Stylidium coroniforme (Wongan Hills Triggerplant) and related taxa

Comment on Listing Assessments

Invitation to comment

You are invited to provide your views about the eligibility of a Western Australian endemic species for inclusion on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) list of threatened species:

Stylidium coroniforme (PDF - 150.31 KB)

You are also invited to provide your views about the eligibility of three species assessed by Western Australia using the Common Assessment Method for inclusion on the EPBC Act list of threatened species and the necessary conservation actions for these species:

Stylidium amabile (PDF - 673.25 KB)

Stylidium coroniforme subsp. amblyphyllum (PDF - 1.04 MB)

Stylidium coroniforme subsp. coroniforme (PDF - 723.86 KB)

Stylidium coroniforme is currently listed as Endangered under the EPBC Act. It was listed as Endangered under the former Endangered Species Protection Act 1992 and transferred to the EPBC Act list when it came into force in 2000.

A new subspecies, S. c. subsp. amblyphyllum, has since been identified in the Quairading area south of Wongan Hills. The two northernmost subpopulations of the species, occurring near Maya, have also been identified as a new species, S. amabile.

Stylidium coroniforme has therefore been split into a new species, S. amabile, and two subspecies, S. c. subsp. amblyphyllum and S. c. subsp. coroniforme.  

Western Australia has prepared assessments for S. amabile, S. c. subsp. amblyphyllum and S. c. subsp. coroniforme under the Common Assessment Method agreement. To achieve alignment with the list of threatened species in Western Australia, it is proposed that S. coroniforme be deleted from the list of threatened species under the EPBC Act and that the three related taxa be included in the appropriate categories.

Anyone may nominate a native species, ecological community or threatening process for listing under the EPBC Act or for a transfer of an item already on the list to a new listing category. The Threatened Species Scientific Committee (the Committee) undertakes the assessment of species to determine eligibility for inclusion in the list of threatened species and provides its recommendation to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Energy.