Threatened Plants
All native plants are special to Logan. However, there are a few standout significant species that need to be highlighted for our attention. Logan City Council has developed a brochure that will help you discover the significant plant species that are found in Logan.
Twenty-one native plants are recorded in Logan as being either near-threatened (formally Rare), vulnerable or endangered under Queensland Law, specifically under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. Ten of these species are also listed as vulnerable or endangered under the Australian Government's Law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. These two forms of legislation provide a legal framework to protect and manage state and nationally significant plants and animals.
The plants in this booklet are considered significant as there are not many left in the wild. Each species has been subjected to a range of situations which has led to their decline; however, in general, there are a range of common processes which threaten their survival. These include:
- habitat degradation through invasion of weeds and disturbance
- loss or modification of habitat through clearing for agriculture and development
- waterway and wetland modification, clearing, degradation and pollution
- competition with introduced weeds
- changes in fire regimes
- grazing and trampling by domestic stock
- cultivation or harvesting of seeds or fruit
- overuse of herbicides.
