Swan Coastal Plain Shrublands and Woodlands

Indigenous woodland community in Perth, Australia

Swan Coastal Plain Shrublands and Woodlands

Beeliar Regional Park

Ecology
Realm| Australasia
Biome| Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders|

* Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain
* Jarrah Forest

Geography
Country| Australia
Elevation| 60–70 metres (200–230 ft)
Coordinates| 31°31′S 115°55′E﻿ / ﻿31.51°S 115.91°E﻿ / -31.51; 115.91
Geology| Ironstone
Climate type| Mediterranean climate (Csa)
Soil types| Clay, sand, loam

The Swan Coastal Plain Shrublands and Woodlands is a sclerophyll-woodland vegetation community that stretch from Kalbarri in the north to Busselton in the south, passing through Perth, in Western Australia. Situated on the Swan Coastal Plain, it is listed as Endangered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[1] The woodlands also incorporate Perth–Gingin Shrublands and Woodlands.[2]

## Geography

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The community sits on poorly drained plains with greyish sandy benches and disjunctive swamps, in addition to areas that lie on bog iron ore, marl or solonetz soils, and as well as heavy clay soils.The Perth–Gingin Shrublands and Woodlands are located on inundated ironstone and heavy clay soils. The community occurs at parts near Kalbarri, City of Swan, City of Gosnells, Eneabba, the Perth area, at Gingin and Busselton and in the Scott River area, even though 97% of it is cleared.[3]

## Ecology

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Native species include shrubs and small trees such as Melaleuca viminea, Grevillea curviloba, Kunzea recurva, Grevillea evanescens, Dryandra sessilis, Acacia saligna, Grevillea curviloba, Jacksonia furcellata, with Rhodanthe spp, being in the understorey, and the herbs Rhodanthe manglesii and Tribonanthes australis.[1]

Other species in the community include Banksia attenuata, Banksia menziesii, sometimes with Allocasuarina fraseriana with a shrub layer that may include Adenanthos cygnorum, Hibbertia huegelii, Scaevola repens, Allocasuarina humilis, Bossiaea eriocarpa, Hibbertia hypericoides and Stirlingia latifolia. Herbs and forbs include Conostylis aurea, Burchardia congesta and Patersonia occidentalis.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b SHRUBLANDS AND WOODLANDS ON PERTH TO GINGIN IRONSTONE RECOVERY PLAN Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 15 September 2022. Text was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
2. ^ Shrublands and Woodlands on Perth to Gingin ironstone (Perth to Gingin ironstone association) of the Swan Coastal Plain Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
3. ^ Shrublands and woodlands on Perth to Gingin ironstone (Perth to Gingin ironstone association) of the Swan CoastalDepartment of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
4. ^ Shrublands and woodlands of the eastern side of the Swan Coastal Plain (floristic community type 20c as originally described in Gibson et al. (1994) Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 15 September 2022.