Warrawee Substation - Review of Environmental Factors

Scientific Name Common NameTSC/FMActEPBC Act Habitat Association Nature of Record Likelihood ofoccurrencePotential for impactsMacadamiatetraphyllaRough-shelled BushNutV V Confined chiefly to the Richmond and Tweed Rivers innorth-east NSW, extending just across the border intoQueensland. Grows in subtropical rainforest, usually near thecoast.1 record within10km (OEH2012a)Unlikely.Outside species’natural distribution.Nil.MeleleucabiconvexaBiconvex Paperbark V V Scattered, disjunct populations in coastal areas from JervisBay to Port Macquarie, with most populations in theGosford-Wyong areas.Grows in damp places, often near streams or low-lying areason alluvial soils of low slopes or sheltered aspects.1 record within10km (OEH2012a)Predicted to occurwithin 10km(DSEWPaC 2012a)Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Nil.MelaleucadeaneiDeane's Paperbark V V Occurs from Nowra- St Albans and west to the BlueMountains, with most records in Ku-ring-gai / Berowra andHolsworthy/Wedderburn areas.Mostly grows on broad flat ridgetops, dry ridges and slopesand strongly associated with low nutrient sandy loam soils,sometimes with ironstone. Grows in heath- open forest,often in sandstone ridgetop woodland communities.77 records within10km (OEH2012a)Predicted to occurwithin 10km(DSEWPaC 2012a)Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Nil.PersooniahirsutaHairy Geebung E E Occurs within the Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands andSydney coastal regions from Hilltop to Glen Davis and RoyalNP to Gosford. Population within the Hills Shire particularlyimportant due to high density of plants.Grows on sandy soils in dry sclerophyll open forest,woodland and heath on sandstone up to 600m above sealevel.3 records within10km (OEH2012a)Predicted to occurwithin 10km(DSEWPaC 2012a)Unlikely.No suitable habitat.Nil.