Threatened Species Section Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Threatened plants within the Local Government Area: Central Highlands Tas LGA Species Common name Endemic TSP Act EPBC Act LGA % Count Count Acacia axillaris midlands wattle end v VU 541 64 11.8 Acacia siculiformis dagger wattle r 76 27 35.5 Agrostis australiensis southern bent r 11 4 36.4 Agrostis diemenica flatleaf southern bent end r 11 7 63.6 Amphibromus fluitans floating swampgrass i? VU 2 1 50.0 Amphibromus neesii southern swampgrass r 30 2 6.7 Anogramma leptophylla annual fern v 17 2 11.8 Aphelia pumilio dwarf fanwort r 140 1 0.7 Argyrotegium fordianum soft cottonleaf r 7 6 85.7 Argyrotegium nitidulum shining cottonleaf VU 2 1 50.0 Argyrotegium poliochlorum greygreen cottonleaf r 31 1 3.2 Arthropodium strictum chocolate lily r 969 5 0.5 Asperula minima mossy woodruff r 56 7 12.5 Asperula scoparia subsp. scoparia prickly woodruff r 158 45 28.5 Asperula subsimplex water woodruff r 47 10 21.3 Australopyrum velutinum velvet wheatgrass r 10 4 40.0 Austrostipa bigeniculata doublejointed speargrass r 114 2 1.8 Austrostipa nodosa knotty speargrass r 621 19 3.1 Austrostipa scabra rough speargrass r 171 10 5.8 Austrostipa scabra subsp. falcata sickle speargrass r* 317 18 5.7 Austrostipa scabra subsp. scabra rough speargrass r* 42 4 9.5 Barbarea australis riverbed wintercress end e CR 127 78 61.4 Baumea gunnii slender twigsedge r 77 26 33.8 Botrychium australe parsley fern x 1 1 100.0 Brachyscome radicata spreading daisy tas r 14 5 35.7 Brachyscome rigidula cutleaf daisy v 56 6 10.7 Caesia calliantha blue grasslily r 243 5 2.1 Callitriche umbonata winged waterstarwort r 7 1 14.3 Calocephalus lacteus milky beautyheads r 245 50 20.4 Threatened plants within the Central Highlands Local Government Area (1 July 2013) 1 of 5 Threatened Species Section Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Tas LGA Species Common name Endemic TSP Act EPBC Act LGA % Count Count Carex capillacea yellowleaf sedge r 11 7 63.6 Carex gunniana mountain sedge r 50 8 16.0 Carex longebrachiata drooping sedge r 272 48 17.6 Carex tasmanica curly sedge VU 336 45 13.4 Colobanthus curtisiae grassland cupflower r VU 387 335 86.6 Colobanthus pulvinatus cushion cupflower r 12 2 16.7 Corunastylis nuda tiny midge-orchid r 78 3 3.8 Cryptandra amara pretty pearlflower e 86 28 32.6 Cynoglossum australe coast houndstongue r 882 3 0.3 Deyeuxia brachyathera short bentgrass r 10 5 50.0 Deyeuxia densa heath bentgrass r 68 1 1.5 Deyeuxia minor small bentgrass r 33 1 3.0 Dianella amoena grassland flaxlily r EN 493 8 1.6 Discaria pubescens spiky anchorplant e 308 298 96.8 Epacris acuminata claspleaf heath end VU 412 193 46.8 Epilobium willisii carpet willowherb r 50 36 72.0 Eucalyptus gunnii subsp. divaricata miena cider gum end e EN 305 305 100.0 Eucalyptus perriniana spinning gum r 87 37 42.5 Euphrasia scabra yellow eyebright e 60 1 1.7 Glossostigma elatinoides small mudmat r 8 1 12.5 Glycine latrobeana clover glycine v VU 272 36 13.2 Haloragis heterophylla variable raspwort r 328 1 0.3 Hovea longifolia r* 7 5 71.4 Hovea montana mountain purplepea r 95 46 48.4 Hovea tasmanica rockfield purplepea end r 129 42 32.6 Hyalosperma demissum moss sunray e 90 1 1.1 Hypoxis vaginata var. brevistigmata sheathing yellowstar r* 210 2 1.0 Hypoxis vaginata var. vaginata sheathing yellowstar r* 158 7 4.4 Isoetes drummondii subsp. drummondii plain quillwort r 46 6 13.0 Isoetes humilior veiled quillwort end r 13 12 92.3 Juncus amabilis gentle rush r 359 3 0.8 Juncus prismatocarpus branching rush r 13 1 7.7 Threatened plants within the Central Highlands Local Government Area (1 July 2013) 2 of 5 Threatened Species Section Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Tas LGA Species Common name Endemic TSP Act EPBC Act LGA % Count Count Lepidium hyssopifolium soft peppercress e EN 152 12 7.9 Lepidium pseudotasmanicum shade peppercress r 579 11 1.9 Leptorhynchos elongatus lanky buttons e 16 11 68.8 Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor grassland paperdaisy e EN 268 10 3.7 Leucopogon virgatus var. brevifolius shortleaf beardheath r 79 8 10.1 Lobelia pratioides poison lobelia v 67 3 4.5 Luzula atrata slender woodrush r 9 1 11.1 Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife v 175 2 1.1 Monotoca submutica var. autumnalis roundleaf broomheath end r 66 19 28.8 Muehlenbeckia axillaris matted lignum r 168 120 71.4 Myosurus australis southern mousetail e 4 3 75.0 Myriophyllum integrifolium tiny watermilfoil v 115 1 0.9 Olearia hookeri crimsontip daisybush end r 34 1 2.9 Orites milliganii toothed orites end r 