Open forest to woodland dominated by brown salwood or other wattle (Acacia) species with Syzygium species, bloodwoods and/or parinari
![Acacia torulosa and Syzygium suborbiculare low open forest in swale between old dunes, near Ninian Bay, Cape Melville NP, CYP.](https://www.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0024/68208/open-forest-woodland.jpg)
VJ Neldner
Habitat type: Open forest to woodland dominated by brown salwood or other wattle (Acacia) species with Syzygium species, bloodwoods and/or parinari.
Description: This vegetation type occurs in northern Queensland on beach ridges and coastal dunes. Brown salwood (Acacia crassicarpa) is a consistent and usually dominant component of the sparse and discontinuous canopy (6-20m tall). It has a sparse to mid-dense shrub layer and a sparse ground layer.