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A SURVEY OF THE FLORA OF REMNANTS WITHIN THE WADDY FOREST LAND CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Stephen Davies and Phil Ladd

for the Waddy Forest Land Conservation District Committee

March 2000

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 1

METHODS 3

RESULTS 4

DISCUSSION 56

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 59

REFERENCES 60

Appendix 1 - Composite list 60

Appendix 2 - found outside the sample sites 67

Appendix 3 - Composite bird list 67

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INTRODUCTION

The Waddy Forest Land Conservation District is about 41,000 hectares and contains 23 substantial land holdings. In 1999 the District received a grant from the National Heritage Trust to survey the flora of its remnant vegetation. Much of this is on private property and the District Committee selected thirty three plots of remnant bushland on private farms to be included in flora survey. The present report is based on visits to these thirty three remnants that lie on 14 of the 23 farms in the district. The surveys are intended to provide information about the biodiversity of the various remnants with the aim of establishing the priority for preservation, by fencing, of the remnants and to determine the value of linking some of them by the planting of corridors of vegetation. At each site the local landholder(s) joined the survey and provided invaluable background information about the history of the remnants.

The vegetation of this part of the northern wheatbelt is known to be very diverse. The Marchagee Nature Reserve, lying north west of the District, was surveyed between 1975 and 1977 (Dell et al. 1979). The area was covered by Beard in his vegetation mapping project (Beard 1976), and part of the south of the District was covered in a report on Koobabbie Farm in 1990 (Davies 1990). Other less formal surveys have been conducted and the results of these have been consulted where possible.

The Waddy Forest Land Conservation District is near the western edge of the Yilgarn Block, at an altitude of between 250 and 300 m above sea level. The streams in the catchment drain into an extensive system of salt creeks, lakes and pans, that flow through the catchment as a S-shaped ephemeral watercourse. This rises in the north-east of the District and flows south westerly to leave the catchment in the south west. Many of the remnants are on the upper slopes and rocky watersheds of the landscape, but efforts were made to cover some run-on sites as well. The salt creek system provides an existing, continuous corridor of remnant vegetation that will be of great value in the rehabilitation programme.

The climate is a Mediterranean one, of cool wet winters and hot, dry summers. Rainfall is about 400 mm per year, of which about two thirds falls from May to August. Only three months, June, July and August, have a mean relative humidity above 50%, with an annual mean of about 35%. Evaporation at Carnamah (35 km north west) is 2125 mm per year. Mean maximum temperature Figure 1: Map of the Waddy Forest Land Conservation District, showing the vegetation associations and the positions of the site of the remnants at which the flora was sampled during the survey. 4 for the hottest month at Carnamah is 35.8oC and mean minimum temperature for the coolest month is 18.0oC. Extreme temperatures are 45.7oC and 0oC. Frosts are rare, occurring on average three days a year. Prevailing winds are from the south east in summer and the north west in winter, and are light, except when the area receives the impact of a cyclonic disturbance.

Waddy Forest Land Conservation District lies within the Irwin district of the South Western Botanical Province of Gardner and Bennetts (1956). Figure 1 shows the classification of vegetation of Beard (1976) and the location of the remnants surveyed. The abbreviations on the map are: anSc thicket of >1 m tall with Allocasuarina c3Sc Shrubland with scattered trees (Allocasuarina campestris thicket on stoney and lateritic ground) c3Sc/xZi Thicket with patches of heath on sandplain (Allocasuarina campestris thicket on stoney and lateritic ground with shrubs >1 m tall, an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and, on sandplain, mixed vegetation of dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina)

6 e 8Mi Sclerophyll woodland ( loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30%) e6Mi Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30%) e8Mi Sclerophyll woodland ( of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30%) m5Sc.k3Ci Salt Country - Teatree thickets and samphire (Melaleuca thyoides as shrubs >1 m tall, with Casuarina, succulents and halophytes; canopy incomplete 10-30% projective foliage cover) x7SZc Scrub heath - Actinostrobus - alliance on sandhills (shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina) x8SZc Scrub heath - Banksia - Xylomelon alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina)

METHODS

Two visits were made to the District to conduct the flora survey. These took place in September 1999. Rainfall had been heavy during the winter and the flowering of daisies (Asteraceae) and orchids (Orchidaceae) was particularly good.

At each site plant taxa were identified and listed during a prolonged walk through the remnant. Specimens of plants that could not be immediately identified were collected (under CALM licence No. SW005713), dried and later identified from keys and by checking against material at the WA Herbarium. The Waddy Forest Land Conservation District has its own small herbarium collection, which was often very helpful. Introduced plants were not systematically recorded but are marked with an asterix (*) in the lists. 5

The condition of each site was assessed on a scale from 1 - 5, following the methods of Perth's Bushplan Directory; the criteria for each category are given below:

(1) Pristine. Pristine or nearly so, no obvious signs of disturbance. The Blue Green algal mat intact.

(2) Excellent. Vegetation structure intact, disturbance affecting individual species and weeds are non-aggressive species. The Blue Green algal mat still widespread.

(3) Very Good. Vegetation structure altered, obvious signs of disturbance. For example, disturbance to vegetation structure caused by the presence of aggressive weed species, grazing by stock, and/or kangaroos and rabbits. The Blue Green algal mat severly damaged, occurring as isolated patches.

(4) Good. Vegetation structure significantly altered by very obvious signs of multiple disturbance. Retains basic vegetation structure or ability to regenerate it. For example disturbance to vegetation structure caused by the presence of aggressive weed species at high density, partial clearing, grazing by stock, and/or kangaroos and rabbits. The Blue Green algal mat absent.

(5) Degraded. Basic vegetation structure severely impacted by disturbance. Scope for regeneration but not to a state approaching good condition without intensive management. For example disturbance to vegetation structure caused by the presence of very aggressive weed species, salting, heavy grazing by stock, and/or kangaroos and rabbits. The Blue Green algal mat absent.

Where available soil information is given from the survey coordinated by Agriculture WA (1999).

RESULTS

The present section gives a brief description of each site, numbered from 1 to 33, and a list of the plant taxa found at that site. Introduced plants were not systematically recorded but are marked with an asterix (*). A composite list of the 329 native plant taxa found in the sample sites within the whole District is given in Appendix 1. Nine other native plant taxa, not found in the sites, but recorded within the District, are listed in Appendix 2, making a final total of 338 taxa. Nine of these were listed Priority Flora. There is great local variation within taxa and, especially in the Orchidaceae, determinations do not precisely fit current keys or herbarium specimens. For this reason the symbol "?" has been used to indicate the closest fit to the particular specimen. A complete set of specimens will be offered to the WA Herbarium.

For each site the species of birds recorded there during the survey are also given. Appendix 3 gives a composite list of birds recorded in the District.

