List of Vascular Plants Recorded from the Murchison Catchment Survey Area 1985-1988
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List of vascular plants recorded from the Murchison Catchment Survey area 1985-1988
R.J. Cranfield
Weslem Aultralian He6arium, Department of Conser|ation and I-and Managernent, P.O Bor 104. Ccmo. Wesrem Australia 6152
Abstract
Cranfiel4 RJ. 0990). List of 823 valcular plsrts rccorded frorn tlle Murdison Carclrnent Survey area 1985-1983. Kingia I (4): W-347 (1990.). A coinprehe$ive list of lhe vasorlar dains ard a panial list of dle nqFvascular plarns of the Muctrison otdment area ar€ Pre'senred.An a.aohrof rc floristic cornpositicn of tle vegetation ofthis region is given. Bdefnoles on the ar€a's majorphysical feaDres and its climai€ arc also Fovided.
Introduction
This paperpresents a comprehensivelist of thevascular plants and a panial list ofthe non-vascular plantsof the Muchison carchmentarea resulting from the author's participation in an inventory and condition survey of the area carried out by officers of the Westem Australian Department of Agriculture and Depafinent ofland Administrationduring 1985-1988.
The survey covered an arca of 85,000 km2 in which 2,000 sites were establishedand the vegetationofeach recorded. The areawas traversedextensively from April to Novembereach year resulting in 823collections and many observations. Due to thelimited accessand t1'pe of commercial activities carriedout in this region, along with the limited availability of water,there are several areas in nearpristine condition. This limited accesshas also restrictedcollections and altho[gh a species listinghas been produced it is in no waycomplete.
The vegetationof the catchmentlands of the Murchison River (seeFigure l) presentsa broad spectrumof plantcommunities. The distributionsand characters of thesecommunities are mainly determinedby local factorssuch as landform, geology, soil type,hydrology, seasonal conditions, site history and rainfall reliability. Regionalfactors such as meanannual rainfall and long term climatic norms arefaidy uniform acrossthe region.
Rainfall and moisture available in the north eastemportion of the region occurs,on long-term averages,as a combination of winterand summerseasonality (Nix 1982).The major part of theregion receivessufficientrain to promoteplant growth in thewinter months.More reliablev/inter rainsoccur on a gradienttowards the southwestresulting from incursionsof cold fronts from the mediterranean type climate of the South West Botanical Province. Becauseof the irregular occurrenceof both winter and summerrainfall thereare no clearclimatic boundariesreflected in the vegetation. There is howevera well-defined transitionalboundary separating the Eremaeanand SouthWest Botanical Provinces. Plant specieshave variously evolved to cope with a range in level and seasonalityof rainfall. The region thusfeatures a mixtureof sprecieswhich havewidespread distributions extending KingiaVol. I, No.4 Q90) southwardsfrom the Pilbam,and localised species which otherwiseoccur more widely to the southin thewetter south-wesl
The distributionsof manyplant communitieswithin theregion are closely correlated wift the major 'Old geomorphologicalfeatues. High in lie landscaperemain fragmented areas of Plateau'surfaces dominated by sandplainsand edged by fericrete. These support a suite of speciest,?ical of sandplainsand dunes of CentralAustralia andof the SouthWest BotanicalProvince.
Many areas have hard pan or be&ock close to the surface resulting in shallow soils. The underlying materials are extremely impervious to water and root penetralion,resulting in plans efficient in water retention,collection of moistureand drought stress avoidance.
Meantemperatures within thearea vary ftom 18'-38"C in summerand 5'-20' C dudngwinter. This fluctualion influencesthe morphologicalcharacter of the flora andits phenology.The combinationof winter rain andcooler temperatures has allowed a prolific annualflora to flourish in tlle southwestem Murchison. The summerrains and higher temperaturesof the north are better suitedto annualand perennial grasses.
Watercourses with alluvial deposits and extensive, principally saline lake systems, alter significandy speciesrichness and diversity. Such areassupport very different communities from thoseof the fairly well drainedcatchment lands. The lack of availablesurface water, except salt.lakes and deeppools along someof the rivers, hasan extremeinfluence on the vegetationin comparison with other facors. Soil types and micro-habitatsavailable within this area are fairly complex. Currendy there are approximately 80 recognisedland systemsand 14 basic soil types supporting some 27 major vegetation associationsplus a wide variety of vegetationassociations of limited occurrence(A.L. Paynepers. comm.).
Hot dry prevailing winds in summerinfluence the vegetationstructure by reducingthe height of shrubs. In tiese shrublands,tall tlees (Ercalyptus spp.)arc absentexcept around watercourses and on the deepsandy soils of the Old Plat€ausurfaces. These shrublands are mostly composedof iough sclerophyllousplants of which .$tattles(Acacia spp.) dominate. Although watdes are extremely adaptable,in someareas they arereplaced by generasuch as Eremtphild spp.ot perennialgrasses. In mostinstances this replacement of watdesby othergenera reflects changes in soil t'?e. Shallow soilsas well aschemical characteristics, aspect and slope at any sitealso influence species composition. Otherwise,hisorical impactsassociated with grazingand overgrazing have caused major changesin shrubcomposition.
The broad flat wash plains and leveesof the rivers becomewaterlogged for variableperiods in wet seasons.In many areashigh salinity or high minerallevels of the soil havecreated very specialisedhabitats. Numerousspecies of halophylesdominate saline areas. Suchassociations stabilizeotherwise erosion prone soils andaid in thecontrol of salt movementwithin the surrounding soils.The concentration of saltsin someof theseshallow basins over the summer is exfreme,placing sfiessfuldemands upon the halophyte communities. In areasaffected by highlevels ofmineralisation, other generaoccur; in somecases these may be indicatorsfor specific minerals.
The presenceof a smallbut potentially significantnon -vascular flora (Table2) is worthy ofnote as many speciesof this groupact asnitrogen-fixing soil stabilisers.The crustingand surfacebinding of thelichens is especiallyimportant. RJ. Cnnfield, List of vascularplanls recorded fron rheMurchison Carchmenr Survey are3 1985- 1988
The complexnatue of the Murchisonvegetation is exemplifiedby the presenceof 37 known endemicor near endemicspecies, 4.570 of the total speciesin the surveyarea. Further, twelve rare and poorly collected specieswere discovered,l.SVo of the total collected during the survey. The rediscoveryof Eicrlerago tysoniana(,amiaceae) in 1985after ninety+hreeyears of obscurity is a primeexample.
Many rangeextensions were noted and 23 weedspecies common in ihe SouthWestern Botanical Province were recordedin the southemportion of the survey area.
An analysisof the growth forms of therecorded flora showthat annualsmake up 3lEo of thetot?ll speciescollected. A consistendyhigher annualspecies richness was observedin the south. This is likely to be due partly to tie lower temperatuesand more reliable moisture availability over the winter monthsand partly due to the more complex geomorphologyof the souliern areas.
