Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands

The malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken (to which it is distantly related). It is notable for the large nesting mounds constructed by the males and lack of parental care after the chicks hatch. It is the only living representative of the genus Leipoa, though the extinct giant malleefowl was a close relative.

thumb|right|260px|Chaparral vegetation in [[Southern California]] thumb|260px|The hard leaves of a Banksia integrifolia (notice the short internodes)

national park in Western Australia

national park in Australia

national park in Western Australia

National Park in New South Wales, Australia

national park in Victoria, Australia

thumb|right|The prostrate form of Adenanthos cuneatus, a plant characteristic of kwongan heathlands Kwongan is a plant community found in south-western Western Australia. The name is a Bibulman Aboriginal term of wide geographical use defined by Beard (1976) as:

bioregion, growth habit of certain eucalypt species

national park in Australia

vegetation group which occurs in semi-arid areas of southern Australia