Acacia jennerae LC Taxonomic Authority: Maiden  Global Assessment  Regional Assessment Region: Global  Endemic to region Synonyms Common Names Racosperma jennera (Maiden) Pedley COONAVITTRA WATTLE English

Upper Level Kingdom: PLANTAE Phylum: TRACHEOPHYTA Class: MAGNOLIOPSIDA Order: Family: LEGUMINOSAE Lower Level Taxonomy Rank: Infra- rank name:  Hybrid Subpopulation: Authority:

In the past the species has commonly been confused with microbotrya; their ranges overlap in the Burakin–Trayning area in Western . A. jennerae is normally distinguished by its straighter phyllodes with more numerous glands and its funicle (Orchard and Wilson 2001).

General Information Distribution is endemic to Australia, distributed from near Kununoppin in , through and the Northern Territory to Wilcannia in New South Wales, and the Simpson Desert in far south-west Queensland (Orchard and Wilson 2001).

Range Size Elevation Biogeographic Realm Area of Occupancy: Upper limit: 900  Afrotropical Extent of Occurrence: Lower limit: 60  Antarctic Map Status: Depth  Australasian Upper limit:  Neotropical Lower limit:  Oceanian Depth Zones  Palearctic  Shallow photic  Bathyl  Hadal  Indomalayan  Photic  Abyssal  Nearctic Population Total population size is not known but it was recently collected in 2002.

Total Population Size Minimum Population Size: Maximum Population Size: Habitat and Ecology A tall shrub or tree that has the habit of a small mallee eucalypt that is sporadic in arid and semi-arid areas. It grows in mallee and savannah woodland.

System Movement pattern Crop Wild Relative  Terrestrial  Freshwater  Nomadic  Congregatory/Dispersive  Is the species a wild relative of a crop?  Marine  Migratory  Altitudinally migrant

Growth From Definition Shrub - large Perennial shrub (>1m), also termed a Phanerophyte (>1m) Tree - large Large tree, also termed a Phanerophyte (>1m)

Threats There are no major threats known to this widespread species.

Past Present Future 13 None  Conservation Measures This species is known to occur within protected areas across its range. Most notably it is known from the Simpson Desert Regional Reserve and West MacDonnell National Park. It is not listed as Threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). It is listed as rare under the National Parks & Wildlife Act (South Australia 1972) and Least Concern in the Northern Territory (Northern Territory Government 2007). The seeds for this species have been collected as part of the Millennium Seed Bank project. Seeds are located at: Wakehurst Place, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (UK) and Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth (Australia).

In Place Needed 4 Habitat and site-based actions  4.4 Protected areas  5 Species-based actions  5.7 Ex situ conservation actions  5.7.2 Genome resource bank 

Countries of Occurrence

PRESENCE ORIGIN Year Breeding Non- Passage Possibly ExtinctPresence Native Introduced Re- Vagrant Origin Round Season breeding migrant extinct uncertain Introduced uncertain only season only Australia    New South Wales    Northern Territory    Queensland    South Australia    Western Australia   

General Habitats Score Description Major Importance 2 Savanna 1UnsetSuitable 2.1 Savanna - Dry1Unset Suitable 3 Shrubland 1UnsetSuitable 3.8 Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation1Unset Suitable Species Utilisation  Species is not utilised at all

Purpose / Type of Use Subsistence National International 13. Pets/display animals, horticulture  It is used as an accent, theme and patio tree, in parking medians, streetscapes, and any setting where an evergreen, flowering trees is needed (Arid Zone Trees 2010).

IUCN Red Listing Red List Assessment:(using 2001 IUCN system) Least Concern (LC)

Red List Criteria: Date Last Seen (only for EX, EW or Possibly EX species): Is the species Possibly Extinct?  Possibly Extinct Candidate?  Rationale for the Red List Assessment A. jennerae is a widespread species through most inland states of Australia in arid and semi-arid environments. There are no known identifiable threats to this species, it is known to occur within protected areas and its seeds have been stored as an ex situ conservation measure. It is therefore listed here as Least Concern. Reason(s) for Change in Red List Category from the Previous Assessment:  Genuine Change  Nongenuine Change  No Change  Genuine (recent)  New information  Taxonomy  Same category  Genuine (since first assessment)  Knowledge of Criteria  Criteria Revisio and criteria  Incorrect data used  Other  Same category but previously change in criteria Current Population Trend: Stable Date of Assessment: 07/09/2010 Name(s) of the Assessor(s): Malcolm, P. Evaluator(s): Notes:

% population decline in the past: Time period over which the past decline has been measured for applying Criterion A or C1 (in years or generations): % population decline in the future: Time period over which the future decline has been measured for applying Criterion A or C1 (in years or generations): Number of Locations: Severely Fragmented: Number of Mature Individuals:

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