Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005
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Purpose of the List
This advisory list of vascular plants (angiosperms, conifers, ferns and fern allies), bryophytes and fungi (including lichens) that are considered extinct, threatened, rare or poorly known in Victoria is maintained by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
The information in this list may be of use in a range of planning processes, such as the preparation of National Park Management Plans, Forest Management Plans, local government planning schemes, regional catchment strategies and in setting priorities for actions to conserve biodiversity.
Together with the range of programs and other resources available, lists of this type serve to increase community awareness of threatened species and may encourage community members to become involved in activities to protect threatened species, thereby reducing the risk of their conservation status worsening.
Relationship to statutory lists
This advisory list is not the same as the statutory list of threatened taxa established under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act). There are no legal requirements or consequences that flow from inclusion of a species in this advisory list.
However, some of the species in this advisory list are also listed as threatened under the FFG Act. The FFG Act Threatened List only includes items that have been nominated, assessed by the Scientific Advisory Committee and approved for listing by the responsible Minister. Follow this link for more information on the listing process.
There are also species on this list that are listed under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. This information is included in the tables. Readers who are interested in learning more about this Act should contact the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage.
The Department of Sustainability and Environment has published Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria – 2003. The Department of Sustainability and Environment also publishes a list of plants periodically, based on the Department’s Flora Information System.