Broad Vegetation Groups

1:2Million

BVG DESCRIPTION

Complex mesophyll to notophyll vine forests of the Wet Tropics bioregion.

Complex to simple, semi-deciduous mesophyll to notophyll vine forest, sometimes with Araucaria cunninghamii.

Notophyll vine forest/ thicket (sometimes with sclerophyll and/or Araucarian emergents) on coastal dunes and sandmasses.

Notophyll and notophyll feather palm or fan palm vine forest on alluvia, along streamlines and in swamps on ranges.

Notophyll to microphyll vine forests, frequently with Araucaria spp. or Agathis spp.

Notophyll vine forest and microphyll fern forest to thicket on high peaks and plateaus.

Semi-evergreen to deciduous microphyll vine thicket.

Wet eucalypt tall open-forest on uplands and alluvia.

Moist to dry eucalypt open-forests to woodlands usually on coastal lowlands and ranges.

Corymbia citriodora dominated open-forests to woodlands on undulating to hilly terrain.

Moist to dry eucalypt open-forests to woodlands mainly on basalt areas (land zone 8).

Dry eucalypt woodlands to open-woodlands, mostly on shallow soils in hilly terrain (mainly on sandstone and weathered rocks, land zones 7 and 10).

Dry to moist eucalypt woodlands and open forests, mainly on undulating to hilly terrain of mainly metamorphic and acid igneous rocks, land zones 11 and 12).

Woodlands and tall woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus tetrodonta (or E. megasepala), and/or Corymbia nesophila and/or E. phoenicea.

Temperate eucalypt woodlands.

Eucalyptus spp. dominated open-forest and woodlands drainage lines and alluvial plains.

Eucalyptus populnea or E. melanophloia (or E. whitei) dry woodlands to open-woodlands on sandplains or depositional plains.

Dry eucalypt woodlands to open-woodlands primarily on sandplains or depositional plains.

Eucalyptus spp. (E. leucophloia, E. leucophylla, E. persistens, E. normantonensis) low open-woodlands often with Triodia spp. dominated ground layer.

Woodlands to open-forests dominated by Callitris glaucophylla or C. intratropica (land zones 3, 5, 10, 12) (BRB, DEU, EIU, MUL).

Melaleuca spp. dry woodlands to open-woodlands on sandplains or depositional plains.

Melaleuca spp. on seasonally inundated open-forests and woodlands of lowland coastal swamps and fringing lines. (palustrine wetlands)

Acacia aneura dominated associations on red earth plains, sandplains or residuals.

Acacia spp. on residuals. Species include A. stowardii, A. shirleyi, A. microsperma, A. catenulata, Acacia rhodoxylon.

Acacia harpophylla sometimes with Casuarina cristata open-forests to woodlands on heavy clay soils.

Acacia cambagei/A. georginae/A. argyrodendron dominated associations.

Mixed species woodlands - open woodlands (Atalaya hemiglauca, Lysiphyllum spp., Acacia tephrina, wooded downs).

Open-forests to open-woodlands in coastal locations. Dominant species such as Casuarina spp., Corymbia spp., Allocasuarina spp., Acacia spp., Lophostemon suaveolens, Asteromyrtus spp., Neofabricia myrtifolia.

Heathlands and associated scrubs and shrublands on coastal dunefields and inland/montane locations.

Astrebla spp., Dichanthium spp. tussock grasslands.

Mixed open-forblands to open-tussock grasslands in inland locations.

Closed-tussock grasslands in coastal locations.

Hummock grasslands dominated by Triodia spp. or Zygochloa paradoxa associations on dunefields or sandplains.

Wetlands associated with permanent lakes and swamps, as well as ephemeral lakes, claypans and swamps. Includes fringing woodlands and shrublands.

Mangroves and tidal saltmarshes.

