Fergusson River (area 4 787.47 km2)
Sub-catchment Vegetation Data
Vegetation Types |
Total Extent (ha) |
Total – approved and cleared (ha) |
Total – approved and cleared (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
4 |
51 871 |
1 320 |
3 |
12 |
50 305 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
28 008 |
200 |
1 |
15 |
191 055 |
2 470 |
1 |
21 |
143 859 |
3 130 |
2 |
29 |
4 830 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
8 801 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
935 |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL |
479 664 |
7 130 |
1 |
Vegetation Type Descriptions
Eucalypt with Grass Understorey – Open Forests |
|
4 |
E. miniata (Darwin Woolly Butt), E. tetrodonta (Stringybark) open-forest with Sorghum grassland understorey |
Woodlands |
|
12 |
E. miniata (Darwin Woolly Butt), E. tetrodonta (Stringybark) woodland with lectrachne pungens (Curly Spinifex) grassland understorey |
13 |
E. tetrodonta (Stringybark), E. miniata (Darwin Woolly Butt), E. dichromophloia (Variable-barked Bloodwood) woodland with Plectrachne pungens (Curly Spinifex), Chrysopogon fallax (Golden Beard grass) grassland understorey |
15 |
E. tectifica (Northern Box), E. latifolia (Round-leaved Bloodwood) woodland with Sorghum grassland understorey |
Low Woodlands |
|
21 |
E. tintinnans (Salmon Gum) low woodland with Sorghum grassland understorey |
Eucalypt with Hummock Grass Understorey – Low Woodland |
|
29 |
E. phoenicea (Scarlet Gum) low woodland with Plectrachne pungens (Curly Spinifex) hummock grassland understorey |
Eucalypt with Hummock Grass Understorey – Low |
|
32 |
E. dichromophloia (Variable-barked Bloodwood), E. miniata (Darwin Woolly Butt) low open-woodland with Plectrachne pungens (Curly Spinifex) open-hummock grassland understorey |
Melaleuca Forest to Woodlands |
|
51 |
Melaleuca viridiflora (Broad Leaved Paperbark), Eucalyptus low open-woodland with Chrysopogon fallax (Golden Beard Grass) grassland understorey |