148 8 5.4 table mountain Ozothamnus selaginoides everlastingbush end x EX 2 2 100.0 Pellaea calidirupium hotrock fern r 49 6 12.2 Pentachondra ericifolia fine frillyheath end r 58 27 46.6 Persoonia muelleri subsp. angustifolia narrowleaf geebung end r 96 3 3.1 Pherosphaera hookeriana Mount Mawson pine end v 136 18 13.2 Phyllangium divergens wiry mitrewort v 102 1 1.0 Pilularia novae-hollandiae austral pillwort r 19 7 36.8 Pimelea curviflora curved rice-flower r* 74 8 10.8 Pimelea curviflora var. gracilis slender curved riceflower r 157 9 5.7 Planocarpa nitida black cheeseberry end r 26 22 84.6 Planocarpa sulcata grooved cheeseberry end r 113 4 3.5 Plantago glacialis small star plantain r 12 4 33.3 Poa mollis soft tussockgrass end r 263 1 0.4 Pomaderris elachophylla small-leaf dogwood v 573 49 8.6 Prasophyllum crebriflorum crowded leek-orchid end e EN 732 452 61.7 Prasophyllum sp. Arthurs Lake mountain leek-orchid end e 9 6 66.7 Prasophyllum tadgellianum tadgells leek-orchid r 9 5 55.6 Threatened plants within the Central Highlands Local Government Area (1 July 2013) 3 of 5 Threatened Species Section Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Tas LGA Species Common name Endemic TSP Act EPBC Act LGA % Count Count Pseudocephalozia paludicola VU 11 2 18.2 Pterostylis pratensis liawenee greenhood end v VU 488 487 99.8 Pterostylis wapstrarum fleshy greenhood end e CR 25 6 24.0 Pultenaea humilis dwarf bushpea v 106 1 0.9 Pultenaea prostrata silky bushpea v 110 1 0.9 Ranunculus collicola lake augusta buttercup end r 12 12 100.0 Ranunculus jugosus twinned buttercup end r 30 29 96.7 Ranunculus pumilio var. pumilio ferny buttercup r 69 33 47.8 Ranunculus sessiliflorus var. sessiliflorus rockplate buttercup r 158 4 2.5 Rhodanthe anthemoides chamomile sunray r 284 18 6.3 Rhytidosporum inconspicuum alpine appleberry e 45 10 22.2 Rumex bidens mud dock r 24 3 12.5 Rytidosperma indutum tall wallabygrass r 354 1 0.3 Rytidosperma popinensis blue wallabygrass end r EN 546 9 1.6 Scleranthus brockiei mountain knawel r 205 146 71.2 Scleranthus fasciculatus spreading knawel v 333 13 3.9 Senecio squarrosus leafy fireweed r 205 1 0.5 Senecio velleioides forest groundsel r 70 2 2.9 Spyridium vexilliferum var. vexilliferum helicopter bush r 270 1 0.4 Stellaria multiflora rayless starwort r 190 65 34.2 Taraxacum aristum mountain dandelion r 64 63 98.4 Trithuria submersa submerged watertuft r 54 2 3.7 Uncinia elegans handsome hooksedge tas r 39 26 66.7 Velleia paradoxa spur velleia v 103 5 4.9 Viola cunninghamii alpine violet tas r 49 17 34.7 Vittadinia burbidgeae smooth new-holland-daisy end r 144 9 6.3 Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata fuzzy new-holland-daisy r 223 15 6.7 Vittadinia gracilis woolly new-holland-daisy r 358 26 7.3 narrowleaf new-holland- Vittadinia muelleri daisy r 554 7 1.3 narrow leaf new holland Vittadinia muelleri (broad sense) daisy r* 182 1 0.5 Vittadinia sp. r* 3 1 33.3 Threatened plants within the Central Highlands Local Government Area (1 July 2013) 4 of 5 Threatened Species Section Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment Tas LGA Species Common name Endemic TSP Act EPBC Act LGA % Count Count Westringia angustifolia narrowleaf westringia end r 193 48 24.9 Xanthoparmelia amphixantha e 56 3 5.4 Xanthoparmelia willisii e 18 4 22.2 Xerochrysum bicolor eastcoast everlasting r 61 2 3.3 Xerochrysum palustre swamp everlasting VU 50 3 6.0 Endemic: end = endemic to Tasmania; tas = within Australia, only occurs in Tasmania; mi & tas = within Australia, only occurs on Macquarie Island and in Tasmania. TSP Act = Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995: r = rare, v = vulnerable, e = endangered, x = extinct EPBC Act = Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: VU = Vulnerable, EN =Endangered, CR = Critically Endangered, EX = Extinct [* = This taxon is protected as (1) it is either a component of a listed taxon, or the name has changed from that which appears in the official legislation, or (2) all taxa (species, subspecies or varieties) derived from this entity are listed as threatened species.] Tas Count = number of records for the species within Tasmania, as per DPIPWE’s Natural Values Atlas (excluding Macquarie Island). LGA Count = number of records for the species within the specified local government area. % in LGA = records within the local government area as a percentage of the total in Tasmania. Disclaimer: The list above is based on records held in the Natural Values Atlas, and may include records that have a large degree of spatial uncertainty or that are known to be locally extinct.