Native Cherry – Exocarpos cupressiformis

Bushcare

Flora

Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve

Wildlife Corridor

Wildlife of Mt Gravatt Reserve

Griffith Mates

Koala Phascolarctos cinereus

Mt Gravatt Historical Society

Mt Gravatt Kindergarten and Preschool

Mt Gravatt State High School SHS

Mt Gravatt Then and Now

Native Cherry Exocarpos cupressiformis

Pollinator Link wildlife corridors

[2] Comments

By: Michael Fox

Identification of Native Cherry Exocarpos cupressiformis brings to two hundred and seventy-four plant species identified within Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve.

Mt Gravatt Then and Now, Mt Gravatt Historical Society, records that in July 1883 our local Mt Gravatt community convinced the state government to protect the Reserve which had previously been logged as railway timber reserve.

In 2014 it is our turn to protect this unique high diversity habitat. The 274 native plant species our 66 hectare Reserve is equal to 11% of of all species in Great Britain which is 22.6 million hectares.

Protecting and restoring this habitat is a whole of community effort with Griffith Mates joining our Bushcare teams, Mt Gravatt Kindy protecting their part of the habitat and installing nest boxes so the next generation learns, Mt Gravatt State High School and Fox Gully neighbours supporting efforts to build Pollinator Link wildlife corridors linking the Reserve to other habitats.

Koalas breeding successfully is one measure of our progress.

Mount Gravatt Environment Group