Exotic vines and scramblers biota and their impact on biodiversity Herbivory and environmental degradation caused by feral deer Novel biota and their impact on biodiversity High frequency fire resulting in the disruption of life cycle processes in plants and animals and loss of vegetation structure and composition Infection by Psittacine circoviral (beak and feather) disease affecting endangered psittacine species and populations Psittacine circoviral (beak and feather) Disease affecting endangered psittacine species Introduction and establishment of Exotic Rust of the order Pucciniales pathogenic on plants of the family Myrtaceae Novel biota and their impact on biodiversity Invasion and establishment of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) The biological effects, including lethal toxic ingestion, caused by Cane Toads (Bufo marinus) Invasion of native plant communities by exotic perennial grasses Novel biota and their impact on biodiversity Loss and degradation of native plant and animal habitat by invasion of escaped garden plants, including aquatic plants Loss and degradation of native and animal habitat by invasion of escaped garden plants, including aquatic plants Loss of hollow-bearing Predation and hybridisation of feral dogs (Canis lupus) biota and their impact on biodiversity Predation by the European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) Predation by European red fox Predation by the feral cat (Felis catus) Predation by feral cats Predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral pigs (Sus scrofa) Predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral pigs Removal of dead wood and dead trees More information on threats to the ecological community is provided in Appendix A - Description of threats. Source: Office of Environment and Heritage (2016); DotE (2016). The following approved EPBC threat abatement are considered relevant to the Poplar Box Grassy Woodland: Threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by unmanaged goats; Threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by rabbits; Threat abatement plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi; Threat abatement plan for predation by European red fox; Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats; Threat abatement plan for the biological effects, including lethal toxic ingestion, caused by cane toads; and Threat abatement plan for predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by pigs. 4 SUMMARY OF ELIGIBILITY FOR LISTING AGAINST EPBC ACT CRITERIA
Amyema miraculosa fleshy mistletoe Amyema preissii wire-leaved mistletoe Amyema quandang grey mistletoe Dendrophthoe glabrescens smooth mistletoe Diplatia grandibractea coolabah mistketoe Lysiana exocarpi harlequin mistletoe Lysiana spathulata Lysiana subfalcata northern mistletoe Muellerina bidillii Viscum articulatum square-stemmed mistletoe Viscum whitei Mid layer [small trees, medium shrubs typically 1–10m] Abutilon macrum Abutilon oxycarpum flannel weed Abutilon oxycarpum var. subsagittatum flannel weed Acacia aneura mulga Acacia curranii curly-bark wattle Acacia elongata Acacia excelsa brigalow Acacia lauta Tara wattle Acacia stenophylla river cooba, river myall, belalie Acacia victoriae subsp. arida prickly wattle Alectryon oleifolius subsp. canescens rosewood Alectryon oleifolius subsp. elongatus Allocasuarina muelleriana slaty sheoak, common oak-bush Alstonia constricta bitter bark Atalaya hemiglauca cattle bush Atalaya salicifolia brush whitewood Apophyllum anomalum broom bush, warrior bush Brachychiton populneus kurrajong Bridelia leichhardtii Leichardt's ironbark Capparis lasiantha bush caper, nepine Capparis mitchellii bimbil, native orange Chenopodium album fat hen Chenopodium nitrariaceum branching goosefoot Citrus glauca (Australian) desert lime
Santalum acuminatum quandong Santalum lanceolatum blue bush, northern sandalwood Sclerolaena birchii blue burr Sclerolaena muricata black roly-poly Senna artemisioides subsp. x petiolaris woody cassia artemisioides subsp. zygophylla Sclerolaena muricata black roly-poly Spartothamnella juncea bead bush Tephrosia dietrichiae Templetonia stenophylla leafy templetonia Ventilago viminalis barndaragu Ground layer [herbs and shrubs typically <1m] Achyranthes aspera chaff flower Actinobole uliginosum camel dung, flannel cudweed Ajuga australis austral Alternanthera denticulata lesser joyweed Alternanthera nana hairy joyweed Alternanthera nodiflora common joyweed Apophyllum anomalum broom bush, warrior bush, currant bush Apowollastonia spilanthoides Atriplex leptocarpa creeping saltbush Atriplex stipitata bitter saltbush Brachyscome chrysoglossa (formerly Brachyscome heterodonta var. heterodonta) yellow-tongue daisy Brunoniella australis blue trumpet Bulbine alata native leek Bulbine bulbosa bulbine lily, native onion Calandrinia eremaea small purlane Calocephalus sonderi pale beauty heads Calotis cuneifolia Calotis hispidula bogan flea, bogan flea Calotis lappulacea mallee Carissa ovata (Qld) currant bush Carissa spinarum (NSW) currant bush Cheilanthes distans Cheilanthes sieberi mulga fern Chenopodium curvispicatum cottony saltbush
