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Dodonaea procumbens
Dodonaea procumbens, commonly known as trailing hop bush or creeping hop-bush, is a species of shrub in the genus Dodonaea found in eastern Australia. It occurs in many places in Australia such as South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. Although the information on the abundance of this species is limited, it is estimated that about 5,000 plants occur in about 55 wild populations. The species is currently facing many threats such as the expansion of road facilities, the development of residential and agricultural areas, increased grazing regimes, weed invasions, and regimes changing of fire. As a result, it is listed as vulnerable and threatened. Therefore, it is necessary to provide protective solutions for the long-term development and survival of this species.
Dodonaea procumbens can be grown from seeds. However, the seeds should be pre-treated with hot water by soaking the seeds in near-boiling water for about 30 seconds and then cooled rapidly under cold running water or by scarification. Seeds are sown 3 to 5 millimeters below the surface of the soil and germinate in about 2 to 4 weeks. Plants can also be grown from cuttings.
This hopbush occurs in scattered populations across south-eastern Australia, in Victoria, South Australia and southern New South Wales. In Victoria, it is found mainly in the south-west of the state (Penola-Dergholm area, Grampians and Lake Fyans), also on the Victorian Volcanic Plains, Victorian Riverina, and Gippsland Plain. In New South Wales, it occurs near Cooma in the Monaro region, in a small area between Tarago and Bungee Peak in the Southern Tablelands, in the South Eastern Highlands IBRA bioregion. In South Australia, it occurs near Port Lincoln in the Eyre Yorke Block bioregion, near Clare and Burra in the Mt Lofty Range in the Flinders Lofty Block bioregion, on Kangaroo Island in the Kanmantoo bioregion, and near Penola in the Naracoorte Coastal Plain bioregion. In 2009, Dodonaea procumbens was thought to be extinct in the east of Victoria, however, during a field investigation for the Dutson Downs Bushfire Management Plan in October 2009, it was discovered again at Dutson Downs.
Dodonaea adenophora · Dodonaea amblyophylla · Dodonaea amplisemina · Coast Hop Bush · Dodonaea arnhemica · Dodonaea barklyana · Crinkled Hop Bush · Dodonaea boroniifolia · Dodonaea bursariifolia · Dodonaea caespitosa · Camfield's Hop Bush · Horny Hop Bush
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
