The Barkly Tableland and other areas of northern Australia are prone to infestations of Calotropis procera which is slowly becoming more widespread.
Juniperus procera | Calotropis procera | Ulmus procera | Procera Networks | Calotropis |
The washed soil sprouts grasses in the brief rainy season, some small Dun palms (Hyphaene thebaica), Acacia and Calotropis procera, while the sandy bottom land to the west of the town can be thick with palms and is suitable for irrigated agriculture.
The preferred host plants are the very toxic Calotropis procera, various Digitaria species and some plants of economic importance (e.g. Solanum melongena, Hibiscus esculentus, Abelmoschus esculentus, Lycopersicon esculentum and Solanum tuberosum).