ANJO PENINSULA FLORA AND VEGETATION ASSESSMENT
Prepared for DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES
Job No 08.178
Report No RP007
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES – Anjo Peninsula Flora and Vegetation Assessment
ANJO PENINSULA FLORA AND VEGETATION ASSESSMENT
Prepared for
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES
Prepared by
ENV Australia Pty Ltd Level 7, 182 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 Phone: (08) 9289 8360 Fax: (08) 9322 4251 Email: [email protected]
Prepared by: Kevin Kenneally, Tim Willing, Kerryn McCann
Status: Final QA Review: Dr Michael Brewis Technical Review: Rebecca McIntyre Content Review: Dr Mitchell Ladyman Date: 23 October 2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... III
1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1
1.1 OBJECTIVES...... 1
1.2 LOCATION...... 2
1.3 REGIONAL BIOGEOGRAPHY ...... 2
1.4 CLIMATE...... 2
1.5 PREVIOUS BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS ...... 3
1.6 POTENTIALLY OCCURRING FLORA OF CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE ...... 3
2 METHODS...... 4
2.1 FLORA FIELD SURVEY METHODOLOGY ...... 4
2.2 VEGETATION FIELD SURVEY METHODOLOGY ...... 4
2.3 VEGETATION MAPS ...... 4
2.4 TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION ...... 5
2.5 PERMITS ...... 5
2.6 FLORA SURVEY LIMITATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS ...... 5
3 RESULTS...... 8
3.1 FLORA SPECIES...... 8
3.2 FLORA OF CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE ...... 8
3.2.1 Declared Rare and Threatened Flora...... 8
3.2.2 Priority Flora...... 8
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3.2.3 Flora Species of Interest ...... 9
3.3 WEED SPECIES...... 9
3.4 VEGETATION COMMUNITY TYPES ...... 9
3.4.1 Vegetation Communities of Conservation Significance...... 12
3.5 VEGETATION CONDITION ...... 12
4 DISCUSSION ...... 14
5 FLORA AND VEGETATION CONSTRAINTS ASSESSMENT...... 17
6 REFERENCES ...... 18
FIGURES
FIGURE 1 REGIONAL LOCATION
FIGURE 2 AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL AND MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES (INCLUDED IN TEXT)
FIGURE 3 FLORA QUADRATS AT ANJO PENINSULA
FIGURE 4 FLORA SPECIES OF CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE AT ANJO PENINSULA
FIGURE 5 WEED SPECIES AT ANJO PENINSULA
FIGURE 6 VEGETATION MAP OF ANJO PENINSULA
TABLES
TABLE 1 LIMITATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANJO PENINSULA FLORA AND VEGETATION ASSESSMENT
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A POTENTIALLY OCCURRING FLORA SPECIES OF CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE
APPENDIX B FLORA SURVEY QUADRAT LOCATIONS
APPENDIX C SAMPLE FIELD SHEET
APPENDIX D FLORA SPECIES INVENTORY
APPENDIX E FLORA SPECIES MATRIX
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APPENDIX F LOCATIONS OF FLORA SPECIES OF CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE
APPENDIX G HABITAT PHOTOGRAPHS FOR PRIORITY FLORA SPECIES
APPENDIX H LOCATIONS OF WEED SPECIES
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STATEMENT OF LIMITATIONS Scope of Services This environmental site assessment report (‘the report’) has been prepared in accordance with the scope of services set out in the contract, or as otherwise agreed, between the Client and ENV. Australia Pty Ltd (ENV) (‘scope of services’). In some circumstances the scope of services may have been limited by factors such as time, budget, access and/or site disturbance constraints.
Reliance on Data In preparing the report, ENV has relied on data, surveys, analyses, designs, plans and other information provided by the Client and other individuals and organisations, most of which are referred to in the report (‘the data’). Except as otherwise stated in the report, ENV has not verified the accuracy or completeness of the data. To the extent that the statements, opinions, facts, information, conclusions and/or recommendations in the report (“conclusions”) are based in whole or in part on the data, those conclusions are contingent upon the accuracy and completeness of the data. ENV will not be liable in relation to incorrect conclusions should any data, information or condition be incorrect or have been concealed, withheld, unavailable, misrepresented or otherwise not fully disclosed to ENV.
Environmental Conclusions In accordance with the scope of services, ENV has relied on the data and has conducted environmental field monitoring and/or testing in the preparation of the report. The nature and extent of monitoring and/or testing conducted is described in the report.
Within the limitations imposed by the scope of services, the monitoring, testing, sampling and preparation of this report have been undertaken and performed in a professional manner, in accordance with generally accepted practices and using a degree of skill and care ordinarily exercised by reputable environmental consultants under similar circumstances. No other warranty, express or implied, is made.
Report for Benefit of Client The report has been prepared for the benefit of the Client and for no other party. ENV assumes no responsibility and will not be liable to any other person or organisation for or in relation to any matter dealt with or conclusions expressed in the report, or for any loss or damage suffered by any other person or organisation arising from matters dealt with or conclusions expressed in the report (including, without limitation, matters arising from any negligent act or omission of ENV or for any loss or damage suffered by any other party relying on the matters dealt with or conclusions expressed in the report). Other parties should not rely upon the report or the accuracy or completeness of any conclusions, and should make their own enquiries and obtain independent advice in relation to such matters.
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Other Limitations ENV will not be liable to update or revise the report to take into account any events or circumstances occurring or facts becoming apparent after the date of the report. The scope of services did not include any assessment of the title to or ownership of the properties, buildings and structures referred to in the report, nor the application or interpretation of laws in the jurisdiction in which those properties, buildings and structures are located.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ENV. Australia Pty Ltd was commissioned by the Department of Industry and Resources in May 2008 to undertake a flora assessment survey of Anjo Peninsula, as this area is a possible location for the proposed construction of a liquefied natural gas hub. The objectives of this flora and vegetation assessment were to document all plant species, including plant species of conservation significance and weed species occurring in the survey areas, and to document all vegetation communities, including those of conservation significance. Constraints to development, posed by the flora and vegetation present, are also discussed.
The flora field survey of Anjo Peninsula was undertaken from 9-14 August 2008, with 16 person-days invested in the survey. Thirty-two quadrats and two relévés were surveyed in Anjo Peninsula. The vegetation survey was undertaken from 9-13 August 2008, with 10 person-days invested in the survey. Two hundred and thirteen taxa, comprising 125 genera and 67 families, were recorded at Anjo Peninsula. The families most commonly represented were Myrtaceae (21 taxa recorded), Poaceae (19 taxa), Cyperaceae (18 taxa) and Papilionaceae (17 taxa). The most common genera were Acacia (nine taxa recorded) and Fimbristylis (eight taxa).
No Endangered or Vulnerable species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, or Declared Rare Flora species under the Wildlife Conservation Act were recorded in the survey area. Four Priority Flora species were located in the survey area: Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (B.J. Carter 599) (Priority 2), Sauropus torridus (Priority 2), Brachychiton tridentatus (Priority 3) and Brachychiton xanthophyllus (Priority 4).
Thirty-two flora species of interest were recorded in the survey area. These included poorly known species, possible new species, species with atypical morphology, an undescribed species and numerous range extensions. The large number of range extensions highlights the paucity of survey work undertaken in the area.
Only one weed species was recorded in the survey area: *Passiflora foetida var. hispida. *Passiflora foetida var. hispida has a High weed rating under the Environmental Weed Strategy for the WA (Department of Conservation and Land Management 1999), and was recorded at one site.
Ten vegetation communities were recorded in the survey area, with the most common being Eucalyptus tetrodonta / E. miniata open forest, followed by Acacia gonocarpa / A. translucens sandstone shrubland and Corymbia bleeseri open forest. One Threatened Ecological Community, vine thicket, was recorded during the survey. No communities listed as Priority Ecological Communities were recorded.
One vegetation community was of possible conservation significance: a small remnant stand of fire-sensitive cypress pine (Callitris columellaris). Further survey work, conducted
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in the wet season, is required to confirm whether additional communities of possible conservation significance exist in the project area and are therefore likely to be impacted by development.
The Anjo Peninsula survey area is considered to have a high conservation value due to the presence of Priority Flora species, the high number of flora species of interest, the low number of weed species and vegetation communities of possible conservation significance.
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 OBJECTIVES ENV. Australia Pty Ltd (‘ENV’) was commissioned by the Department of Industry and Resources (‘DOIR’) in May 2008 to undertake a terrestrial biological assessment survey of Anjo Peninsula (‘the survey area’), a possible location for the proposed construction of a liquefied natural gas (‘LNG’) hub. The survey was conducted in accordance with an access agreement between DOIR and the Kimberley Land Council (‘KLC’).
This biological assessment comprises the dry-season flora component of what is expected to be a comprehensive flora and vegetation survey, once the hub site has been selected. Flora and fauna data are provided in separate reports by ENV.
The objectives of the flora and vegetation component of the biological assessment were to document all occurring:
• plant species;
• plant species of conservation significance;
• weed species;
• vegetation communities;
• vegetation communities of conservation significance; and
• complete vegetation mapping.
