Pilbara shrublands
Pilbara shrublands
The Pilbara shrublands cover the rugged northwest coast of Western Australia, fronting the Indian Ocean and built on the ancient Pilbara craton, with the gorge-cut Hamersley Range, the Fortescue Plains, the Chichester Plateau, and the Roebourne coastal plain. This is a desert and xeric shrubland landscape where mulga woodlands of Acacia aneura, mixed acacia shrublands, and hummocks of spinifex (Triodia) grasses dominate, with snappy gum (Eucalyptus leucophloia) on the uplands and river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) lining the watercourses. The climate is tropical semi-arid, with rain falling mostly in summer from cyclonic storms and thunderstorms. Its ancient, isolated terrain has produced unusually high endemism, including a remarkable groundwater invertebrate fauna of which more than 90 percent of species are found nowhere else. For gardeners drawn to native plantings, the region also supports the endemic Millstream fan-palm (Livistona alfredii) along its spring-fed riparian pockets.
RESOLVE 213
Australasia
68,988 sq mi
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
Type de paysage
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
Région végétale
Australasia
Empreinte de la région
68,988 sq mi
Pression sur l'habitat
Nature Could Reach Half Protected (Dinerstein NNH 2)
Sourcing et entretien
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Utilisez ceci comme schéma général de plantation pour la région : Arid and semi-arid lands where low, erratic rainfall and high evaporation limit vegetation to drought-adapted shrubs, succulents, and sparse grasses. Day-to-night temperature swings are large, and life is finely tuned to water scarcity. Pour vos décisions de jardin, associez ce contexte à la liste de plantes ci-dessous, puis affinez selon les contraintes de lumière, d'eau, de sol et de taille adulte de votre site.
Range & origins
Repère placé à l’intérieur du polygone RESOLVE 2017 à 21.9°S, 118.6°E.
La région à travers le temps
Empreinte moderne
RESOLVE 2017 cartographie 68,988 sq mi
Cette limite est une empreinte écologique moderne pour Pilbara shrublands, et non une ligne permanente sur la planète. Elle est utile pour le contexte actuel des plantes et de la faune car elle suit des schémas récurrents de végétation, de climat, de relief et de perturbations.
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Conditions de deserts & xeric shrublands
La région se situe dans le règne Australasia et est classée comme deserts & xeric shrublands. L'altitude, l'humidité, le feu, les sols, les côtes et l'utilisation humaine des terres peuvent tous rendre le paysage réel plus varié qu'une seule couleur de carte ne le laisse penser.
Pression du changement
Nature Could Reach Half Protected
Plotwright affiche ceci comme l'empreinte RESOLVE actuelle. Au fil des décennies ou des siècles, le réchauffement, les perturbations, les espèces envahissantes, l'utilisation des terres et la restauration peuvent déplacer la bordure vivante d'une région même lorsque la carte de référence reste fixe.
Régions de plantation similaires
Parcourez d'autres régions au rythme similaire d'étés chauds et secs. Leurs listes de plantes peuvent suggérer des espèces et des combinaisons à comparer.
RESOLVE 207 - Australasia
Carnarvon xeric shrublands
The Carnarvon xeric shrublands occupy a coastal arid belt of Western Australia, running along the Indian Ocean from the Peron Peninsula at Shark Bay north to the North West Cape. Vegetation shifts with soil and geology: low samphire and saltbush shrublands cover saline alluvial plains, snakewood (Acacia xiphophylla) scrublands occupy clay flats, and bowgada (Acacia ramulosa) low woodland grows on sandy ridges and plains, with mangroves fringing coastal embayments. This is a very dry region receiving less than 250 millimetres of rainfall per year. The ecoregion is a regional centre of endemism and a conservation priority, holding numerous threatened mammal, bird, reptile, and fish species; its characteristic wildlife includes the western grasswren and the red-tailed black cockatoo, and protected areas include Cape Range, Francois Peron, and Kennedy Range National Parks. Hardy native wattles such as Acacia bivenosa and Acacia tetragonophylla (dead finish) are among the drought-adapted shrubs found here.
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
Zones 11b-13b
+3.3°F d’ici 2070
32,623 sq mi
Niveau NNH 2
RESOLVE 208 - Australasia
Central Ranges xeric scrub
The Central Ranges xeric scrub covers the arid heart of the Australian outback, spanning the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia across sandy plains broken by rocky highlands such as the MacDonnell Ranges. Its characteristic cover is thick, tough spinifex (Triodia) grassland interspersed with wooded patches of western myall, mulga (Acacia aneura), and desert oak (Acacia coriacea). The climate is hot and dry, though the region receives some rain in both summer and winter. More than 870 plant species have been recorded here, making it a recognized Centre of Plant Diversity, and the ecoregion is reported to hold more species of lizards than anywhere else on Earth; its flagship animal is the black-flanked rock-wallaby. Specialized endemic flora persists in sheltered gorges, including the relict cabbage palms (Livistona) of Palm Valley in Finke Gorge National Park.