Site W1 Gabriella and Richard Hyde House Remnant

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). The site contained many weeds and the understorey was degraded. It was classed as condition (5). 24 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

CHENOPODIACEAE Rhagodia preissii Sclerolaena diacantha 6

AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus obovatus SURIANACEAE Stylobasium australe MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia aestivalis Acacia andrewsii Acacia hemiteles MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salmonophloia Eucalyptus salubris Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca lateriflora Melaleuca uncinata SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum EUPHORBIACEAE Euphorbia drummondii MYOPORACEAE Eremophila drummondii GOODENIACEAE Scaevola spinescens ASTERACEAE Cephalipterum drummondii Chthonocephalus pseudovex Gilruthia osbornei Hyalosperma glutinosum POACEAE Austradanthonia caespitosa Austrostipa nitida

Birds recorded

Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Short-billed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Major Mitchell Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Australian Raven Corvus coronoides

Site W2 Waddy Well Public land

Salt Country - Teatree thickets and samphire (Melaleuca thyoides as shrubs >1 m tall, with Casuarina, succulents and halophytes; canopy incomplete 10-30% projective foliage cover). Modified vegetation with degraded understorey but good diversity; weeds and encroaching salt were evident, leading to a condition score of (3). 27 taxa of native plants were identified at this site. Two Priority species occurred on the site, chapmaniana (P3) and Drosera ? marchantii subsp. marchantii (P4).

Soils: salt flat; sandy clay loam over light-medium clay; salt lakes and samphire flats surrounded by melaleuca and york gum.

LAURACEAE Cassytha sp. 7

CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex versicarium Rhagodia drummondii DROSERACEAE Drosera ? marchantii subsp. marchantii P4 Drosera glanduligera MIMOSACEAE Acacia andrewsii Acacia eremaea Jacksonia acicularis Jacksonia horrida preissii Persoonia chapmaniana P3 MYRTACEAE Darwinia diosmoides Malleostemon hursthousei Melaleuca uncinata Verticordia plumosa SANTALACEAE Exocarpus aphyllus Santalum acuminatum POLYGALACEAE Comesperma integerrimum ASTERACEAE Brachycome sp. Lawrencella lindleyi Podolepis capillaris Senecio lautus* PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Thelymitra antennifera POACEAE Aristida contorta

Birds recorded

Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W3 Fiona and David Falconer - Wynmara Soak Remnant

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). The site contained very good remnant vegetation, with patches that were largely undisturbed and was given a condition score of (3). 46 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: granite sand over quartz gravel and clay; light coloured soils; tammar, acacia, york gum.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi MARSILEACEAE Marsilea drummondii CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris 8

Allocasuarina ? huegeliana DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia daviesoides Acacia restiacea CAESALPINIACEAE Senna eremophila FABACEAE Isotropis juncea PROTEACEAE paniculata MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus celastroides var. virella Eucalyptus salubris Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca lateriflora subsp. lateriflora Melaleuca pentagona var. subulifolia Melaleuca steedmanii Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum RHAMNACEAE Stenanthemum grandiflora SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea larraeoides APIACEAE Trachymene ornata SCROPHULARIACEAE Parentucellia latifolia* STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium elongatum Stylidium sp. ASTERACEAE Brachycome iberidifolia Cephalipterum drummondii Hyalosperma glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi Waitzia nitida DIOSCOREACEAE Dioscorea hastifolia PHORMIACEAE Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus ? exiliflorus Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Caladenia saccharata Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? laxiflora Thelymitra antennifera CYPERACEAE Lepidosperma costale POACEAE Aristida contorta Austrostipa nitida Neuroachne alopecuroidea 9

Birds recorded

Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus splendens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Australian Raven Corvus coronoides

Site W4 Fiona and David Falconer Burgler's Roost Remnant

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). Some weeds had invaded the site and there was evidence of disturbance, but the remnant vegetation was still very good. Condition score of (3). 48 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: granite sand over quartz gravel and clay; light coloured soils; tammar, acacia, york gum.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris POLYGONACEAE Muehlenbeckia adpressa DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha PITTOSPORACEAE Pittosporum phylliraeoides SURIANACEAE Stylobasium australe MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia neurophylla Acacia ulicina CAESALPINIACEAE Senna eremophila FABACEAE Chorizema racemosum PROTEACEAE Dryandra fraseri MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus loxophleba Melaleuca radula Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea SANTALACEAE Santalum spicatum STACKHOUSIACEAE Stackhousia monogyna RHAMNACEAE Stenanthemum grandiflora SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia BORAGINACEAE Halgania preissiana STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium elongatum 10

GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea Lechenaultia ? formosa Velleia trinervis RUBIACEAE Opercularia vaginata ASTERACEAE Cephalipterum drummondii Hyalosperma glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi Podolepis kendallii Rhodanthe spicata PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia ? radialis Caladenia saccharata Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? laxiflora Prasophyllum macrostachyum var. ringens Thelymitra antennifera CYPERACEAE Lepidosperma sp. RESTIONACEAE Desmoclades asper POACEAE Neuroachne alopecuroidea Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Major Mitchell Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W5 Fiona and David Falconer North Bore Remnant

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). The vegetation of the site was degraded, especially the understorey, by previous grazing. There are still some good remnant shrubs. Condition score of (4). 10 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: rocky clay; dark red loam derived from dolorite dykes; tammar, York gum.

CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris MIMOSACEAE Acacia andrewsii Acacia restiacea PROTEACEAE 11

Grevillea paniculata MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus loxophleba Melaleuca uncinata ASTERACEAE Waitzia nitida ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala POACEAE Aristida contorta Austrostipa nitida

Birds recorded

Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen

Site W6 Fiona and David Falconer Wallace's Remnant

Woodland patches, interspersed with scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). There are some weeds invading the site, but much of the remnant is still in very good condition. Condition score of (4). 44 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: rocky clay; dark red loam derived from dolorite dykes; tammar, York gum.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina acutivalvis Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE Rhagodia sp. Sclerolaena diacantha DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera macrantha GYROSTEMONACEAE Codonocarpus cotinifolius MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia restiacea FABACEAE Chorizema racemosum PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon flavescens MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salmonophloia Melaleuca eleuterostachya Melaleuca radula Melaleuca (hybrid) steedmanii x radula Melaleuca steedmanii Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea SANTALACEAE 12

Santalum acuminatum Santalum spicatum RHAMNACEAE Stenanthemum grandiflora Trymalium ledifolium APIACEAE Trachymene ornata LAMIACEAE Hemigenia ? diplanthera STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium elongatum Stylidium emarginatum subsp. emarginatum GOODENIACEAE Dampiera oligophylla ASTERACEAE Cephalipterum drummondii Lawrencella lindleyi Senicio lautus* Waitzia nitida DIOSCOREACEAE Dioscorea hastifolia PHORMIACEAE Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? laxiflora Thelymitra antennifera POACEAE Austrostipa nitida Neuroachne alopecuroidea Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Western Corella Cacatua pastinator Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W7 Fiona and David Falconer Wallace's North Remnant

Woodland patches, interspersed amongst scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). Although there is some good remnant vegetation, the invasion of weeds and damage to the understorey have affected the condition of this remnant. Condition score of (4). 18 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Melaleuca schlerophylla.

