Table S1. Presence / Absence of Plant Species Accumulated Over the 3 Year Study Period

1 2 3 4 5 1 Table S1. Presence / absence of plant species accumulated over the 3 year study period in sites with

2 different historic grazing intensities (‘light’ and ‘heavy’) and recent cattle removal (‘+ cattle’ and ‘-

3 cattle’) in the Simpson Desert, central Australia. Species are ordered by family, x = present and no

4 symbol = not detected.

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Heavy grazing Heavy grazing + - + Family Species + cattle Family Species cattle cattle cattle Aizoaceae Trianthema pilosa F.Muell. Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum F.Muell. Amaranthaceae Ptilotus latifolius R.Br. x x Keraudrenia sp. Ptilotus polystachyus (Gaudich.) F.Muell. x x x Keraudrenia nephrosperma Benth. Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia (F.Muell.) Benth. x x x Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr. Asteraceae Calocephalus platycephalus (F.Muell.) Benth. Sida spp. x Calotis erinacea Steetz x x Meliaceae Owenia acidula F.Muell. x Boraginaceae Halgania cyanea Lindl. x Mimosaceae Acacia bivenosa DC. Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br. x x x Acacia ligulata A.Cunn. ex Benth. x Brassicaceae Blennodia canescens R.Br. x Acacia stenophylla A.Cunn. ex Benth. Lepidium phlebopetalum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. x x Acacia stipuligera F.Muell. Brunoniaceae Brunonia australis Sm. Ex R.Br. x x Myoporaceae Eremophila macdonnellii F.Muell. Heavy grazing Heavy grazing + - + Family Species + cattle Family Species cattle cattle cattle Caesalpiniaceae Petalostylis cassioides (F.Muell.) Symon x Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pachyphylla F.Muell. Senna artemisoides subsp. oligophylla Corymbia terminalis (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill &

(F.Muell) Randell x x L.A.S.Johnson Senna pleurocarpa (F.Muell.) Randell x x Poaceae Aristida contorta F.Muell. x Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa R.Br. x Dactyloctenium radulans (R.Br.) P.Beauv. Salsola kali L. x Eragrostis eriopoda Benth. x Cleomaceae Cleome viscosa L. x Eragrostis setifolia Nees Convolvulaceae Convolvulus erubescens Sims x x x Eragrostis sp. Cucurbitaceae Cucumis maderaspatanus L. x Eriachne aristidea F.Muell. x Cyperaceae Fimbristylis sp. x Plagiosetum refractum (F.Muell.) Benth. x Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia drummondii Boiss. x x x Tragus australianus S.T.Blake x Euphorbia tannensis Spreng. x x x Triodia basedowii E.Pritz. x Yakirra australiensis (Domin) Lazarides &

Fabaceae Crotalaria cunninghamii R.Br. x x x R.D.Webster x Crotalaria eremaea F.Muell. x x x Portulacaceae Calandrinia balonensis Lindl. x Cullen australasicum (Schltdl.) J.W.Grimes. x x Portulaca intraterranea J.M.Black x Indigofera linifolia (L.f.) Retz. x Portulaca oleracea L. x Heavy grazing Heavy grazing + - + Family Species + cattle Family Species cattle cattle cattle Fabaceae Swainsona microphylla A.Gray x Proteaceae Grevillea juncifolia Hook. Tephrosia rosea F.Muell. ex Benth. x x x Grevillea stenobotrya F.Muell. x Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera R.Br. x x x Grevillea sp. Goodenia sp. x Grevillea striata R.Br. x Lechenaultia divaricata F.Muell. x Rubiaceae Oldenlandia pterospora (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Scaevola depauperata R.Br. x x x Spermacoce auriculata F.Muell. Scaevola parvibarbata Carolin x Sapindaceae Alectryon oleifolius (Desf.) S.T.Reynolds x Atalaya hemiglauca (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex

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