Declared Rare and Poorly Known Flora in the Geraldton District

FOREWORDWestern Australian Wildlife Management Programs are a series of publications produced by the Departmentof Conservation and Land Management (CALM). The programs are prepared in addition to RegionalManagement Plans to provide detailed information and guidance for the management and protection ofcertain exploited or threatened species (e.g. Kangaroos, Noisy Scrub-bird and the Rose Mallee).This program provides a brief description of the appearance, distribution, habitat and conservation status offlora declared as rare under the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act (Threatened Flora) and poorlyknown flora (Priority Flora) in CALM's Geraldton District and makes recommendations for research andmanagement action necessary to ensure their continued survival. By ranking the Declared Rare Flora inpriority order for these requirements, Departmental staff and resources can be allocated to taxa most urgentlyin need of attention.Priority Flora that are under consideration for declaration are also dealt with, but to a lesser extent than theDeclared Rare Flora. The information available should assist in the ongoing work of assessment of theirconservation status.This Program has been approved by the Executive Director, Department of Conservation and LandManagement, the Conservation Commission and the Minister for the Environment.Approved programs are subject to modification as dictated by new findings, changes in species' status andcompletion of recovery actions.Information in the Plan was accurate at August 1998.3