The Great Sandy Desert lies within a bioregion that Australian naturalists call
the Eremaean Botanical Province. Its plant community is dominated, according to
the Australian Natural Resources Atlas, by "desert grassland, low
woodland and shrubs. Southern areas of the bioregion comprise tree and shrub
steppe with spinifex grasslands." Wetlands, located near ancient drainages,
along the Rudall River, and within deep gorges, host relict and rare plant
species.
the Eremaean Botanical Province. Its plant community is dominated, according to
the Australian Natural Resources Atlas, by "desert grassland, low
woodland and shrubs. Southern areas of the bioregion comprise tree and shrub
steppe with spinifex grasslands." Wetlands, located near ancient drainages,
along the Rudall River, and within deep gorges, host relict and rare plant
species.
Desert bloodwood is a rough-barked tree with leathery
leaves and thick, blood-like sap. It grows as much as 30 feet high on the
desert plains.It grows as much as 30 feet high on the desert plains. It has roots that store water to sustain the plant during droughts
leaves and thick, blood-like sap. It grows as much as 30 feet high on the
desert plains.It grows as much as 30 feet high on the desert plains. It has roots that store water to sustain the plant during droughts
Paperbark tree a tree with layers of bark that
resemble paper. It may grow as a 75-foot tall tree or as a shrub in stands,
primarily in the wetlands of the desert's more humid and hot regions.
resemble paper. It may grow as a 75-foot tall tree or as a shrub in stands,
primarily in the wetlands of the desert's more humid and hot regions.
Bramble wattle a thorn-studded shrub or small tree
that, somewhat like the honey mesquite of the American Southwest, extends the reach of its root system outwards to seek out subsurface water and nutrients
that, somewhat like the honey mesquite of the American Southwest, extends the reach of its root system outwards to seek out subsurface water and nutrients