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Regional ecosystem descriptions

RE ID Description VMA class Biodiversity status
3.2.18Thryptomene oligandra open heath +/- Asteromyrtus lysicephala on flat sand plainsLeast concernNo concern at present
3.2.19Shrubland to low open heath of Leucopogon spp. on residual beach ridges and sand dunesOf concernEndangered
3.2.20Melaleuca arcana and Thryptomene oligandra open heath in swampy areas on sand plainsOf concernOf concern
3.3.53Neofabricia myrtifolia +/- Melaleuca viridiflora low woodland on streams and alluvial plainsLeast concernNo concern at present
3.3.64Baloskion tetraphyllum subsp. meiostachyum and/or Leptocarpus spp. and/or Dapsilanthus spathaceus open sedgeland in drainage swampsLeast concernNo concern at present
3.3.67Melaleuca arcana open heath to dwarf shrubland in swampsOf concernOf concern
3.5.19Asteromyrtus lysicephala and/or Neofabricia myrtifolia and/or Jacksonia thesioides open heath to shrubland on sand sheetsLeast concernNo concern at present
3.5.43Asteromyrtus brassii +/- Melaleuca saligna tall shrubland on residual sand plainsOf concernOf concern
8.2.3Allocasuarina littoralis and/or Leptospermum neglectum and/or Leptospermum polygalifolium and/or Baeckea frutescens shrubland on coastal sand ridges, parabolic dunes and whaleback dunesOf concernOf concern
8.2.4Sedgeland or closed heath or Melaleuca spp. open shrubland to open forest on swampy sand plains with peatOf concernOf concern
12.2.12Closed heath on seasonally waterlogged sand plainsLeast concernNo concern at present
12.3.13Closed heathland on seasonally waterlogged alluvial plains usually near coastLeast concernNo concern at present

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