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Flora & Fauna

Local Wildlife - Butterflies

Local butterflies found in the Lake Awoonga region include:

Australian Admiral	Big Greasy	Blue Triangle

Common Australian Crow	Common Grass Blue	Common Jezabel

Evening Brown	Lemon Migrant	Meadow Argus

Australian Painted Lady	Blue Tiger	Capaneus Butterfly

Common Eggfly	Common Grass Yellow	Common Migrant

Glass Wing	Lesser Wanderer	Northern Jezabel

Caper White	Dingy Ring	Orchard Swallowtail

Chequered Swallowtail	Dingy Swallowtail	Wander (Monarch)

Local Wildlife - Lists

Posters containing comprehensive lists of flora and fauna are on display in the Lake Awoonga Caravan Park kiosk.

Click for pdf list of fauna found in the Lake Awoonga region.

Click for pdf list of flora in the Lake Awoonga region.

Flora Refuge

Playing a vital role in the health of the Lake Awoonga area is the 150 terrestrial species of plants. Ranging from vine thickets and rainforests to tall woodlands and grassy woodlands, there are also 47 confirmed species of aquatic plants such as ribbon weed, hornwort and sedges found in the shallow water areas. Aquatic plants have an important function in that they provide food and cover for animals, stabilise the river bottom against erosion and recycle nutrients.

While there are no plant species of conservation significance in the lowlands surrounding Lake Awoonga, several rare and threatened species exist in the adjacent Mt Castletower National Park and the Many Peaks ranges.

The Gladstone Area Water Board has carried out vegetation re-establishment programs in order to replace remnant endangered regional ecosystems impacted by the lake. In a 300 hectare area, various species such as forest Redgum and Bluegum, Carbeen and Moreton Bay Ash, Hickory Wattle, Swampbox and Red Bloodwood were planted. Chosen for their synergies with the regional ecosystem these species have specific features such as the ability to form hollows creating habitats for large birds and arboreal mammals.

Since the re-vegetation began, GAWB has continued to monitor the site. This specific ecosystem project is unique in Australia for its inclusion of monitoring of forest structure, larger animals like bats, birds and possums and invertebrates such as ants into the planning and implementation design.

GAWB is pleased with the success of this project and with how closely the revegetated sites replicate that of an existing remnant bluegum flat on neighbouring properties.

Flora found in the region includes:

Barklya Gum-topped box Ribbonwood	Coast banksia Narrow-leafed ironbark Swamp lily	Foambark Qld peppermint White rock fig

Bat's wing coral tree Hard quandong River lily	Coast tuckeroo Native pomegranate Swamp mahogany	Forest grass tree Quinine bush Wild grape

Bitterbark Hickory wattle River she-oak	Cocky apple Native rosella Swamp rice grass	Forest red gum Red ash (soapbush) Wild orange (bumble)

Black Bean Hoop pine River teatree	Common pest pear Native yam Teatree	Giant water lily Red cedar Wombat berry

Black yam Hop bush Rough-leaved elm	Creek sandpaper fig Nipan (split jack) Thickhead	Grey ebony Red kamala Yellow tulip

Brush box Kurrajong Scrub cherry	Currant bush Orange bark Three-veined cryptocarya	Gum-topped bloodwood Red-flowered silky oak Zamia Cycad

Burdekin plum Lemon-scented gum Silkpod	Dodder laurel Palm lily Tulipwood	Orchard Swallowtail

Cabbage tree palm Mat rush Silver-leafed ironbark	Dog's Nuts Peanut tree Water ribbons	Wander (Monarch)

Carbeen Medicine (fluoride) bush Small-leaved brush ironbark	Dogwood Pink Bloodwood Weeping bottlebrush

Cluster fig Nardoo Spinyhead matrush	Dysentary plant Pretty wattle White sandpaper fig	Firevine Qld tulipwood White cedar

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