▁short ▁tur f ▁on ▁Wing let ang ▁Down ▁where ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁colon ies ▁are ▁suffering ▁from ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁compet itive ▁grass es , ▁g or se ▁( U lex ▁europ ae us ) ▁and ▁br am ble ▁( R ub us ▁fr ut icos us ). ▁O phi og los sum ▁l us itan icum ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁Sch edule ▁ 8 ▁of ▁the ▁Wild life ▁and ▁Coun tr ys ide ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁is ▁within ▁a ▁Site ▁of ▁Special ▁Scient ific ▁Interest ▁( SS SI ). ▁ ▁In ▁Austral asia ▁and ▁South ▁America , ▁this ▁species ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁sub species , ▁O phi og los sum ▁l us itan icum ▁sub sp . ▁cor ia ce um ▁( A . ▁C unn .) ▁R . T . ▁Cla us en ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁As ▁this ▁species ▁is ▁a ▁winter ▁annual , ▁it ▁requires ▁a ▁warm ▁winter ▁environment . ▁In ▁its ▁British ▁populations , ▁it ▁fav ours ▁thin , ▁un sh aded , ▁pe aty ▁so ils ▁in ▁south - f acing ▁local ities . ▁ ▁O phi og los sum ▁l us itan icum ▁sub sp . ▁cor ia ce um ▁has ▁a ▁much ▁bro ader ▁e colog ical ▁range ▁in ▁southern ▁Australia , ▁where ▁habit ats ▁include ▁d amp ▁open ▁sites ; ▁from ▁coast ▁me adows ▁to ▁al pine ▁grass land . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Tas mania , ▁Queensland , ▁and ▁other ▁states . ▁ ▁References