Nomination no.
855
VBA ID: 3743
FLORA AND FAUNA GUARANTEE - SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FINAL RECOMMENDATION ON A NOMINATION FOR LISTING
Grevillea bedggoodiana J.H. Willis ex McGill – Enfield Grevillea
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Date of receipt of nomination:
13 August 2013
Date of preliminary recommendation: 30 April 2014
Date of final recommendation:
24 July 2014
Validity:
The nomination is for a valid item.
Prescribed Information:
The prescribed information was provided.
File No.: FF/54/3529
Name of the Nominator is adequately provided.
Name of the Item is adequately provided.
The nominated taxon is accepted by the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) as a valid taxon because it has been
formally described and it is accepted as a valid taxon by the National Herbarium of Victoria.
Grevillea bedggoodiana is a low or prostrate spreading shrub 0.2–1.0 m x 1.0 m x 3.0 m with holly-like toothed leaves. Dark
pink flowers appear from October to November. It occurs in eucalypt woodland on gravelly clay soils.
This species was originally nominated and assessed for listing in 2004 but the SAC rejected it for listing at the time because it
did not believe the nomination met any of the listing criteria (SAC 2004). The SAC report at that time said in part: ‘Grevillea
bedggoodiana is known from at least 50 populations in an area approximately bounded by Scarsdale, Berringa and Linton
(some 50 km2). A conservative estimate of the total number of plants is between 35 000 and 40 000 individuals. Like most
other of the closely related holly-leaved grevilleas, G. bedggoodiana responds to disturbance by mechanical means and/or fire
by both resprouting and recruitment from seed.’
Eligibility for listing as a taxon under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee
The nominated item satisfies at least one criterion of the set of criteria prepared and maintained under Section 11 of the Flora
and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, and stated in Schedule 1 of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Regulations 2011.
Evidence that criteria are satisfied:
Sub-criterion 1.2.1 the taxon is very rare in terms of abundance or distribution.
Evidence:
There are now (2014) an estimated 200-400 extant populations of Grevillea bedggoodiana in Victoria, each with
approximately 0.1 ha mean area of occupancy, and restricted to a small geographic range south of Ballarat. Although
the most recent total plant count - in 2010 - was 37,228, these plants are distributed over a small geographic area and it
is unlikely that recruitment will occur in areas that are not currently occupied by the species (E. James pers. comm. May
2014).
Sub-criterion 1.2.2 the threat is currently operating and is expected to operate at a level in the future which is likely to result
in the extinction of the taxon.
Evidence:
Within its present range the species is susceptible to ongoing decline through competition from exotic weeds, ongoing
habitat loss, increased fire risk, the accidental introduction of Phytophthora cinnamomi and an ‘increasing decline in
habitat quality’ (E. James pers. comm. May 2014).
Documentation
The published information and research data provided to the SAC has been assessed. To the best of its knowledge, the SAC
believes that the data presented are not the subject of scientific dispute and the inferences drawn are reasonable and well
supported. The data presented on distribution and abundance are the result of comprehensive surveys and provide clear and
strong evidence that the taxon is rare in terms of abundance and distribution.
NOMINATION NO. 855
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In accordance with the requirements of Section 14 of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, the preliminary
recommendation was advertised for a period of at least 30 days.
The preliminary recommendation was advertised in:
‘The Herald Sun’ - on 4 June 2014
‘The Weekly Times’ - on 4 June 2014
Government Gazette - on 5 June 2014
‘Ballarat Courier’ - on 4 June 2014
Submissions closed on 11 July 2014.
Further evidence provided:
One submission was received on this item but no evidence was provided to warrant a change to the Scientific Advisory
Committee's preliminary recommendation that the taxon is eligible for listing.
Final Recommendation of the Scientific Advisory Committee
The Scientific Advisory Committee concludes that on the evidence now available the nominated item is eligible for listing in
accordance with Section 11(1) of the Act because sub-criteria 1.2.1 and 1.2.2 of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Regulations
2011 have been satisfied. The SAC therefore makes a final recommendation that the nominated item be supported for listing
under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.
Selected relevant references:
Makinson, R.O. Proteaceae p. 864 In: Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (1996) Flora of Victoria, Volume 3. Dicotyledons:
Winteraceae to Myrtaceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
SAC (2004) Final Recommendation on a nomination for listing: Grevillea bedggoodiana Enfield Grevillea (Nomination no.
714). Flora and Fauna Guarantee Scientific Advisory Committee. Department of Natural Resources & Environment,
Melbourne.
Relevant websites:
Environment & Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) SPRAT Analysis G. bedggoodiana http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=22004
EPBC Act National Recovery Plan – http://www.environment.gov.au/
Endorsement by the Convenor of the Scientific Advisory Committee
Date
15 August 2014
SIGNED BY
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Assoc. Prof David Morgan
Convenor
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