Nature conservation

Threatened species

Purple-wood Wattle - Mulga Lands: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Acacia carneorum
Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable
Commonwealth status: Vulnerable
Last updated: 14 Oct 2024

Distribution of the species within this region

The Purple-wood Wattle is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Mulga Lands Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region  Known or predictedGeographic restrictions within region
Urisino Sandplains Predicted None
White Cliffs Plateau Predicted None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Purple-wood Wattle - Mulga Lands 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)
    • Sand Plain Mulga Shrublands
      • 129 Cabbage-tree Wattle shrubland of the inland plains and drainage lines
      • 199 Hooked Needlewood - Needlewood - Mulga - Turpentine Bush open shrubland of the semi-arid and arid plains
      • 128 Nelia tall open shrubland of semi-arid sandplains
      • 220 Purple Wood wattle shrubland of the arid zone sandplains
      • 124 Sandhill Wattle open shrubland on sand ridges mainly in the arid zone
      • 119 Sandplain Mulga tall shrubland - open shrubland of the semi-arid and arid climate zones
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