Remotenessfrom major cenEesofpopulation hasmade this an areaof greatbotanical intorest. It is also of considerablebotanical importance. Table 1 recordsthe 823 vascularplant speciesfound in ' 'Flora the Murchison catchmentArea. In comparisonthe areacovered by the of central Australia' ' (Jessopl98l) contains977 vascular plant species. Table 3 showsto whatextenttle Muchison flora is representatiyeof major plant families occuning in westem Australia. Especially notable is the Myoporaceaein which 6270of the western Australian taxa are found in the Murchison catchment Area.
Table 1. Vascular Plant Sp€cies of th€ Murchlson Catchment Are_a
Abulilott otocarpuln MRS274 P Ovalkaf Abulilon orycarpum MRS1009 P MRS1045 P RaspberryJarn MRS46? P RIC5344 P Mulga 2c5345 P Mulga Aca.ia bwk;ltii RJc5650 P FineLeafjarn Acacia ctridoviridis MRSTI P Aca.ia colletioidcs MRS364 Wair a Wlile Watrle Acacb afr. cmlgardbnsb MRS111 P Acacia craspedocarpa RIC5235 P Hop Mulga Acacia cuhbertsonii MRS52 P Acacb cypercphfla MRS5E P Minirirchie,Red Mulga Acacb dalriesioidzs RIc5260 P RIC5310 P Black Mulga MRS94 Snakewood(ps€udo) Acacia exocarpoides RIC5682 Acacia Srdsbyi P Miniitdie Acacia jitlxrdiageLrb RJc5259 P 2c5333 P Witcle{y Bush Acacb ligulata MRS17 P Umkella Bush Acatb ligulala x.t sonii RIC5406 P Acacia tinAhrlla RIC5432 P BowgadsBush Acacia longispirva RIC6076a P Acacia natrananba RIC5?r9 P Acacia nicrocaly RJC5375 P RJC609l P Fire Wattle Acacia n urophrlla MRS123 P MRS15 P Acacia pruinocarya P Gidsee(black) 330 KingiaVol. I, No. 4 (19m)
Table 1 (continued). Yasorlar Plant Species of rhe Murchison Catchment Area
MRS102 P Poofter Bush Aca.ia pt folia RIC5331 P Kr.rji Acacia quadrinarsiaza RICs09l P Acacia ^tr. quadrint/lrEinea MRS111 P E Mur.hisonWillow RIC5101 P Wanyr, Ho e Mulga Rlc5135 P Acacia odoplnoia Rrc5342 P Acocia atr. rhodophloia RIC5429 P MRS465 P Acacia nligaa MRS24T P GoldenWreath Wattle Acacia scleroclafu RIC6047 Acac;a sclercphyua MRS45O P Hard-Le3fWatd€ Acacia sclerospenv RIc5573 Silver BarkWatde MRS16 P MRS44 P Acacbterragonophy a P Curara MRS184 P P BardieBush Aca.ia atr. iphopflla MRS127 P Snakewood Acacia sp. @rUD MRSl024 P Acacia sp. (P48) MRSrm2 P AcacLl sp. e95\ MRS95p P Acacia sp. es9) RIC5347 E Wilcox'sWaEle MRS206 P MRS362 P RJC5355 P Actircbole ulisiaoswn RJC5552 Al locasuairu ac tt iva lv b RIC6190 P Altenanthara ^difloru RICs426 Common Joyweed Alrogrte piioniata RIC6230 Sand Hibiscus Anarahthl$ nitchel^i RIC5442 Boggabri weed Annsrnb nuxiforc RICs410 Anphipogon strictw MRS173 P Greybeard Grass Anyenu benlhamii Rrc5204 Amyenn fnzgendii RIC5175 P Pincushion Mistletoe Anryenu 8;bberulum var. gwerulurn RIC5145 Amrzna micrcphy um MRSlmT P Rlc5229 P Stalked Misdeioe RICs32r P An e,na gibberurum var. tatei RIc6245 P dnyena lircplryltun sutnp. Iircphyltwn MRSIOSO P Slender Misrleloe Anagallis ame8b aar. aerulea RJC5772 Blue Pimpemel AnSianthus connatus Rrc6100 RJC6234a Annual Celery Arctothaca calenA a RJC622O Cape We€d RJC5372 Windgrass Asplllt lur flltulosur 2c5958 Onion Weed A steI idea at h, irioidz s RIc6323 Aristidza chaetopd4 RIC5974 Astrolona seftattfolia MRS466 RJC5l12 P River Saltbush Aniplex fu^burya a RJCs150 Silver Saltbush Atriplet ?cephalantha RJC5l3? RJC5l30 P Grey Sahbush Atripler cdonocarpa RJC5563 Fla!-Topped Salrbush RJC624r Pop Saltbush Atripler hrngnothzca MRS9E P Atr ip I et nncr opt erc carp a RIC5976 MRS1062 RJ. Cranfield, List of vascular plmts recorded frorn dle MurEhison Catclmenr Survey arca 1985- 1988 331
Table 1 (continued). Yascular Plant Sp€ci$ of the Murchison Catcb-ment Area
Atiplerpludasa 'W. noquiniana MRS1032 P MarshSalrbush Atripletquinii RJC5349 P Attiplersemilwnri, RJC5203 A AnnualSalrhsh Attiplexlesicaria RJC5973 P BladderSaltbush BaeckAacryptandrodes MRS352 P Berei/raff, perelnb RJC5157 P Beytrr brel)ifoliavar.robusti.,r MRS328 P Blackalliacoman P Boetlavia coccinea RIC5303 A Tarvine Boerhaia repleta RIC5916 A TarVine BorJanilida MRSI058 P FncushionPlant Bothrinhl@ ewartiana RIC5453 P DesertBluegrass Brach)achneprcstrata RIC5316 A Braclrychitongregorii MRS374 P DesenKurrajong Bracbcone chcilocarya A Brachynne ciliocarpa RIC5501 A Ciliale-FruirDaisy Brochtco,neiberwolia RJC5741 A SwanRiverDaisy Brarsi.a tourlefottii MRSI85 AW MedirernneanTumip Bronus aretnrius RJC6064 A SandBrorne Bno,oibausralis A NariveCornflower Brachysetlaaphlla P Bursarturoccidedalb RIC6078a P Blackrhom Calatubiab brcipe..lala RlC5944 A Shorr-StalkPurselaae CabnAlinia crcethae RIC6194 A Calan&inia ererrcea RIC5676 P TwiningPunlane Calaa&hbpolynba PJC6223 A Parakeelya Calandririapryctuxpenv RIC5946 P Colad&iaiapmrila