Nature conservation

Threatened species

Australian Saltgrass - Ocean - Other State: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Distichlis distichophylla
Conservation status in NSW: Endangered
Commonwealth status: Not listed
Last updated: 29 Jun 2022

Distribution of the species within this region

The Australian Saltgrass is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Ocean - Other State Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region  Known or predictedGeographic restrictions within region
Southern Australian Coastal Waters Known None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Australian Saltgrass - Ocean - Other State is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

  • Saline wetlands
    • Inland Saline lakes
      • 166 Disturbed annual saltbush forbland on clay plains and inundation zones mainly of south-western NSW
      • 18 Slender Glasswort low shrubland in saline wetland depressions in the semi-arid and arid climate zones, far western NSW
    • Saltmarshes
      • 4097 Samphire Saltmarsh
      • 4040 South Coast Selliera-Sea Rush Swamp Oak Saltmarsh
      • 4103 Sporobolus virginicus Saltmarsh