2.4. Native Flora
The major native vegetation communities in the Upper Murrumbidgee are dry sclerophyll forest, savanna woodland, and grassland. Wet sclerophyll forest occurs in higher rainfall areas. In some cases, savanna woodland may be derived from dry sclerophyll forest. Natural Temperate Grassland and Yellow Box/Red Gum Grassy Woodland are classified as endangered ecological communities in the ACT.
A list of common canopy and grass species in the Upper Murrumbidgee is given in section 6.1.5 of the CAP (1998).
A number of threatened plant species occur in the Upper Murrumbidgee. The following species are all listed as endangered in the ACT under the Nature Conservation Act 1980:
• A leek orchid (Prasophyllum petilum)
• A subalpine herb (Gentiana baeuerlenii)
• Brindabella midge orchid (Corunastylis ectopa)
• Button wrinklewort (Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides)
• Canberra spider orchid (Arachnorchis actensis)
• Ginniderra peppercress (Lepidium ginninderrense)
• Small purple pea (Swainsona recta)
• Tuggeranong lignum (Muehlenbeckia tuggeranong)
References and Resources
• Territory and Municipal Services. 2006. Protected native plants.