RJC5444 P Sunray Cdat&iaia q. 2C6042 A Calllrtenonphoeniceue MRS246 p LesserBordebrush Calitb cohhglbris 2C566r P Nadvepine Callitris,terncost RIC5574 PE Caloceplnturatr. pltttycephalw RIC627I A Billybuud's Caloceplnlustarcttii RIC5875 A DaisyButtc'r Cakxephalwmltiforus RIC6183 A Yetlow-Top Calolwtnw Laltuniznsir MRS462 P Kalbani Bottle-Brush CalLitbhitpidtna RIC5551 A Bindy Eye,Hairy Bun Daisy Calotismilicaulir RJC5232 A Calyopepluseptudroider MRS18 P Calltrbdesolata RIC5341 P Calrtrix dilrcrgens 2C5483 P Calytrixerosipeala P Caltvi. gldiaosa MRS146 P Calyrix atf.srrigosa RIc622.6 P Conihiumattew.aturn RIC5385 P Cailhiumlatifoltu'n RIC5366 P NariveCunant Canthiurnlincarc P Caryobrot*s^tr. vircscelLe MRS435 P Srourpigfac€ Ca.ssiaartenbioidas 2C6218 P SilverCassia Cassiacharlesbaa i{RS30 P Cassiacbtelainiara RIC5647 p GreenCassia Cassil dzxoldrd p cr€y Cassia Catsia hanarcleynsb RJC5435 P Cagsblcbtsii RJC56.|6 P Crinklel*af Cassia Cassirluenseaii 2C5183 P Castianarcphib \t. nenophila 2C5194 P DeserrCassia CalJianar@phila w. plattpoda RIC6 102 P Cassbphylldirua MRS204 P SitverCassia, Banana l_e-af Crssia Cassiapbrs*arpa MRS287. p Ribftr:ir Senna 332 Kinsiavol. I, No.4 (1990)
Table I (continued), Vasqrlar PIstrt Speci€s of lhe Murchison Catchment Area
Catsiapruihosa RIC5513 P While Cassia Cassiasturtii R C5Z3 p GreyCassia Cassythaaweatat aurea RIC62I3 p Dodderkurel Casuarifttobesa 2C5142 p Swampsheosk Cench'usciliattt A Butrel Gass Centaweanelitensis RIC6I44 AW MalresecocksDur Cetuauriurnspicatum RIC6321 A\l spike Cenraury Centipedacuruiagbnii RIC5354 A Conmon Sneezeweed Centrolepbw. RJC5599 A Cephaliptenmdrur?vnondii RIC5503 A pompmHead Clatrclau.ium mi.ranthum MRS1043 p Wax flower Ctuva q. RJ(XU6 A Chcnpodiwn Sauaichaudio&n RIC5399 P CorlonySalrhush Chenopdtunnurale RIC5559 A Nerde-Leafcoosefoo! Ch.ropd unnitrariaceum MRS3I6 p Nirle coosefoot Chctopdiwn saxatile RIC565? A Chcirafihetuflifolb var sinplbifolia MRS1059 p Chzilanth.saustrotenu{olia 2C5099 p Rock Fem Ch.ilatuhzslasbphfla 2C5659 p Woo y CloakFem Chlorb q. 2C5302 p? Chorizenaericiloliwn MRS257 P Chorbeta geni"rtoidas MRS4ll p Clv-lsnorye pusilla RIC6052 A Dwsrf Angianrlus Clrysopogonfa ar RIC5299 P RibbonGass Chthonocephalucpseudevax RIC5498 A Woolly &ormdhead Cleonv omlidca 2C5381 A CodonDcarpuscotinlfoliue RIC5140 p poplar,EIe Bush ConAspemninlegerrimum RIC6I10 p Conlr4icarps austrdi\ RJC6276 p Tarvine Convolvdut erubesceng RIC62I5 p FourBlackSeeds Corchotltt tevlcouii RJC5927 P Cotuha*etralis 2C5667 A ComrnonCo!. a Crassdacolorala 2C5505 A DenseCrassula Crossulapediceosa RIC6I60 A Crutystylissubspinescew MRSI343 p Sage Crypaadraq. MRS33I P Cucunh mrriocaryus RIC544I A paddyMelon CuphDnotatararaeana RJC5493 A Cuscdaau'trulb MRSl8l A AusrralianDodder Cynbopogoaanbigws 2C5415 P LemonScenred Grass Cynb Table 1 (continu€d). Yascnlar Plant Sp€ci€s of the Murchlson Catchbedt Area Digitaria bot ,nii MRS105 P Cotton Panic Grass Diplaclne nuclleri RICs3l3 P Brown Beerle Grass Dilphyn aesafolium MRS653 P Round LeafPigface Dissocarpw paradontr MRS69 A? Gee, G[ious Salt Bush Dodonaea bootiifolia MRSIO35 P Dotlonaea afi . caespitosa MRS92 P DdoMea afr. iraequ{olb MRS363 P Ddonaea nicrozyga var acrololtata MRSl070 P Dodonea nicrozyga hyfrd RJC6149 P Dodonaea pachyneura Rrc5475 P Dodornea letiolarb RJC6290 P Dotlomea pinifolia MRS1044 P Dorlomett rigida MRS387 P Ddmaea yircosa su}ap.anguttbsitv RJcs479 P Dodonaea yiscosa st$sp. mrcrcnaa Rlc6078 P D./lotaea viscosa svLap. vircosa MRS273 P Sticlq Hopbush RJC5Cr/5 Drrxera bulbosa sJD]q. rrcja Drosera glanduliSera RIc6147 P Scarle!Sundew RIC541l Sundew Drcseru tocranlha MRS402 Drosera tacrantha stbsp. erenuea Dturmrcndila miaiata MRS344 PE Duboisia hqu,,ooJii RIc6076 P Pitrrri Dwplonb glandulosa RIC5380 AE Dysptnnia slonniferc RIC558l Dpplania plaitaei^ala RJC5357 D rs p la^b r lnd.inostac ba RJC5235 DJsplnnb si,n la r 2c5980 E cd. io colea rnonos bc hJa MRS449 P Ehrhartalo eifdia Rrc6169 Annual V€ldtSrass Eicllera?o .tsoniana MRSIfi PE Elatina yalidoida Rlc54'n P Eleoctnrb pdlens MRS293 P Pale Spike Rush Elttoplor8 spicatus Rrc5414 Spikegrass Double Gee Bnchrlaena tonenlosa RJC5210 P Ruby Bluebustr E rneap og on cae r ul es c ens MRS144 Limestone Grass Ennzapogon nigri.ans RIC5970 NiSgerheadGrass E^wapogoa q. MRSTO Eraerostir c&ningii RIC5352 C\ming's I-ovegass Eragrosrb diebii P Mallee Lovegnss Eraqrcstb eloneata MRS63 P Clustered lnvegrass EraSrostis falcata MRS31O P Sickle Lovegrass Eruerostiskzt'd.ave RJC5306 P Small Flower Lovegrass Erayostle bnipes MRS168 P Creeping Wanderrie Eraerostb peryrccilb RJC5374 Eragtxtis setifolia RIC5454 P NeverFail bagrcstb Ercphila MRS113 P Knottybut Gras s EragrNtie sp. MRS45 Erenophea spiaosa MRS163 P Er mop hila alte r nifol ia MRS87 P Ererruphila cla*ei MRS32 P Turpentine Bush Erenophila cornpacta MRS5 P t' Erenophila cotnpcu srfrsp. conpcta" MRS237 P 'Tecoda" Ercnophila &rrwcta s!bq- MRS190 P Erenaphila dzlisseri MRS78 P Erenophitt criocabtr RIc6066 P Desert Pride benophila eritifdia RIC5624 P 334 KingiaVol. 