Nature conservation

Threatened species

Western Water-starwort - Murray Darling Depression: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Callitriche cyclocarpa
Conservation status in NSW:
Commonwealth status: Not listed
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)