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The Grampians National Park - Flora | Fauna
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Around 900 indigenous plant species exist within the park. Some species, such as the Grampians Gum, are found nowhere else in the world. Stringybark forests give way to lush ferned gullies, and sub-alpine heaths upon the Major Mitchell plateau. Vegetation can be grouped into eight broad communities - sub-alpine, schlerophyll forests, shrubby woodlands, savannah woodlands, heath woodland, heatherlands, swampland, and riparian vegetation. Fire is a constant regenerative force within the park; some species of banksia dependent upon fire for regeneration. |
Great
diversity in soil, topography and climate culminate in the broad range
of floral species within The Grampians. Most notable (well - during spring!)
are the lush wildflower heathlands. Soils being sandy and poor in some
areas leads to very accessable and observable bunches of wildflowers.
October is the best month to see the flowers, with Grampians Boronia,
Grampians Pin-Cushion Lily, Grampians Parrot-pea, Grampians Thryptomine
and Donkey Orchids but a few of the varieties.