A new population of plant species has been discovered in the SE, believed to be the first recording of its kind in SA.
Nature Glenelg Trust Ecologist Bryan Haywood was mapping dense areas of Yakka for a Natural Resources SE project on Heath Mice when he brushed past a prickly wattle bush.
“I noticed the plant was flowering and thought it strange as it was very early for wattles to be flowering in our region,” he said.
“I’d never seen it before so I took a few photos to confer with other botanical experts.”
After consulting with colleagues, the SA Herbarium, and trawling through reference books, the plant was finally identified as Prickly Moses (Acacia ulicifolia).
“Seed will be collected from this small colony and banked with the State Herbarium as a safeguard if the population was to die out,” Mr Haywood said.
“We will also be growing a small number of plants from seed to use for planting in biodiversity corridors linking patches of remnant bush in the region.”
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