Chenopodium desertorum desert goosefoot Chenopodium desertorum subsp. anidiophyllum Chenopodium desertorum subsp. desertorum frosted goosefoot Chrysocephalum apiculatum common everlasting Commelina cyanea ( formerly Commelina diffusa) forget-me not Commelina lanceolata Convolvulus clementii desert bindweed Convolvulus erubescens blushing bindweed Convolvulus graminetinus grassland bindweed Cotula australis bachelor's buttons Crassula sieberiana austral crassula Cyanthillium cinereum ironweed Cyperus betchei subsp. betchei Daucus glochidiatus Australian carrot Desmodium brachypodum tick-trefoil Desmodium rhytidophyllum Desmodium varians slender tick trefoil Dianella longifolia flax-lily Dianella revoluta black-anther flax-lily Dichondra spp. kidney weed Dipelachne muelleri (NSW) (synonym Dipelachne. fusca subsp. muelleri) Dipelachne fusca subsp. muelleri (Qld) (synonym Diplachne muelleri) Diuris tricolor spotted-throat cowslip Dysphania melanocarpa (formerly Chenopodium melanocarpum) Dysphania pumilio clammy goosefoot Einadia hastata berry saltbush, saloop Einadia nutans nutans nodding saltbush Erodium crinitum blue storkbill Eremophila bignoniiflora berrigan Eremophila debilis (formerly Myoporum debile) winter apple Eremophila deserti turkey-bush Eremophila glabra fuchsia Eremophila longifolia berrigan
Eremophila mitchellii bastard sandalwood Euphorbia dallachyana (synonym Chamaesyce dallachyana) caustic weed Euphorbia drummondii balsam Exocarpos aphyllus currant bush Flindersia dissosperma scrub leopardwood Galium gaudichaudii rough bedstraw Glycine canescens silky glycine Glycine tabacina glycine pea Goodenia cycloptera cut-leaf goodenia Goodenia fascicularis goodenia Goodenia pinnatifida cut-leaf goodenia Hyalosperma semisterile Lepidium aschersonii spiny peppercress Lobelia concolor (formerly Pratia concolor) poison pratia Malvastrum coromandelianum prickly malvastrum Maireana coronata crown fissure-weed Maireana decalvans black cotton bush Maireana enchylaenoides wingless fissure-weed Maireana humillima Maireana longate crown fissure-weed Maireana microphylla bluebush Marsdenia australis doubah Marsdenia viridiflora viridiflora native pear Menkea australis fairy spectacles Osteocarpum acropterum var. acropterum water weed Oxalis chnoodes Oxalis corniculata clover sorrel, oxalis Panicum effusum branched panic Phyllanthus virgatus Plantago turrifera crowned plantain Plantago varia variable plantain Portulaca oleracea pig weed Psydrax johnsonii Psydrax odorata lamboto Psydrax oleifolia (synonym Canthium oleifolium) Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush
Ptilotus nobilis nobilis (formerly Ptilotus exaltatus var. exaltatus) pink mulla mulla Pycnosorus globosus drumsticks Rostellularia adscendens subsp. adscendens Rumex spp. swamp dock Sclerolaena bicornis flannel burr Sclerolaena decurrens green copper burr Sclerolaena diacantha grey copper burr Sclerolaena muricata roly-poly Sclerolaena stelligera star copperburr Sclerolaena tricuspis giant red burr Sida ammophila sand sida Sida corrugata corrugated sida Sida cunninghamii Sida sp. Musselbrook (Synonym Sida filiformis) fine sida Sida spinosa Paddy's lucerne Sida trichopoda high sida Solanum esuriale potato bush Stackhousia monogyna candles, creamy stackhousia Stuartina muelleri spoon cudweed Swainsona murrayana slender Darling pea Tetragonia moorei annual spinach Velleia paradoxa spur velleia Vittadinia dissecta var. hirta Vittadinia sulcata furrowed New Holland daisy Wahlenbergia communis tufted bluebell Wahlenbergia fluminalis river bluebell Wahlenbergia gracilis Australian bluebell Wahlenbergia luteola Graminoids (grasses and grasslike plants) Alternanthera denticulata lesser joyweed Anthosachne scabra (Elymus scaber) common wheatgrass Ancistrachne uncinulata hooked-hairy panic grass Aristida behriana bunch wiregrass Aristida benthamii var. benthamii Aristida calycina var. Calycina dark wiregrass Aristida caput-medusae many headed wiregrass
Aristida echinata blue Aristida jerichoensis Jericho wiregrass Aristida jerichoensis var. jerichoensis longat wiregrass Aristida personata purple wire-grass Aristida ramosa purple wire-grass Aristida vagans three-awned spear grass Arundinella nepalensis Dardy's oats Austrostipa aristiglumis plains grass Austrostipa bigeniculata Austrostipa scabra subsp. scabra rough speargrass Austrostipa setacea corkscrew grass Austrostipa verticillata slender bamboo grass Bothriochloa decipiens pitted bluegrass Bothriochloa ewartiana Carex inversa knob sedge Chloris truncata windmill grass Chloris ventricosa plump windmill grass Chrysopogon fallax golden beardgrass Cymbopogon ambiguus (formerly Cymbopogon indet) lemon grass Cymbopogon refractus barbed wire grass Cyperus betchei Cyperus bifax downs nut-grass Cyperus fulvus sticky sedge Cyperus gracilis slender flat-sedge Cyperus laevis Dichanthium sericeum sericeum silky blue-grass, Queensland bluegrass Dichanthium setosum bluegrass Digitaria ammophila cotton panic Digitaria brownii cotton Digitaria divaricatissima umbrella grass Digitaria hystrichoides umbrella grass Digitaria parviflora small-flowered finger grass Digitaria porrecta finger panic grass Eleocharis plana flat spike-sedge Enteropogon acicularis curly windmill grass Enneapogon gracilis slender bottle-washers Eragrostis elongata clustered lovegrass
Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo Macrotis lagotis* greater bilby Vulnerable Extinct Endangered Mormopterus planiceps inland freetail bat Y Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis eastern bentwing-bat Vulnerable Notamacropus rufogriseus (synonym Macropus rufogriseus) red-necked wallaby concern Notamacropus parryi (synonym Macropus parryi) whiptail wallaby, pretty face wallaby Least concern Nyctophilus corbeni south-eastern long-eared bat Vulnerable Vulnerable Vulnerable Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser bat Y Nyctophilus Gould's bat Y Onychogalea fraenata bridled nailtail wallaby Endangered Extinct Endangered Osphranter robustus (synonym Macropus robustus) common wallaroo, euro Least concern Osphranter red kangaroo Petaurus breviceps glider Y Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider Vulnerable Y Phascolarctos cinereus koala Vulnerable (combined populations of Qld, NSW and the ACT) Vulnerable Vulnerable (only in SE Qld Bioregion)
Planigale tenuirostris narrow-nosed planigale Least concern Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox Vulnerable Vulnerable Phascogale tapoatafa* brush-tailed phascogale Vulnerable Pseudomys delicatulus delicate mouse Least concern Saccolaimus flaviventris sheaftail bat Y Scoteanax rueppellii greater broad-nosed bat Vulnerable Y Scotorepens balstoni inland bat Y Scotorepens greyii little bat Y Sminthopsis crassicaudata fat-tailed dunnart Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart Vulnerable Sminthopsis murina common dunnart Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna Tadarida australis white-striped freetail-bat Y Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum Vespadelus baverstocki inland forest bat Y Vespadelus vulturnus little forest bat Y Wallabia bicolor wallaby, black wallaby Birds Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill
Cacatua galerita cockatoo Y Calyptorhynchus banksii samueli red-tailed (inland subspecies) Vulnerable Y Calyptorhynchus funereus yellow-tailed Y Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy cockatoo Vulnerable Vulnerable Y Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal Chalcites minutillus little Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck Chthonicola sagittata speckled warbler Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper (eastern subspecies) Y Colluricincla harmonica grey Y Coracina maxima ground Coracina novaehollandiae Coracina papuensis white-bellied Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough Cormobates leucophaea treecreeper crested cuckoo
Corvus coronoides Australian Corvus mellori little raven Corvus orru Torresian crow Coturnix ypsilophora brown quail Least concern Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird Cracticus tibicen Australian magpie Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra Y Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sitella Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo Dromaius novaehollandiae emu Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron Entomyzon cyanotis honeyeater Eolophus roseicapillus galah Y Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin Eurostopodus mystacalis Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird Y berigora brown falcon Falco hypoleucos grey falcon Endangered Vulnerable Falco longipennis Australian hobby
Manorina flavigula miner Manorina melanocephala noisy miner Melanodryas cucullata cucullata hooded robin form) Vulnerable Y Melithreptus brevirostris honeyeater Melithreptus gularis gularis honeyeater (eastern subspecies) Vulnerable Melopsitta undulatus budgerigar Y Merops ornatus rainbow Microeca fascinans Jacky winter Milvus migrans black kite Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher Neophema pulchella turquoise parrot Vulnerable Y Nesoptilotis penicillatus white-plumed honeyeater Ninox connivens barking owl Vulnerable Y Ninox novaeseelandiae masked owl Y Northiella haematogaster blue bonnet Y Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night heron Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel Y
Ocyphaps lophotes pigeon Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird Y Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote Y Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing Philemon citreogularis little friarbird Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella Y Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth Polytelis swainsonii superb parrot Vulnerable Vulnerable Pomatostomus superciliosus white-browed babbler Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis grey-crowned babbler (eastern subspecies) Vulnerable Psephotus haematonotus red-rumped parrot Y Ptilonorhynchus maculate Spotted bowerbird Ptilotula penicillatus honeyeater Rhipidura fuliginosa grey fantail Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail Scythrops novaehollandiae