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
Zones 11a-12a
+3.7°F d’ici 2070
111,226 sq mi
Niveau NNH 2
RESOLVE 209 - Australasia
Gibson desert
The Gibson Desert is an arid ecoregion of Western Australia, set within the continent's vast interior between the Tropic of Capricorn's salt lakes and dunefields. Its broad gravel and red sand plains, lateritic uplands, and dunes are clothed mainly in spinifex (Triodia spp.) grasslands and hummock shrublands, dotted with scattered eucalypts, Acacia, Hakea, and Grevillea along with mulga parklands. The climate is harsh and dry, with annual rainfall of only about 200 to 250 millimetres and summer temperatures that exceed 40 degrees Celsius. Despite this aridity, the desert supports one of the world's most diverse reptile communities, including the woma snake and the thorny devil, and is a stronghold for birds such as the Major Mitchell's cockatoo and princess parrot. Around 58 percent of the ecoregion lies within protected areas, much of it overlapping Aboriginal lands. For gardeners in hot, dry climates, the region's native Acacia, Hakea, and Grevillea are widely grown ornamentals prized for drought tolerance.
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
Zones 11a-12a
+3.9°F d’ici 2070
60,480 sq mi
Niveau NNH 1
RESOLVE 210 - Australasia
Great Sandy-Tanami desert
The Great Sandy-Tanami desert sprawls across the arid heart of Australia, reaching from Western Australia into the Northern Territory and taking in the Little Sandy Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Tanami, and Davenport Murchison Ranges biogeographic regions. It is a landscape of rocky outcrops, red plains, and red sand dunes where spinifex grasslands dominate, punctuated by saltbush shrubs, silver cassia, corkwood trees, acacias, and desert oaks. The climate is hot and dry, and much of the country remains largely uninhabited. Despite its harshness, the ecoregion supports one of the world's richest reptile assemblages, with 578 species recorded, and its flagship animal is the red antechinus, a small mouse-like marsupial predator. Conservation here centers on controlling feral animals such as camels and managing altered fire regimes that threaten the desert's fragile communities. For gardeners drawn to drought-tough plantings, the native flora offers familiar dryland genera including acacias (wattles), desert oaks, and cassia.
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
Zones 11b-13b
+4.2°F d’ici 2070
319,002 sq mi
Niveau NNH 2
RESOLVE 211 - Australasia
Great Victoria desert
The Great Victoria Desert is the largest desert in Australia, sprawling across the arid interior of Western Australia and South Australia. Between its many small sandhills it carries open woodlands of Eucalyptus gongylocarpa with mulga (Acacia aneura) and a hummock-grass understory of spinifex, chiefly Triodia basedowii, while pebble-strewn gibber plains and salt lakes stay nearly bare until abundant rains draw out ephemeral wildflowers. The climate is hot and dry, with low and irregular annual rainfall of roughly 200 to 250 mm, summer days of 32 to 40 degrees Celsius, and milder winters around 18 to 23 degrees Celsius. It is a global hotspot for reptile diversity, with over 100 documented reptile species, and the chestnut-breasted whiteface is recognized as its flagship bird. For gardeners in comparably hot, dry regions, the desert's hardy native Eucalyptus and Acacia are well suited to low-water, full-sun planting.
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
Zones 11a-12b
+2.9°F d’ici 2070
163,358 sq mi
Niveau NNH 2
RESOLVE 212 - Australasia
Nullarbor Plains xeric shrublands
The Nullarbor Plains xeric shrublands stretch across the Great Australian Bight coast of southern Australia, spanning South Australia and Western Australia over the world's largest single exposure of limestone bedrock. This flat, nearly treeless plain is dominated by low chenopod scrub, chiefly saltbush (Atriplex) and bluebush (Maireana), with some mulga woodland along its western edges. The climate is arid to semi-arid, falling into cold-desert and cold-semi-arid zones, and the surface holds no known permanent water sources. Roughly 630 plant species have been recorded here, including endemics such as the Nullarbor emu bush, while red kangaroos, dingoes, and the southern hairy-nosed wombat range above ground and the chocolate wattled bat shelters in the region's caves. About 32 percent of the ecoregion lies within protected areas, though much of the remainder is grazed by sheep. For dry-climate gardeners, the native saltbushes and emu bush exemplify the tough, drought-tolerant plants suited to this harsh limestone country.
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
Zones 11a-12b
+2.7°F d’ici 2070
76,216 sq mi
Niveau NNH 2
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RESOLVE 2017 Terrestrial Ecoregions (Dinerstein et al.)
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