Table 2.

Plant species found in four broad habitat areas on the Magela floodplain

Habitat	Total species	Annuals	Perennials	Geophytic perennials
Permanent billabongs	46	19	21	6
Seasonally inundated floodplain	94	57	29	8
Fringe zone	158	100	50	8
Permanent swamps	21	5	11	5

From Finlayson et al. (1989).