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3 unusual facts about Furneaux Group


Bulbine crassa

Coast Lily (Bulbine crassa), also known as the Crassa Island Leek Lily (D.I.Morris & Duretto) is a species described in 2006 which occurs on the Furneaux Group of islands between Victoria and Tasmania.

South Gippsland

12,000 years ago, South Gippsland formed part of a land bridge to Tasmania the remnants of which is the Furneaux Group of islands.

Zygophyllum billardierei

In Tasmania, where it has only been recorded from the Furneaux Group in Bass Strait, it is listed as Rare under the state’s Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.



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