1,No. 4 0990) Table I (continued). Vascular Plant Speci€s of the Murchison Catchmetrt Ar€. Erunophila atr. ernifolia RIC52O5 P Eretophila falcata P Erenqhila'fasciora" PE "Iahlala" Erenopulo RJCs673 PB "faccitu" ErcnophiL, P Erem,phila folbsbstua MRS4E PE Erenophila fotestii P Wilcox Buslt Erenophih fones|ii srbsp.foneiii RIC5838 P Er enop hih foft es tii strtap. hasI b ata RIC5918 P Rlc5148 P TurpentineBusb " ErenophiLr fi rer i snxp. ealeala RJC591I P " Erenrphila [r aseri s\rlsp. Frw" RIC5926 P Erenophila lreelingii RIC518l P LimestoneFucbria Erenophih georgei MRS2 P Erenophila gibto,,,ii P Eretnophila giksi MRS84 P CtrarlevilleTutrey Bush benophila glabra s@. Blabra MRS8l P Black FrctNia &enaphila ebbru lJotJp MRS3OO P "Blodulifera" Ercnophil' MRS373 P Erenophila Shtiaosa RIC5505 P ErenDphila granitica MRSI82 P Granitelrving Erenophila Erenaphila hushesn R C5163 P " Erenop hila ltt gr oplwa RIC6313 PE Eretnophila inbrbaLa PE "jacwula" Erenophila MRS404 PE henaphilo btnji PE Erernophila lachrcalyx MRS140 PE Woo[y-CalyxedErernahila "laaata" Eraiqhila RIC5716 PB Erernophila latrobei RIc5672 P Wat-Leaf Eremophila benaphila latrolei stfiw. el,rbra 2c5533 P Ercnophiln latrobei sn][sq..lotrobci RJC5r52 P h ewry hi la lat obei x fotr es I i i MRS65 P Eremphila liwarit MRS87 P Erernophila longifdia RIC5305 P Long Loved Erernophila Erenophila tmckinlayi P DesertPride El en'rp hila nnc nil laaia na MRS50 P GreyTurpentine Bush Erenoplula n)cuLtkt P FuchshBush Erenophila ntaculata sDW. brerfolia RIC5600 P FuchsiaBush Erenophila' nalacoides" MRS295 P "rml4.oidz.s" Erenpphila aff. MRS3(X P Erentophila naryarctlae RIC5698 P Nanow Le.afcrey PovertyBush Erenophila niniata MRS327 P LimestonePoveny Bush Erenophila mtellerbna MRS231 P RoundLeaved Erernophila Erenophila d$leAii RIC5645 P PixieBush Erenop hila oppositifotb stbsp. aqlLttifotb RJC551O P Twin LeafE einophila Erenophila pantonii 2c5601 P Erenophila' plryllopala s.t@. pflbpoda'' RIC5913 P "phyea4l' Erenophila 2c5116 PE Erenophila plat caDx MRS22 P GranitePoverty Burh Eletu)phila pterccarpa MRS96 PE SilverPovefy Bush Erenaphila purEtata 2c5718 P benophila pnicea MRS6 P CrimsonEremophila Erenopwa' \howe snxp. difiu" RJC5627 PE "shot Erenophila /te srt]f:p.shda." Rtc6r92 PE "sinnatLt" Erew)phila MRS183 P Erenophilo spthulakr MRS5I PE Spoont eavedErernopbila Er eno p hila sp ectab il ir MRS73 PE ShowyEremophila "swia" benpptnb RJC6114 PE Erenophila strongylophy a Rrc5302 P R.J. Cranfield, Lisr ofvascular planrs recorded ftom fie Murchison Carctmen Survey ar€a 1985_1988 335 Table 1 (continu€d). Vass ar Plant Speci€s of the Murchbotr Catcbment Area &e.tuphila N,ilbii MRS101 P Erewtphila yuagii sttxp. youttgii RIC5CT/7 P Erbchm atr. aristitu MRS133 P Three-Awn Wanderrie Eriach"a donhii RIC5338 Etbclua Jl^cciAa RIC5308 P Claypan crass biachaz tubrLtii RJC6224 P Buck Wanderrie Erbchne mucronata RIC5l77 P Mounrain Wanderrie Eriachnz pdchella Rrc6093 P Preny Wanderrie Er ioc hiton scl er ol aenoide s Rlc56@ Woo y Bindy Eye Erixtenon brucei snbsp.brurei MRS9 P EriL,stenon btu ei subsp. cinereLLt MRSl75 P EriLlstennn glaba MRS2l P Eriostetnan sericens MRS2O8 P Ero.liwn cygnorwn sabsp. cJ|norun RIC5704 Blue Cro*{oot Erythrina vspeftilio MRS283 P BatsWinsCoral Tree Eucalyptus aspera MRSI60 P Bnde Rangecum E ucalypt us cana IAn ehs is RIC5177 P MRS330 P CamesBlackbu$ Eucalptus coolabdh RJC53I4 P Coolabdtr Eucalypt s dbhronDphloia RIC5393 P Vadable BarkedBloodwood Ercalwt s ferrnicollj RIC5656 P Eucalyptw hewardbna MRS442 P Eucalypt us hlpoc hlamyle a MRS444 P p E uc(il! t ue incr assat a MRS39 P Lerp Mallee Eucalyptus kiagsniuii MRS318 P Kingsmills Mallee Eu.awtus leptopoda RIC63l7 P Tammin Mallee Eu.alvtur I casii MRS334 P BarleeBox Eu.alwtts oweAii MRSI2 P Oldfields Mallee Eu.alJptus oleosa v?J, boreal is MRS329 P Ninghan Malle! Eucallplus petraea RJC6176 P Ercalvtus striaticaltx MRS299 P Kod Gwn Eucal,ptLt subl cida MRS314 P &nabfutm RIC5440 P Silky Brown Top, Sugar crass Euphorbia awtralir RJC5440 plbrbia E booptuhola RIc5334 GascoyneSpurge Euphorbia &tnnondii Rrc5315 Causdc We€d Euplwbit tlnrcnsie RIC5106 Desen Spurge Euphorbiaceae MRS1020 P Exocarpos aphylhts RJC5428 P Lealless Ballan Emcarpos sparteus MRS460 P Broom Ballan FinbLe.lb dicho.ora RJCs59O Fin brirqtb q. RIC5324 RJC5O94 P MRS293 P F mn*z n i"aaf l. dcs e r tor wn MRS267 P Frunlenia atr. iaterirrb vaL interioil MRS256 P Frankenia inegdait RIC6260 P Frankznia ragnif.ca MRS124 P Franlznia prciflora RIc5124 P 2c5%8 P Bristly Frankenia Gatunq. RIC6132 Gastolobium layonii RJCs258 P Kit€ kaf Poiso4 Br€clyaPoison Gibuthia osbcmei RIC5067 GlossostiSnn dian +um Rlc53n G loxostigra afr . drunnotuli RJC5587 Glossr$tig/a sp. RJC547't Glyine clondestina RIC5588 P TwiningGlycine Gnaphlxit bwkitii RJC54 Gnc p llos i"t er b c ep hal a RIc6177 KineiaVol. 