Threatened Species Management Plan for Kinglake National Park

Threatened Species Management Plan for Kinglake National Park, – V 1.0, September 2001
Notes: restricted to a single population in a pool of the Watsons’ Creek on the southern border of the
Park. The status of this population since the commencement of the long-term drought and 2009
bushfire should be considered tenuous.
Triglochin rheophilum Braided Water-ribbons (Threatened in Region)
Notes: restricted to instream habitat of the Yea River. Until recently there were no confirmed records
of this species west of the Mitchell River. It has since been observed in King Parrot Creek and Chum
Creek north of Healesville.
LEMNACEAE
Wolffia australiana Small Duckweed
Notes: observed by one of the authors (CB) in the shallows of the Toorourrong Reservoir on the east
side of Jack Creek in 1988. Scattered and rare throughout the region.
LUZURIAGACEAE
Drymophila cyanocarpa Turquoise Berry (Threatened in KNP)
Notes: recorded by Cliff Beauglehole (1983), location unknown. Considered to be a plausible record,
probably occurring in taller forest formations.
ORCHIDACEAE
Arthrochilus huntianus ssp. huntianus Elbow Orchid (Threatened in Region & KNP)
Notes: several populations observed in early summer by one of the authors (CB) at Broad Gully in
1988 and 1993. Also observed on the spur of Mt Sugarloaf, opposite the Running Creek walking
track. Elbow Orchid is likely to occur elsewhere in the Park in Gahnia heath. It is a saprophytic
species that may take several years to re-establish due to the removal of organic litter by the fire.
Caladenia catenata White Caladenia (Threatened in Region & KNP)
Notes: Recorded in spring 2011 by Josh Revell in lowland forest south of Reedy Creek C. catenata also
occurs in lowland forest immediately south of the Park at Rifle Range Reserve.
Caladenia catenata x gracilis Hybrid Caladenia (?VROT, Threatened in Region & KNP)
Notes: two plants recorded in lowland forest south of Reedy Creek in 2010 by Josh Revell and Cathy
Willis. Likely to be a rare hybrid across the State.
Caladenia clavigera Plain-lip Spider Orchid (Threatened in Region & KNP)
Notes: rare and localised including 15 plants off Dinsdale Road (twenty metres from gate, on left side
of track), 26 plants adjacent to Buttermans Track in block east of Marshalls Road and very rare at
Wild Dog Hill (not relocated since 1998) and the corner of Watson’s Creek Track and Everard Track
(not relocated since 2005).
Management: establishment of a small fence around these sites is required to prevent grazing
impacts.
Caladenia congesta Black-tongue Caladenia (Threatened in Region & KNP)
Notes: observed by one of the authors (CB) at Broad Gully in December 1993. Also recorded by Phil
O’Connor and Cliff Beauglehole in 1982, presumably from the same locality. The next known
occurrence of Black-tongue Caladenia is in the Healesville area.
Caladenia flavovirens Summer Spider Orchid (VROT: Rare; Threatened in Region & KNP)
Notes: recorded by the author (CB) on the north-west slopes of Mt Beggary in December 1993. The
plant was grazed several days after being first observed in flower.
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