Limestone Candles
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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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Gawler Volcanics (GAW02) | Gawler | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [likes limestone] |
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Least Concern [likes limestone] |
Torrens (GAW06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Maralinga (GVD03) | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern [likes limestone] |
Kintore (GVD04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Yellabinna (GVD06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [likes limestone] |
Simpson Desert (SSD02) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Dieri (SSD03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Strzelecki Desert (SSD05) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Breakaways (STP01) | Stony Plains | Near Threatened |
Oodnadatta (STP02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Murnpeowie (STP03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Baltana (STP07) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
3 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern , Rare |
3 of 4 subregions | Great Victoria Desert | Least Concern , Rare |
3 of 4 subregions | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Rare |
4 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Near Threatened , Rare |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 5
Prior names
Stackhousia muricata, partly
Common names
Limestone Candles
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges
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 | 350 (0.85 g) | 20+ | 14-Dec-2010 | DJD1889 Lake Eyre | 1-Jan-2012 | 60% | -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.