The results of this survey will be used by DOIR to identify possible constraints posed by native vegetation to development in the survey area. ENV understands that the biological survey area is much larger than the area likely to be directly impacted by the proposed Kimberley LNG hub. The broader survey work was undertaken in an effort to understand the representation of the flora likely to be directly impacted. The survey work was conducted in the cooler, drier month of August, and therefore certain flora species (particularly herbs and grasses) were unlikely to be present. Consequently, understorey flora species in the vegetation communities described were representative of dry season conditions, and therefore likely to be reduced in species richness.
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1.2 LOCATION Anjo Peninsula lies approximately 44 km north-west of Kalumburu and approximately 7 km east of Truscott Airport (Figure 1).
1.3 REGIONAL BIOGEOGRAPHY Anjo Peninsula is in the North Kimberley biogeographic region, as per Thackway and Cresswell (1995), which is in the Northern Botanical Province (Beard 1990). Shepherd et al. (2002) give the area of North Kimberley as 8 408 380 ha. Anjo Peninsula is in the Mitchell sub-region, which is described by Kendrick & McKenzie (2001) as:
‘Savannah woodlands of mixed Eucalyptus species over high Sorghum grasses and hummock grasses... Riparian closed forests of Melaleuca and Pandanus occur along drainage lines... Numerous small patches of monsoon forest are scattered throughout the district... Semi-deciduous vine thickets on sandstone.’
1.4 CLIMATE The nearest available climatic data (Bureau of Meteorology [BOM]) is from Kalumburu Mission weather station, approximately 44 km south-east of the project area. The climate for the Kalumburu and the surrounding area is tropical, with hot and humid summers and warm winters (Figure 2). The wet season typically lasts from December to March, and the dry for the rest of the year. Long- term climate data reveals the average annual maximum temperature is 34.3oC, minimum temperature is 20.7oC and the average rainfall is 1 220.7mm (BOM 2008). Most of the rainfall is associated with thunderstorms and tropical lows or cyclones. Evaporation is high.
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40 350
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Figure 2: Average Monthly Rainfall and Maximum and Minimum Temperatures for Kalumburu (BOM 2008)
1.5 PREVIOUS BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS There have been few detailed biological surveys conducted in the Mitchell sub- region. Hnatiuk & Kenneally (1981) conducted a vegetation and flora survey of the Mitchell Plateau. Forbes et al. (1988) undertook a botanical survey of Vansittart Bay and Napier Broome Bay and produced a vegetation and flora report. Biota Environmental Services (2007) produced a vegetation and flora report of Wilson Point, 210 km north-east of Derby, while ecologia Environment (2005) produced a flora and vegetation report of Koolan Island, 130 km north, north-east of Derby.
1.6 POTENTIALLY OCCURRING FLORA OF CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE A database search of the Threatened (Declared Rare) Flora Database, WA Herbarium database and the Declared Rare and Priority Flora Species List for the Dampier Peninsula area returned 14 Priority Flora species as potentially occurring in the survey areas. The search coordinates and potentially-occurring species list is provided in Appendix A. The search area encompassed the whole of the Anjo Peninsula and Kalumburu.
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2 METHODS
2.1 FLORA FIELD SURVEY METHODOLOGY The field survey of Anjo Peninsula was undertaken from 9-14 August 2008, with 16 person-days invested in the survey.
Field staff collected flora information using 50 m x 50 m quadrats, as preferred by the Department of Environment and Conservation [DEC] (S. van Leeuwen, DEC pers. comm.), relévés and opportunistic collections. For areas in which a 50 m x 50 m quadrat was inappropriate (e.g. due to terrain, narrow bands of vegetation), suitable quadrat dimensions were used, whilst maintaining the same total search area. Thirty-two quadrats and two relévés were surveyed in the project area (Figure 3). The quadrats were selected as being representative of the flora and vegetation of the survey area (flora quadrat and relévé locations are presented in Appendix B). The location of quadrats was restricted by access limitations.
Data was recorded using standardised field sheets (Appendix C). Each species of plant at each quadrat was recorded, including information on height and percentage cover. The opportunistic collections focussed mainly on the location of new flora taxa not recorded in the quadrats, and in particular, Declared Rare and Priority Flora, and flora not well known or not currently described.
2.2 VEGETATION FIELD SURVEY METHODOLOGY Description and mapping of vegetation communities was completed by ground surveys supplemented by low-level helicopter transect conducted from 9-13 August 2008. A total of 10 person-days was invested in vegetation description and mapping. Representative photographs were taken of each vegetation community type in the survey area.
Field mapping was carried out using GPS (Magellan) and GIS (OziExplorer and Microstation V7.0) hardware and software. The details of each site were interpreted, and vegetation communities were then described. The boundaries of the vegetation communities were drawn over an aerial photograph with the aid of GPS coordinates taken throughout the field survey. The vegetation communities were then digitised and produced as manipulable electronic mapping data using Microstation V7.0.
2.3 VEGETATION MAPS Vegetation communities were described using field data and with reference to Beard (1979), Beard et al. (1984), Gellatly & Sofoulis (1969), Hnatiuk & Kenneally (1981) and Forbes et al. (1988). The boundaries of the vegetation communities were then defined using ACRES Landsat 7 mosaics provided for
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the survey area by the Department of Environment and Conservation (‘DEC’) and the Environmental Protection Authority (‘EPA’). The vegetation communities were then digitised and produced as manipulable electronic mapping data using Microstation V7.0. ESRI shape files were created with ARCView 9.2.
2.4 TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION Where field identification of plant taxa was not possible, specimens were collected in a systematic manner. All collections were later identified by expert taxonomists specialising in the Kimberley region, with the use of identification keys and reference collections.
The species list was checked against FloraBase (Western Australian Herbarium [WAH] 2008) and Atkins (2008) Declared Rare and Priority Flora list to determine whether any of the species were listed as Rare or Priority species. Species were also checked against the EPBC Act listing of Threatened species to determine if any were federally listed (Department of Water, Environment, Heritage and the Arts 2008). Weed species were checked against the Environmental Weed Strategy for Western Australia (Department of Conservation and Land Management 1999) to obtain weed ratings, and against the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act (1976) to determine if any weed species were listed as Declared plants for Western Australia.
2.5 PERMITS Specimens collected during the survey were taken by permit of and subject to the conditions of the following licences issued under sections 23C and 23F of the Wildlife Conservation Act:
• SL008015 Ciaran Sgherza;
• SL008269 Dale Broun; and
• SL008056 Kerryn McCann.
2.6 FLORA SURVEY LIMITATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS It is important to note the specific constraints imposed on individual surveys. Constraints are often difficult to predict, as is the extent to which they influence survey outcomes. Survey constraints of the flora survey are detailed in Table 1.
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Table 1: Limitations and Constraints Associated with the Anjo Peninsula Flora and Vegetation Assessment
Variable Impact on Survey Outcomes
Access Problems Some areas were inaccessible for ground surveys, and therefore unable to be adequately surveyed, as there were no access roads / tracks or they were sites of Aboriginal cultural significance. Access was broadly facilitated by use of a helicopter for the duration of the survey. All representative vegetation habitats were sampled.
Experience levels The biologists who conducted the surveys and completed plant taxonomy and reporting were practitioners suitably qualified in their respective fields:
• Ms Ciaran Sgherza – Biologist
• Mr Dale Broun – Biologist
• Ms Kerryn McCann – Biologist
• Mr Kevin Kenneally (vegetation mapping)
• Mr Tim Willing (vegetation mapping)
• Mr Russell Barrett – Taxonomist
• Mr Matthew Barrett - Taxonomist
Timing, weather, The flora survey was undertaken in winter from the 9-14 August 2008 season. while the vegetation survey was conducted from the 9-13 August 2008. The Kalumburu Mission area had received 6.2 mm of rain from April to July 2008 (BOM 2008).
Flora composition changes over time, with flora species having specific growing periods, especially annuals and ephemerals (some plants lasting for a markedly brief time, some only a day or two). The current survey was conducted in the dry season, for a single sampling period. Future botanical surveys may expand the species list of this survey through the collection of ephemeral species or flowering / fruiting specimens.
Completeness Due to the low level of rainfall received by the area in April and July, few annuals and ephemerals were present, and a number of species were not in flower. The lack of flowering material limited resolution of plant taxonomy in some cases.
Species that were insufficiently mature or dead were identified in the field to genus or family level only (where possible).
A comprehensive species list has not been prepared for those areas that were inaccessible due to a lack of roads/tracks and areas that were of Aboriginal cultural significance. However, all types of habitat were accessed by helicopter and collections were made.
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Variable Impact on Survey Outcomes
Determination The taxonomy and conservation status of the Western Australian flora are dynamic. This report was prepared using taxonomic and conservation status information current at the time of preparation.
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3 RESULTS
3.1 FLORA SPECIES A total of 213 taxa (including species, subspecies and variants) were recorded across the Anjo Peninsula survey area. A flora species list for the survey area is presented in Appendix D, with the flora species matrices presented in Appendix E. These taxa were distributed across 67 families, 30 of which were represented by only one taxon, and 125 genera, 86 of which were represented by only one taxon.
The plant families with most taxa recorded during the survey were:
• Myrtaceae (21 taxa);
• Poaceae (19 taxa);
• Cyperaceae (18 taxa); and
• Papilionaceae (17 taxa).