1,No. 4 0990) Table 1 (continued). Yascular Planl Sp€cies of th€ Murchison Calchment Ar€a Gnepfuxis skinophotu 2c60s6 Gonaarpus ru&y'txtzs RIc5874 Goolznia berardiam 2c6061 Goodenia gandwa Rrc6024 P Large-Flowered Goodenia Goolent kiagii PE Godcniz tciAa alis RIC6020 Goo Tablc I (continued). Vasorlar Plant Speciesof tb€ Murchison Catchm€nt Area H z I ic )vys um davenp or tii Rlc5660 Rose-Pink Everlasting H eI b tr op iwn c urass ar icuun RJc5121 Smoorh HeliotroF Helbtropimr ewopaeum RJC5224 C-ornmcnHeliohope H eI iotr op iwn hete r anl hum 2c5589 P Mat Heliotiof'e Heli*opiwn aff . ovzlifoliwn RIc1026 P H eI btr op iwn teuifoliwn RIC5320 P Heliotropiwn utddatum RIC5403 P Helipterwn adpressum RJC63O9 Appressed-Le.af Sunray RJC5922 Heliptetum charsleye H eI ipt er um cr asp edio ides RJC55O2 BiIy Bl11off HetipterwnJloribunam RJC6255 Large Wlire Sunray, no wery Sunray H eI ip ter um hunboldr ia Mrn RIC5886 Helilerum nanglesii RJC6158 Pink Sunray Helipterwn runyonii RJC5614 Helipterwn propia4uun RJC5693 H el ipterun p ter ochaetum MRS375 P H eI ip t er wn ster il es c ens RIc5602 Infertile Sunray Heliplerun striclum RIC5746 Glabrous Srmray Helipterurn te^ellum RIC6105 SlenderSunray Helipterun verustwn RIC5749 Charming Sunray Heniclvm diauba RJC5166 P Henigenb'ldivaricata P Henige^ia eubxioidzs MRS80 P Henieenir tucphenonii MRS412 P Henigenia rysonii RIC5555 P Henteenb sp. MRS135 P RJC5391 P Hibiscus gardneri P Hibbct/t leblngnds P Hibircw panturifornis MRSl0l8 P Yellow Hibiscus Hibilcus sturtii MRS197 P Stuns Hibiscus Hordcu,n lepoinun RJC5738 Barley Grass Hytuntks flqibuadus sluL\sp.f or ibuntus MRS4M P Hypoclueri-t gbbra RIC6OI9 SmoorhCats Ear H)poxis occiaanrali' RIC5087 Indigofera ausialis RIC5164 P Austnlian Indigo Indisofera brqiAzns R)C5222 P Ind.igofeta seorgei RJC5549 P Bovine Indigo Indieoferu sp. RJCs323 P RIc53m MRS59 RJC5218 lsolepis d. congrur Rrc5754 RJC5765 RIC5929 Rock Isotome MRS359 P Plover Daisy, Stalked Ixiolaena MRS85 P Jacksotia sp. MRS4% P Rrc6168 P Kenacd.ia prorepens P ScarletRunner K eru udr eni1 ^ep tu ospe r na MRS1037 P K ipp irl;a suaedi.folia RJC5977 P Iach'nsbchw clifronii MRS1076 P Irnarchea hakeifolia MRS445 P RJC6146 Goldentop Latrentia chrysodernw MRS40 P bwrencb dcnsiflora RJC5884 P P 338 KinsiaVol. l, No.4(19m) Table I (continued). Vascular Plsnt SPecies of lhe Murchison Catchment Ares Iawrcrcia squanata MRS473 P Izbhardtia australLt 2c5238 P Cogla vine Lepidiwn echiwtun P Izpidiwn orytrich m RIC5504 Iepidiun platlpealun MRS317 P Slender Peppet Cress RJC62I1 P MRS55 P Izpidiunatr. ryldes MRS1017 P I2pidoktus prebsians MRS453 P Izlrcopogon sp. MRS392 P kwnhookia leptantha RIC609O Lip oca, p ha mit r ocep ht Ia RIC5326 b,belia wi'{riaaa RJC6O69 Linle kbclia RIc5669 Roughoil Iah,ts awtolit MRS24 RedFlowered Lotus RIC5969 P RIC5458 P RIc5122 P MRS23 P Maireatn apprcssa RJC5129 P MaireaB atkinsia0 RIC5123 P Co[ony Bluebush, C\rrious Bluebush Mairea4 con'reta RIC5407 P Mulga Bluebush Mairmra georgei RIC5%9 P Bronz€ Bluebush Ball-kaf Bluebush Maircaw Blometifolia P MRSI P Maiearu afr. inteSra MRS93 P Maireana nzlatocoma RIC561E P Pussy Blnebush Maieana n rratsna Rtc53s0 PE Maireau pentatropis RIC5953 P Maienna planlfdi!' MRSMl P Flar Le€f Bluebush Mairearc platlcarpa RIC5725 P I-ow Blwbuslr Moireana pyatniatut RtcS't24 P Sago Bush Maieana thesioides MRS4 P Climtdng Bluelush Mabeatn lonenlosa MRSt3l P Felty Bluebush Maireala toncnlosa x rillosa MRS75 P Mairea4 trichDplera MRS152 P Pink Seed Bluebush RIC5132 P Thrce-Wing Bluebush RIC5373 P Maneea vilkta x pla{okr MRS2M P RIC5737 Marshmallow Marsilea &wnondii Rlc5586 Nardoo Morsilea sp. RJC5439 Medicago polynorpha MRS226 BunClover Melaleu.a cordab P M elak uca eI e U er ost o ctrya RIC6186 P Melale ca glonercta MRS46 P Meloleuca lan eolala MRS86 P Rottiest Island Teatree Mehlerca atr, pauperfura MRS1005 P Melaleuca urcitata MRS37 P Broom Bush Medetea atr. uacinata MRS305 P Melaleum sp. MRSt074 P MRS482 P RIC5872 Fairy Sp€dacles Menkea