1:1Million

BVG DESCRIPTION

1a

Complex mesophyll to notophyll vine forests usually in fertile and very wet locations. (land zones 3, 8, 11, 12) (CYP, WET) (Tracey 1982 1a)

1b

Complex mesophyll to notophyll vine forests usually on basalt tablelands. (land zones 3, 8) (WET) (Tracey 1982 1b)

2a

Complex evergreen notophyll vine forest frequently with Araucaria cunninghamii from foothills to ranges. (land zones 8, 11, 12) (CQC, SEQ, WET) (Tracey 1982 5a, 5b)

2b

Semi-deciduous mesophyll to notophyll vine forest usually on granitic ranges. (land zone 12) (CYP)

2c

Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest to Simple evergreen notophyll vine forest on Cape York Peninsula bioregion. (land zones 5, 7, 10, 12) (CYP)

2d

Semi-deciduous notophyll/mesophyll vine forest on coastal ranges. (land zones 8, 11, 12) (CYP, WET) (Tracey 1982 4 on granite and basalt)

3a

Notophyll and notophyll feather palm vine forest (often with sclerophyll and/or Araucaria cunninghamii emergents) on coastal sandmasses. (land zone 2) (CQC, SEQ, WET) (Tracey 1982 2b)

3b

Evergreen to semi-deciduous, notophyll to microphyll vine forest/ thicket on beach ridges and coastal dunes, occasionally Araucaria cunninghamii microphyll vine forest on dunes. (land zone 2) (BRB, CQC, CYP, SEQ, WET) (Tracey 1982 2b)

4a

Notophyll and notophyll feather palm or fan palm vine forest in alluvia and in swampy situations on ranges. (land zones 3, 11, 12) (CQC, SEQ, WET) (Tracey 1982 3b, 3c)

4b

Evergreen to semi deciduous mesophyll to notophyll vine forest, frequently with Archontophoenix spp., fringing streams. (land zone 3) (CQC, CYP, SEQ, WET) (Tracey 1982 1c)

5a

Araucarian notophyll/microphyll and microphyll vine forests of southern coastal bioregions. (land zones 5, 8, 10, 11, 12) (BRB, SEQ)

5b

Notophyll to microphyll vine forests, frequently with Araucaria cunninghamii, on ranges of central coastal bioregions. (land zones 8, 11, 12) (CQC, WET)

5c

Simple to complex notophyll vine forests, often with Agathis spp. on ranges and uplands of the Wet Tropics bioregion. (land zones 3, 8, 11, 12) (WET) (Tracey 1982 6)

5d

Acacia celsa/ A. mangium/ A. polystachya closed-forests to open-forests with mixed rainforest species understorey, includes areas regenerating after disturbance (upland and lowland areas). (land zones 3, 8, 11, 12) (CYP, WET)

6a

Notophyll vine forest and microphyll fern forest to thicket on high peaks and plateaus of southern Queensland. (land zone 8) (SEQ)

6b

Simple evergreen notophyll vine forest to simple microphyll vine fern thicket on high peaks and plateaus of northern Queensland. (land zones 8, 11, 12) (CQC, WET) (Tracey 1982 8, 9, 10)

7a

Semi-evergreen vine thickets on wide range of substrates. (land zones 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) (BRB, CQC, EIU, GUP, NET, SEQ, WET) (Tracey 1982 11)

7b

Deciduous microphyll vine thicket on ranges and heavy clay alluvia in northern bioregions. (land zones 3, 7, 11, 12) (CYP, WET)

8a

Wet tall open-forest dominated by species such as Eucalyptus grandis or E. saligna, E. resinifera, Lophostemon confertus, Syncarpia glomerulifera, E. laevopinea. Contains a well developed understorey of rainforest components, including ferns and palms, or the understorey may be dominated by sclerophyll shrubs. (land zones 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12) (BRB, CQC, CYP, NET, SEQ, WET)

8b

Moist open-forests to tall open-forests mostly dominated by Eucalyptus pilularis on coastal sands, sub-coastal sandstones and basalt ranges. Also includes tall open-forests dominated by E. montivaga, E. obliqua and E. campanulata. (land zones 2, 8, 10, 11, 12) (SEQ)

8c

Moist open-forests to tall open-forests of Eucalyptus reducta with or without Syncarpia glomulifera. (land zones 11, 12) (WET)

8d

Moist open-forests with Corymbia torelliana in the tallest layer and a lower layer of simple notophyll vine forest. (land zones 3, 11, 12) (WET)

9a

Moist to dry eucalypt open-forests to woodlands, dominated by a variety of species including Eucalyptus acmeniodes, E. carnea, E. propinqua, E. siderophloia, E. tindaliae, E. racemosa, Corymbia intermedia, C. trachyphloia, E. planchoniana, E. baileyana, E. moluccana, and Angophora leiocarpa. (land zones 5, 8, 10, 11) (SEQ).