The genera with most taxa recorded during the survey were:
• Acacia (nine taxa); and
• Fimbristylis (eight taxa).
The most common taxa recorded in the Anjo Peninsula survey area were Sorghum ?stipoideum, which was recorded at 21 of the 32 sites, and Persoonia falcate, which was recorded at 17 sites (flora species matrix is presented in Appendix E).
3.2 FLORA OF CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE
3.2.1 Declared Rare and Threatened Flora No Endangered or Vulnerable species pursuant to the EPBC Act were located during the survey in the survey areas.
No plant taxa gazetted as Declared Rare pursuant to the WC Act were located during the survey in the survey areas.
3.2.2 Priority Flora Four Priority Flora species (Figure 4; Appendix F) were located in the survey area: Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (Priority 2), Sauropus torridus
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(Priority 2), Brachychiton tridentatus (Priority 3) and Brachychiton xanthophyllus (Priority 4). Representative habitat photographs for these species are displayed in Appendix G. Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora was recorded at two sites, one in Eucalyptus tetrodonta / E. miniata open forest habitat and the other in Corymbia latifolia woodland. Sauropus torridus was recorded at one site, a plain, in Eucalyptus tetrodonta / E. miniata open forest habitat. Brachychiton tridentatus was recorded at one site, a gully, in Acacia gonocarpa / A. translucens sandstone shrubland. Brachychiton xanthophyllus was recorded at one site in a coastal dune habitat.
3.2.3 Flora Species of Interest Thirty-two flora species of interest were recorded in the survey area (Figure 4, Appendix F). This included four poorly known or collected species, three possible new species, four with atypical morphology and one species, Stylidium sp. ‘Wren Gorge’, which is undescribed. The remaining 21 species of interest constitute range extensions (see Appendix F for complete list). The large number of range extensions highlights the paucity of survey work undertaken in the area.
3.3 WEED SPECIES Only one weed species was recorded in the survey area (Appendix H): *Passiflora foetida var. hispida. This species was recorded at one site, and had a cover of less than 1%. *Passiflora foetida var. hispida has a High weed rating under the Environmental Weed Strategy for the WA (Department of Conservation and Land Management 1999) because of its invasiveness and environmental impacts. Average weed cover at Anjo Peninsula was 0.03% per quadrat (Appendix E).
3.4 VEGETATION COMMUNITY TYPES Ten different vegetation community types were recorded in the survey area: Mangroves, Coastal Communities, Supra Tidal Mudflats, open monsoon (vine) thicket, Acacia gonocarpa / A. translucens sandstone shrubland, Eucalyptus tetrodonta / E. miniata open forest, Corymbia bleeseri open forest, Corymbia polycarpa open forest, Corymbia latifolia woodland and Ephemeral freshwater lake, claypan or stream bed. The occurrence of each vegetation community is mapped in Figure 6.
Mangrove
Within the study area, mangroves are best developed in sheltered embayments associated with creek lines. The predominantly sandstone coastline with its associated jointing and lack of sediment limits the habitat for mangroves along much of the coastline. Here only narrow fringing stands occur, and the typical
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zonation is not expressed. In the study area the commonest species is Avicennia marina. On the seaward margin Sonneratia alba is common. The central zone typically features Rhizophora stylosa, with its characteristic arching prop-roots. The landward mangrove fringe is often dominated by Ceriops tagal, Avicennia marina, Aegiceras corniculatum and Osbornia octodonta. Pemphis acidula is sometimes also present.
Coastal Communities
Much of the study area coastline is fringed by a narrow strip of beach sand immediately behind the mangroves, and is backed by rocky outcrops.
Behind this strand line there are often extensive, consolidated, white Holocene sand dunes. Often they occur around the edges of the supratidal mudflats. Here the vegetation can be either a dense stand of Acacia platycarpa, A. retinervis with scattered Brachychiton diversifolius or an open community of rain forest elements such as Terminalia petiolaris, Brachychiton xanthophyllus and Celtis australiensis. Strand species such as Thespesia populneoides occur, and where there are seepage areas, clumps of Pandanus spiralis are common. Occasional boab trees (Adansonia gregorii) may be associated with old Aboriginal camping sites or shell-middens. Shrub species include Cullen badocana, Dodonaea platyptera, Myoporum montanum, Tephrosia rosea and Grevillea agrifolia. On more open areas beach spinifex (Spinifex longifolius) and the creeper Ipomoea pes-caprae occur.
Supra Tidal Mudflat
Broad tidal mudflats occur behind mangroves featuring expanses of hypersaline non-vegetated areas fringed with a low samphire shrub community, grading into saline grasslands. These areas are subject to freshwater inundation during the wet season. Typical species include the succulent samphires (Tecticornia spp.) as well as the chenopods Neobassia astrocarpa and Suaeda arbusculoides. Other typical species include Sesuvium portulacastrum and Hemichroa diandra. The saline grasslands are dominated by saltwater couch (Sporobolus virginicus) and rice grass (Xerochloa imberbis).
Open Monsoon (Vine) Thicket
A dry rainforest described as open monsoon (vine) thicket is found scattered on coastal dunes behind the shoreline and on lower slopes of the study area. The vine thicket here is floristically poor, occurs as “island clumps” and has been severely impacted by feral cattle browsing the understorey. Dominant tree and shrub species include Diospyros maritima, Mimusops elengi, Sersalisia sericea, Brachychiton xanthophyllus, Denhamia obscura, Vitex glabrata , Zanthoxylum parviflorum and Drypetes deplanchei. Vine species recorded include Capparis sepiaria, Flagellaria indica and Trophis scandens.
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Acacia gonocarpa / A. translucens Sandstone Shrubland
Acacia shrublands are widespread on the Anjo Peninsula, and are well developed on the outcropping King Leopold Sandstone, which features areas of pavement and rectangular jointing Typical associates include Eucalyptus brachyandra, Planchonia rupestris and Xanthostemon paradoxus as small trees with curly spinifex (Triodia bitextura).
Eucalyptus tetrodonta/E. miniata Open Forest
This community is often found on deep sandy to loamy soils, and is the most widespread vegetation type in the study area. The understorey consists of a well-developed small tree and shrub layer. Small trees include Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Buchanania obovata and Gardenia spp. Common shrubs are Petalostigma pubescens, Grevillea agrifolia, Jacksonia argentea and Acacia translucens. The ground layer includes annual cane grass (Sorghum stipoideum) as well as curly spinifex (Triodia bitextura).
Corymbia bleeseri Open Forest
This community is diagnostic of very shallow skeletal soils on ferruginised sandstone. It is dominated by Corymbia bleeseri with Eucalyptus tetrodonta and E. miniata in varying proportions. A sparse small tree/shrub layer includes Petalostigma pubescens, Buchanania obovata, Grevillea agrifolia, G. refracta, Acacia translucens, A. oncinocarpa, Jacksonia argentea and Bossiaea bossiaeoides. The ground storey is dominated by annual cane grass (Sorghum stipoideum) and herbs such as Lomandra tropica, Spermacoce sp., Gomphrena sp. and Polycarpaea species.
Corymbia polycarpa Open Forest
This community thrives in swampy areas subject to seasonal inundation. The gentle topography of stream courses impedes drainage, and the resulting high water table supports a Corymbia polycarpa/Eucalyptus apodophylla community. The understorey supports a well developed small tree/shrub layer. Small trees include Syzygium eucalyptoides subsp. bleeseri, Planchonia careya, and Terminalia cunninghamii. Common shrubs are Grevillea pteridifolia, Verticordia cunninghamii, Petalostigma pubescens and Jacksonia argentea. The ground layer is dominated by the fern Platyzoma microphyllum and numerous grasses with annual herb species, including Stylidium spp., Byblis liniflora, Blumea spp., and Calandrinia spp.
Corymbia latifolia Woodland
This community is found on rocky soils over massive sandstone with a shallow soil layer and often includes Eucalyptus tetrodonta in varying proportions. There
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is a well-developed shrub layer of Terminalia canescens, Hakea arborescens, Cochlospermum fraseri and Melaleuca viridiflora. The ground storey is characterised by annual cane grass (Sorghum stipoideum) and curly spinifex (Triodia bitextura).
Ephemeral Freshwater Lake, Claypan or Stream bed
These represent a mosaic of communities scattered across the study area. They include freshwater streams that appear to be spring-fed and flow all year, to streams that ‘pool’ up during the dry season. Typical riparian vegetation is limited to a narrow fringing corridor along the creek lines. Dominant species include Eucalyptus apodophylla, Lophostemon grandiflorus, Melaleuca viridiflora, Pandanus spiralis and Acacia plectocarpa. Permanent pools support a suite of aquatics that include Philydrum lanuginosum, Nymphaea violacea, Eriocaulon setaceum and Vallisneria spiralis. Where streams are permanent to semi- permanent, especially along the east coast with its more gentle sloping topography, the riverine vegetation is an integral component of the Corymbia polycarpa open forest. On the western side of the Anjo Peninsula, the creek lines are much shorter with a steeper gradient, and support a less well-defined riverine community. Claypans occur in the low-lying northern part of the study area. Some of these feature large paperbarks (Melaleuca spp.) and abut coastal dunes, where drainage is seasonally impeded and ponded.
