The race to rescue Australiaâs 50 most vulnerable plant species
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The top of Mt Bogong in Victoriaâs high country isnât where youâd usually whip out a dustbuster, but senior botanist Neville Walsh has a pragmatic approach to plant conservation tools.
The very rare snow daphne, or
Kelleria bogongensis, is a tiny, carpeting plant found only in a half-kilometre-square area on Mt Bogong. And it produces little seeds, the size of sesame seeds, that fall onto the ground between its fine leaves.