villosula RIc5495 M es e nbrylnl hemum cos al I inum RIC5239 Ice Plan! Micromtrtus racenosa RJC5067 P RJ. Cranfield, List ofvascular plants recorded from t}re Murchison Catdmenr Sur.rey area 1985-1988 Table I (continued). Vasorlar Plant Speciesof the Murchison Catchment Area Miuonytur s phwea RIC6070 P Mbrotis pa|tifora RIC6155 Miuria cuadiaglwnii MRS255 P Bush Minuria Minwia gardnzri RIC5956 P Mit'wia leptoplrt a Rrc6l08 P Mirmie Daisy Mitulia ggdioidp: P Mirbelia spinosa MRS34 P Mirtulia vininalb MRS366 P Mnbeia afi. 1)iminalL, MRS341 P Mituelb sp.nt't. RJC5256 P Motachather paraAota P Broadkaf Wandarrie M6galb.loribottu RIc5408 P Blue Rod MueHenbeckia adpressa zuc6l9E P Climbing Lignwn Mrc erunthw tt ifoliolalul R'c5335 MwchisoniaIragrurs RJC5897 AE Myoporwn acuminarm RIC565l P NativeMynle RIC5968 P Turkey Bush Doswood Myioceplalut guerinae RIC5829 Myiocephal s nuALl RIC5129 RIC5561 Water Nymph RIC572l P RICs836 MRS66 PW Tree Tobacco Nicotiata rosulaa stbq. rosulata RJC5319 P Roseued Tobacco Nicotialu atr. rotu't iifotia RJC5%1 Round-Leaved Tobacco Oleario hunilis MRS371 P MRS384 Goldfields Daisy Olatbpin lioiAa MRSl9 Burrobunga Olearia srartii 2c5681 Olearit q. nov. R)C62.t9 P Onp tnl olapp ula concaya Rlc57n Opercdaria ,^tSiuta RJc6156 P Stinkwced Ophtoglatswn q. RIC5664 Os I eosp emn c Ia nde s I inwn RIC5060 Stinting Roger Parcnlrce i!' lalifolb Rrc6054 Corunon Bansia RIC5605 PeIitory Paspdidiwa clenzntii RJC5255 ClqnenB Paspalidiurn P enlas chit tis a ir oides RJC6039 Peplidht narninln RIC5228 RJCs301 PepMitanq. RJC5755 MRS209 P RJC6191 P?E Rrg/665 PE Phy anth6lacmetul RIC5358 Laeoon Spurgc Rrc5176 P?E MRSr47 P Pbelca fonestiana RIC5215 P MRS294 P Pinelea inbritatus subq. illifera MRS1049 P P;nzlea nicrocepLnla RIC5423 P MalleeRiceFlower P ittosporu phrlliraeoides P We€pin8 PiEosponm, Deserr Willow Pityrdia pniculata MRS114 P Pittrdiaq. MRS459 P Plaabgo de lb RJC5857 Planta?o &wmwdii RJC6322 SagoWeed P I ectrac hN atr. da nlhan b idzs MRS443 P P l. cnac lrtc tnzln il I ei MRS340 P Rtcs 2 P KineiaVol. I, No. a 0990) Table I (continued). Vasqrlar Plsnt Speci€s of the Murchison CatcbDent Area Pluchea rubcllfura Rrc5402 P RIC5329 P Squarrose-Bncted Pluchea RJC548O P Polokpit canescens RIC6m8 Grey Podolais RJc5084 Wiry Podolepis RIC5l09 Pleated Po&lepis Heads P odothcca 8 Mp halioidzs RIc6302 Golden Long RICs9O3 Polt'caryaea corynbosa Rrc5353 P o lJcar p oi tetrap lryI lum PJC6243 Four-l€af Alkeed Beardgrass P olrpo 8on iors pe I iensis RIC5234 Annual P Port hca clctophyla RIC5328 Goat's DroFings Pig Weed Pobtu)gelon ltr. drunlnDndi RIc5578 P Pond Ween P ruso p ht I lwn tacr osrtc lry urn v n. I n I ens MRS105? Laughing l,eek Orchid Prostaathera albifora MRS342 P Pnxtan!tura ahhdeti RIC6152 P Prcsbtuhzra hneri 'tat. qassilora RIC6073 P Prosbnthera canpbelli MRS480 P Prostatuharu 8ry e a RIC6188 P Prostanlhera patens MRSl I PE P r ostarl lvra p etr ophila PB Prosta lheru wilkieata MRS333 P MRS233 P P sa tnnonora chorc | | o idz s MRS408 P RJC6002 PE RIC6261 RIC6l34 P PtiI s albidltt RIC600t P MRS56 PE Ptilotut clwueclaaut P MRS272 P Ptilotus drlltnnotdii RJC6185 P NarrowleafMulla Mdla RJC6139 Tall MullaMulla P tilotB gatuiclaudii v?d.gaudb rnudii P I ilotttr I onp h, enoides RIC5436 Ptik rc gratul;forur va'. grandifurus RIC6301 Ptilotut halipkroitus Hairy Mulla Mulla Ptilotuc nacftxephalw RJC613? LargeGreenPussyTails Ptilotus ,nwrayi ,t^t. mnrari RIC5538 RIC553E P Coron Bush RIC6l97 P GascoyneMulla Mulla P t il ot tt t p olJsta c hytlt GreenMulla Mulla, Botdewashen 2c5339 P Ptilotut rotordifoli l RJC5729 P ShowyMulla Mulla RIC5340 P P lilofi+t aff . schvnrtzii MRS353 P Q hquercmlrc liwarb RIC5832 Rhasdb dnzntnondi; MRS43O P Rhagdia erenaea RJC5379 P Rhtichanh.na linearis RJCs868 RulirSia kznpea,n RJC5706 P Rulbsia ldoplrylla RJCs392 P Ruppb negacarpa RIC6248 P Rtqpi,t q. RICs5EO P Sobola Lali R"Vpoly MRS434 P RJ. CBnfield, Lisr of vascular plants rccorded ftom rhe Murchison Catchment Survey area 1985- 1988 Tabl€ I (continued). Va&lrlar Plant Species of the Murchison Catchment Arca RIC6l42 P Sa ulum spicatwn RIC5317 P Sandlewood Santalwn lanceolatwn RIC542r P Nganlmgu Sarcostenna auslrale P Caustic Vine Sarcj8tbb kenpeana MRS1025 Sa*opus crasifolius P Sawopus sp. MRS105r P Scacvola co aris R C5985 P Scaevolapanifolb s\txJp. acuniaata P Scaevob spinzscens RICs312 P Cu.rantBush, Maroon Bush Scaeyola thesioides MRS2r5 P Scaevola tonentosa P FeltedScaevola Schismw turbotw RIC5?42 ArabianGrass, Kelch Grass Schoenia cassinbm MRS242 Schoexia Schoenus cf. nitens RJC5859 P SchoenLe douocarpus 2c5932 P Schoenus sp. ruc5446 P Sclerolaoa