3.4.1 Vegetation Communities of Conservation Significance Threatened Ecological Communities
One TEC, vine thicket, was recorded during the survey. This community was described as open monsoon (vine) thicket. Unlike the vine thickets recorded elsewhere on the Dampier peninsula, the vine thickets at Anjo were considered to have an open canopy, lacked structure and species diversity and have been severely impacted by feral cattle, therefore reducing their conservation significance (pers. comm. Kevin Kenneally).
Communities of Possible Conservation Significance
One community of possible conservation significance was identified during the current survey; a small remnant stand of fire-sensitive cypress pine (Callitris columellaris).
3.5 VEGETATION CONDITION Feral cattle are prevalent throughout the study area and are impacting the vegetation.
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Frequent large uncontrolled fires, often in the late dry season, have become a serious management issue in the Kimberley over the last 50 years (Vigilante & Bowman 2004). Increasingly, studies are indicating that such changes in fire patterns are altering the structure and floristic composition of woody vegetation in the savannas of northern Australia. Our observations suggest that the study area has not been subjected to severe fire for some years.
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4 DISCUSSION
Flora
The Anjo Peninsula survey recorded 213 taxa (including species, subspecies and variants). This level of species richness is approximately 100% greater than the number of species expected to occur in the vicinity (<50 km) of the survey area, based on DEC records (DEC 2008). This reflects the paucity of previous surveys conducted in the Anjo Peninsula region, and the relative lack of vouchered plant specimens.
The flora survey conducted by Biota (2007) at Wilson Point recorded 364 taxa, while the ecologia (2005) survey of Koolan Island survey recorded 382 taxa. More taxa were recorded in these surveys as they were more comprehensive, i.e. included greater field effort. The Wilson Point survey was also undertaken after the summer rainfall period, and consequently more annuals and ephemerals would have been present. Hnatiuk & Kenneally’s (1981) survey of the Mitchell Plateau recorded 585 taxa.
Conservation-Significant Flora
No Endangered or Vulnerable flora species under the EPBC Act or Declared Rare Flora under the WC Act were recorded in the Anjo Peninsula survey area.
Four Priority Flora species were located in the survey area: Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (Priority 2), Sauropus torridus (Priority 2), Brachychiton tridentatus (Priority 3) and Brachychiton xanthophyllus (Priority 4).
Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (Priority 2) was recorded on a plain in Eucalyptus tetrodonta/E. miniata open forest and in a depression in Corymbia latifolia woodland. This species is typically found in coastal areas on sandy saline flats or Pindan sandplain (WAH 2008). No records for this species are present on NatureMap (DEC 2008) for the surrounding area.
Sauropus torridus (Priority 2) was recorded on a plain in Eucalyptus tetrodonta / E. miniata open forest. This species typically occurs in clay over laterite or lateritic gravel (WAH 2008). No records for this species are present on NatureMap (DEC 2008) for the surrounding area.
Brachychiton tridentatus (Priority 3) was recorded in a gully in Acacia gonocarpa / A. translucens sandstone shrubland, and was the only Priority species to occur at densities greater than <1%. This species is typically found on sandstone rocky hills and ridges (WAH 2008). Six records for this species are present on NatureMap (DEC 2008) for the surrounding area (radius of <40 km). Brachychiton tridentatus was recorded at eight separate locations at Wilson Point
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in Woollybutt (Eucalyptus miniata) woodland and Spear Wattle (Acacia tumida, A. retinervis) thicket habitats (Biota 2007).
Brachychiton xanthophyllus (Priority 4) was recorded in a coastal dune habitat. This species typically occurs in soils over granite limestone or basalt and on upper slopes, crests and rock outcrops (WAH 2008). Six records for this species are present on NatureMap (DEC 2008) for the surrounding area (<40 km). Brachychiton xanthophyllus was recorded at one location at Koolan Island (ecologia 2005).
Thirty-two flora species of interest were recorded in the Anjo Peninsula survey area. These species included records that were poorly known or collected species, possible new species, species with atypical morphology an undescribed species and a large number of range extensions. The large number of range extensions recorded for the Anjo Peninsula region is unsurprising, given the relative paucity of flora records for the wider Kimberley bioregion.
Weed Species
Only one weed species, *Passiflora foetida var. hispida, was recorded in the Anjo Peninsula survey area. This species was recorded at one site and had a cover of less than 1%. *Passiflora foetida is common across the Australian tropics and sub-tropics, and may now be considered naturalised in the Kimberley. The average weed cover at Anjo Peninsula was very low at 0.03% per quadrat.
Vegetation Communities
A high diversity (ten) of vegetation communities was recorded in the Anjo Peninsula survey area. The most common vegetation community was Eucalyptus tetrodonta / E.miniata open forest, followed by Acacia gonocarpa / A. translucens sandstone shrubland and Corymbia bleeseri open forest. One TEC, open monsoon (vine) thicket, was recorded during the survey (Figure 6). These thickets on the Anjo Peninsula are open, lack structure and species diversity and have been severely impacted by feral cattle, therefore reducing their conservation significance (pers. comm. Kevin Kenneally). However, these thickets may regenerate over time if cattle are excluded.
No vegetation communities listed as PECs were recorded during the survey.
One community of possible conservation significance was identified during the current survey: a small remnant stand of fire-sensitive cypress pine (Callitris columellaris). This stand was noted along the watershed south-east from Butchers Bay and further south of Butchers Bay, and is indicated on the vegetation map (Figure 6). This community is reported to be more extensive in areas directly south of Truscott Airfield, and supported a sawmilling operation during World War Two (Beasy & Beasy 1995). Callitris columellaris is regarded
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as an indicator of changes in fire regimes because it is a long-lived tree, remains in the landscape for many years after it has died and occurs across a wide range of environments (Bowman & Panton 1993). While this community is not listed as a TEC or PEC, it is of possible conservation significance for the Anjo Peninsula.
Further survey work in the wet season is required to confirm whether additional communities of conservation significance exist in the project area and are therefore likely to be impacted by development. A wet season survey will capture annuals absent in the current survey and allow collection of flowering material to assist in definitive resolution of plant taxa.
Vegetation Condition
Feral cattle are prevalent throughout the study area, and are impacting the vegetation, particularly along watercourses, in seepage areas directly behind mangroves and on the scattered patches of coastal vine thicket. Frequent large uncontrolled fires, often in the late dry season, have become a serious management issue in the Kimberley over the last 50 years (Vigilante & Bowman 2004). Increasingly, studies are indicating that such changes in fire patterns are altering the structure and floristic composition of woody vegetation in the savannas of northern Australia. Our observations suggest that the study area has not been subjected to severe fire for some years. A small remnant stand of the fire-sensitive cypress pine (Callitris columellaris) was noted along the watershed south-east from Butchers Bay, and is indicated on the vegetation map. This species is regarded as an indicator of changes in fire regimes because it is a long-lived tree, remains in the landscape for many years after it has died and occurs across a wide range of environments (Bowman & Panton 1993).
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The Anjo Peninsula survey area is considered to have a high conservation value. This assessment is based upon:
• the presence of a Threatened Ecological Community (TEC);
• the high number of described vegetation types (10);
• the presence of four Priority Flora species;
• the high number of flora species of interest, which includes those which are poorly known (four species), possibly new (three species), atypical (four species) and undescribed (one species);
• the low number of weed species; and
• one vegetation community of possible conservation significance (Callitris columellaris woodland).
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6 REFERENCES
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Bowman, D.M.J.S. and Panton, WJ (1993) Decline of Callitris intratropica R.T. Baker & HG Smith in the Northern Teritory: implications for pre-European colonization fire regimes. Journ Biogeog. 20:373-381. Bureau of Meteorology (2008) Kalumburu Mission W.A. Daily Averages and Long-Term Weather Observations, http://www.bom.gov.au/.
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ecologia Environment (2005) Koolan Island Iron Ore Mine and Port Facility Flora and Vegetation Assessment. Unpublished report for Aztec Resources Ltd.
Forbes, S.J., Kenneally, K.F. & Aldrick, J.M. (1988). A Botanical Survey of Vansittart Bay and Napier Broome Bay, Northern Kimberley, Western Australia. West. Aust. Naturalist 17:6/7(129-200).
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Gellatly, D.C. & Sofoulis, J. (1969). Drysdale and Londonderry, Western Australia 1:250,000 Geological Series, Explanatory Notes. Bureau Mineral Resources, Canberra. Hnatiuk, R.J. & Kenneally, K.F. (1981). A survey of the vegetation and flora of Mitchell Plateau, Kimberley, Western Australia. In: Biological Survey of Mitchell Plateau and Admiralty Gulf. Western Australian Museum, Perth. Kendrick, P. and McKenzie, N. (2001). North Kimberley 1 (NK1 – Mitchell Subregion). In: A Biodiversity Audit of Western Australia's 53 Biogeographic Subregions in 2002. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia.
Shepherd, D.P., Beeston, G.R. & Hopkins, A.J.M. (2002). Native Vegetation in Western Australia: Extent, Type and Status. Resource Management Technical Report 249. Department of Conservation & Land Management, Perth, Western Australia.
Thackway, R. & Cresswell, I.D. (1995) (eds) An Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia. Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Canberra.
