Wedderburn Conservation Management Network
Protecting Biodiversity - ​​Our Flagship Species - Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata
Wedderburn Wattle
Acacia euthycarpa subsp. oblanceolata Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Listed as endangered
Acacias are a culturally and environmentally significant species providing multiple cultural and ecosystem functions across Australia.
Acacias are a pioneer species, often the first to colonize disturbed soils, providing important organic ground litter, fixing nitrogen, and stabilizing the soil. It gives shelter to smaller trees and shrubs, and provides habitat for native mammals, reptiles, birds, and insects; all of which play an integral role in nutrient cycling. These services are particularly important in arid and semi-arid regions of Australia, where acacias dominate, where few other species can fill these roles and are capable of performing these roles
Species Identification
Wedderburn Wattle (Acacia euthycarpa subsp. oblanceolata) has been listed as Endangered an FFG listing and has been recorded as vulnerable with 32% of its Victorian range in the local area.
The Wedderburn Wattle can grow to 10 metres, but most are less than 4 metres. They usually have a single stem, unlike Wallowa (A. euthycarpa), which has multiple drooping stems that form the tree. Wedderburn wattle’s single stem has the same drooping habit of the Wallowa, often draping over adjacent vegetation as it competes for light with neighbouring vegetation. The phyllodes are narrowly-oblanceolate to oblanceolate and mucronate (i.e., with that typical Wallowa hook at the end). Phyllodes are flat, typically 2.5–6 mm wide, between 30–60 mm long, with a gland 0.1–5 mm from the base.
Vegetation Community
The Wedderburn - Wychitella landscape is 61,793ha in size, with 46% of the area covered in native vegetation. Public land makes up 15% of the area and includes multiple parcels that make up the Wychitella Nature Conservation Reserve.
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Notable cultural importance for the Dja Dja Wurrung people, the Djaara, is Ngarri (Mt Egbert).
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It is found on rocky sites (Ironstone Gravelly Woodland) in Mallee-Broomebush scrub, open woodland, private property, and along some roadsides within the Wychitella Park.
Mallee-Broombush scrub has low open Mallee to 3 m tall typically with a tall shrubby understory, or shrubland with scattered emergent Green, Blue and Bull Mallees.