African Olive

improving

Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata · (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.

Taxonomic intelligence

Recorded as Olea europaeacurrently accepted as Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata

Synonyms: Olea europaea

Plantae / Tracheophyta / Magnoliopsida / Lamiales / Oleaceae

Range and trajectory

Known range: Naturalised western Sydney and NSW Central West

Observed range: Castlereagh edges, Prospect, expanding into Shanes Park margins

Relative detections (demonstration)

Habitat, pressure, coverage

disturbed woodland edges; shale soils

Pressures: none recorded

Monitoring: Mapped at Castlereagh and Shanes Park demonstration plots

Evidence gaps: seed-bank, bird-dispersal pathways

Timeline

  1. 2025-11-01 · change
    Olive cover 0.31 at Castlereagh edge

    Up from 0.12 in 2018.

Conservation

EPBC not listed

NSW not listed