9b

Moist to dry woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus platyphylla and/or E. leptophleba. Other frequent tree species include Corymbia clarksoniana, E. drepanophylla and occasionally E. chlorophylla. (land zone 3, 5, 11, 12) (BRB, CQC, CYP, EIU, WET)

9c

Open-forests of Corymbia clarksoniana (or C. intermedia or C. novoguinensis), C. tessellaris ± Eucalyptus tereticornis predominantly on coastal ranges, Other frequent tree species include Eucalyptus drepanophylla, E. pellita, E. brassiana and Lophostemon suaveolens. (Can occur on land zones 2, 3, 5, 8, 11, 12) (BRB, CQC, CYP, WET)

9d

Moist to dry open-forest to woodland dominated by Eucalyptus portuensis, Corymbia intermedia or E. reducta +/- Syncarpia glomulifera +/- E. cloeziana on ranges. (Can occur on land zones 2, 3, 8, 11, 12) (CQC, WET)

9e

Open-forests, woodlands and open-woodlands dominated by Corymbia clarksoniana (or C. novoguinensis or C. intermedia or C. polycarpa) frequently with Erythrophleum chlorostachyus or Eucalyptus platyphylla predominantly on coastal sandplains and alluvia. (land zones 2, 3, 5) (BRB, CQC, CYP, DEU, EIU, GUP, WET)

9f

Woodlands dominated by Corymbia spp. (C. intermedia, C. tessellaris) and/or Eucalyptus spp. (E. racemosa, E. tereticornis), frequently with Banksia spp., Acacia spp. and Callitris columellaris on coastal dunes and beach ridges. (land zone 2) (SEQ)

9g

Moist woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus tindaliae or E. racemosa or E. tereticornis and Corymbia intermedia on remnant Tertiary surfaces. (land zones 3, 5) (SEQ)

9h

Dry woodlands dominated by species such as Eucalyptus acmenoides (or E. portuensis), E. tereticornis, Angophora leiocarpa, Corymbia trachyphloia, or C. intermedia, and often ironbarks including E. crebra or E. fibrosa. A heathy shrub layer is frequently present. On undulating to hilly terrain. (land zones 11, 12) (BRB, SEQ)

10a

Dry woodlands to open-woodlands dominated by Corymbia citriodora. Can occur on land zones 7, 10, 11, 12. (BRB, DEU)

10b

Moist open-forests to woodlands dominated by Corymbia citriodora. Can occur on land zones 5, 10, 11, 12. (CQC, EIU, NET, SEQ)

11a

Moist to dry open-forests to woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus orgadophila. Some areas dominated by E. tereticornis, E. melliodora, E. albens, E. crebra, or E. melanophloia. (BRB, EIU, SEQ)

11b

Moist to dry open-forests to woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus crebra or E. tereticornis, frequently with Corymbia species or E. microneura on red krasnozems on undulating terrain. (EIU)

11c

Moist woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus leptophleba ± Corymbia papuana ± C. tessellaris (CYP, EIU)

12a

Dry woodlands to open-woodlands dominated by ironbarks such as Eucalyptus decorticans, E. fibrosa subsp. nubila, or E. crebra and/or bloodwoods such as Corymbia trachyphloia, C. leichhardtii, C. watsoniana, C. lamprophylla, C. peltata. Occasionally E. thozetiana, E. cloeziana or E. mediocris are dominant. Mostly on sub-coastal/inland hills with shallow soils. (BRB, DEU, GUP, SEQ)

12b

Woodlands and open-woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus crebra (sens lat) and/or Corymbia spp. such as C. clarksoniana, C. stockeri, C. setosa or C. peltata on hilly terrain. (EIU)

13a

Woodlands and open-woodlands dominated by ironbarks such E. cullenii, E. staigeriana or E. melanophloia, and bloodwoods such as Corymbia stockeri subsp. peninsularis, C. clarksoniana or C. leichhardtii. (CYP, EIU, GUP)

13b

Woodlands to open-woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus microneura on shallow soils on rolling hills. (EIU)

13c

Woodlands of Eucalyptus crebra (sens lat.), E. drepanophylla, E. fibrosa, E. shirleyi on granitic and metamorphic ranges. (land zone 3, 11, 12) (BRB, CQC, NET, SEQ, WET)

13d

Woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus moluccana (or E. microcarpa) on a range of substrates. (land zone 3, 11, 12) (BRB, CQC, NET, SEQ, WET)

