Australia has many forests of importance because of significant features, even though it is one of the driest continents. Australia has approximately 147 million hectares of native forest which represents some 19% of land use.There are 457 forest communities distributed across Australia. These have been grouped into the following seven native forest types which are named by dominant species and the structure of the forest:
The majority of Australia's trees are hardwoods, typically eucalypts, rather than softwoods like pine. While softwoods rule over some native forests, their total area is not proven to be called a major forest type in Australia's National Forest Inventory.
Orange: Acacia Forest
Brown: Callitris Forest
Purple: Casuarina Forest
Pale Pink: Eucalypt Mallee Forest
Light Green: Eucalypt Open Forest
Dark Green: Eucalypt Closed Forest
Dark Pink: Mangrove Forest
Yellow: Melaleuca Forest
Blue: Rainforest
Light Blue: Other Forests
Red: Plantation
- Rain forests
- Melaleuca forests
- Eucalypt forests
- Casuarina forests
- Callitris forests
- Acacia forests
- Mangrove forests
The majority of Australia's trees are hardwoods, typically eucalypts, rather than softwoods like pine. While softwoods rule over some native forests, their total area is not proven to be called a major forest type in Australia's National Forest Inventory.
Orange: Acacia Forest
Brown: Callitris Forest
Purple: Casuarina Forest
Pale Pink: Eucalypt Mallee Forest
Light Green: Eucalypt Open Forest
Dark Green: Eucalypt Closed Forest
Dark Pink: Mangrove Forest
Yellow: Melaleuca Forest
Blue: Rainforest
Light Blue: Other Forests
Red: Plantation