Eremaean province explained

The Eremaean province is a botanical region in Western Australia, characterised by a desert climate. It is sometimes referred to as the dry and arid inland or interior region of Western Australia^[1] It is one of John Stanley Beard's phytogeographic regions of WA, based on climate and types of vegetation who, in "Plant Life of Western Australia" (p. 29-37) gives a short history of the various mappings.^[2]

It is the central and largest of Beard's three botanical provinces defined for the state, the others being the Northern province and the Southwest province.^{[3] [4]}

It contains 7 ecoregions that are recognised in the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA):^[3]

• Carnarvon (CAR)
• Central Ranges (CR)
• Coolgardie (COO)
• Gascoyne (GAS)
• Gibson Desert (GD)
• Great Sandy Desert (GSD)
• Great Victoria Desert (GVD)
• Hampton (HAM)
• Little Sandy Desert (LSD)
• Murchison (MUR)
• Nullarbor (NUL)
• Pilbara (PIL)
• Tanami (TAN)
• Yalgoo (YAL)

See also

• IBRA
• Botanical Provinces of Western Australia

Notes and References

1. News: The Interior of Western Australia. . . WA . 16 July 1898 . 10 January 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
2. Beard, J.S. (2015) 'Plant Life of Western Australia.' (2nd Ed.) Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd: Dural NSW. (CAB Direct)
3. Web site: A visual guide to the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) in WA. FloraBase: The Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium. 3 May 2014. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017184349/https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/help/ibra/. dead.
4. not specifically named in the 1928 discussion, however the other provinces are clearly identified News: NATURAL REGIONS. . . Perth, WA . 14 March 1928 . 10 January 2016 . 14 . National Library of Australia.