14a

Woodlands and tall woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus tetrodonta (or E. megasepala), with Corymbia nesophila. Occasionally E. chartaboma (or E. miniata), on deeply weathered plateaus and remnants. (Primarily land zone 5) (CYP, GUP)

14b

Woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus tetrodonta (or E. megasepala), or E. chartaboma (or E. miniata), with Corymbia clarksoniana on erosional surfaces, residual sands and occasionally alluvial plains (land zones 2, 3, 5, 7) (CYP, EIU, GUP, NWH)

14c

Open-forests and woodlands dominated by Corymbia nesophila usually with Eucalyptus tetrodonta or E. phoenicea. (land zones 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 12) (CYP, WET)

14d

Woodlands dominated by Corymbia stockeri (or C. hylandii) and E. megasepala (or E. tetrodonta) on sandstone, metamorphic and ironstone ranges. (land zones 10, 11, 12) (CYP, EIU, GUP)

15a

Woodlands and open-forests dominated by Eucalyptus youmanii, E. scoparia, E. caliginosa, or E. melliodora occurring on traprock. (land zones 8, 11, 12) (BRB, NET).

15b

Woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus conica or E. nova-anglica or E. blakelyi on alluvial plains. (land zone 3) (BRB, NET)

16a

Open-forest and woodlands dominated by E. camaldulensis (or E. tereticornis) and/or E. coolabah (or E. microtheca) fringing drainage lines. Associated species may include Melaleuca spp., C. tessellaris, Angophora spp., Casuarina cunninghamiana. Does not include alluvial areas dominated by herb and grasslands or alluvial plains that are not flooded. (All bioregions except CYP)

16b

Woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus leptophleba, with Corymbia tessellaris or C. clarksoniana or C. dallachiana. On sandy levees. (CYP, EIU, GUP, NWH)

16c

Woodlands and open-woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus coolabah or E. microtheca or E. largiflorens or E. tereticornis or E. chlorophylla on floodplains. Does not include alluvial areas dominated by herb and grasslands or alluvial plains that are not flooded. (All bioregions except WET).

16d

River beds, open water or sand, or rock, frequently unvegetated. (All bioregions except MGD)

17a

Woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus populnea (or E. brownii) on alluvium, sand plains and footslopes of hills and ranges. (land zones 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10) (BRB, DEU, MUL, SEQ)

17b

Woodlands to open-woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus melanophloia (or E. shirleyi) on sand plains and footslopes of hills and ranges. (land zones 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12) (BRB, DEU, EIU, MUL, NET, NWH, SEQ)

17c

Eucalyptus whitei or E. similis on sand sheets. (land zones 3, 5, 7, 10) (DEU, EIU, GUP)

18a

Dry woodlands to open-woodlands, dominated by bloodwoods (C. dallachiana, C. terminalis, C. plena, or C. leichhardtii) or ironbarks (E. quadricostata, E. crebra or E. exilipes), often with E. acmenoides, Angophora leiocarpa and Callitris glaucophylla in the Brigalow Belt, on sandy plateaus and plains. (land zones 3, 5) (BRB, DEU, EIU, GUP)

18b

Woodlands dominated Eucalyptus crebra (sens lat) frequently with Corymbia spp. or Callitris spp. on flat to undulating plains. (land zones 3, 5) (BRB, CYP, DEU, EIU, GUP)

18c

Woodlands and open-woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus chlorophylla (or E. leptophleba on heavy soils) frequently with Corymbia spp. (land zones 5, 7, 9) (CYP, EIU, GUP, NWH)

18d

Woodlands to low open-woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus microneura sometimes with Corymbia spp. (land zones 3, 5, 10) (EIU, GUP)

19a

Low open-woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus leucophloia with Triodia spp. dominated ground layer, mainly on hills and ranges. (land zones 5, 7, 10, 11, 12) (GUP, NWH)

19b

Low open-woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus leucophylla, or less extensively Corymbia terminalis low open-woodlands and related associations, mainly lower slopes and valleys. (land zones 3, 5, 7, 9, 11) (CHC, GUP, MGD, NWH)

19c

Low open-woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus pruinosa low open-woodlands on sandplains and outwash areas. (land zones 5, 7, 9) (GUP, NWH)

19d

Low open-woodlands dominated by Eucalyptus persistens (or E. normantonensis, E. tardecidens) with Triodia spp. dominated ground layer, mainly on hills and ranges. (land zones 5, 7, 11, 12) (DEU, EIU, GUP, MGD, NWH)