Vigilante, T. & Bowman D.M.J.S. (2004). Effects of fire history on the structure and floristic composition of woody vegetation around Kalumburu, North Kimberley, Australia: a landscape-scale natural experiment. Aust. Journ. Botany 52:381-404. Western Australian Herbarium (2008) FloraBase, http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/
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AP16 VANSITTART AP17 BAY AP18 AP19 8445000mN BUTCHERS BAY AP20 AP21 HELISTOP5 HELISTOP1 APR_01 AP09 AP08 AP07 AP10 APR_02 AP11 HELISTOP6 AP03 REFERENCE NAPIER PH03 Location of flora quadrat BROOME BAY Mangrove Coastal communities Cypress AP02 AP14 Pine Supratidal mud flat AP12 AP05 Open monsoon (vine) thicket AP13 AP06 AP04 Banjal Quarry Barge Landing Acacia gonocarpa/A. translucens AP23 sandstone shrubland Eucalyptus tetrodonta/E. miniata open forest AP01 AP31 AP15 8440000mN AP32 Garmbemirri AP22 Corymbia bleeseri open forest Ranger Base Corymbia polycarpa open forest Mungalalu Truscott HELISTOP4 WEST BAY Air Base Corymbia latifolia woodland AP30 Ephemeral freshwater lake, claypan or stream bed AP26 AP25 Drainage line AP24 Tracks AP27 AP28 Cypress Pine October 2008 Department of Industry and Resources ANJO PENINSULA FLORA AND VEGETATION ASSESSMENT N 0 123km Figure 3 FLORA QUADRATS Scale 1 : 60 000 ANJO PENINSULA env
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VANSITTART OPCOL26 AP17 AP16 BAY AP18 8445000mN BUTCHERS AP19 BAY AP20 HELISTOP5 Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (Priority 2) APR_01 AP09 AP08 AP10 APR_02 Brachychiton tridentatus (Priority 3) AP07 Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (Priority 2) AP11 REFERENCE Location of Priority Species AP03 OPCOL08 NAPIER Location of Species of Interest BROOME BAY Mangrove Coastal communities Cypress AP02 Pine Supratidal mud flat AP14 AP12 AP05 Open monsoon (vine) thicket AP06 Banjal Quarry Barge Landing Acacia gonocarpa/A. translucens sandstone shrubland AP23 Eucalyptus tetrodonta/E. miniata open forest AP01 AP31 8440000mN Garmbemirri AP15 Corymbia bleeseri open forest AP32 Ranger Base AP22 Corymbia polycarpa open forest Mungalalu Truscott WEST BAY Air Base OPCOL36 Corymbia latifolia woodland
AP30 Ephemeral freshwater lake, claypan or stream bed AP26 AP25 Drainage line
AP27 Sauropus torridus (Priority 2) Tracks OPCOL35 Cypress Pine October 2008 Department of Industry and Resources ANJO PENINSULA FLORA AND VEGETATION ASSESSMENT N 0 123km Figure 4 FLORA SPEFCIES OF CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE Scale 1 : 60 000 ANJO PENINSULA env
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Open monsoon (vine) thicket Banjal Quarry Barge Landing Acacia gonocarpa/A. translucens sandstone shrubland
Eucalyptus tetrodonta/E. miniata open forest
8440000mN Garmbemirri Corymbia bleeseri open forest Ranger Base Corymbia polycarpa open forest Mungalalu Truscott WEST BAY Air Base Corymbia latifolia woodland
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Eucalyptus tetrodonta/E. miniata open forest
8440000mN Garmbemirri Corymbia bleeseri open forest Ranger Base Corymbia polycarpa open forest Mungalalu Truscott WEST BAY Air Base Corymbia latifolia woodland
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Potentially-Occurring Flora Species of Conservation Significance
Species DEC Priority
Acacia willingii P1
Ptilotus crispus P1
Dendrolobium cheelii P2
Goodenia gloeophylla P2
Goodenia inundata P2
Gossypium pulchellum P2
Lindernia macrosiphonia P2
Minuria macrorhiza P2
Alysicarpus major P3
Boronia kalumburuensis P3
Brachychiton tridentatus P3
Decaschistia byrnesii subsp. lavandulacea P3
Phyllanthus aridus P3
Solanum oedipus P3
DEC Priority: Department of Environment and Conservation Priority Flora List
Search coordinates: NW corner: 13.55.37S / 126.13.42E NE corner: 13.55.16S / 126.42.20E SW corner: 14.25.48S / 126.13.52E SE corner: 14.25.43S / 126.42.12E
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Flora Survey Quadrat Locations at Anjo Peninsula
Site Number # Easting # Northing AP01 220243 8441373 AP02 219853 8443049 AP03 219824 8444273 AP04 225011 8442575 AP05 225165 8442809 AP06 223924 8442586 AP07 218992 8445095 AP08 218835 8445116 AP09 225905 8445325 AP10 225591 8445306 AP11 226114 8445135 AP12 213637 8442555 AP13 213335 8442385 AP14 213265 8442648 AP15 224247 8441273 AP16 227932 8446720 AP17 227292 8446695 AP18 227335 8446331 AP19 227754 8446292 AP20 223106 8445614 AP21 223709 8445576 AP22 223718 7441147 AP23 223528 8442007 AP24 225105 8439475 AP25 224878 8439787 AP26 224321 8439736 AP27 224049 8439110 AP28 224758 8439102 AP29 222579 8448026 AP30 222416 8440185 AP31 221763 8441374
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Site Number # Easting # Northing AP32 220988 8441105 APR01 219077 8445215 APR02 225972 8445267 HELISTOP1 223094 8445612 HELISTOP2 230819 8449999 HELISTOP3 224308 8450354 HELISTOP4 225002 8440772 HELISTOP5 229391 8445805 HELISTOP6 216449 8444520 # Geocentric 1994 (GDA94), Zone 52K
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Sample Field Sheet
FIELD SHEET – FLORA SURVEYS
Job code: Site: Date: Recorder: Location:
Size: GPS: Datum: WP: E: N: Photo:
Zone: WP: E: N:
Habitat:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Aspect: N NW W SW S SE E NE N/A
Soil: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Rock type: Bare ground: % Litter cover: % Logs %Twigs % Lvs
Veg Condition: Excellent Very Good Good Poor Very Poor Completely Degraded
Disturbance type:
Age since fire: Recent (<2yrs) Young (2-5yrs) Mod (5-10yrs) Old (>10yrs) Very Old (Never?)
Notes:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Vegetation:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Species Coll No. Cover Height Notes
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Flora Species Inventory
Family Species Name
Amaranthaceae Gomphrena affinis
Ptilotus conicus
Anacardiaceae Buchanania oblongifolia
Anthericaceae Thysanotus chinensis
Tricoryne tropica
Apiaceae Trachymene aff. didiscoides
Trachymene rotundifolia
Asclepiadaceae Cynanchum carnosum
Marsdenia pleiadenia
Asteraceae Blumea axillaris
Blumea diffusa
Blumea integrifolia
Blumea tenella
Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (B.J. Carter 599)
Avicenniaceae Avicennia marina
Bombacaceae Adansonia gregorii
Caesalpiniaceae Erythrophleum chlorostachys
Senna goniodes
Capparaceae Capparis lasiantha
Capparis umbonata
Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa
Polycarpaea involucrata
Polycarpaea longiflora
Celastraceae Denhamia obscura
Elaeodendron melanocarpum
Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis banksii
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Chenopodiaceae Salsola tragus
Combretaceae ? Terminalia canescens
Terminalia canescens
Terminalia hadleyana
Commelinaceae Cartonema parviflorum
Cartonema spicatum var. humile
Cartonema sp.
Convolvulaceae Bonamia pannosa
Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis
Cyperaceae Actinoschoenus sp. D Kimberley Flora (K.F. Kenneally 4789)
Actinoschoenus sp. E Kimberley Flora (C.R. Dunlop 5309)
Arthrostylis aphylla
Bulbostylis barbata
Crosslandia aff. setifolia
Cyperus ? cracens
Cyperus haspan subsp. juncoides
Cyperus macrostachyos
Cyperus sexflorus
Cyperus sp.
Fimbristylis ferruginea
Fimbristylis pauciflora
Fimbristylis polytrichoides
Fimbristylis schultzii
Fimbristylis sericea
Fimbristylis sp.
Fimbristylis tetragona
Fimbristylis trigastrocarya
Dasypogonaceae Lomandra tropica
Droseraceae Drosera ? dilatato-petiolaris
Drosera aff. paradoxa
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Drosera brevicornis
Drosera indica
Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon lividum
Euphorbiaceae Antidesma ghaesembilla
Euphorbia sp.
Excoecaria ovalis
Petalostigma pubescens
Petalostigma quadriloculare
Phyllanthus reticulatus
Sauropus torridus
Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica
Gleicheniaceae Platyzoma microphyllum
Goodeniaceae Goodenia bicolor
Goodenia sepalosa var. sepalosa
Scaevola browniana subsp. browniana
Haemodoraceae Haemodorum ? parviflorum
Haemodorum brevicaule
Haloragaceae Gonocarpus implexus
Gonocarpus leptothecus
Lamiaceae Anisomeles malabarica
Lauraceae Cassytha ? filiformis
Cassytha filiformis
Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya
Planchonia rupestris MS
Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha
Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia
Loganiaceae Mitrasacme laricifolia
Mitrasacme laxiceps
Loranthaceae Amyema ? sanguinea
Amyema sanguinea var. sanguinea
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Amyema sp.
