Tropical eucalypt woodland with Cycas armstrongii understorey, north of Darwin, NT

Tropical eucalypt woodland with understorey of Sorghum grass, NT

Foliage cover of tallest stratum 10 - 30% Foliage cover of tallest stratum less than 10%

Tropical Eucalypt Woodlands/Grasslands

• Includes the tall bunch-grass savannas of northern Western Australia and related Eucalypt Woodland and Eucalypt Open Woodland communities in the Northern Territory and far north Queensland.
  
  
• Includes a mix of species—Eucalyptus tectifica (Darwin box), E. tetrodonta (Darwin stringybark), E. miniata, Corymbia foelscheana, C. latifolia, C. flavescens, C. polycarpa, C. nesophila, C. clarksoniana, C. grandifolia, C. bleeseri, C. ferruginea, Erythrophleum chlorostachys.
  
  
• Savannas and understorey typified by a suite of tall, annual grasses (notably Sorghum spp.) but does not include communities in more arid sites where Triodia spp. become more dominant.

Much of this vegetation is within Indigenous-held land and most is in substantially natural condition except for some grazing pressure, changes in fire regime and weed infestation.

Photos from the Australian Plant Image Index

Sources: Australia's Native Vegetation - from rainforest to spinifex, map and information poster produced by the National Land & Water Audit, Natural Heritage Trust, Australian Government, 2001
Map: Australia's Native Vegetation - A summary of Australia's Major Vegetation Groups, 2007, Australian Government website
https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/a9897cf2-9d38-4201-bea2-13dadf3af9a8/files/major-veg-summary.pdf
Structure diagram: Atlas of Australian Resources - Vol. 6, Vegetation, AUSLIG, Canberra, 1990

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