Indicator species- Natural Grasslands of the Queensland Central Highlands and the Northern Fitzroy The ground layer is typically dominated by perennial* native grasses* and contains at least three of the indicator species below: Aristida leptopoda Astrebla elymoides Astrebla squarrosa Dichanthium queenslandicum (white speargrass) (hoop Mitchell grass) (bull Mitchell grass) (king bluegrass) Eriochloa crebra Panicum queenslandicum Thellungia advena Aristida latifolia (cup grass) (yabila grass) (coolabah grass) (feather-top wiregrass) Astrebla lappacea Botriochloa erianthoides Dichanthium sericium Panicum decompositum (curley Mitchell grass) (satin top grass) (Queensland bluegrass) (native millet) Paspalidium globoideum (shot grass) OTHER KEY FLORA SPECIES FOR THE NATURAL GRASSLANDS The following photos show some of the key plant species (other than those indicator native perennial grasses listed on pages 13-14 and 22) of the natural grassland ecological communities. A fuller discussion of key plants and animals, with longer species lists, can be found in the listing advice for each ecological community at: Note that not all the native species mentioned will be present and other native species not mentioned may occur, at any given site. Scientific names can change, but were current at the time of listing. Shrub Layer (if present) Acacia salicina Scleroleana spp. Pimelea spp. Sally wattle Copper Rice flowers Northern grasslands Northern and southern grasslands Northern and southern grasslands Ground Layer Wildflowers and Other herbs Rhynchosia minima Carex inversa Commelina ensifolia Hibiscus trionum Rhyncho Knob Scurvy grass Bladder ketmia Northern and southern Southern grasslands Northern grasslands Northern and southern grasslands grasslands Geranium solanderi var. Brunoniella australis solanderi Blue trumpet
Indicator species- Natural Grasslands of the Queensland Central Highlands and the Northern Fitzroy The ground layer is typically dominated by perennial* native grasses* and contains at least three of the indicator species below: Aristida leptopoda (white speargrass) Astrebla elymoides (hoop Mitchell grass) Astrebla squarrosa (bull Mitchell grass) Dichanthium queenslandicum (king bluegrass) Eriochloa crebra (cup grass) Panicum queenslandicum (yabila grass) Thellungia advena (coolabah grass) Aristida latifolia (feather-top wiregrass) Astrebla lappacea (curley Mitchell grass) Botriochloa erianthoides (satin top grass) Dichanthium sericium (Queensland bluegrass) Panicum decompositum (native millet) Paspalidium globoideum (shot grass) OTHER KEY FLORA SPECIES FOR THE NATURAL GRASSLANDS The following photos show some of the key plant species (other than those indicator native perennial grasses listed on pages 13-14 and 22) of the natural grassland ecological communities. A fuller discussion of key plants and animals, with longer species lists, can be found in the listing advice for each ecological community at: Note that not all the native species mentioned will be present and other native species not mentioned may occur, at any given site. Scientific names can change, but were current at the time of listing. Shrub Layer (if present) Acacia salicina Sally wattle Northern grasslands Scleroleana spp. Copper Northern and southern grasslands Pimelea spp. Rice flowers Northern and southern grasslands Ground Layer Wildflowers and Other herbs Rhynchosia minima Rhyncho Northern and southern grasslands Carex inversa Knob Southern grasslands Commelina ensifolia Scurvy grass Northern grasslands Hibiscus trionum Bladder ketmia Northern and southern grasslands Geranium solanderi var. solanderi Brunoniella australis Blue trumpet