Vulnerable Plant Species

Narrow-leaf Wilsonia (Wilsonia backhousii), is an estuarine saltmarsh herb that is only known to occur in two locations in the Sydney Basin, one of which is in the City of Canada Bay.

Wilsonia is a perennial mat forming herb with white flowers. Wilsonia is 'vulnerable' due to a decline in available habitat, its inability to recover quickly from damage and changes in salinity regimes. Wilsonia has been listed as vulnerable under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.