Threatened Flora Conservation Stony Bush-Pea (Pultenaea Lapidosa)

Threatened Flora Conservation Keep a look out for this Plant! Stony Bush-pea (Pultenaea lapidosa ) Classified as ‘Vulnerable’ in Victoria.

In Victoria, Stony Bush-pea is known in the wild from only from three localities in the states north east: Reform Hill, Myrtleford, Mt. Tambo near Omeo, and Mt Samaria south of Benalla. The Reform Hill population numbers more than 1500 plants covering 0.5 ha. Since 2006 regular DELWP revegetation programs in conjunction with Friends of Reform Hill & Myrtleford Secondary College with seedlings propagation by Wangaratta’s Parklane Nursery have facilitated the establishment of 500 plants of the overall Reform Hill Reserve population.

Description

Stony Bush-pea is a more or less erect shrub, to 1 m tall. It is

characterised by narrow hairy leaves (16x2mm) that are often crowded

along branchlets and tapered to a long, sharp, fragile point – and

clusters of yellow pea flowers with red centres at the ends of stems (Nov-Dec). Fruits consist of a

flattened ovate pod.

Barmah S.P. Barmah S.P. Barmah S.P. Cobram

Lake Hume Mount Lawson S.P. + Pine Mt + Mt Lawson

Chiltern Box-Ironbark N.P. Mount Granya S.P. Burrowa - Pine Mountain N.P. Echuca + Mt Grany a + Black Mt Wodonga + Mt Mitta Mitta

Warby Range S.P. Shepparton Wangaratta Habitat + Mt Big Ben

Lake Mokoan + Mt Jack

+ Mt Benambra Waranga Basin Snowy River N.P. Benalla Lake Dartmouth

As the name implies Stony Bush-pea occurs on rocky + Mt Gibbo + Mt Porepunkah Alpine N.P.

Mount Buffalo N.P. Snowy River N.P. + Mt Dunn + Mt Bogong + Mt Black Bright Alpine N.P. Alpine N.P. + Mt Wills + Mt Samaria + Mt Nelse + Mt Cobberas No. Two slopes dominated by dry open forest on shallow soils. Mount Samaria S.P. Alpine N.P. Rocky Valley Storage + Mt Cobberas No. One + Mt Feathertop Alpine N.P. + Mt Cope Snowy River N.P. Alpine N.P. + Mt Budd + Mt Hotham Snowy River N.P. + Mt Tambo + Forlorn Hope Seymour + Mt Tingaringy Alpine N.P. Snowy River N.P. Eucalyptus Mansfield Snowy River N.P. Over storey species include Long-leaf box Lake Eildon Lake Eildon N.P. + The Viking Alpine N.P. + Mt Nunniong Lake Eildon N.P. + Mt Buller Omeo Snowy River N.P. Lake Eildon N.P. + Mt Piper Lake Eildon N.P. Alpine N.P. + Mt Phipps + Mt Bowen Snowy River N.P. Alpine N.P. Lake Eildon N.P.Lake Eildon N.P. + Mt Joan Snowy River N.P. goniocalyx , Red Stringybark E. macrorhyncha , Red Box Alpine N.P. Lake Eildon N.P. + Mt Delusion

Cathedral Range S.P. Kinglake N.P. + Mt Disappointment + Mt Arbuckle Kinglake N.P. Alpine N.P. Snowy River N.P. Kinglake N.P. Alpine N.P.

Kinglake N.P. + Lake Mt Alpine N.P. E.polyanthemos and Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata .. + Mt Elizabeth Kinglake N.P. + Mt Matlock + Mt Hoad + Mt Murrungowar + Mt Tara

Yarra Ranges N.P. Yarra Ranges N.P. Yarra Ranges N.P. Mitchell River N.P. Yarra Ranges N.P. Healesville + Mt Gregory + Mt Donna Buang + Mt Usef ul Warrandyte S.P. Mitchell River N.P. Warrandyte S.P. Yarra Ranges N.P. Grass Grass-tree Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. + Mt Ray mond + Ben Cruachan Lake Thomson Orbost MELBOURNE Lake Tyers Dandenong Ranges N.P. + Mt Baw Baw Baw Baw N.P.

Dandenong Ranges N.P. Bairnsdale Lake Glenmaggie

Churchill N.P. angustifolia may also be present. Bunyip S.P. Stony Bush -pea Facts: Conservation: [f] Listed under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee. [v] Vulnerable in Victoria. Other States: NSW ACT Other Common Names: Mt. Tambo Bush-pea, Ragged Bush-pea

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Conservation – You can help An active conservation program is currently under way that aims to enhance the existing wild population. The program includes the following activities: • Survey and monitoring : to update population status, and clarify tube stock survival and recruitment levels. • Re-establishment : DELWP, the Friends of Reform Hill and Parklane Nursery are involved in seed collection, propagation and planting programs. • Signposting and fencing : to raise community awareness and appreciation of the Reform Hill, protect

Stony Bush-pea and other significant biodiversity and acknowledge local history of the area.

Myrtleford Secondary Students July 2007 Planting John Taylor, Convenor, Friends of Reform Hill

Seedling propagation by Parklane Nursery

Further information • Glen Johnson, Senior Biodiversity Officer DELWP Wodonga [email protected] 0260 437924

• John Taylor, Convenor, Friends of Reform Hill 0357 521963

Photo’s, Text & Production: Glen Johnson, DELWP Sept 2016

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