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Endangered headland zieria
This species is a rare and endangered plant that is restricted to four coastal headlands in the Coffs Harbour area of north-east New South Wales. Threats include inappropriate fire regimes resulting in alteration of habitat, illegal collection of plants or flowers, invasion of habitat by weeds, (especially bitou bush, lantana, kikuyu and Parramatta grass), risk of local extinction because populations are small, trampling by people visiting headlands and reduction in rainfall. However, Z. prostrata is becoming well known in cultivation so that its future should be assured.
It is a prostrate shrub forming dense mats at least 50 cm in diameter. Foliage is glossy green, strongly aromatic and dotted with prominent oil dots. Flowers have four petals, each being just 2.5 mm in length. Flowering mainly occurs from late August to late October.
''Zieria prostrata '' commonly known as headland zieria, is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to the Coffs Harbour district in New South Wales, Australia. It is a prostrate shrub with leaves composed of three leaflets, and flowers with four pink to white petals. It is only known from four headlands and is classified as an endangered species.