Soils: rocky clay; dark red loam derived from dolorite dykes; tammar, York gum.

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ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina acutivalvis Allocasuarina campestris FABACEAE Gastrolobium parviflorum MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus arachnaea Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salmonophloia Melaleuca scherophylla P3 Melaleuca steedmanii Melaleuca uncinata Thryptomene raceulosa SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium emarginatum subsp. emarginatum ASTERACEAE Waitzia nitida ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia saccharata Cyanacula gemmata

Birds recorded

Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Western Corella Cacatua pastinator Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W8 Patton's The Ridge Remnant

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). Sheep still sometimes graze the site and have damaged the understorey, but there are good patches of remnant shrubs. Condition score of (4). 41 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: morrel soils; red loam; alkaline soils.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina acutivalvis Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE Maireana carnosa AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus sericostachyus DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia huegelii VIOLACEAE Hybanthus debilissimus Hybanthus ? multiflora MIMOSACEAE 14

Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia assimilis Acacia hemiteles Acacia restiacea FABACEAE Daviesia nematophylla PROTEACEAE shuttleworthiana THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea avonensis MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus arachnaea Eucalyptus celastroides var. virella Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus subangusta Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca radula Melaleuca viminea SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum RHAMNACEAE Trymalium ledifolium POLYGALACEAE Comesperma integerrimum MYOPORACEAE Eremophila drummondii STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium elongatum GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea Velleia trinervis RUBIACEAE Opercularia vaginata ASTERACEAE Cephalipterum drummondii Chthonocephalus pseudovex Hyalosperma glutinosum var. glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi Waitzia nitida ANTHERICACEAE Thysanotus patersonii POACEAE Austrostipa nitida Neuroachne alopecuroidea Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens

Site W9 Fiona and David Falconer The Ridge Remnant

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey) with good understorey. Condition score of (3). 48 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Acacia phaeocalyx.

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ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina acutivalvis Allocasuarina campestris LAURACEAE Cassytha sp. AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus obovatus DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia neurophylla Acacia phaeocalyx P3 Acacia restiacea FABACEAE Mirbelia spinosa PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata Grevillea petrophiloides HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon flavescens THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea avonensis MYRTACEAE Baeckea crispiflora Eucalyptus brachycorys Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salmonophloia Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca radula Melaleuca viminea RHAMNACEAE Stenanthemum grandiflora Trymalium ledifolium GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea Velleia paradoxa ASTERACEAE Brachycome sp. Chthonocephalus pseudovex Hyalosperma glutinosum Podolepis lessonii Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya spaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Caladenia radialis Caladenia roei Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? recurva Prasophyllum macrostachyum var. ringens Thelymitra antennifera POACEAE 16

Aristida contorta Austrostipa nitida Neuroachne alopecuroidea Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica

Site W10 Kath and Jim Ovens Blowhole Remnant

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). The site contained few weeds and very good remnant vegetation. Condition score of (3). 40 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Acacia nodiflora.

Soils: laterite gravel; brown-yellow gravel ridges; tammar, black tammar, Acacia neurophylla.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus obovatus MALVACEAE Abutilon sp. DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha PITTOSPORACEAE Pittosporum phylliraeoides MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia assimilis Acacia erinacea Acacia neurophylla Acacia nodiflora P3 CAESALPINIACEAE Senna eremophila PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata Hakea scoparia MYRTACEAE Calothamnus gilesii Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salmonophloia Melaleuca cardiophylla var. longistaminea Melaleuca radula Melaleuca steedmanii Melaleuca uncinata SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum APOCYANACEAE Alyxia buxifolia STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium calcaratum ASTERACEAE Cephalipterum drummondii 17

Hyalosperma glutinosum Rhodanthe manglesii Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Caladenia saccharata Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? recurva Pterostylis nana POACEAE Aristida contorta Austrostipa nitida Pennisetum villosum*

Birds recoorded

Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Western Corella Cacatua pastinator Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W11 Kath and Jim Ovens Enclosure Remnant

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). Weeds have invaded the site, although it has been fenced for some time and in many places the understorey is degraded. Condition score of (4). 36 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: rocky clay; dark red loam derived from dolorite dykes: tammar, York gum.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CHENOPODIACEAE Sclerolaena diacantha DROSERACEAE Drosera glanduligera Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia hemiteles FABACEAE Chorizema racemosum PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salmonophloia Eucalyptus salubris Melaleuca steedmanii SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum POLYGALACEAE 18

Comesperma integerrimum SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium calcaratum Stylidium elongatum GOODENIACEAE Velleia paradoxa ASTERACEAE Actinobole uliginosum Brachycome iberidifolia Cephalipterum drummondii Hyalosperma glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi Podolepis kendallii Podolepis lessonii Rhodanthe spicata Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia ? radialis Caladenia saccharata Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? recurva POACEAE Austrostipa nitida

Birds recorded

White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W12 Kath and Jim Ovens New Country Remnant

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salubris of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). Weeds have invaded the site, but some understorey remains. Condition score of (4). 28 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: laterite gravel; brown-yellow gravel ridges; tammar, black tammar, Acacia neurophylla.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex semibaccata Maireana brevifolia Maireana trichoptera Sclerolaena diacantha Sclerolaena drummondii 19

AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus obovatus Ptilotus spathulatus DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuaria Acacia andrewsii Acacia aestivalis Acacia erinacea MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salubris Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca eleuterostachya Melaleuca radula Melaleuca undulata Melaleuca viminea SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium calcaratum Stylidium elongatum ASTERACEAE Actinobole uliginosum Waitzia nitida ANTHERICACEAE Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Diuris ? recurva Prasophyllum macrostachyum var. ringens

Birds recorded

Galah Cacatua roseicapilla

Site W13 Jan and Greg Waite The Remnant on Mac's

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). This site is in excellent condition, free of weeds; it has been carefully protected for many years and is a splendid example of pristine vegetation from high in the landscape. Condition score of (1). 77 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including two Priority species, Acacia nodiflora and Melaleuca sclerophylla.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris LAURACEAE Cassytha sp. CHENOPODIACEAE Rhagodia sp. AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus obovatus DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia huegelii STERCULIACEAE Guichenotia macrantha DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera macrantha PITTOSPORACEAE 20

Billardiera erubescens MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia assimilis Acacia daviesoides Acacia hemiteles Acacia longiphyllodinea Acacia longispinea Acacia neurophylla Acacia nodiflora P3 FABACEAE Gastrlobium parviflorum Mirbelia spinosa PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata Grevillea paradoxa Grevillea petrophiloides Hakea scoparia divergens Petrophile conifera Petrophile shuttleworthiana HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon flavescens THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea avonensis MYRTACEAE Baeckea crispiflora Baeckea megaflora Calytrix glutinosa Eucalyptus arachnaea Eucalyptus celastroides var. virella Eucalyptus eudesmioides Eucalyptus stowardii Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca radula Melaleuca sclerophylla P3 Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca undulata SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum RHAMNACEAE Stenanthemum grandiflora Trymalium ledifolium SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia Dodonaea pinifolia APIACEAE Trachymene ornata LAMIACEAE Hemigenia westringioides MYOPORACEAE Eremophila brucei STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium elongatum Stylidium schoenoides GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea Goodenia beardiana RUBIACEAE Opercularia vaginata ASTERACEAE 21

