Eubenangee Swamp is a national park in Eubenangee in the

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, Australia, 1332 km northwest of

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. It is part of the

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, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland

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birds. It plays home to over 190 species of birds. The national park is found within the water catchment areas of the North Johnstone and Russell Rivers and is part of the

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bioregion. The average elevation of terrain is 24 meters. This national park is characterized by high annual rainfall, and this is most pronounced from December to April.

Vegetation

Eubenangee Swamp National Park represents an intricate mosaic of diverse and regionally rare vegetation types. Melaleuca woodlands and forests (Type 56a, 56d) dominate the majority of the western and eastern margins of the park whilst the central band, which spans its northern to southern boundaries, contains a variety of mesophyll vine forest communities (Types 2a, 2c) as well as feather palm dominated seasonal swamp forests (Type 4b). Sedgelands (Types 69c, 69e) are located in semi-permanent swamp areas in a number of zones running adjacent to the northern to eastern boundary limits. Grasslands (Types 68a, 68b, 68c), including critically endangered

Hemarthria uncinata ''Hemarthria'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the grass family. They occur in the tropical and subtropical Old World, especially in China and Southeast Asia, with some species in Africa, Australia, and southern Europe.

dominated communities, are interspersed in pockets throughout this area growing upon seasonally inundated alluvial soils.

References

{{National Parks of Queensland National parks of Far North Queensland Protected areas established in 1968 1968 establishments in Australia Important Bird Areas of Queensland

Vegetation

See also

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