❓ A parliamentary question regarding a list of 17 plant species presumed to be extinct in Western Australia as of May 2001, and the government's response highlighting a reduction in the number of presumed extinct species since 1999 due to conservation efforts.
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Species presumed to be extinct as at May 2001 1. Acacia kingiana - Region: Wheatbelt 2. Acacia prismifolia - Region: South Coast 3. Calothamnus accedens - Region: Wheatbelt 4. Coleanthera virgata - Region: South Coast 5. Frankenia decurrens - Region: South Coast 6. Haloragis platycarpa - Region: Unknown 7. Lepidium drummondii - Region: Unknown 8. Leptomeria dielsiana - Region: Forest 9. Leucopogon cryptanthus - Region: Midwest 10. Opercularia acolytantha - Region: South Coast 11. Philotheca falcata - Region: Wheatbelt 12. Pseudanthus nematophorus - Region: Midwest 13. Ptilotus caespitulosus - Region: Unknown 14. Ptilotus pyramidatus - Region: Unknown 15. Taraxacum cygnorum - Region: South Coast 16. Tetratheca fasciculata - Region: Wheatbelt 17. Thomasia gardneri - Region: Wheatbelt
1. Acacia kingiana - Region: Wheatbelt 2. Acacia prismifolia - Region: South Coast 3. Calothamnus accedens - Region: Wheatbelt 4. Coleanthera virgata - Region: South Coast 5. Frankenia decurrens - Region: South Coast 6. Haloragis platycarpa - Region: Unknown 7. Lepidium drummondii - Region: Unknown 8. Leptomeria dielsiana - Region: Forest 9. Leucopogon cryptanthus - Region: Midwest 10. Opercularia acolytantha - Region: South Coast 11. Philotheca falcata - Region: Wheatbelt 12. Pseudanthus nematophorus - Region: Midwest 13. Ptilotus caespitulosus - Region: Unknown 14. Ptilotus pyramidatus - Region: Unknown 15. Taraxacum cygnorum - Region: South Coast 16. Tetratheca fasciculata - Region: Wheatbelt 17. Thomasia gardneri - Region: Wheatbelt
1. Acacia kingiana - Region: Wheatbelt 2. Acacia prismifolia - Region: South Coast 3. Calothamnus accedens - Region: Wheatbelt 4. Coleanthera virgata - Region: South Coast 5. Frankenia decurrens - Region: South Coast 6. Haloragis platycarpa - Region: Unknown 7. Lepidium drummondii - Region: Unknown 8. Leptomeria dielsiana - Region: Forest 9. Leucopogon cryptanthus - Region: Midwest 10. Opercularia acolytantha - Region: South Coast 11. Philotheca falcata - Region: Wheatbelt 12. Pseudanthus nematophorus - Region: Midwest 13. Ptilotus caespitulosus - Region: Unknown 14. Ptilotus pyramidatus - Region: Unknown 15. Taraxacum cygnorum - Region: South Coast 16. Tetratheca fasciculata - Region: Wheatbelt 17. Thomasia gardneri - Region: Wheatbelt
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Answered
29 May 2001
Responded by
Minister for Environment and Heritage
Response time
26 days
The Department of Conservation and Land Management has provided the following list of the17 plant taxa considered to be extinct in Western Australia. This is a reduction from the 22 species believed to be extinct in 1999 and demonstrates the major successes we have had through the activities of both professional botanists and interested amateurs in reviewing species and rediscovering flora species thought to have been lost.
Species presumed to be extinct as at May 2001
1. Acacia kingiana - Region: Wheatbelt
2. Acacia prismifolia - Region: South Coast
3. Calothamnus accedens - Region: Wheatbelt
4. Coleanthera virgata - Region: South Coast
5. Frankenia decurrens - Region: South Coast
6. Haloragis platycarpa - Region: Unknown
7. Lepidium drummondii - Region: Unknown
8. Leptomeria dielsiana - Region: Forest
9. Leucopogon cryptanthus - Region: Midwest
10. Opercularia acolytantha - Region: South Coast
11. Philotheca falcata - Region: Wheatbelt
12. Pseudanthus nematophorus - Region: Midwest
13. Ptilotus caespitulosus - Region: Unknown
14. Ptilotus pyramidatus - Region: Unknown
15. Taraxacum cygnorum - Region: South Coast
16. Tetratheca fasciculata - Region: Wheatbelt
17. Thomasia gardneri - Region: Wheatbelt
Species presumed to be extinct as at May 2001
1. Acacia kingiana - Region: Wheatbelt
2. Acacia prismifolia - Region: South Coast
3. Calothamnus accedens - Region: Wheatbelt
4. Coleanthera virgata - Region: South Coast
5. Frankenia decurrens - Region: South Coast
6. Haloragis platycarpa - Region: Unknown
7. Lepidium drummondii - Region: Unknown
8. Leptomeria dielsiana - Region: Forest
9. Leucopogon cryptanthus - Region: Midwest
10. Opercularia acolytantha - Region: South Coast
11. Philotheca falcata - Region: Wheatbelt
12. Pseudanthus nematophorus - Region: Midwest
13. Ptilotus caespitulosus - Region: Unknown
14. Ptilotus pyramidatus - Region: Unknown
15. Taraxacum cygnorum - Region: South Coast
16. Tetratheca fasciculata - Region: Wheatbelt
17. Thomasia gardneri - Region: Wheatbelt
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