Actinobole uliginosum Lawrencella lindleyi Olearia pimeleoides Podolepis lessonii Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Caladenia roei Caladenia saccharata Cyanacula ? deformis Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? recurva Pterostylis nana RESTIONACEAE Desmoclades asper Ecdeiocolea monostachya POACEAE Aristida contorta Neuroachne alopecuroidea Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica

Site W 14 The Waddy Hall Remnant Public land

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). This site is very weedy, disturbed and degraded, but still has some good patches of understorey. A first assessment would give it a condition score of (5), but it is public land and the potential for rehabilitation is reasonable, so it is rated (4). Six pegs were set out and the plants surveyed in a 30m diameter circle around each (14.1 - 14.6). This will enable detailed monitoring of the regeneration of the site if it is decided to proceed. Most of the degredation is around the hall, cricket pitch and dam. 46 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: granite sand over quartz gravel and clay; light coloured soils; tammar, acacia, york gum.

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ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza MYRTACEAE Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca lateriflora Melaleuca uncinata 22

Melaleuca undulata SOLANACEAE Nicotiana rotundifolia var. rotundifolia GOODENIACEAE Velleia trinervis ASTERACEAE Chthonocephalus pseudovex Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Cyanacula ? deformis POACEAE Stipa elegantissima

W 14.2 ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus loxophleba Melaleuca eleuterostachya Melaleuca uncinata GOODENIACEAE Velleia trinervis ASTERACEAE Gnaphalium indutum Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Diuris ? recurva CYPERACEAE Lepidosperma costale POACEAE Austrostipa semibarbata Stipa elegantissima

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MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia assimilis PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata Hakea scoparia MYRTACEAE Baeckea crispiflora Eucalyptus wandoo SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia 23

APIACEAE Trachymene ornata GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea ASTERACEAE Podolepis lessonii PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Thysanotus patersonii CYPERACEAE Lepidosperma costale RESTIONACEAE Ecdeiocolea monostachya POACEAE Pennisetum villosum Stipa elegantissima

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DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia huegelii MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia assimilis Acacia multispicata PROTEACEAE Grevillea ? obliquistigma Grevillea paniculata Hakea scoparia MYRTACEAE Baeckea crispiflora Melaleuca uncinata GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Thysanotus patersonii POACEAE Stipa elegantissima

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MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia assimilis Acacia laisocalyx Acacia microbotrya Acacia multispicata Acacia neurophylla Acacia restiacea Acacia saligna FABACEAE Daviesia hakeioides subsp. subnuda PROTEACEAE Grevillea ? obliquistigma Grevillea paniculata

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DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia huegelii MIMOSACEAE Acacia andrewsii Acacia assimilis Acacia hemiteles Acacia multispicata PROTEACEAE Grevillea ? obliquistigma Grevillea paradoxa Hakea scoparia HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon aureum GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata CYPERACEAE Lepidosperma costale POACEAE Stipa elegantissima

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ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia huegelii DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia assimilis Acacia hemiteles Acacia laisocalyx Acacia microbotrya Acacia multispicata Acacia neurophylla Acacia restiacea Acacia saligna FABACEAE Daviesia hakeioides subsp. subnuda PROTEACEAE Grevillea ? obliquistigma Grevillea paniculata Grevillea paradoxa Hakea scoparia HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon aureum MYRTACEAE Baeckea crispiflora Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus wandoo Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca eleuterostachya Melaleuca lateriflora Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca undulata SANTALACEAE 25

Santalum acuminatum SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia APIACEAE Trachymene ornata SOLANACEAE Nicotiana rotundifolia var. rotundifolia GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea Velleia trinervis ASTERACEAE Chthonocephalus pseudovex Gnaphalium indutum Podolepis lessonii Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Cyanacula ? deformis Diuris ? recurva RESTIONACEAE Ecdeiocolea monostachya CYPERACEAE Lepidosperma costale POACEAE Austrostipa semibarbata Pennisetum villosum* Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W 15 Tom MacDonald Manville Remnant

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). The site includes both a granite hillside and some lower watercourse country. Despite grazing and much weed invasion a diverse flora has survived, and the site is interesting because of the range of landscape included. Condition score of (4). 46 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE 26

Atriplex sp. Enchylaena tormentosa Halosarcia sp. Rhagodia drummondii AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus spathulatus DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuaria Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia neurophylla Acacia restiacea Acacia ulicina PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata Hakea recurva Petrophile shuttleworthiana MYRTACEAE Calothamnus gilesii Eucalyptus arachnaea Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salmonophloia Eucalyptus salubris Melaleuca radula Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum RHAMNACEAE Cryptandra connata Trymalium ledifolium POLYGALACEAE Comesperma volubile SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia APIACEAE Trachymene ornata STYLIDIACEAE Levenhookia preissii ASTERACEAE Angianthus globifer Podolepis lessonii PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii Thysanotus tenellus ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia radialis Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? recurva POACEAE Aristida contorta Austrostipa semibarbata Neuroachne alopecuroidea Pennisetum villosum* Stipa elegantissima

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Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor Short-billed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis

Site W 16 Keith and Jan Morcombe Lakes Remnant

Salt Country - Teatree thickets and samphire (Melaleuca thyoides as shrubs >1 m tall, with Casuarina, succulents and halophytes; canopy incomplete 10-30% projective foliage cover). The site is substantially undisturbed. There are few weeds and the understorey, although naturally scattered, is in good condition. Condition score of (2). 55 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Persoonia chapmaniana.

Soils: salt flat; sandy clay loam over light-medium clay; salt lakes and samphire flats surrounded by melaleuca and york gum.

AIZOACEAE Aizoon quadrifidus Disphyma crassifolium CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex artemesioides Atriplex nummularia Atriplex vesicarium Atriplex sp. Didymanthus roei Halosarcia pergranulata Halosarcia sp. PORTULACULACEAE Calandrinia polyandra STERCULIACEAE Keraudrenia integrifolia DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera macrantha SURIANACEAE Stylobasium australe MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuaria Acacia assimilis Acacia eremaea Acacia restiacea FABACEAE Daviesia incrassata subsp. incrassata Jacksonia horrida Jacksonia rigida PROTEACEAE subsp. stenophylla Persoonia chapmaniana P3 MYRTACEAE Chamelaucium conostigma Eucalyptus loxophleba Malleostemon hursthousei Melaleuca thyoides Melaleuca uncinata SANTALACEAE Exocarpus aphyllus 28

POLYGALACEAE Comesperma volubile MYOPORACEAE Eremophila decipiens STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium elongatum GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea Scaevola spinescens ASTERACEAE Brachycome iberidifolia Cotula australis Hyalosperma glutinosum Podolepis canescens Podolepis sp. Podotheca gnaphalioides Schaenia cassiniana Senecio lautus* Waitzia nitida JUNCAGINACEAE Triglochin murcronata POTAMOGETONACEAE Ruppia megacarpa DASYPOGONACEAE Acanthocarpus preissii PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Borya spaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Cyanacula gemmata RESTIONACEAE Desmoclades asper Ecdeiocolea monostachya POACEAE Aristida contorta Austrostipa semibarbata

Birds recorded

Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Grey Teal Anas gracilis Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii Tree Martin Hirundo nigricans Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W 17 Gronow's Gimlet Remnant Keith and Jan Morcombe

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Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and scattered understorey). Gimlets, rather than York Gums, dominated this site, which had some weed invasion, with almost no understorey other than chenopods. It represents a vegetation association scarce in remnants, which enhances its importance. Condition score of (3). 25 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: morrel soils; red loam; alkaline soils.

CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex versicarium Enchylaena tormentosa Maireana brevifolia Rhagodia preissii Sclerolaena diacantha AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus divaricatus Ptilotus spathulatus MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia erinacea Acacia hemiteles CAESALPINIACEAE Senna eremophila FABACEAE Daviesia incrassata subsp. incrassata MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus salmonophloia Eucalyptus salubris Melaleuca viminea SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia APIACEAE Trachymene ornata MYOPORACEAE Eremophila decipiens Eremophila drummondii ASTERACEAE Actinobole uliginosum Rhodanthe stricta ANTHERICACEAE Thysanotus patersonii POACEAE Austrostipa semibarbata

Birds recorded

Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Western Corella Cacatua pastinator Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Australian Raven Corvus coronoides

Site W 18 David Wilson 1 and 2 Paddock Remnant

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). This remnant is in very good condition, with few weeds and little sign of disturbance. Condition score of (2). 29 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including two Priority species Acacia scalena and . 30

CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina acutivalvis Allocasuarina campestris DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia assimilis Acacia rostellifera Acacia scalena P3 FABACEAE Jacksonia horrida PROTEACEAE Grevillea asparagoides P3 Grevillea paniculata Petrophile shuttleworthiana MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus brachycorys Eucalyptus leptopoda Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea SANTALACEAE Leptomeria preissiana POLYGALACEAE Comesperma scoparium RUTACEAE Boronia caerulescens ASTERACEAE Chthonocephalus pseudovex Podolepis lessonii Waitzia acuminata PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava CYPERACEAE Chrysithrix distigmatosa Lepidosperma drummondii RESTIONACEAE Ecdeiocolea monostachya POACEAE Neuroachne alopecuroidea Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W 19 David Wilson William's Road Remnant

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). The site has been grazed and the vegetation, especially the understorey, modified. Condition score of (3). 35 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Hibbertia graniticola.

CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina acutivalvis 31

Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE Maireana carnosa AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus exaltatus Ptilotus spathulatus DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia graniticola P3 MIMOSACEAE Acacia assimilis Acacia hemiteles Acacia longispinea Acacia neurophylla FABACEAE Daviesia nematophylla PROTEACEAE Grevillea paradoxa Grevillea petrophiloides Hakea coriacea Hakea scoparia MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus arachnaea Eucalyptus celastroides var. virella Eucalyptus tormentosa Eucalyptus transcontinentalis Malleostemon roseus Melaleuca ctenoides Melaleuca nematophylla Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia Dodonaea larraeoides APIACEAE Trachymene ornata ASTERACEAE Angianthus globifer Cotula australis Hyalosperma glutinosum Waitzia acuminata POACEAE Aristida contorta Austrostipa semibarbata Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii

Site W 20 Kath and Jim Ovens Lake Beautiful Remnant

Salt Country - Teatree thickets and samphire (Melaleuca thyoides as shrubs >1 m tall, with Casuarina, succulents and halophytes; canopy incomplete 10-30% projective foliage cover). The site is diverse, 32 with few weeds and little sign of disturbance away from the access point. Condition score of (2). 51 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Hibbertia graniticola.

Soils: salt flat; sandy clay loam over light-medium clay; salt lakes and samphire flats surrounded by melaleuca and york gum.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex versicarium Enchylaena tormentosa Halosarcia pergranulata Maireana carnosa Rhagodia drummondii Sclerolaena erotioides DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia graniticola P3 STERCULIACEAE Keraudrenia integrifolia DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha EPACRIDACEAE Astroloma serratifolium MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia longispinea Acacia tetragonophylla CAESALPINIACEAE Senna eremophila FABACEAE Mirbelia spinosa PROTEACEAE Grevillea paradoxa MYRTACEAE Baeckea blackettii Calytrix leschenaultii Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca nematophylla Melaleuca oldfieldii Melaleuca uncinata Micromyrtus racemosa var. carinata Verticordia sp. POLYGALACEAE Comesperma volubile RUTACEAE Eriostemon brucei APOCYNACEAE Alyxia buxifolia CHLOANTHACEAE Pityrodia terminalis LAMIACEAE Hemigenia divaricata MYOPORACEAE Eremophila clarkii Eremophila oppositifolia GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea Lechenaultia macrantha Scaevola spinescens Velleia paradoxa 33

ASTERACEAE Cotula cotuloides Gilbertia tenuifolia Lawrencella lindleyi Podotheca gnaphalioides Senecio lautus* Waitzia acuminata ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Cyanacula ? deformis CYPERACEAE Gahnia drummondii RESTIONACEAE Ecdeiocolea monostachya POACEAE Amphipogon strictus Aristida contorta Austrostipa semibarbata Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W 21 Williams Road Gravel Pit Public land

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). A undisturbed remnant, away from the gravel workings, without weeds and with a diverse flora. Condition score of (1). 64 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris Allocasuarina acutivalvis DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia huegelii STERCULIACEAE Keraudrinia integrifolia Thomasia tenuivesta DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia assimilis Acacia longispinea Acacia neurophylla Acacia restiacea Acacia stereophylla var. sterophylla FABACEAE Daviesia hakeioides subsp. subnuda Leptosema daviesioides PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata 34

Grevillea petrophiloides Hakea coriacea Hakea falcata Hakea scoparia Petrophile incurvata HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon flavescens THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea angustifolia MYRTACEAE Baeckea aff. cryptanroides Baeckea grandis Baeckea megaflora Calothamnus gilesii Calytrix leschenaultii Chamelaucium pauciflorum Eucalyptus leptopoda Malleostemon roseus Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca conothamnoides Melaleuca oldfieldii Melaleuca sp. Verticordia chrysanthella SANTALACEAE Exocarpus aphyllus Santalum acuminatum EUPHORBIACEAE Ricinocarpus velutinus POLYGALACEAE Comesperma virgata APIACEAE Trachymene ornata CHLOANTHACEAE Pityrodia dilatata STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium elongatum GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea Dampiera wellsiana Lechenaultia macrantha ASTERACEAE Cephalipterum drummondii Cotula cotuloides Waitzia acuminata DASYPOGONACEAE Chamaexeros fimbriata PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii CYPERACEAE Chrysithrix distigmatosa Lepidosperma drummondii Schoenus pleistemonius RESTIONACEAE Desmoclades asper Ecdeiocolea monostachya Lepidobolus chaetocephalus POACEAE 35

Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys

Site W 22a Alison and John Doley Kooba Hill

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). This site has some weed invasion, especially on the lower slopes, but much of the understorey is intact and diverse. Condition score of (3). 48 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: shallow sand over gravel; yellow/grey sand over gravel; acidic soils; tammar, hakea, gervillea.

