Kangaroo Island turpentine bush

Scientific name: Beyeria subtecta  

National status (EPBC Act 1999): Vulnerable

South Australian status: (NPW Act 1972): Endangered

Description:

Sticky compact shrub to 60 cm tall with slender branchlets. Narrow linear bright to dark green leaves to 10 mm long and 1.6 mm wide, recurved with a distinctive mid-vein. Separate male and female plants. Yellow or white to light green male flowers, yellow-green female flowers.  Flowering between June to September.

Distribution:

Endemic to Kangaroo Island. Mainly found in the Haines-MacGillivray region growing on laterite soils within Eucalyptus cneorifolia and Eucalyptus diversifolia ssp. diversifolia mallee woodland.

Specific threats:

Threats to Beyeria subtecta include weed invasion, principally from bridal veil (Asparagus declinatus), disturbance and vegetation clearance, loss of habitat, over-browsing by macropods (kangaroos and wallabies), inappropriate fire regimes (lack of fire) and a small population size.