Botanical Districts of Australia
Originally prepared by by Lee Halasz
ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA | Oceanic Islands
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY : C
CAN - ACT - Canberra only CJB - Jervis Bay Territory (often included in NSC)
NEW SOUTH WALES: N
(Harden, G.J. (ed) (1990) Flora of New South Wales – Volume 1, New South Wales University Press.)
NNF - North Far Western Plains NNP - North Western Plains NNS - North-west Slopes NNT - Northern Tablelands NNC - North Coast NSF - South Far Western Plains NSP - South Western Plains NCS - Central-west Slopes NCT - Central Tablelands NCC - Central Coast NSS - South-west Slopes NST - Southern Tablelands NSC - South Coast (includes Jervis Bay Territory) CJB - Jervis Bay Territory NLH - Lord Howe Island
NORTHERN TERRITORY: D
(Chippendale, G. (1972) Checklist of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 209.)
DDG - Darwin and Gulf DVR - Victoria River DBT - Barkly Tablelands DCN - Central Australia North DCS - Central Australia South
QUEENSLAND: Q
(Henderson, R.J.F. (1974) Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae) and related species in Australia. Contributions from the Queensland Herbarium 16: 80.)
QCO - Cook QBU - Burke QKN - Kennedy North QGN - Gregory North QMI - Mitchell QKS - Kennedy South QLE - Leichhardt QPC - Port Curtis QGS - Gregory South QWA - Warrego QMA - Maranoa QBN - Burnett QWB - Wide Bay QDD - Darling Downs QMO - Moreton
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: S
(Jessop, J.P. and Toelken, H.R. (1986) Flora of South Australia - Part 1, South Australian Government Publishing Division.)
SNW - North-west SEB - Eyre Basin SNU - Nullarbor SGT - Gairdner - Torrens Basin SFR - Flinders Ranges SNE - North-east SEP - Eyre Peninsula SLN - Lofty North SMB - Murray Basin SYP - Yorke Peninsula SLS - Lofty South SKI - Kangaroo Island SSE - South-east
TASMANIA: T
(Orchard, A.E. (1988) A natural regions map for Tasmania. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 122(2): 48.)
T - Tasmania TBL - Ben Lomond TCH - Central Highlands TEC - East Coast TFU - Furneaux Group TKI - King Island TMF - Mount Field TML - Midlands TMW - Mount Wellington TNE - North East TNW - North West TSW - South West [TSD - South West (dolerite); TSQ - South West (quartzite)] TWC - West Coast TMA - Macquarie Island
VICTORIA: V
(Conn, B.J. (1993) Natural regions and vegetation of Victoria, in Flora of Victoria - Volume 1, Foreman, D.B and Walsh, N.G. (eds), Inkata Press.)
Old system (used on top map) |
New system |
VMA - Mallee VWP - Western Plains VNP - Northern Plains VWH - Western Highlands VEH - Eastern Highlands VGI - Gippsland |
VMM - Murray Mallee
VLM - Lowan Mallee
VWI - Wimmera
VWA - Wannon
VGR - Grampians
VRI - Riverina
VMI - Midlands
VVP - Victorian Volcanic Plain
VOP - Otway Plains
VOR - Otway Range
VEH - Eastern Highlands
VGP - Gippsland Plain
VGH - Gippsland Highlands
VPR - Wilsons Promontory
VSN - Snowfields
VEG - East Gippsland
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA: W
(Beard, J.S. (1980) A new phytogeographic map of Western Australia. Western Australian Herbarium Research Notes 3: 45.)
WGA - Gardner
WFI - Fitzgerald
WDM - Dampier
WHA - Hall
WCG - Canning
WMU - Mueller
WFO - Fortesque
WCV - Carnarvon
WAS - Ashburton
WKE - Keartland
WCA - Carnegie
WGI - Giles
WAU - Austin
WHE - Helms
WIR - Irwin
WDA - Darling
(includes WDR:Drummond, WDL:Dale, WME:Menzies, WWA:Warren)
WAV - Avon
WCO - Coolgardie
WEU - Eucla
WRO - Roe
WEY - Eyre
OCEANIC ISLANDS: I, N or T
Commonwealth Territories
ICK - Cocos (Keeling) Island ICH - Christmas Island ICS - Coral Sea Islands Territory INO - Norfolk Island IAS - Ashmore & Cartier Islands IHE - Heard & McDonald Islands AAT - Australian Antarctic Territory
State Administered Islands
NLH - Lord Howe Island (part of New South Wales) TMA - Macquarie Island (part of Tasmania)