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 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.Beard, J.S. (2015) 'Plant Life of Western Australia.' (2nd Ed.) Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd: Dural NSW. (CAB Direct)
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.not specifically named in the 1928 discussion, however the other provinces are clearly identified
It contains 7 ecoregions that are recognised in the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA):
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
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