Restoration of threatened species

Restoration of threatened Australian plant species is one of the important outcomes of the Australian PlantBank.

Our collections, data and experienced staff contribute to the ecological restoration of threatened species, mostly recently in partnership with the Saving our Species program of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage.

Conservation of Persoonia pauciflora

Find out more about the seed biology, pollination, and translocation of Persoonia pauciflora and other species of Persoonia (Geebung).

Terrestrial orchid conservation

Find out more about terrestrial orchid seed collection, isolation of their essential fungal partners and conservation of both seed and fungi for future restoration.

Conservation of Bankstown Hibbertia

Find out about research conducted by the Evolutionary Ecology and Australian PlantBank team to protect Hibbertia puberula ssp. glabrescens.

Threatened species in Western Sydney

Read about the most effective approaches to the propagation and translocation of threatened native plant populations affected by the development of the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport.