To view the description for a specific land type within the Southern Gulf region of Queensland, click on the land type or plant index below:
Individual land types:
- SG01 Basalt
- SG02 Bluegrass browntop plains
- SG03 Coastal country
- SG04 Frontage
- SG05 Gidgee
- SG06 Ironbark
- SG07 Lancewood
- SG08 Marine plains
- SG09 Mitchell grass
- SG10 Open red country
- SG11 Rough spinifex hills
- SG12 Sandy forest country
- SG13 Silver-leaved box
- SG14 Soft spinifex country
- Southern Gulf region plant index
Have you come across an AL GLM land type code on your land type map? AL land type codes are given to regional ecosystems not suitable for grazing. Find out what your AL code represents…
References
Bishop, H.G. (1973) Gulf country pastures-2. Queensland Agricultural Journal Vol.99:325–331.
Brooker M. I. H. and Kleinig D. A. (2004). Field guide to Eucalypts. Volume 3 Northern Australia. 2nd Edition. Blooming Books, Melbourne Australia.
Henderson, R.T.F. (1997) Queensland plants names and distributions. Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment.
Fox, I.D., Neldner, V.J., Wilson, G.W. and Bannink, P.J. (2001) The vegetation of the Australian tropical savannas. Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane.
Milson, J. (1995). Plant identification in the arid zone. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.
Milson, J. (2000). Pasture plants of north-west Queensland. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.
Milson, J. (2000). Trees and shrubs of north-west Queensland. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.
Perry, R.A., Sleeman, J.R., Twidale, C.R., Prichard, C.E., Slatyer, R.O., Lazarides, M. and Collins, F.H. (1964). General report on lands of the Leichhardt-Gilbert Area, Queensland 1953-54. CSIRO, Melbourne.
Queensland Herbarium (2015). Regional Ecosystem Description Database (REDD). Version 9.0 (April 2015). Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation: Brisbane. Available at www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/ecosystems/about/#redd (Accessed 03/06/2016).
Additional Southern Gulf resources
North west highlands pasture photo standards →