Decaisnina angustata
Malvaceae Gossypium ? populifolium
Gossypium sp.
Hibiscus geranioides
Hibiscus reflexus
Meliaceae Owenia vernicosa
Menyanthaceae Nymphoides disperma
Mimosaceae Acacia gonocarpa
Acacia oligoneura
Acacia orthocarpa
Acacia platycarpa
Acacia plectocarpa
Acacia retinervis
Acacia stigmatophylla
Acacia translucens
Moraceae Ficus aculeata var. aculeata
Ficus atricha
Myoporaceae Myoporum montanum
Myrtaceae Calytrix exstipulata
Corymbia bleeseri
Corymbia grandifolia subsp. lamprocardia
Corymbia grandifolia subsp. longa
Corymbia nesophila
Corymbia polycarpa
Eucalyptus bigalerita
Eucalyptus brachyandra
Eucalyptus houseana
Eucalyptus miniata
Eucalyptus tectifica
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Family Species Name
Eucalyptus tetrodonta
Melaleuca argentea
Melaleuca leucadendra
Melaleuca nervosa
Melaleuca viridiflora
Syzygium ? angophoroides
Syzygium eucalyptoides subsp. eucalyptoides
Syzygium suborbiculare
Verticordia cunninghamii
Verticordia verticillata
Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia ? gardneri
Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum
Pandanaceae Pandanus spiralis
Papilionaceae ? Daviesia reclinata
Bossiaea bossiaeoides
Canavalia rosea
Christia australasica
Crotalaria cunninghamii
Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia
Crotalaria ramosissima
Daviesia reclinata
Flemingia involucrata
Gompholobium subulatum
Jacksonia argentea
Jacksonia forrestii
Mirbelia viminalis
Tephrosia aff. crocea
Tephrosia remotiflora
Tephrosia rosea
Tephrosia sp.
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Family Species Name
Passifloraceae *Passiflora foetida var. hispida
Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum
Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata
Poaceae ? Chrysopogon sp.
? Ischaemum australe
Chrysopogon fallax
Chrysopogon sp.
Eragrostis potamophila
Eriachne ? avenacea
Eriachne ? sulcata
Eriachne avenacea
Eriachne ciliata
Eriachne pauciflora
Eriachne sp.
Eriachne sulcata
Germainia truncatiglumis
Sorghum ? stipoideum
Spinifex longifolius
Triodia ? claytonii
Triodia bynoei
Triodia claytonii
Triodia sp.
Portulacaceae Calandrinia quadrivalvis
Proteaceae Banksia dentata
Grevillea agrifolia subsp. agrifolia
Grevillea pteridifolia
Grevillea refracta subsp. refracta
Persoonia falcata
Rhamnaceae Cryptandra intratropica
Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata
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Family Species Name
Carallia brachiata
Ceriops tagal
Rhizophora stylosa
Rubiaceae ? Psydrax attenuata
Gardenia dacryoides
Gardenia resinosa subsp. ? kimberleyensis
Spermacoce aff. hippocrepica
Synaptantha scleranthoides
Timonius timon
Rutaceae Boronia wilsonii
Sapindaceae Distichostemon hispidulus var. phyllopterus
Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea
Scrophulariaceae Buchnera linearis
Lindernia plantaginea
Mimulus uvedaliae var. lutea
Stemodia lythrifolia
Stackhousiaceae ? Stackhousia sp.
Sterculiaceae Brachychiton tridentatus
Brachychiton xanthophyllus
Helicteres ? rhynchocarpa
Waltheria indica
Stylidiaceae Stylidium dunlopianum
Stylidium semipartitum
Stylidium sp. 'Wren Gorge'
Thymelaeaceae Thecanthes punicea
Tiliaceae Corchorus sidoides
Grewia glabra
Triumfetta cladara
Celtis australiensis Ulmaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera
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Family Species Name
Verbenaceae Premna acuminata
Vitex acuminata
Vitex rotundifolia
Xyridaceae Xyris complanata
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APPENDIX E FLORA SPECIES MATRIX
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Matrix of Species Found Within Each Site
NAME AP01 AP02 AP03 AP04 AP05 AP06 AP07 AP08 AP09 AP10 AP11 AP12 AP13 AP14 Vegetation Community Type † CPF EF CW MF EF CPF CW CC SS CBF EF SS SS CC ? Chrysopogon sp. 5% ? Daviesia reclinata 1% ? Ischaemum australe 5% 2% ? Psydrax attenuata 1% 5% 1% + ? Stackhousia sp. ? Terminalia canescens + Acacia ? plectocarpa + Acacia gonocarpa + Acacia oligoneura Acacia orthocarpa 12% 10% 2% Acacia platycarpa 1% Acacia plectocarpa +1%+ 1% Acacia retinervis 2% 5% 1% Acacia stigmatophylla Acacia translucens 1% 1% 1% + + 20% + Actinoschoenus sp. D Kimberley Flora (K.F. Kenneally 4789) 1% Actinoschoenus sp. E Kimberley Flora (C.R. Dunlop 5309) 7% Adansonia gregorii + Aegialitis annulata 5% Aegiceras corniculatum Amyema ? sanguinea Amyema sanguinea var. sanguinea Amyema sp. Anisomeles malabarica + Antidesma ghaesembilla 4% 1% Arthrostylis aphylla 10% Avicennia marina 30% Banksia dentata + Blumea axillaris nc Blumea diffusa +nc Blumea integrifolia + (+) Blumea tenella + Boerhavia ? gardneri + Bonamia pannosa + Boronia wilsonii +1% Bossiaea bossiaeoides ++ +++ Brachychiton tridentatus Brachychiton xanthophyllus Bruguiera exaristata 60% Buchanania oblongifolia ++ Buchnera linearis ++ Bulbostylis barbata + Calandrinia quadrivalvis + Calytrix exstipulata +1%+ Canavalia rosea 1%
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Matrix of Species Found Within Each Site
NAME AP01 AP02 AP03 AP04 AP05 AP06 AP07 AP08 AP09 AP10 AP11 AP12 AP13 AP14 Capparis lasiantha + Capparis umbonata ++++ Carallia brachiata Cartonema parviflorum (1%) Cartonema sp. Cartonema spicatum var. humile + Cassytha ? filiformis nc Cassytha filiformis ++++ Celtis australiensis + Centrolepis banksii Ceriops tagal 10% 2% Christia australasica ++ Chrysopogon fallax 20% Chrysopogon sp. 2% Corchorus sidoides + Corymbia bleeseri 7% 10% 1% 15% 7% Corymbia grandifolia subsp. lamprocardia 1% Corymbia grandifolia subsp. longa +3% Corymbia nesophila Corymbia polycarpa 5% 2% + Crosslandia aff. setifolia Crotalaria cunninghamii + Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia ++ Crotalaria ramosissima 17% Cryptandra intratropica + Cynanchum carnosum 1% Cyperus ? cracens ++ Cyperus haspan subsp. juncoides Cyperus macrostachyos Cyperus sexflorus (+) Cyperus sp. 1% Daviesia reclinata + Decaisnina angustata Denhamia obscura Distichostemon hispidulus var. phyllopterus 2% + + Drosera ? dilatato-petiolaris Drosera aff. paradoxa Drosera brevicornis Drosera indica ++ Elaeodendron melanocarpum Eragrostis potamophila + (5%) Eriachne ? avenacea Eriachne ? sulcata Eriachne avenacea Eriachne ciliata Eriachne pauciflora 20% 40%
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Matrix of Species Found Within Each Site
NAME AP01 AP02 AP03 AP04 AP05 AP06 AP07 AP08 AP09 AP10 AP11 AP12 AP13 AP14 Eriachne sp. 1% Eriachne sulcata + Eriocaulon lividum Erythrophleum chlorostachys 1% + Eucalyptus bigalerita 10% Eucalyptus brachyandra Eucalyptus houseana Eucalyptus miniata 5% Eucalyptus tectifica 5% 5% 3% Eucalyptus tetrodonta 2% 5% 7% 5% Euphorbia sp. + Excoecaria ovalis 5% Ficus aculeata var. aculeata Ficus atricha Fimbristylis ferruginea Fimbristylis pauciflora Fimbristylis polytrichoides Fimbristylis schultzii Fimbristylis sericea +1% Fimbristylis sp. Fimbristylis tetragona Fimbristylis trigastrocarya + Flagellaria indica ++ Flemingia involucrata (1%) Gardenia dacryoides ++ Gardenia resinosa subsp. ? kimberleyensis ++ 1% Germainia truncatiglumis Gompholobium subulatum ++ + 2%++ Gomphrena affinis +++ Gonocarpus implexus Gonocarpus leptothecus ++ Goodenia bicolor + Goodenia sepalosa var. sepalosa Gossypium ? populifolium + Gossypium rotundifolium + Gossypium sp. Grevillea agrifolia subsp. agrifolia 1% 1% Grevillea pteridifolia 2% + 2% 1% Grevillea refracta subsp. refracta 2% 1% 2% Grewia glabra Haemodorum brevicaule + Haemodorum parviflorum Helicteres ? rhynchocarpa Hibiscus geranioides + Hibiscus reflexus + Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis +
