Threatened Species Management Plan for Kinglake National Park

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Threatened Species Management Plan for Kinglake National Park, – V 1.0, September 2001 Key place names discussed in the analysis Andrews Hill eastern section of the Wombelano Block. Boggy Creek far northern section of the Wombelano Block. Broad Gully an area occurring west of the Everard Track that supports rare heathy forest formations. Burgan Track far northern section of the Wombelano Block. Captains Creek flows roughly east-west through the northern Wombelano Block. Captains Creek Track runs adjacent on the southern side of Captains Creek. (The) Cascades is a section of the Wallaby Aqueduct that is accessed from Road 10. Everard Track runs roughly north-south through the Everard Block. Jehosaphat Gully occurs in the northern part of the Everard Block off the Healseville- Kinglake Road. Jehosaphat Picnic Area occurs in the eastern section of the Everard Block near Steels Creek. Masons Falls situated in the Sugarloaf Block along the Running Creek. Mt Beggary occurs along the Everard Track in the Everard Block. Mt Everard occurs along the Everard Track in the Everard Block. Plenty River begins in the Mt Disappointment Reference Area and flows into Toorourrong Reservoir. Road 14 runs through the headwaters. Poley Creek occurs in the central section of the Mt Disappointment Reference Area. Poley Creek Tea Tree Swamp situated at the junction of the creek with Road 4. It is a swampy section of the creek that supports a significant stand of Woolly Tea Tree (western variant) and swampland flora. Reedy Creek runs through the far southern section of the Everard Block. Rifle Range Reserve situated directly south of the Everard Block. Road 3, Road 4, Road 7, all occur within the Mt Disappointment Reference Area. Road 10, Road 14, Road 15 and Road 54 Silver Creek occurs in the northern portion of the Mt Disappointment Reference Area. It is a tributary of the King Parrot Creek. Stuarts Spur situated in the far north-west of the Everard Block, north of the Healseville-Kinglake Road and west of the Melba Highway. Toorourrong Reservoir situated south of Mt Disappointment and is accessed from Road 15. Wallaby Creek occurs in the central portion of the Mt Disappointment Reference Area. It is a tributary of the King Parrot Creek that has been diverted into Toorourrong Reservoir. Wallaby Creek runs along Road 10 in the Mount Disappointment Reference Area. It aqueduct carries water diverted from Wallaby Creek into Toorourrong Reservoir. Wallaby Weir occurs along the Wallaby Creek aqueduct. The road cuttings near the weir support several rare flora species. Watson’s Creek Track runs east-west in the southern Everard Block. Watsons Creek begins on the east face of Mt Everard and runs through the Everard Block. Wild Dog Creek occurs in the southern section of the Everard Block. Wombelano Falls situated in the western section of the Wombelano Block along the Hirts Creek. Yea River flows roughly north-south along the eastern border of the Wombelano Block. 36
Threatened Species Management Plan for Kinglake National Park, – V 1.0, September 2001 FERNS and FERN ALLIES ADIANTACEAE Anogramma leptophylla Annual Fern (Threatened in Region) Notes: localised and rare along shaded under-cut banks of the Yea River. Likely to occur on sheltered cliffs at Masons Falls. Cheilanthes sieberi Narrow Rock Fern (Threatened in KNP) Notes: localised and rare along Old Kinglake Road west of Girraween. Possibly occurs along exposed cliffs at Masons Falls. Pellaea falcata var. nana Dwarf Sickle-fern (Threatened in Region & KNP) Notes: disjunct and common on north side of observation deck at Masons Falls. 2011 observation: this species has not been located since the 2009 wildifire and has possibly been impacted. ASPLENICEAE Asplenium flaccidum ssp. flaccidum Weeping Spleenwort (Threatened in Region & KNP) Notes: highly localised and very rare (single plant c. 1988) in rainforest of the Plenty River headwaters. Previously recorded within the catchment by David Ashton. Weeping Spleenwort prefers old-growth rainforest and was likely temporarily eliminated by the 2009 bushfire. ATHYRIACEAE Diplazium australis Austral Lady Fern (Threatened in KNP) Notes: scattered and rare along streams of Kinglake and Mt. Disappointment Plateaus. BLECHNACEAE Blechnum chambersii Lance Water-fern (Threatened in KNP) Notes: localised and rare in Plenty River headwaters above Road 14. Blechnum fluviatile Ray Water-fern (Threatened in KNP) Notes: highly localised and rare in Plenty River and Chadds Creek headwaters. Blechnum minus Soft Water-fern (Threatened in KNP) Notes: localised and rare along Yea River. Normally occurs at lower elevations. Blechnum patersonii Strap Water-fern (Threatened in Region & KNP) Notes: highly localised and very rare (single plant c. 1988) in rainforest of the Plenty River headwaters. Also recorded in the early 1970’s by Jim Willis along upper Jehosaphat Creek. CYATHEACEAE Cyathea cunninghamii Slender Tree Fern (VROT: Rare, FFG listed, Threatened in Region & KNP) Notes: one old plant formerly occurred in rainforest of the Plenty River headwaters but was eliminated by the fire. DENSTAEDTIACEAE Hypolepis glandulifera Downy Ground-fern (Threatened in KNP) Notes: scattered along Plenty River from Road 14 to below Road 54. Also recorded in the early 1970’s by Jim Willis along upper Jehosaphat Creek. Hypolepis muelleri Harsh Ground-fern (Threatened in KNP) 37
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