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Changes made to wildlife categories on 9 May 2014
The Scientific Technical Committee (STC) has assessed the status of 95 species of plants in accordance with the requirements of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 as well as best practice international species reclassification guidelines. The STC has recommended the reclassification of these species to reflect current scientific knowledge (see table below).
| Taxon | Current status | New status | Basis for decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia latisepala | N | LC | 1 |
| Acacia orites(Nightcap wattle, mountain wattle) | N | LC | 1 |
| Acacia polyadenia | N | LC | 1 |
| Acacia pubicosta | N | LC | 1 |
| Acacia tenuinervis | N | LC | 1 |
| Acmenosperma pringlei | N | V | 1 |
| Acomis acoma | N | LC | 1 |
| Acronychia baeuerlenii(Byron Bay acronychia) | N | LC | 1 |
| Actephila sessilifolia | N | LC | 1 |
| Albizia retusa subsp. retusa | N | LC | 1 |
| Alectryon semicinereus | N | LC | 1 |
| Alyxia sharpei | N | LC | 1 |
| Angianthus brachypappus(spreading cupflower) | N | LC | 1 |
| Antrophyum subfalcatum(ox tongue fern) | N | V | 1 |
| Archidendron hirsutum | N | LC | 1 |
| Argophyllum cryptophlebum | N | V | 1 |
| Argophyllum nullumense(silver leaf) | N | LC | 1 |
| Argophyllum verae | N | V | 1 |
| Aristida burraensis(White Mountains wiregrass) | N | LC | 1 |
| Arthragrostis clarksoniana | N | LC | 1 |
| Arundinella grevillensis | N | V | 1 |
| Arundinella montana(mountain reed grass) | N | LC | 1 |
| Blechnum ambiguum | N | LC | 1 |
| Bonamia dietrichiana | N | LC | 1 |
| Boronia eriantha | N | LC | 1 |
| Brachyscome ascenden(Binna Burra daisy) | N | V | 1 |
| Brachyscome tesquorum | N | LC | 1 |
| Bubbia queenslandiana subsp. australis(Australian peppertree) | N | N for Bubbia queenslandiana sub sp. queenslandiana V for Bubbia queenslandiana subsp. australis | 1 |
| Buckinghamia ferruginiflora(spotted oak, Noah's oak) | N | V | 1 |
| Bulbophyllum grandimesense(pale rope orchid) | N | V | 1 |
| Bulbophyllum windsorense(thread-tipped rope orchid) | N | V | 1 |
| Bulbophyllum wolfei(fleshy Snake orchid) | N | V | 1 |
| Cadetia collinsii | N | V | 1 |
| Cadetia wariana | N | V | 1 |
| Callitris monticola(steelhead cypress pine) | N | LC | 1 |
| Carex breviscapa | N | V | 4 |
| Carex cruciata var. rafflesiana | N | LC | 1 |
| Centotheca philippinensis | N | LC | 1 |
| Cladopus queenslandicus | N | LC | 1 |
| Cleistanthus discolor | N | LC | 1 |
| Cleistanthus myrianthus | N | LC | 1 |
| Comesperma praecelsum | N | V | 1 |
| Crepidium fimbriatum | N | V | 1 |
| Crepidium flavovirens | N | V | 1 |
| Cryptocarya claudiana | N | LC | 1 |
| Cryptocarya glaucocarpa | N | V | 1 |
| Cycas brunnea | N | V | 1 |
| Cyperus rupicola(cliff sedge) | N | V | 1 |
| Dallwatsonia felliana | N | E | 4 |
| Dendrobium malbrownii | N | V | 1 |
| Dendromyza reinwardtiana | N | V | 1 |
| Desmodium macrocarpum | N | LC | 1 |
| Eleocharis blakeana | N | LC | 1 |
| Elaeocarpus thelmae | N | V | 1 |
| Endiandra anthropophagorum | N | V | 1 |
| Euodia hylandii | N | V | 1 |
| Fimbristylis micans | N | V | 1 |
| Fimbristylis vagans | N | E | 4 |
| Firmiana papuana(lacewood) | N | V | 1 |
| Flindersia oppositifolia(mountain silkwood) | N | V | 1 |
| Genoplesium alticola | N | V | 1 |
| Genoplesium pedersonii | N | V | 1 |
| Genoplesium validum | N | V | 1 |
| Glochidion pruinosum | N | E | 4 |
| Gonocarpus effuses | N | V | 1 |
| Goodyera grandis(giant jewel orchid) | N | E | 4 |
| Grammitis albosetosa | N | V | 1 |
| Grammitis leonardii | N | V | 1 |
| Hakea macrorrhyncha(tall needle bush) | N | V | 1 |
| Hardenbergia sp. (Mt Mulligan J.R.Clarkson 5775) | N | V | 1 |
| Elacholoma hornii | N | LC | 1 |
| Elaeocarpus stellaris | N | LC | 1 |
| Endiandra dichrophylla(coach walnut) | N | LC | 1 |
| Endiandra sideroxylon | N | LC | 1 |
| Endressia wardellii | N | LC | 1 |
| Eremochloa ciliaris | N | LC | 1 |
| Euonymus globularis | N | LC | 1 |
| Fimbristylis odontocarpa | N | LC | 1 |
| Gahnia insignis | N | LC | 1 |
| Garcinia brassii | N | LC | 1 |
| Garnotia stricta var. longiseta | N | LC | 1 |
| Grewia graniticola | N | LC | 1 |
| Haplostichanthus ramiflorus | N | LC | 1 |
| Haplostichanthus submontanus | N | LC for Haplostichanthus submontanus subsp. sessiliflorus N for Haplostichanthus submontanus subsp. submontanus | 1 |
| Harpullia ramiflora | N | LC | 1 |
| Helicia lamingtoniana | N | LC | 1 |
| Heterachne baileyi | N | LC | 1 |
| Hollandaea sayeriana(Sayers silky oak) | N | LC | 1 |
| Homoranthus decasetus | N | LC | 1 |
| Huperzia phlegmaria(coarse or common tassel fern) | N | LC | 1 |
| Hypserpa smilacifolia | N | LC | 1 |
| Prostanthera albohirta | EIW | E | 1 |
| Rutidosis lanata | E | V | 1 |
| Zornia pedunculata | N | LC | 2 |
| Reference | Aid to interpretation |
|---|---|
| extinct in the wild | See decision criteria |
| endangered | See decision criteria |
| vulnerable | See decision criteria |
| rare | This category will be phased out over time - find more information. |
| near threatened | See decision criteria |
| least concern | See decision criteria |
| Basis for decision 1 | Better knowledge of population size and/or extent and/or threats - The category is proposed because recent surveys, scientific studies or specimen collections have established a more accurate description of the distribution, population size and structure or threats to the taxon. |
| Basis for decision 2 | Taxonomic change - This category results from name changes; for example, two formerly separate species are now recognised as one species; a restricted species or subspecies is now recognised as part of widely occurring species; or the species is newly described in the taxonomic literature. |
| Basis for decision 3 | Equivalence with EPBC - The proposed category is equivalent to the category applied under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999. The equivalent listing of the species can assist in its management for conservation. |
| Basis for decision 4 | Evidence of real decline in populations and/or distributions - The proposed category is recommended because recent surveys or scientific studies have established a recent decline (that is, a decline that has occurred in the last 10 years or last three generations) in the population size and structure and / or distribution of the taxon. |
| Basis for decision 5 | Rediscovered in the wild - A new category is recommended for a taxon because the taxon was thought to be extinct in the wild but recent studies, observations or collections have established that it is persisting in the wild. |