ADIANTACEAE Anogramma leptophylla Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus obovatus Ptilotus polystachyus POLYGONACEAE Muehlenbeckia adpressa DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia huegelii DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera macrantha VIOLACEAE Hybanthus floribundus subsp. curviformis MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia ulicina PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon flavescens MYRTACEAE Calytrix depressa Calothamnus gilesii Eucalyptus loxophleba Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca radula Melaleuca steedmanii SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum Santalum spicatum STACKHOUSIACEAE Stackhousia monogyna RHAMNACEAE Stenanthemum grandiflora SOLANACEAE Nicotiana rotundifolium 36

CHLOANTHACEAE Pityrodia dilatata LAMIACEAE Hemigenia diplanthera STYLIDIACEAE Levenhookia preissii Stylidium elongatum GOODENIACEAE Velleia paradoxa Velleia trinervis ASTERACEAE Brachycome iberidifolia Cephalipterum drummondii Hyalosperma glutinosum Podolepis lessonii Rhodanthe manglesii Waitzia nitida DIOSCOREACEAE Dioscorea hastifolia PHORMIACEAE Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia roei Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? laxiflora Prasophyllum macrostachyum var. ringens POACEAE Aristida contorta Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W 22b North Kooba Hill

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). Considering its size this remnant has a good diversity of flora and few weeds. Condition score of (2). 27 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: shallow sand over gravel; yellow/grey sand over gravel; acidic soils; tammar, hakea, grevillea.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus polystachyus DROSERACEAE Drosera calcaratum Drosera macrantha 37

MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia assimilis PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus loxophleba Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca steedmanii SANTALACEAE Santalum spicatum STYLIDIACEAE Levenhookia preissii Stylidium confluens ASTERACEAE Hyalosperma glutinosum Podolepis lessonii Podolepis sp. Waitzia acuminata Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Cyanacula ? deformis Cyanacula gemmata POACEAE Aristida contorta Stipa elegantissima

Site W 23 Joy and Barry Fowler South Lakes Remnant

Salt Country - Teatree thickets and samphire (Melaleuca thyoides as shrubs >1 m tall, with Casuarina, succulents and halophytes; canopy incomplete 10-30% projective foliage cover). A good diversity of salt tolerant plants on this site, but it is invaded by many weeds and the kangaroo population is high. Condition score of (4). 41 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Frankenia bracteata and Persoonia chapmaniana; Ptilotus fasciculatus (DRF) is also known from Site W 23.

Soils: salt flat; sandy clay loam over light-medium clay; salt lakes and samphire flats surrounded by melaleuca and york gum.

AIZOACEAE Aizoon quadrifidus CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex ? hymenotheca Enchyleana tormentosa Halosarcia sp. Maireana brevifolia Mairaena carnosa Rhagodia drummondii DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza FRANKENIACEAE Frankenia bracteata P1 MIMOSACEAE Acacia eremaea FABACEAE Jacksonia rigida 38

PROTEACEAE Hakea preissii Persoonia chapmaniana P3 MYRTACEAE Calytrix leschenaultia Darwinia diosmoides Eucalyptus loxophleba Malleostemon hursthousei Melaleuca thyoides Melaleuca uncinata SANTALACEAE Exocarpus aphyllus Santalum acuminatum SOLANACEAE Nicotiana rotundifolia var. rotundifolia ASTERACEAE Angianthus globifer Chthonocephalus pseudovex Cotula australis Gilruthia osbornei Hyalosperma glutinosum Podolepis canescens Podolepis capillaris Podolepis lessonii Podolepis sp. Podotheca gnaphalioides Senecio lautus* Waitzia acuminata ANTHERICACEAE Borya laciniata Thysanotus juncea Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Caladenia roei HAEMODORACEAE Conostylis aculeata subsp. bromeloides POACEAE Eragrostis falcata Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W 24 Mitchell's Remnant on South Waddy Road

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). This site lies on the Darling Scarp and although it has been partly cleared in the past, has a very good diversity of native flora. It is rocky with some weed invasion. Condition score of (3). 68 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Melaleuca sclerophylla.

Soils: red clay loam; reddish brown clay loam, alkaline soils; salmon gum, York gum.

ADIANTACEAE 39

Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE Enchylaena tormentosa Rhagodia drummondii Sclerolaena diacantha AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus polystachyus Ptilotus spathulatus CARYOPHYLLACEAE Silene gallica var. quinquevulnera POLYGONACEAE Muehlenbeckia adpressa DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia hemiteles Acacia restiacea FABACEAE Gastrolobium parviflorum Isotropis drummondii Mirbelia ramulosa Mirbelia spinosa PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata Grevillea petrophiloides Petrophile shuttleworthiana MYRTACEAE Baeckea crispiflora Calytrix glutinosa Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salmonophloia Melaleuca sclerophylla P3 Melaleuca steedmanii Melaleuca (hybrid) steedmanii x radula Melaleuca uncinata Verticordia brevifolia SANTALACEAE Exocarpus aphyllus RHAMNACEAE Trymalium ledifolium SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia APIACEAE Trachymene ornata APOCYNACEAE Alyxia buxifolia CHLOANTHACEAE Pityrodia dilatata SCROPHULARIACEAE Parentucellia latifolia* MYOPORACEAE Eremophila clarkii Eremophila drummondii STYLIDIACEAE Levenhookia preissii Stylidium calcaratum Stylidium elongatum GOODENIACEAE Scaevola lanceolata 40

Sceavola spinescens Velleia trinervis RUBIACEAE Opercularia vaginata ASTERACEAE Angianthus globifer Brachycome iberidifolia Hyalosperma glutinosum Podolepis lessonii Rhodanthe manglesii Rhodanthe spicata Waitzia acuminata Waitzia nitida JUNCAGINACEAE Triglochin mucronata PHORMIACEAE Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Patersonia ? drummondii Thysanotus patersonii Thysanotus tenellus ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Caladenia roei Diuris ? laxiflora CYPERACEAE Lepidosperma sp. POACEAE Aristida contorta Austrostipa semibarbata Neuroachne alopecuroidea Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen

Site W 25 Gronow's Hill Remnant Keith and Jan Morcombe

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). Many weeds have invaded the edges of this site, but it retains much of the diversity of eucalypt woodland. Condition score of (3). 47 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: rocky clay; dark red loam derived from dolorite dykes; tammar, York gum.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex semilunaris Atriplex versicarium 41

