Conservation status in NSW:
Last updated:
05 Oct 2023
Distribution of the species within this region
The Western Water-starwort is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the
Murray Darling Depression Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.
Vegetation formations, classes and types
In this region the Western Water-starwort - Murray Darling Depression is known to
be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information
about it.
- Forested wetlands
- Inland Riverine Forests
- 10 River Red Gum - Black Box woodland wetland of the semi-arid (warm) climatic zone (mainly Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion)
- 11 River Red Gum - Lignum very tall open forest or woodland wetland on floodplains of semi-arid (warm) climate zone (mainly Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion)
- 7 River Red Gum - Warrego Grass - herbaceous riparian tall open forest wetland mainly in the Riverina Bioregion
- 2 River Red Gum-sedge dominated very tall open forest in frequently flooded forest wetland along major rivers and floodplains in south-western NSW
- Freshwater wetlands
- Inland Floodplain Swamps
- 182 Cumbungi rushland wetland of shallow semi-permanent water bodies and inland watercourses
- 238 Permanent and semi-permanent freshwater lakes wetland of the inland slopes and plains
- 12 Shallow marsh wetland of regularly flooded depressions on floodplains mainly in the semi-arid (warm) climatic zone (mainly Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion)