Skip links and keyboard navigation

Regional ecosystem descriptions

RE ID Description VMA class Biodiversity status
3.2.15Melaleuca viridiflora, Corymbia novoguinensis low woodland on beach ridgesOf 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
3.10.12Asteromyrtus brassii, Neofabricia myrtifolia and Allocasuarina littoralis low open forest on sandstone plainsLeast concernNo concern at present
3.12.39Eucalyptus crebra +/- Corymbia hylandii low woodland to low open forest on skeletal soils in gullies and on foothills of granite hillsOf concernOf concern
8.3.3Melaleuca leucadendra and/or M. fluviatilis and/or Casuarina cunninghamiana +/- Syncarpia glomulifera open forest on creek banksLeast concernOf concern
8.10.1Acacia julifera and/or Eucalyptus spp. +/- Corymbia spp. open forest and/or semi-evergreen, simple microphyll low closed forest and/or Heteropogon contortus tussock grassland on slopes of islands on Cretaceous sedimentary rocksOf concernOf concern
8.11.6Eucalyptus latisinensis and/or E. crebra and/or E. exserta +/- Corymbia intermedia +/- C. trachyphloia open forest on metamorphosed sedimentsOf concernOf concern
8.11.10Lophostemon spp. and/or Acacia spp. and/or Melaleuca viridiflora and/or Allocasuarina littoralis +/- Eucalyptus spp. +/- Corymbia spp. tall open shrubland on exposed hill slopes of islands and headlands on metamorphosed sedimentsOf concernOf concern
8.11.12Eucalyptus crebra and/or E. drepanophylla and/or E. exserta and/or Corymbia clarksoniana and/or C. xanthope and/or Lophostemon confertus low woodland on metamorphics on islands and headlandsOf concernOf concern
8.12.4Eucalyptus grandis open forest of wet uplands on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks (predominantly granite)Of concernOf concern
8.12.11Semi-evergreen microphyll vine thicket +/- Araucaria cunninghamii on islands and coastal headlands on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks and Tertiary volcanicsLeast concernNo concern at present
8.12.14Eucalyptus drepanophylla and/or E. crebra and/or E. exserta and/or Acacia spirorbis subsp. solandri and/or Lophostemon confertus low woodland on islands and headlands, on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks, and Tertiary acid to intermediate volcanicsLeast concernNo concern at present
8.12.22Eucalyptus drepanophylla and/or Corymbia clarksoniana +/- C. erythrophloia +/- E. platyphylla +/- E. exserta +/- C. trachyphloia woodland on hills and ranges at low to moderate altitudes in drier areasLeast concernNo concern at present
8.12.25Eucalyptus tereticornis +/- E. tereticornis x E. platyphylla woodland on hillslopes of islands on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocksOf concernOf concern
8.12.27Corymbia tessellaris and/or Eucalyptus tereticornis +/- C. intermedia +/- C. clarksoniana open forest with a secondary tree layer of Livistona decora on low hills on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocksEndangeredEndangered
8.12.29Allocasuarina littoralis and/or Lophostemon confertus and/or Acacia spp. and/or Grevillea banksii open shrubland on islands and headlands on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous and Tertiary acid to intermediate rocksOf concernOf concern
11.8.8Eucalyptus albens, E. crebra woodland on Cainozoic igneous rocksLeast concernNo concern at present

Access vegetation management regional ecosystem descriptions

The Queensland Herbarium REDD lookup tool searches for information on regional ecosystems for a range of planning and management applications. If you're looking for vegetation management information you can use the vegetation management regional ecosystems description database (VM REDD)

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
10 November 2025