This is a vast, dry region of red sandhills and desert grass. On these so-called "buckshot" plains, the soil is sandy, iron-rich, and deeply weathered. Here, mulgas, an evergreen eucalyptus shrub with yellow coneflowers, grow alongside clumps of hardy Triodia grass and other drought-resistant shrubs. After one of this ecoregion’s rare rains, these small shrubs will flower in a brilliantly colorful display.
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