20a

21a

Low woodlands and low open-woodlands dominated by Melaleuca viridiflora on depositional plains. (land zones 3, 5, 11, 12) (BRB, CQC, CYP, DEU, EIU, GUP, SEQ, WET)

21b

Low open-woodlands and tall shrublands of Melaleuca stenostachya or M. citrolens or other Melaleuca spp. (land zones 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12) (BRB, CYP, DEU, EIU, GUP, SEQ)

22a

Open-forests and woodlands dominated by Melaleuca quinquenervia in seasonally inundated lowland coastal areas and swamps. (land zones 2, 3) (CQC, CYP, SEQ, WET)

22b

Open-forests and low open-forests dominated by Melaleuca spp. (M. saligna, M. leucadendra, M. clarksonii or M. arcana) in seasonally inundated swamps. (land zones 2, 3) (CQC, CYP, GUP, WET)

22c

Open-forests dominated by Melaleuca spp. (M. argentea, M. leucadendra, M. dealbata, or M. fluviatilis), fringing major streams with Melaleuca saligna or M. bracteata in minor streams. (land zone 3) (BRB, CQC, CYP, DEU, EIU, GUP, SEQ, WET)

23a

Woodlands to low woodlands dominated by Acacia aneura on red earth plains or sandplains (soft mulga). (land zones 5, 6) (CHC, MUL, MGD, NWH)

23b

Tall shrublands to low open-woodlands dominated by Acacia aneura on shallow red earth plains (hard mulga). (land zones 5, 7, 12) (CHC, MUL, MGD)

24a

Low woodlands to tall shrublands dominated by Acacia spp. on residuals. Species include A. shirleyi, A. catenulata, A. microsperma, A. stowardii, A. rhodoxylon and A. leptostachya. (land zones 5, 7, 10, 11, 12) (BRB, CHC, CYP, DEU, EIU, MUL, MGD, NWH)

24b

Open-shrublands dominated by Senna spp. on calcareous residuals. (land zones 9) (CHC, MGD, NWH)

25a

Open-forests to woodlands dominated by Acacia harpophylla sometimes with Casuarina cristata on heavy clay soils. Includes areas co-dominated with A. cambagei and/or emergent eucalypts. (land zones 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11) (BRB, DEU, MUL, MGD, SEQ)

26a

Open-forests to tall shrublands dominated by Acacia cambagei or A. georginae or A. argyrodendron. (land zones 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11) (BRB, CHC, DEU, MUL, MGD, NWH)

27a

Low open woodlands dominated by a variety of species including Acacia tephrina, Atalaya hemiglauca, Ventilago viminalis and Lysiphyllum spp. (land zones 3, 4, 5, 8, 9) (BRB, CHC, CYP, DEU, EIU, MGD, NWH)

27b

Low woodlands of a variety of species including Lysiphyllum cunninghamii, Grevillea striata, Atalaya hemiglauca occurring on sandplains (Bylong landsystem). (land zones 3, 5, 9) (GUP, NWH)

27c

Low open woodlands dominated by a variety of species including Grevillea striata, Acacia spp., Terminalia spp., or Cochlospermum spp.(land zones 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12) (DEU, EIU, GUP, NWH)

28a

Complex of open-shrubland to closed-shrubland, grassland, low woodland and open-forest, on strand and foredunes. Includes pure stands of Casuarina equisetifolia. (land zone 2) (BRB, CQC, CYP, GUP, SEQ)

28b

Open-forest to woodland dominated by Acacia crassicarpa or other Acacia spp. with Syzygium spp, Corymbia spp. and/or Parinari nonda. (land zone 2) (BRB, CQC, CYP, GUP)

28c

Low open-forest dominated by Asteromyrtus brassii, Neofabricia myrtifolia, Allocasuarina littoralis, Melaleuca viridiflora on sandplains and plateaus; or Acacia brassii low open-forest or Melaleuca viridiflora low woodlands on ranges; or Thryptomene oligandra ± Neofabricia mjoebergii ± Melaleuca viridiflora woodlands on drainage depressions. (land zones 2, 5, 10, 11, 12) (CYP)

28d

Sand blows to closed-herblands of Lepturus repens and herbs on sand cays and shingle cays. (land zone 2) (CQC, CYP, SEQ)

