Cassinia sifton
Sifton Bush, Chinese Shrub at Hackett, ACT
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| Cassinia sifton | waltraud | 25 Jun 2023 | |
| Cassinia sifton | waltraud | 25 Jun 2023 |
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In grassy woodland; mapped with Field maps / Treated weeds.
4 comments
25 Jun 2023
hi CNM moderators - I think I inquired about the status discrepancies of this species between the ACT Census of Vascular Plants [Australian Exotic] and CNM [Local]. Any progress in regard to the status of the species? Have the Census botanists changed their minds from exotic to local; perhaps there are (still) competing views of the species' status in the ACT?
My inquiry has a certain urgency from the point of view of a ParkCare person: we observe a massive increase of Sifton bush including close to high conservation sites. It is still time to control Sifton at least at selected sites before it runs out of control.
My inquiry has a certain urgency from the point of view of a ParkCare person: we observe a massive increase of Sifton bush including close to high conservation sites. It is still time to control Sifton at least at selected sites before it runs out of control.
25 Jun 2023
You will need to ask PCS/EPSDD. It is not listed in the Invasive Native Plants List so I assume it is native, and subject to the Nature Conservation Act. There would be good argument for it to be classed as invasive in grassland.
Oops, it is on the list. Still unclear whether it should be controlled.
Oops, it is on the list. Still unclear whether it should be controlled.
25 Jun 2023
Thanks Mike.
Sifton was once listed as local, as far as I'm aware, similar to Acacia decurrens. This may explain why the species is not listed under Invasive - I assume you refer to the list on Field Maps? Knife-leaved wattle, Acacia culitriformis, a non-local Australian species is highly invasive as we observe on Mt Majura (where it invades from the Federal highway plantings) but also not listed under Invasive.
All 3 species - Sifton and above mentioned two wattles - are (now) listed Australian Exotic in the Census of Vascular Plants. CNM still lists Sifton as local native which I'm afraid is incorrect.
Parks Service is not even resourced to control the WoNS it considers high priority transformer weeds in "ordinary" nature reserves. I therefore won't expect Parks to consider Sifton, at least not in "ordinary" reserves such as Mt Majura or Mt Ainslie etc. To my knowledge Sifton is controlled in Mulligans Flat but that is of cause a different kettle of fish which will receive another $5.8 Million in the coming budget to implement its management strategy. Mull Flat is the Porsche under nature reserves whereas the "ordinary" reserves like Mt Majura are the falling apart 1968 VW Beetles...
Sifton was once listed as local, as far as I'm aware, similar to Acacia decurrens. This may explain why the species is not listed under Invasive - I assume you refer to the list on Field Maps? Knife-leaved wattle, Acacia culitriformis, a non-local Australian species is highly invasive as we observe on Mt Majura (where it invades from the Federal highway plantings) but also not listed under Invasive.
All 3 species - Sifton and above mentioned two wattles - are (now) listed Australian Exotic in the Census of Vascular Plants. CNM still lists Sifton as local native which I'm afraid is incorrect.
Parks Service is not even resourced to control the WoNS it considers high priority transformer weeds in "ordinary" nature reserves. I therefore won't expect Parks to consider Sifton, at least not in "ordinary" reserves such as Mt Majura or Mt Ainslie etc. To my knowledge Sifton is controlled in Mulligans Flat but that is of cause a different kettle of fish which will receive another $5.8 Million in the coming budget to implement its management strategy. Mull Flat is the Porsche under nature reserves whereas the "ordinary" reserves like Mt Majura are the falling apart 1968 VW Beetles...
25 Jun 2023
Please refer to the rather comprehensive discussion on Cassinia sifton (Sifton Bush, Chinese Shrub) . Overall I think the consensus is that it was/is native to the ACT, but increasing in presence, and not particularly invasive; it seems to mainly proliferate in more disturbed sites or after disturbance, like other Cassinia species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.168761-35.246750
- Altitude 640.0m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Jun 2023 03:15 PM Recorded on
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- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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- Cassinia sifton Scientific name
- Sifton Bush, Chinese Shrub Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 864m Recorded at altitude
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