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Matrix of Species Found Within Each Site
NAME AP01 AP02 AP03 AP04 AP05 AP06 AP07 AP08 AP09 AP10 AP11 AP12 AP13 AP14 Jacksonia argentea 1% + + + + 2% Jacksonia forrestii +1% Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum + Lindernia plantaginea + Lindsaea ensifolia Lomandra tropica ++ Marsdenia pleiadenia + Melaleuca argentea Melaleuca leucadendra 1% 2% Melaleuca nervosa 1% 1% 5% nc 7% Melaleuca viridiflora Mimulus uvedaliae var. lutea Mirbelia viminalis Mitrasacme laricifolia + Mitrasacme laxiceps Myoporum montanum Nymphoides disperma Owenia vernicosa 1% 1% Pandanus spiralis 5% 10% *Passiflora foetida var. hispida + Persoonia falcata +1%1%++1%+ Petalostigma pubescens +2% 1% Petalostigma quadriloculare + + 1% 1% Philydrum lanuginosum + Phyllanthus reticulatus + Planchonia careya 2% Planchonia rupestris 4% + + Platyzoma microphyllum ++ Polycarpaea corymbosa + Polycarpaea involucrata ++ Polycarpaea longiflora + Premna acuminata + Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (B.J. Carter 599) + Ptilotus conicus (+) Rhizophora stylosa 50% Salsola tragus + Sauropus torridus Scaevola browniana subsp. browniana +++ Senna goniodes + Sersalisia sericea +1%+1% Sorghum ? stipoideum ) ) 10% ) 1% (5%) 10% Spermacoce aff. hippocrepica + (+) + (+) + Spinifex longifolius 2% 5% Stemodia lythrifolia Stylidium dunlopianum Stylidium semipartitum
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Matrix of Species Found Within Each Site
NAME AP01 AP02 AP03 AP04 AP05 AP06 AP07 AP08 AP09 AP10 AP11 AP12 AP13 AP14 Stylidium sp. 'Wren Gorge' Synaptantha scleranthoides Syzygium ? angophoroides Syzygium eucalyptoides subsp. eucalyptoides 1% Syzygium suborbiculare 2% 1% 5% Tephrosia aff. crocea + Tephrosia remotiflora Tephrosia rosea nc Tephrosia sp. ++ Terminalia canescens + Terminalia hadleyana 5% Thecanthes punicea Thysanotus chinensis Timonius timon Trachymene aff. didiscoides Trachymene rotundifolia (+) Trema tomentosa var. aspera + Tricoryne sp. Kimberley Triodia ? claytonii 10% Triodia bynoei nc 3% 10% 20% 20% Triodia claytonii 7% 20% Triodia sp. 7% 1% 35% 3% 20% Triumfetta cladara Utricularia chrysantha + Verticordia cunninghamii +1%1% Verticordia verticillata Vitex acuminata ++ + Vitex rotundifolia + Waltheria indica ++++ Xyris complanata
† MF=Supra Tidal Mudflat, EW=Ephemeral Waterways, SS=Sandstone Shrubland, EF= Eucalyptus Open Forest, CBF= Corymbia bleeseri Open Forest, CPF= Corym
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Matrix of Species Found Within Each Site
NAME AP15 AP16 AP17 AP18 AP19 AP20 AP21 AP22 AP23 AP24 AP25 AP26 AP27 AP28 AP29 AP30 AP31 AP32 APR01 APR02 APOPCOL Vegetation Community Type † CPF EF EF CPF EF CBF CBF CPF CPF M CC EF EF CPF EF CPF EF EF SS SS ? Chrysopogon sp. ? Daviesia reclinata ? Ischaemum australe + ? Psydrax attenuata + + + + 1% 1% 1% + 2% nc ? Stackhousia sp. 1% ? Terminalia canescens Acacia ? plectocarpa Acacia gonocarpa Acacia oligoneura +1%1% Acacia orthocarpa + + 1% 1% + Acacia platycarpa +4% 1%1%+1%++1%+ Acacia plectocarpa 2% 1% 2% + + 3% Acacia retinervis 2% 1% 1% + + 5% 4% 1% 1% + 2% 2% Acacia stigmatophylla + Acacia translucens + + + + 2% 2% + 2% nc Actinoschoenus sp. D Kimberley Flora (K.F. Kenneally 4789) Actinoschoenus sp. E Kimberley Flora (C.R. Dunlop 5309) +++1% 1%2%nc Adansonia gregorii Aegialitis annulata Aegiceras corniculatum nc Amyema ? sanguinea nc Amyema sanguinea var. sanguinea ++ Amyema sp. nc Anisomeles malabarica Antidesma ghaesembilla 1% Arthrostylis aphylla Avicennia marina Banksia dentata Blumea axillaris 1% Blumea diffusa Blumea integrifolia ++ Blumea tenella +++ Boerhavia ? gardneri Bonamia pannosa + Boronia wilsonii + nc Bossiaea bossiaeoides 1% 1% 1% 5% + + + 1% Brachychiton tridentatus 1% Brachychiton xanthophyllus nc Bruguiera exaristata 10% Buchanania oblongifolia + Buchnera linearis ++ ++1% Bulbostylis barbata Calandrinia quadrivalvis ++ +++ Calytrix exstipulata Canavalia rosea
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Matrix of Species Found Within Each Site
NAME AP15 AP16 AP17 AP18 AP19 AP20 AP21 AP22 AP23 AP24 AP25 AP26 AP27 AP28 AP29 AP30 AP31 AP32 APR01 APR02 APOPCOL Capparis lasiantha Capparis umbonata ++ + + ++ Carallia brachiata + Cartonema parviflorum ++ Cartonema sp. + Cartonema spicatum var. humile + + Cassytha ? filiformis Cassytha filiformis ++++ + ++++ Celtis australiensis Centrolepis banksii nc Ceriops tagal 12% Christia australasica ++ + Chrysopogon fallax 90% Chrysopogon sp. 10% Corchorus sidoides Corymbia bleeseri 1% 2% + + 15% 2% 2% 1% nc Corymbia grandifolia subsp. lamprocardia 1% Corymbia grandifolia subsp. longa 1% + 2%2% 2%2% Corymbia nesophila 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% Corymbia polycarpa 3% 3% 1% + 5% 2% 2% Crosslandia aff. setifolia ++ Crotalaria cunninghamii + Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia ++ Crotalaria ramosissima Cryptandra intratropica Cynanchum carnosum Cyperus ? cracens 1% 1% + + nc Cyperus haspan subsp. juncoides 2% 1% 2% Cyperus macrostachyos + Cyperus sexflorus Cyperus sp. (+) + + 2% Daviesia reclinata Decaisnina angustata nc Denhamia obscura nc Distichostemon hispidulus var. phyllopterus +1%1% + Drosera ? dilatato-petiolaris + Drosera aff. paradoxa + Drosera brevicornis + Drosera indica ++ + + Elaeodendron melanocarpum 1% 5% 1% Eragrostis potamophila 5% 2% + 1% 2% Eriachne ? avenacea 7% + Eriachne ? sulcata + 2% + 35% 50% 10% 2% 2% 6% Eriachne avenacea 1% nc Eriachne ciliata (+) + Eriachne pauciflora 4% 2% 20%
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Matrix of Species Found Within Each Site
NAME AP15 AP16 AP17 AP18 AP19 AP20 AP21 AP22 AP23 AP24 AP25 AP26 AP27 AP28 AP29 AP30 AP31 AP32 APR01 APR02 APOPCOL Eriachne sp. +2%4% Eriachne sulcata Eriocaulon lividum + Erythrophleum chlorostachys + Eucalyptus bigalerita 10% 10% 4% 5% Eucalyptus brachyandra nc Eucalyptus houseana 2% Eucalyptus miniata 2% 7% 4% 9% 1% Eucalyptus tectifica Eucalyptus tetrodonta 7% 20% 1% 3% 3% Euphorbia sp. Excoecaria ovalis Ficus aculeata var. aculeata nc Ficus atricha nc Fimbristylis ferruginea + Fimbristylis pauciflora 1% 5% + nc Fimbristylis polytrichoides + Fimbristylis schultzii (+) Fimbristylis sericea Fimbristylis sp. 7% 2% Fimbristylis tetragona (+) nc Fimbristylis trigastrocarya + + Flagellaria indica + Flemingia involucrata (+) (+) Gardenia dacryoides Gardenia resinosa subsp. ? kimberleyensis Germainia truncatiglumis 10% 3% Gompholobium subulatum +++ Gomphrena affinis + Gonocarpus implexus + Gonocarpus leptothecus + + 1% 1% + ++ Goodenia bicolor ++nc Goodenia sepalosa var. sepalosa + Gossypium ? populifolium Gossypium rotundifolium Gossypium sp. + Grevillea agrifolia subsp. agrifolia + +++++ + 1%+ 1%+ Grevillea pteridifolia + + + + + 1% + 1% 1% 1% + Grevillea refracta subsp. refracta 1% + Grewia glabra + Haemodorum brevicaule Haemodorum parviflorum (+) Helicteres ? rhynchocarpa nc Hibiscus geranioides Hibiscus reflexus + Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis
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Matrix of Species Found Within Each Site