bwbidgeae RIc6103 P Sclerclaena clela,Aii RJC5983 P Sclerolaena costata RJC6327 P Sclerolaetn cuneala RIC517r P Sckrolaeia degiflora MRS249 P Sc le r olae tn dzser t i co Ia RJC5856 P Sclerolaeta diacanlln RJC5m2 P Grcy CopperBurr SckrolaaB erbcanlln RJC5837 P Silky BindyEye Scbrdaetn ewotioidcs RJC6284 P BindyEye Sclarclae,a frnbrblata MRS309 KoFi BindyEye Sclerdaerc gardaeri MRS198 P Sclerobena laaicu;pis MRS298 P SpinachBulr, CopperBulr Scl erclae na lon g ic usp is RIC5566 P Sckrolaem odQuicuspis MRS322 LimesloneBirdy Eye Sclzr olaeta paEnticwp b RIC5632 P Scler olae na r ec wr b usp b 2c5251 Scleroloena tridens Rtc5201 Scyphocoronb incw,ta Rrc5995 Senecio gllrssanlh s Rrc5508 Slender Gmundsel Senccb Eregorii RJC5959 CrEy Grounds€l Variable Groundsel SiAa calrthtncda RIC5l05 P Tall Sida Sih cardiophy'ta MRS275 P Sida conueata RJC5388 P Conugated Sida SiAa cryphbpetala RJC6l43 P Sidafllifomit RJC5482 P Silev ga ba R'c6199 French Catchfly Siloxzrus pygntaew RJc5516 Sisynbriwn eryinoiAes RIC5237 Smooth Mustard Sitydtiwn itio RIC5736 Lc,ndon Rocker Sbrnbriun or bntale Rrc5735 lndian Hedge Mustard RJCs330 MRS10 P Solammlasiophy'lwn MRS29 P Flamel Bush Solaturn niSrun PW Blac*berry Night-Shade Sobnon orbiculatum MRS3 P Wild Tcrnato Sol4ntm sfrntianun RICs639 P Tharyomindah Night-Shade Solatunsp. Rtc5304 P Conmon So*'thisde Sonchus tenenimus RIC5740 Clammy Sowthistle Spar I otlwwtc Ia p ubetuIa P Spa othantella Euc|iiforc RIC5384 P KinsiaVol- I, No.4 0990) Tabl€ 1 (conti red). Vascular Plant Sp€cies of the Murchison Catchme Area Spergulariadb ra RJC5318 Lesser Sand SFlrry Spoe ariasalirn RIC5560 Salt Sand Spurry Sporolntus acnrcctadus RIC5398 Katoora Sp.,rotutw nitche ii RIC5452 Rars Tail Coudr Sptridium conplicat m RIC5678 P Spyridiumq- MRS174 P Sa.l.Jbutb diebi P Yellow Staclhousia Sbcklousia huegelii RIC5220 P Stacboutb 1)imiwa RJC6058 P Slender Stackhousia StacklnLeia W. RIC5138 P Ste odbrbcosa RJC520l P Steiopetulum a fractum RJC5925 Stenopetalurn liieare RIC5604 Stenopetalumpedice arc RIC5576 Stip e.legarubsina MRS2O3 P Feadrer Speargrass Stip nitida MRS379 Balcana Grass Stip s.aba $tx,p. sdtbra MRS236 Rough Speargrass StiN tenu{olia RIC6050 P St,p, "p RJC5l75 St ep to ekx sa c! iadr icep s MRS88 P St lidiwttdizlsiaawn RJC6305 P Targled-Trigger Planr St I idiurn long iln ac teatun P Long Braded Trigger Plad SrJMiwn sp. MRS150 P Stylolwtun australe Rlc62t2 P Stt I o basirm spal h.iafi,trn RIC5863 P Pebble bush Swainsona crrlocarpa RJC5975 RIC59t4 Sw)irsoia fiicrophylla RJC5899 Small-le3f Swainsona Sveinsora ptercsttlb RIC55E2 S\ei6ora rcstellata Sy,nphytus is nac rcp I ectr a Rlc766',l Spuned Symphyobasis Srrnp tan! ha t il laeacea RJC537r Tecticonia alborca MRS129 P BulliBifi Tecticornb venu.osa MRS14t P Tetraqonia crbtata RJCs528 AE Teucriurn raceftosurn MRS360 P Grey Germander Thzlynita rrccnillann RIC6161 Salnon Sun Orchid Thenetu cuetralis RIC5448 P Kangaroo Grass Thenzda arenacea Rrc5449 P Tall Oat TlnJptoncne aspera MRS177 P Tlalptongne decLtsata MRS109 P T hryp brrE nz na isonnz uve i MRS64 P Thrypb,nznz rucronulata MRS446 P Granite Thryptomene Thy idol epL, n1tl ti. dnis MRS116 P Soft Wandarrie Tktsatotw tmnglzs btuls MRSM RICs525 Tt>mnthesperpusillus RIC5834 Tracht\nzne afr . caerulea RIC59l9 BlueLaceFlower, Rohest lslad Daisy T r ac hynz ne cyana p etala RIC5941 Traahrnene onvta RIC5939 Sponge Fruit TraELt ouetnlianur Trianlhsm orycalypra \t. orycalvtru RIC5396 Slar Pigweed Tribt lus astrocarpus Rtc5915 TribLthts nncrocarpus RJcs127 Tfuulus platlpterus RIC564t P Co*y Ba* Caltrop Trbhdzstm zeflonic rn RIC5920 P Catde Bush, Camel Bush Trigkxhi^ calcirapa Spuned Arro\rgrass RJ. Cranfield, List of vascular plant recorded frorn the Murchison Catchment Sudey arca 1985- 1988 343 Table 1 (continued). Vaso ar Plant Specles of the Murchisotr CatchmeDt Area Triglochin centrocarya RIC6006 Dwarf Arrowgrass Triglochin tueronakl RIC5882 Pdckly Anowgrass Tridio larata P Slen&r Spinif€{ Tridia loqiceps RIC5397 P GiantGrey Spinifex, Pormpine Grass Tridia pmgenc P Soft sftnife4 GttrnmySdnifex Tidia $ MRS1044 P Tripogorr lowmnis Rtc5219 FiveMinute Grass Urospenrutn pbroides RJC62I6 FalseHawkbir VeIIeia ctciopotanica 2c5934 VeILia Blabrata Peethe Bed Velleia hbpida 2c5615 Hisdd Velleia 2c6041 RosyVelleia V.nbodia janicsonii RIC6189 P RJC6l29 R t's Tail Fescr|e Wahlznbergb sp. tjo't . 