Growing the Future
Growing the Future
Native Plant Seed Collection 2023
Community Participation -
NSWLP-011-064
The issue
The Riverina Highlands Landcare Nursery at Tumut propagates local provenance seed. Obtaining seed from local provenance native plant species can be a challenge due to a paucity of trained collectors, and access to suitable plant stock. Seed availability varies with different plant species throughout the year and its presence can also be dependent on varying climatic conditions.
The solution
The Bushfire Local Economic Recovery (BLER) Project assisted with the training of members of a Local Aboriginal Land Council Group to identify suitable native plant species. A collaboration of learner Seed Collectors attended a farm at Mt Adrah, as one of Murrumbidgee Landcare’s seed source sites. The Murrumbidgee Landcare Project Officer coordinated and led the day. Knowledge sharing amongst the group included species identification to help determine the appropriate time for seed harvesting. The collection of various native seed varieties was delivered to the Riverina Highlands Landcare Nursery for propagation.
The impact
Seed collected from plant species as listed below:
| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME |
| Acacia dealbata | Silver Wattle |
| Acacia ulicifolia | Prickly Moses |
| Acacia melanoxylon | Australian Blackwood |
| Acacia implexa | Hickory Wattle |
| Acacia paradoxa | Kangaroo Thorn |
| Acacia decurrens | Black Wattle |
| Acacia pravissima | Tumut Wattle |
| Acacia boormanii | Snowy Riverr Wattle |
| Grevillea wilkonsonii | Tumut Grevillea |
| Arthropodium strictum | Chocolate Lily |
| Glycine clandestina | Twining Glycine |
Grevillea wilkinsonii was collected under the Threatened Species program involving the Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Key facts
- Mature seed availability varies temporally with different native plant species.
- Native Seed collecting is a trainable skill.