NAME AP15 AP16 AP17 AP18 AP19 AP20 AP21 AP22 AP23 AP24 AP25 AP26 AP27 AP28 AP29 AP30 AP31 AP32 APR01 APR02 APOPCOL Jacksonia argentea +++ Jacksonia forrestii +4% 1% Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum nc Lindernia plantaginea ++ + + Lindsaea ensifolia + Lomandra tropica ++ ++ + + ++ Marsdenia pleiadenia Melaleuca argentea nc Melaleuca leucadendra 4% 5% Melaleuca nervosa 1% 1% 1% Melaleuca viridiflora 3% 15% + 10% 3% Mimulus uvedaliae var. lutea +nc Mirbelia viminalis + Mitrasacme laricifolia ++ Mitrasacme laxiceps ++ + Myoporum montanum nc Nymphoides disperma + Owenia vernicosa Pandanus spiralis 2% 1% 7% 5% + 10% *Passiflora foetida var. hispida Persoonia falcata +++++ + ++ + + Petalostigma pubescens + +1%1%++ 1%+ +++++1%1% Petalostigma quadriloculare Philydrum lanuginosum + + 1% 1% Phyllanthus reticulatus Planchonia careya +++ Planchonia rupestris 1% 2% 1% 1% + + 1% 1% Platyzoma microphyllum ++ + + ++ + Polycarpaea corymbosa (+) Polycarpaea involucrata Polycarpaea longiflora + Premna acuminata Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (B.J. Carter 599) +nc Ptilotus conicus + Rhizophora stylosa 4% Salsola tragus Sauropus torridus + Scaevola browniana subsp. browniana 2% 1% 1% + ++ nc Senna goniodes +nc Sersalisia sericea (+) + 1% Sorghum ? stipoideum (15%) 90% 85% 20% 70% 20% 90% 10% 70% 10% 6% + 10% 30% + Spermacoce aff. hippocrepica (1%) Spinifex longifolius Stemodia lythrifolia + + 1% + + + + + Stylidium dunlopianum nc Stylidium semipartitum +
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Matrix of Species Found Within Each Site
NAME AP15 AP16 AP17 AP18 AP19 AP20 AP21 AP22 AP23 AP24 AP25 AP26 AP27 AP28 AP29 AP30 AP31 AP32 APR01 APR02 APOPCOL Stylidium sp. 'Wren Gorge' + Synaptantha scleranthoides (+) 5% Syzygium ? angophoroides 2% Syzygium eucalyptoides subsp. eucalyptoides +++ 2% Syzygium suborbiculare 1% Tephrosia aff. crocea + Tephrosia remotiflora nc Tephrosia rosea Tephrosia sp. nc Terminalia canescens nc Terminalia hadleyana Thecanthes punicea + Thysanotus chinensis + nc Timonius timon nc Trachymene aff. didiscoides + Trachymene rotundifolia ++ nc Trema tomentosa var. aspera Tricoryne sp. Kimberley ++ + nc Triodia ? claytonii Triodia bynoei 20% Triodia claytonii (20% + 1% + 1% Triodia sp. 2% 1% 1% 1% 7% 5% 15% 3% Triumfetta cladara nc Utricularia chrysantha Verticordia cunninghamii 1% + + + Verticordia verticillata + Vitex acuminata +nc Vitex rotundifolia Waltheria indica Xyris complanata 1% 2% + 1% 2% 2% 2%
† MF=Supra Tidal Mudflat, EW=Ephemeral Waterways, SS=Sandstone Shbia polycarpa Open Forest, CW=Corymbia Woodland, M=Mangroves,MT=Mixed Shrubland Thicket, VT=Vine Thicke
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APPENDIX F LOCATIONS OF FLORA SPECIES OF CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE
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APPENDIX F
Locations of Flora Species of Conservation Significance
Taxa Site Number # Easting # Northing
Priority Species
Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (Priority 2) AP07 218992 8445095
HELISTOP5 229391 8445805
Sauropus torridus (Priority 2) AP27 224049 8439110 Brachychiton tridentatus (Priority 3) APR02 225972 8445267
Brachychiton xanthophyllus (Priority 4) HELISTOP3 224308 8450354
Species of Interest
Actinoschoenus sp. D Kimberley Flora AP12 (poorly known species) 213637 8442555
Arthrostylis aphylla (poorly known species) AP02 219853 8443049
Crosslandia aff. setifolia (possibly a new AP17 227292 8446695 species) AP18 227335 8446331
Goodenia bicolour (uncommon form) AP01 220243 8441373
AP18 227335 8446331
AP29 222579 8448026 OPCOL26 227292 8446695
OPCOL36 222401 8440583
Gossypium sp. (unusual leaf form, possibly a AP20 new species) 223106 8445614
Hibiscus reflexus (poorly known species) AP03 219824 8444273
APR01 219077 8445215
Spermacoce aff. hippocrepica (possibly a new AP02 219853 8443049 species) AP05 225165 8442809
AP08 218835 8445116
AP12 213637 8442555
AP14 213265 8442648
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Taxa Site Number # Easting # Northing
AP20 223106 8445614 Stylidium sp. ‘Wren Gorge’ (not formally AP30 described) 222416 8440185
Tephrosia aff. crocea (range extension) AP05 225165 8442809
AP20 223106 8445614 Trachymene aff. didyscoides (unusual leaf AP18 227335 8446331 form)
Trachymene rotundifolia (poorly known AP09 225905 8445325 species) AP15 224247 8441273
AP18 227335 8446331
OPCOL08 219959 8444312
?Terminalia cf. canescens (unusual leaf form) AP10 225591 8445306
?Psydrax attenuata (range extension) AP05 225165 8442809
AP06 223924 8442586
AP07 218992 8445095
AP11 226114 8445135
AP15 224247 8441273
AP22 223718 7441147
AP23 223528 8442007
AP26 224321 8439736
APR01 219077 8445215
HELISTOP5 229391 8445805
Acacia orthocarpa (range extension) AP03 219824 8444273
AP09 225905 8445325
AP12 213637 8442555
AP17 227292 8446695
AP18 227335 8446331
AP23 223528 8442007
AP25 224878 8439787
APR01 219077 8445215
Boerhavia ?gardneri (range extension) AP08 218835 8445116
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Taxa Site Number # Easting # Northing
Corymbia grandifolia subsp. lamprocardia AP05 225165 8442809 (range extension) AP19 227754 8446292
Crotalaria cunninghamii (range extension) AP05 225165 8442809
AP15 224247 8441273
Cyperus macrostachyos (range extension) AP22 223718 7441147
Drosera ?dilatato-petiolaris (range extension) AP29 222579 8448026
Drosera brevicornis (range extension) AP26 224321 8439736
Eucalyptus houseana (range extension) APR01 219077 8445215
Ficus aculeata var. aculeata (range extension) HELISTOP2 230819 8449999
Fimbristylis schultzii (range extension) AP20 223106 8445614
Fimbristylis trigastrocarya (range extension) AP12 213637 8442555
AP17 227292 8446695
AP32 220988 8441105
Germainia truncatiglumis (range extension) AP22 223718 7441147
APR01 219077 8445215
Gomphrena affinis (range extension) AP09 225905 8445325
AP10 225591 8445306
AP11 226114 8445135
AP20 223106 8445614
Haemodorum brevicaule (range extension) AP02 219853 8443049 Petalostigma quadriloculare (range extension) AP07 218992 8445095
AP10 225591 8445306
AP11 226114 8445135
AP12 213637 8442555
Scaevola browniana subsp. browniana (range AP05 225165 8442809 extension) AP10 225591 8445306
AP11 226114 8445135
AP16 227932 8446720
AP17 227292 8446695
AP18 227335 8446331
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Taxa Site Number # Easting # Northing
AP19 227754 8446292
AP31 221763 8441374
AP32 220988 8441105
Stylidium dunlopianum (range extension) OPCOLL35 225069 8439076
Tephrosia aff. crocea (range extension) AP05 225165 8442809
AP20 223106 8445614
Triodia claytonii (range extension) AP01 220243 8441373
AP02 219853 8443049
AP23 223528 8442007
AP27 224049 8439110
AP29 222579 8448026
AP30 222416 8440185
AP31 221763 8441374
# Australian Geocentric 1994 (GDA94), Zone 52K
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APPENDIX G HABITAT PHOTOGRAPHS FOR PRIORITY FLORA SPECIES
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Habitat Photographs for Priority Flora Species
Pterocaulon sp. A Kimberley Flora (Priority 2)
Open Woodland Depression – AP07
Open Forest Plain – Helistop 5
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Sauropus torridus (Priority 2)
Open Forest Plain – Quadrat AP27
Brachychiton tridentatus (Priority 3)
Sandstone Shrubland Gully – Relévé APR02
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Brachychiton xanthophyllus (Priority 4)
Coastal Dune – Helistop 3
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APPENDIX H LOCATIONS OF WEED SPECIES
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Locations of Weed Species
Taxa Site Number # Easting # Northing
*Passiflora foetida var. hispida AP07 218992 8445095
# Australian Geocentric 1994 (GDA94), Zone 52K
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