2c5109 BlueBel Wadenbergb sp. RIC5359 RIC583r Orangelmmonelle Waitzia cilri0 RIC5138 Wurnbea densiflora RIC5119 RIC5094 Eight Nancy Zt gopht ll um aurant iac un MRSl030 P ShrubbyTwinleaf Zygophrllum erenweun MRS396 Ztgophrllwn SlaucLm RIC5957 PaleTwinle.af ZrBophylh,tm kochii RJCs541 Zygophfh,tm ovatum RJC5952 Dwarf Twinleaf RIC; RJ. Cranfield E = Endemic MRS = Murchison River Survey Table 2. Non-va$ular Plant Specics of the Murchison Cstchrn€nt Area Lichens Acarcsporafe iund.n RIc5465 Acrosporu noyae holbnAiae RIC5418 Acrosporu reagetLr Rtc5464 Acrospora schleichcri RJC5336 Acrosporu sircpica RJCs824 Cande lar b lla xant hos t igraidc s RIC6024 Catap!rcniun conpactwn RIC5420 Caapyreniwn lachrcwa RIC54?0 Colletv coccophorLon RIC5419 D ip losc hisI es s uboce llalA, Rrc547l EndDcarpon hehnsbnum RIC5469 b enas I r eI I a c rts tall ifer a Rrc6289 Fulgeisia subbruc[eata RIC5972 Gnph 4zelii RICs417 RJC H ete r odea beauSle hol ei RJC5463 Heterdca iaellei RIc6084 Neofatcelia inaantata RIc608 Peltula arttalb$b RIC5478 RIC5468 P hazop hr t cia or b i.ular is RIC5484 KingiaVol. I, No.4(1990) Table 2 (contilued), Non-vascllar Plant Species of the Murchison Catchrnent Area PhNica stelarb RIc5486 RIc5950 zuc Xanthopamclia a"zt ifotmb RIC5083 Xan*opan vlb isidiigeru RIC5519 Xanllbpamelia repta8 RIc6082 Liverworts RIc5548 Plagbchofin rupesne RIC5511 Rbciaalbido RICs960 RIC5860 Riccia crystallbn RIC55l2 Riccia lane[ota PJC5627 Riccia linhu RIC6354 Rbci/r ca ilaeinosa RIC5546 Riccb trultifdt RIC6687 RJC57M Table 3. Major Flora Groups Represented in thc Murchison Catchmenl Ares (whole-of-Stat€ comparison) FAMILY CENERA GENBRA q. SPECIES SPECIES Vo (W.A) (Murchison) (w.A.) (Murchison) 1 8 11lm 6 I t7 8225 t4 6 43 32825 l0 6 104 20 19 2l t4 2t524 3l 10550 136 40 u-l8n Boraginaceae l8 2. 40 10 25 Brassicaceae 3l 6 l9 58 t6 2a Caesalpiniaceae n I 9 36 14 39 Campanulaceae I 1 1m 92D '7tt4 Capparaceae 3 I 33 Caryophyllaceae t4 15640 Casuarinaceae 2 I JU 2428 Celasllaceae 4 t x 2t50 Centrolepidaceae 2 I 50 1616 Chenopodiac€ae n 14 52 t72 77 45 Chloanrhaceae tl 36 60610 Convolvulac€ae t4 3 2l ?9310 Crassulaceae 2 50 n218 Cucurbilaceae 9 ll 2150 Cupressaceae 2 50 6tt7 Cuscutaceae I 00 4125 Cyperaceae 2a 2l t94 18 9 Droseraceae z 50 46613 Elatinaceae 2 1m 5240 Epacridaceae l5 t3 ['t22 Euphorbiaceae t9 7t lt t5 Franleniaceae I m 831 Gentianaceae 25 4125 'ttt4 Geraniaceae 3 33 RJ. CBrfield, List ofvascular planrs r€corded ftom dle Murchtuon Car.hnenr SuFey ar€s 1985-1988 345 Table 3 (codtinued), Malor Floia Groups R.epres€ntadltr- the Murchlson Crtchme Ares (whole-of.Strte comparlsoltJ FAMILY GENERA GENERA 7o SPECIES SPECIES % WA) (MnrdisaD (wA) (l\turcl'ison) Goodeniaceae l7 4 u r47 19 13 Gyrostemonaceae 2 50 Haloragaceae 6 3 50 36617 Isoetaceae I I 1m 9 I 1l 2 I 50 .n1 Juocaginaceae I I 100 ll 3n Iffiaceae 24 t'7 x1629 Lauraceae 3 I 33 l0 110 Liliacr.ae n 7 26 63E13 Lobeliace.ae 2 50 t5213 Loranthaceae 2 33 24 t0 42 L)'thraceae 6 I t1 3133 Malvaceae t7 6 35 82 t6 20 Marsileaceae 2 I 50 5240 Mimosace.ae E I t3 408 56 14 Myoporaceae 2 2 lm tt4 7t 62 Myrrac€ae 4l 591 47 I Najadaceae I I 1m 3133 Nyctaginaceae 3 2 833E Ophioglossaceae 2 I 50 2150 Orchidaceae x 4 t4 8944 Papilionaceae 91 l4 m4 25 t2 Pittospo.aceae 7 3 43 6350 Plsntaginac€ae I I 100 922 Poaceae 151 42 3m8n Polygalaceae 2 1 50 19l5 Polygonaceae 2 & s240 Potu acaceae 2 50 419D Pot3mogetonaceae 2 2 lm 9333 Primulaceae 2 2 lm 6350 Proteaceae l6 3 l9 2789 Restionaceae t7 2 t2 4250 Rhamnaceae t2 2 t7 16z13 Rubiacere 2l t9 195 Rulaceee B 2 9 22523 Sanralac€re 6 2 33 8450 Sapinrlaceae 10 I l0 3l 13 42 Scrophuldiaceae 32 6 16 17 t0 54 Solanaceae l5 4 27 6E 13 19 Stackhousiaceae 3 2 ll 4 s Stercul iaceae t7 3 IE 21 419 Stylidi:cere 2 2 lm l4l 43 Surianaceae I 100 22lm Thynelaeaceae I 100 3'748 Tiliacqe 3 33 14l7 Urticsc€3e 5 n 2150 Zygophyllacr^e 22836 KingiaVol.I,No.4 09m) Acknowledgem€nts I wish to thank Mr P.J.Curry, Dr N.G. Marchantand members of the MurchisonSurvey Team for their guidanceand encouragement and Ms V.L. I{amley for here4)ertise and computing skills. I also thank Mr N. Sammy, Prof. D.G. Catcheside,Mr B.R. Maslin and Paul G. Wilson for their identifi cationsof vascularand non-vascularplants. References Beard,J.S.(1976). "ThevegetationofrheMurchison region." VegetationSurvey of WestemAustralia-(Jniversity ofw€.stem Austalia Pnss: Nedlands.) cres\ J.W. (l98t. "Cerxus of thevasanar plm$ of WestemAustralia", 2ndenn (WestemAusEalian He6eriuq Departnentof Agriculnrrc:Perttl) Jessop,J. (ed) (1981). "Flora of Cairal Ausralia-" (R€ed:Sy&rey) Matbut! J.A. et d. (1%3). "l,ands ofthe Wiluaa-Meekarhanaarea, Westem AustrBlia, 1958." (CSIROl,and Re,searchSerie,s No. 7: Melboume.) Nn, H. 0982). Envirctunentaldererminanrs ofbiogeogaptty ard evolutionin Tern Austnlis. In Barker,WR. & Creenslade,PJ.M. 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