Enchylaena tormentosa Rhagodia drummondii Sclerolaena diacantha AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus spathulatus PORTULACULACEAE Calandrinia eremaea CARYOPHYLLACEAE Spergula arvensis* DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia rostellifera FABACEAE Mirbelia spinosa PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salmonophloia Eucalyptus salubris Melaleuca radula Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum RHAMNACEAE Stenanthemum grandiflora APIACEAE Trachymene ornata MYOPORACEAE Eremophila decipiens STYLIDIACEAE Levenhookia preissii Stylidium elongatum GOODENIACEAE Velleia trinervis RUBIACEAE Opercularia vaginata ASTERACEAE Cephalipterum drummondii Chthonocephalus pseudovex Gilbertia tenuifolia Gilruthia osbornei Hyalosperma glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi Podolepis lessonii Rhodanthe spicata Waitzia acuminata Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia saccharata Cyanacula ? deformis POACEAE Aria cupaniana* Aristida contorta 42

Austrostipa semibarbata Pennisetum villosum* Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii

Site W 26 Joy and Alister Adams House and Lake Remnant

Scrub heath, surrounding a claypan - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). Stock have been fenced out of this site for 15 years, but it has been extensively invaded by weeds and the diversity of native flora reduced. Condition score of (5). 30 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

Soils: shallow sand over gravel; yellow/grey sand over gravel; acidic soils; tammar, hakea, grevillea.

CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex versicarium Enchylaena tormentosa DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia assimilis Acacia microbotrya CAESALPINIACEAE Senna eremophila MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus campaspe Eucalyptus loxophleba Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea MYOPORACEAE Eremophila decipiens GOODENIACEAE Velleia paradoxa ASTERACEAE Cephalipterum drummondii Hyalosperma cotula Hyalosperma glutinosum Olearia pimeleoides Podolepis lessonii Podolepis sp. Waitzia acuminata Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Thysanotus patersonii 43

ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia roei Caladenia ? varians POACEAE Aristida contorta Austrostipa semibarbata Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Grey Teal Anas gracilis Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus Hardhead Aythya australis Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Australian Raven Corvus coronoides

Site W 27 Joy and Alister Adams Kangaroo Cave Remnant

Scrub heath - Banksia - Xylomelon alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). Weeds have invaded this site, which has been partly cleared, but it contains a good diversity of flora. Condition score of (4). 46 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Melaleuca sclerophylla.

Soils: red clay loam soils; alkaline soils; salmon gum, york gum

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina acutivalvis AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus obovatus PORTULACULACEAE Calandrinia eremaea POLYGONACEAE Muehlenbeckia adpressa DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera macrantha EPACRIDACEAE Astroloma serratifolium MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia assimilis CAESALPINIACEAE Senna eremophila PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata Hakea recurva MYRTACEAE Baeckea crispiflora 44

Calytrix glutinosa Calothamnus gilesii Eucalyptus stowardii Melaleuca radula Melaleuca sclerophylla P3 Melaleuca uncinata SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum RHAMNACEAE Trymalium ledifolium SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia RUTACEAE Eriostemon brucei LOGANIACEAE Phyllangium paradoxum LAMIACEAE Parentucellia latiflora* MYOPORACEAE Eremophila clarkii STYLIDIACEAE Levenhookia preissii Stylidium elongatum ASTERACEAE Helipterum zacchaeus Hyalosperma glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi Rhodanthe spicata Vittadina cuneata Waitzia nitida ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus ? exiliflorus Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Cyanacula ? deformis Diuris ? laxiflora Prasophyllum macrostachyum var. ringens Thelymitra antennifera CYPERACEAE Lepidosperma costale POACEAE Austrostipa semibarbata Neurachne alopecuroidea

Birds recorded

Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris

Site W 28 Shelley and Rodney Birch House Remnant

Thicket with patches of heath on sandplain (Allocasuarina campestris thicket on stoney and lateritic ground with shrubs >1 m tall, an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and, on sandplain, mixed vegetation of dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). A site with complex vegetation, much in very good condition, but with many weeds near the house and garden. Condition score of (2). 62 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris 45

CHENOPODIACEAE Mairaena carnosa Rhagodia preissii AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus obovatus DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia huegelii Hibbertia rostellata DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha Drosera subhirtella EPACRIDACEAE Astroloma serratifolium MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia hemiteles FABACEAE Leptosema daviesoides Mirbelia spinosa PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata Grevillea paradoxa Petrophile shuttleworthiana MYRTACEAE Baeckea crispiflora Baeckea megaflora Calytrix brevifolia Calytrix glutinosa Eucalyptus loxophleba Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca radula Melaleuca steedmanii Melaleuca (hybrid) steedmanii x radula Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca undulata Melaleuca viminea Verticordia brevifolia Verticordia chrysanthella SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum EUPHORBIACEAE Euphorbia decipiens RHAMNACEAE Stenanthemum grandiflora POLYGALACEAE Comesperma integerrimum APIACEAE Trachymene ornata SOLANACEAE Nicotiana rotundifolia Solanum oldfieldii STYLIDIACEAE Levenhookia preissii Stylidium elongatum GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea ASTERACEAE Angianthus globifer Chthonocephalus pseudovex Gilruthia osbornei Hyalosperma glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi 46

Podolepis lessonii Rhodanthe spicata Waitzia acuminata PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii IRIDACEAE Patersonia occidentalis ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Caladenia ? varians RESTIONACEAE Ecdeiocolea monostachya Lepidobolus chaetocephalus POACEAE Aristida contorta Neuroachne alopecuroidea Pennisetum villosum* Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor

Site W 29 Shelley and Rodney Birch Clelley's Remnant

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). weeds have spread through most of the site, but it retains some understorey. Condition score of (4). 36 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Melaleuca sclerophylla.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE Enchylaena tormentosa AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus spathulatus DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia rostellata DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia assimilis Acacia neurophylla CAESALPINIACEAE Senna eremophila FABACEAE Daviesia nematophylla PROTEACEAE Grevillea paradoxa Hakea scoparia Petrophile shuttleworthiana MYRTACEAE Baeckea megaflora Calytrix glutinosa Eucalyptus loxophleba 47

Eucalyptus salmonophloia Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca sclerophylla P3 Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea APIACEAE Trachymene ornata Xanthosia bungei STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium elongatum ASTERACEAE Blennospora drummondii Chthonocephalus pseudovex Podolepis lessonii Podotheca gnaphalioides Rhodanthe spicata Waitzia acuminata var. albicans ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Cyanacula ? deformis Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? laxiflora POACEAE Neuroachne alopecuroidea Pennisetum villosum*

Birds recorded

Galah Cacatua roseicapilla

Site W 30 Colin, Ian and Dee Kerr Remnant H7 (20 ha)

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). Sheep have grazed this site, which has also been invaded by weeds, but it contains both gravel slopes and run-on sites, improving the diversity of its flora. Condition score of (3). 47 taxa of native plants were identified at this site

