Draft national recovery plan for the yellow swainson-pea Swainsona pyrophila
State of Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2009
ISBN 978-1-74208-958-4
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Summary
The yellow swainson-pea Swainsona pyrophila is a short-lived, fire-following species occurring in mallee vegetation communities in inland south-eastern Australia, where it is widely distributed from the northern Eyre Peninsula east to north-western Victoria and western New South Wales. The number and size of populations is unknown. It only appears above ground for a few years after fire, and there are currently no above-ground populations known, the species surviving as seed in the soil.
Current threats are not well known, although considerable areas of habitat have been cleared within its range, and altered fire frequency and intensity may impact on germination and growth.
The yellow swainson-pea is listed as Vulnerable under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
This national recovery plan for the yellow swainson-pea is the first recovery plan for the species, and presents known information on the species' distribution and biology, as well as its 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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