on inland plains in native grasslands and grassy woodlands on clay-loam soils. A total of 25 sites with perhaps 30,000 plants have been recorded. Many populations are in decline and several may have become extinct in recent years. Most of its habitat has been cleared for agriculture, and remaining populations are mostly small and isolated, and at risk from a variety of threats including weed invasion, grazing and road works.
The turnip copperburr is listed as Endangered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
This national recovery plan for the turnip copperburr is the first recovery plan for the species, and details the species' distribution and biology, conservation status, 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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