Brachyscias
Brachyscias verecundus (common name - Ironstone Brachyscias)[1] is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, described in 1999, from Southwest Australia. It is the only species in the genus Brachyscias,[2]
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| Genus: | Brachyscias J.M.Hart & Henwood |
| Species: | B. verecundus |
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Conservation status
It is listed as critically endangered under the Australian government's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act,[1] due to there being just one confirmed population and extreme fluctuations in the number of mature individuals, together with a continuing decline in the habitat quality. Threats include "firebreak maintenance activities, lack of appropriate disturbance, inappropriate fire regimes, mineral exploration, hydrological changes, weed invasion and rabbits".[3]
References
- Department of the Environment (2020). "Species Profile and Threats Database: Brachyscias verecundus — Ironstone Brachyscias". www.environment.gov.au/sprat. Canberra: Department of the Environment. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- Hart, J.M.; Henwood, M.J. (1999). "Brachyscias (Apiaceae): a new genus from south-west Western Australia". Australian Systematic Botany. 12 (2): 175–179. doi:10.1071/SB98002.
- Luu, Robyn; English, Val (2004). "INTERIM RECOVERY PLAN NO. 174 IRONSTONE BRACHYSCIAS (BRACHYSCIAS VERECUNDUS) INTERIM RECOVERY PLAN 2004-2009" (PDF). Wanneroo: Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australian Threatened Species and Communities Unit. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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