Appendix D Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity - Environment ...

6.5.4 Melaleuca Swamp
This is a relatively large freshwater swamp supporting a shallow water body that has been highly impacted
by weeds, cattle and pigs (Figure 46). Water is likely to persist on the surface until the late Dry season, and
quickly fills after rainfall.
Large Melaleuca viridiflora (up to 10m) are the dominant over storey species with Pseudoraphis spinescens
being the dominant ground layer. There are some groves of Melaleuca acacioides on the southern edge of
the water body.
The swamp is fringed with well-established Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeate), which is a Weed of National
Significance.
Figure 45: Photos of Melaleuca Swamp close to the proposed iron ore stockyard
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