Water Weed,
Tuberculate Bonefruit
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.
Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Olary Spur (FLB03) | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern |
Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Least Concern |
Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Least Concern |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Least Concern |
St Vincent (EYB02) | Eyre Yorke Block | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i)) (Probable Decline) |
South Olary Plain (MDD01) | Murray Darling Depression | Near Threatened |
Braemer (MDD07) | | Least Concern |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern |
Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Near Threatened (Probable Decline) [southern limit] |
Gawler Volcanics (GAW02) | | Near Threatened (Probable Decline) |
Gawler Lakes (GAW03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Torrens (GAW06) | | Least Concern |
Roxby (GAW07) | | Least Concern |
Commonwealth Hill (GAW08) | | Near Threatened |
Maralinga (GVD03) | Great Victoria Desert | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Tallaringa (GVD05) | | Near Threatened |
Yellabinna (GVD06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Nullarbor Plain (NUL02) | Nullarbor | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
Barrier Range (BHC01) | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
Barrier Range Outwash (BHC04) | | Least Concern |
Bimbowrie (BHC05) | | Least Concern |
Curnamona (BHC06) | | Least Concern |
Simpson Desert (SSD02) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern [undercollected] |
Dieri (SSD03) | | Least Concern |
Warriner (SSD04) | | Least Concern |
Strzelecki Desert (SSD05) | | Least Concern |
Oodnadatta (STP02) | Stony Plains | Near Threatened |
Murnpeowie (STP03) | | Least Concern |
Macumba (STP05) | | Least Concern |
Witjira (STP06) | | Near Threatened |
Baltana (STP07) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Sturt Stony Desert (CHC02) | Channel Country | Least Concern |
Diamantina-Eyre (CHC04) | | Least Concern |
Coongie (CHC06) | | Least Concern |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Near Threatened |
4 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern |
St Vincent (EYB02) | Eyre Yorke Block | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i)) (Probable Decline) |
2 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern , Near Threatened |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern |
7 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
3 of 4 subregions | Great Victoria Desert | Near Threatened , Rare |
Nullarbor Plain (NUL02) | Nullarbor | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) (Probable Decline) |
4 of 4 subregions | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
4 of 4 subregions | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern |
5 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
3 of 4 subregions | Channel Country | Least Concern |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Near Threatened |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 3
Prior names
Babbagia acroptera
Common names
Water Weed
Tuberculate Bonefruit
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Murray
NRM regions: Alinytjara Wilurara, Eyre Peninsula, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA MSB | 8,000 (10.8 g) 8,000 (10.8 g) | 50+ | 7-Sep-2016 | JRG432 Nullarbor | 1-Nov-2017 | 100% | -18°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
Germination table:
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