Smicrornis brevirostris weebill Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail Vulnerable Stizoptera bichenovii Strepera graculina pied currawong Struthidea cinerea apostlebird Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Least concern Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher Y Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus lorikeet Y Trichoglossus haematodus rainbow lorikeet Turnix varius painted button-quail Turnix little Tyto alba barn owl Y Tyto javanica eastern barn owl Tyto novaehollandiae masked owl Vulnerable Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) Amphibians Crinia sloanei Sloane's froglet Vulnerable Cyclorana novaehollandiae New Holland frog Least concern Cyclorana platycephala frog
Anilios wiedii blind snake Anilios ligatus robust blind snake Anomalopus brevicollis short-necked worm-skink Anomalopus leuckartii two-clawed Least concern Anomalopus mackayi five-clawed worm-skink, long-legged worm-skink Vulnerable Endangered Endangered Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink Least concern Antaresia maculosa spotted python Aspidies melanocephalus black-headed python Aspidites ramsayi woma Vulnerable Near threatened Bellatorias frerei major skink Boiga irregularis tree snake Brachyurophis australis Australian coral snake Carlia munda shaded-litter Carlia pectoralis open-litter Carlia rubigo rainbow skink concern Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow skink Carlia tetradactyla southern
Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake Dendrelaphis punctulata green tree snake Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake, mud adder Denisonia maculata ornamental Vulnerable Vulnerable Diplodactylus tessellatus tesselated gecko Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko, eastern stone gecko Least concern Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead Y Diporiphora nobbi dragon Egernia rugosa yakka skink Vulnerable Vulnerable Egernia striolata tree skink Y Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded concern Furina barnardi yellow-naped snake Furina diadema red-naped snake Furina dunmalli Dunmall's Vulnerable Vulnerable Gehyra catenata chain-backed tree dtella Least concern Gehyra dubia dubious dtella Y Gehrya variegata tree dtella Y Gehyra versicolor Hemiaspis damelii grey snake Endangered Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko, prickly gecko
Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed Vulnerable Y Lampropholis guichenoti grass skink Lerista fragilis eastern mulch-slider Lerista muelleri wood mulch slider Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider Lerista timida timid slider Lialis burtonis Burton's snake-lizard Liopholis modesta eastern ranges Liopholis whitii White's skink Lophognathus burnsi Burn’s dragon Lucasium damaeum beaded gecko Lucasium steindachneri box-patterned gecko concern Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base Menetia greyii common dwarf skink Morelia spilota diamond python Y Morethia boulengeri Boulenger's skink Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink Nebulifera robusta robust velvet gecko Least concern Y Oedura marmorata marbled velvet gecko Y Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko Y
Leontodon rhagadioloides subsp. cretica Cretan weed Lolium perenne perennial ryegrass Lolium rigidum Wimmera ryegrass Lycium ferocissimum African boxthorn Malva parviflora small-flowered mallow Malvastrum americanum spiked malvastrum Medicago polymorpha burr medic Medicago minima woolly burr medic Opuntia aurantiaca tiger pear Opuntia stricta spiny pest pear Opuntia tomentosa velvety tree pear Scientific Name Common Name Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed Paspalum didatatum paspalum Pavonia hastata Petrorhagia nanteuilii canescens lipia Rapistrum rugosum turnip weed, giant mustard Salsola kali soft roly-poly Sisymbrium irio London rocket Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle Spergularia diandra Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass Trifolium angustifolium narrow-leaved clover Trifolium glomeratum clustered clover Vernena aristigera pest Verbena gaudichaudii Verbesina encelioides subsp. encelioides Vulpia myuros rat's tail fescue Zinnia peruviana wild zinia Appendix F – Remnant roadside vegetation When considering a roadside of remnant vegetation, the description, key diagnostic characteristics and condition thresholds should be taken into account while also considering the following scenarios: Diagram F1 Remnant roadside patch containing Poplar Box Grassy Woodland < 10m in width Not the ecological community Diagram F2 Remnant roadside containing Poplar Box Grassy Woodland < 10m in width Not the ecological community Diagram F3 Remnant roadside containing Poplar Box Grassy Woodland ≥ 15m in width Not the ecological community The ecological community Diagram F4 Remnant roadside patch containing Poplar Box Grassy Woodland ≥ 20m in width The ecological community N.B. B is considered part of Patch A