Vegetation and vascular flora of Faure Island, Shark Bay, Western Australia

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 9 years ago

ABSTRACT – The vegetation and flora of Faure Island, the second largest island in the Shark Bay World Heritage Site, is documented. The island has five major plant communities (Acacia shrublands, Mallee shrublands, Spinifex grasslands, Samphire and Atriplex shrublands and Mangrove woodlands) of which the Mallee shrublands and Mangrove woodlands are rarely recorded on offshore islands. A vascular flora of 163 species was recorded consisting of 142 native and 21 naturalized aliens.