Nature conservation

Threatened species

Climbing Caustic - Broken Hill Complex: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Euphorbia sarcostemmoides
Conservation status in NSW: Endangered
Commonwealth status: Not listed
Last updated: 18 Aug 2022

Distribution of the species within this region

The Climbing Caustic is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Broken Hill Complex Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region  Known or predictedGeographic restrictions within region
Mootwingee Downs Known None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Climbing Caustic - Broken Hill Complex is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

  • Arid shrublands (Acacia sub-formation)
    • Stony Desert Mulga Shrublands
      • 127 Bastard Mulga tall open shrubland of the semi-arid (hot) and arid climate zones
      • 130 Horse Mulga - Umbrella Mulga shrubland on ranges in the arid and semi-arid climate zones
      • 123 Mulga - Dead Finish on stony hills mainly of the Channel Country Bioregion and Broken Hill Complex Bioregion
      • 68 White Cypress Pine - Mulga low open woodland on the stony ranges of the arid zone (far north western NSW).