Species at risk: Perisher wallaby-grass

Feb 25, 2019 | Species at risk: Native plants

Pressed specimen of Perisher Wallaby-grass. Photo: © NSW Office of Environment & Heritage | CC BY 4.0

Pressed specimen of Perisher Wallaby-grass. Photo: © NSW Office of Environment & Heritage | CC BY 4.0

 

Perisher wallaby-grass

Rytidosperma vickeryae
Endangered: Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

Perisher wallaby-grass is only found in Kosciuszko National Park and has been recorded in the Perisher Valley and nearby creeks that drain into the Snowy River.

An outlying population has been recorded at Happy Jacks Plain.

It grows in sphagnum moss in montane peatland communities or along stream edges.

 

Threats

  • Grazing and trampling by feral horses and deer.
  • Permanent seepage areas may become dry and degraded and allow colonisation of species typical of drier vegetation.
  • Habitat loss and degradation due to developments.