28e

Low open-forest to woodlands dominated by Lophostemon suaveolens (or L. confertus) or Syncarpia glomulifera frequently with Allocasuarina spp. on rocky hill slopes. (land zones 3, 5, 11, 12) (CQC, CYP, SEQ, WET)

29a

Open-heaths and dwarf open-heaths on coastal dunefields, sandplains and headlands. (land zones 2, 3, 5, 11, 12) (CQC, CYP, SEQ, WET)

29b

Open-shrublands to open-heaths in montane frequently rocky locations. (land zones 5, 7, 10, 11, 12) (BRB, CQC, CYP, DEU, NWH, SEQ, WET)

30a

Tussock grasslands dominated by Astrebla spp. or Dichanthium spp. often with Eulalia aurea on alluvia. (land zone 3) (BRB, CHC, DEU, GUP, MGD, MUL, NWH)

30b

Tussock grasslands dominated by Astrebla spp. or Dichanthium spp. often with Iseilema spp. on undulating downs or clay plains.(land zones 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12) (BRB, CHC, DEU, EIU, GUP, MGD, MUL, NWH)

31a

Open forblands to open-tussock grasslands which may be composed of Atriplex spp., Sclerolaena spp., species of Asteraceae and/or short grasses on alluvial plains. (land zone 3) (BRB, CHC, DEU, MGD, MUL, NWH)

31b

Short grass / forb associations on stony downs. (land zones 5, 7, 9) (CHC, DEU, MGD, NWH)

32a

Closed -tussock grasslands dominated by Themeda arguens, Dichanthium sericeum or Panicum spp., Eriachne spp., Fimbristylis spp., Aristida spp. or Imperata cylindrica on marine and alluvial plains. (land zones 3, 5, 9) (BRB, CHC, CQC, CYP, EIU, GUP, WET)

32b

Closed-tussock grasslands and open-woodlands on undulating clay plains and upland areas. Dominant species include Heteropogon triticeus or Themeda arguens or Sarga plumosum or Imperata cylindrica or Mnesithea rottboellioides/ Arundinella setosa. With areas of open-woodland dominated by tree species such as Corymbia papuana / Terminalia spp. / Acacia ditricha/ Piliostigma malabaricum. (land zones 3, 5, 8, 9, 12) (CYP, EIU, GUP)

33a

Hummock grasslands dominated by Triodia basedowii or Zygochloa paradoxa associations on dunefields or sandplains. (land zone 6) (CHC)

33b

Hummock grasslands dominated by Triodia pungens or T. longiceps or T. mitchellii sandplains. (land zones 3, 5, 7, 9) (CHC, DEU, MGD, MUL)

34a

Lacustrine wetlands. Lakes, ephemeral to permanent. Includes fringing woodlands and sedgelands. (land zone 3) (BRB, CYP, DEU, EIU, GUP, MUL, SEQ, WET)

34b

Palustrine wetlands. Generally intermittent swamps/claypans in inland areas dominated by chenopods e.g.: Chenopodium auricomum or Halosarcia spp. or herbs. (land zone 3) (CHC, DEU, GUP, MGD, MUL)

34c

Palustrine wetlands. Freshwater swamps on coastal plains dominated by sedges and grasses such as Oryza spp., Eleocharis spp. or Baloskion spp./ Leptocarpus tenax/ Gahnia sieberiana/Lepironia spp. (land zones 2, 3, 4) (BRB, CQC, CYP, DEU, EIU, GUP, SEQ, WET)

34d

Palustrine wetlands. Freshwater swamps/springs/billabongs that range from permanent and semi-permanent to ephemeral. (land zone 2, 3, 4) (BRB, CHC, CYP, DEU, EIU, GUP, MGD, MUL, WET)

34e

Palustrine wetlands. Springs with water dependent herbs. (land zones 3, 7, 9, 10, 11) (BRB, CYP, DEU, EIU, GUP, NWH)

34f

Palustrine wetlands. Sedgelands/grasslands on seeps and soaks on very wet peaks. (land zones 11, 12) (WET)

35a

Closed-forests and low closed-forests dominated by mangroves. (land zone 1) (BRB, CQC, CYP, GUP, SEQ, WET)

35b

Bare saltpans ± areas of Halosarcia spp. sparse-forbland and/or Xerochloa imberbis or Sporobolus virginicus tussock grassland. (land zone 1) (BRB, CQC, CYP, GUP, SEQ, WET)