Soils: laterite gravel; brown/yellow gravel ridges; tammar, black tammar, Acacia neurophylla.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus obovatus DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia assimilis Acacia erinacea Acacia longispinea Acacia neurophylla PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata Grevillea paradoxa MYRTACEAE Calothamnus gilesii 48

Eucalyptus loxophleba Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca cardiophylla Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca lateriflora Melaleuca radula Melaleuca uncinata POLYGALACEAE Comesperma integerrimum APIACEAE Trachymene ornata SOLANACEAE Nicotiana rotundifolium MYOPORACEAE Eremophila clarkii STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium elongatum GOODENIACEAE Velleia paradoxa Velleia trinervis ASTERACEAE Angianthus globifer Calocephalus multiflorus Cephalipterum drummondii Chthonocephalus pseudovex Hyalosperma glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi Podolepis lessonii Waitzia acuminata Waitzia nitida PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Caladenia ? varians Cyanacula ? deformis CYPERACEAE Lepidosperma sp. Schoenus humilis POACEAE Austrostipa semibarbata Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis

Site W 31 Ian, Colin and Dee Kerr S2 Remnant (26 ha) 49

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). Although this site is grazed by sheep it has been little invaded by weeds and retains a diverse flora. Condition score of (3). 57 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Melaleuca sclerophylla.

Soils: red clay loam soils; alkaline soils; salmon gum, york gum

ADIANTACEAE Anogramma leptophylla Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina acutivalvis Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE Mairaena carnosa DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia huegelii Hibbertia rostillata DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia assimilis Acacia hemiteles Acacia longispinea FABACEAE Mirbelia spinosa PROTEACEAE Grevillea paradoxa Hakea coriacea Hakea scoparia THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea avonensis MYRTACEAE Calothamnus gilesii Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus stowardii Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca cardiophylla Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca nematophylla Melaleuca radula Melaleuca sclerophylla P3 Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea Thryptomene sp. POLYGALACEAE Comesperma integerrimum SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea inaequifolia APIACEAE Trachymene ornata LOBELIACEAE Isotoma hypocrateriformis STYLIDIACEAE Levenhookia preissii Stylidium calcaratum Stylidium elongatum ASTERACEAE Cephalipterum drummondii 50

Chthonocephalus pseudovex Erymophyllum ramosum subsp. ramosum Hyalosperma glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi Podolepis lessonii Waitzia acuminata Waitzia nitida ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Caladenia roei Caladenia ? varians Cyanacula ? deformis Diuris ? laxiflora Thelymitra antennifera POACEAE Aristida contorta Austrostipa semibarbata Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor

Site W 32 Ian, Colin and Dee Kerr D1 Remnant

Sclerophyll woodland (Eucalyptus loxophleba/E. salmonophloia of 10-25 m with an incomplete canopy, projective foliage cover 10-30% and some understorey). Although the site has sustained some disturbance and weed invasion, the flora is very diverse. Condition score of (2). 70 taxa of native plants were identified at this site, including the Priority species Melaleuca sclerophylla.

Soils: shallow sand over gravel; yellow/grey sand over gravel; acidic soils; tammar, hakea, grevillea.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE Mairaena brevifolia Mairaena carnosa Rhagodia drummondii AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus obovatus DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera macrantha MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia erinacea Acacia hemiteles 51

Acacia neurophylla CAESALPINIACEAE Senna eremophila FABACEAE Daviesia incrassata subsp. incrassata Gastrolobium parviflorum Mirbelia spinosa PROTEACEAE Grevillea paradoxa Hakea recurva Hakea scoparia HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon flavescens MYRTACEAE Baeckea crispiflora Calytrix glutinosa Eucalyptus arachnaea Eucalyptus eudesmioides Eucalyptus leptopoda Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus salmonophloia Eucalyptus stowardii Eucalyptus salubris Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca cardiophylla Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca eleuterostachya Melaleuca radula Melaleuca sclerophylla P3 Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca viminea Verticordia chrysanthella SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum Santalum spicatum RHAMNACEAE Trymalium ledifolium POLYGALACEAE Comesperma integerrimum SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea divaricata Dodonaea inaequifolia APIACEAE Trachymene ornata MYOPORACEAE Eremophila clarkii Eremophila decipiens GOODENIACEAE Velleia trinervis ASTERACEAE Angianthus globifer Brachycome iberidifolia Hyalosperma glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi Podolepis lessonii Podolepis sp. Rhodanthe spicata Rhodanthe stricta Senecio lautus* Waitzia acuminata Waitzia acuminata var. albicans ANTHERICACEAE Borya sphaerocephala 52

Thysanotus patersonii ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Cyanacula ? deformis Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? laxiflora Prasophyllum macrostachyum var. ringens Thelymitra antennifera POACEAE Austrostipa semibarbata Neuroachne alopecuroidea Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa

Site W33 Chris and Cheryl Bothe Remnant by Shearing Shed

Scrub heath - Proteaceae alliance on sandplain (mixed vegetation of shrubs >1 m tall and dwarf shrubs <1 m tall with Allocasuarina). There was evidence of heavy kangaroo grazing on this site. It was weedy, with cleared patches where grasses had taken hold. Condition score of (4). 38 taxa of native plants were identified at this site.

ADIANTACEAE Cheilanthes sieberi CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina campestris CHENOPODIACEAE Enchyleana tormentosa Rhagodia drummondii AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus drummondii Ptilotus sericostachyus CARYOPHYLLACEAE Vaccaria hispanica* MALVACEAE Alyogyne hakeflora DROSERACEAE Drosera macrantha PITTOSPORACEAE Marianthus bicolor SURIANACEAE Stylobasium australe MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia andrewsii Acacia microbotrya Acacia neurophylla PROTEACEAE Grevillea paniculata Hakea preissii THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea sp. 53

MYRTACEAE Eucalyptus loxophleba Melaleuca eleutherostachya Melaleuca lateriflora Melaleuca radula Melaleuca steedmannii Melaleuca uncinata Micromyrtus racemosa var. carinata Verticordia chrysanthella SANTALACEAE Santalum acuminatum POLYGALACEAE Comesperma volubile APIACEAE Trachymene ornata PLANTAGINACEAE Plantago coronopus* LOBELIACEAE Isotoma hypocrateriformis ASTERACEAE Hyalosperma glutinosum Podolepis lessonii Waitza nitida PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Arthropodium preissii Borya sphaerocephala POACEAE Neurachne alopecuroides Stipa elegantissima

Birds recorded

Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis

DISCUSSION

Three criteria could be used to assess the value of the remnants, the diversity (number of taxa) identified in the sample for each site, the occurrence of priority species on the sites, or the condition score assigned to each remnant. Of these the condition score is the weakest. It is the subjective judgement of the surveyer, taking into account the diversity of the flora on the remnant, the position in the landscape, the rarity or otherwise of remnants in that position in the landscape, or on a particular soil type, the presence of priority species, the grazing pressures to which the remnant is or has been subjected, the amount of disturbance and weed invasion, the aggressiveness of the weeds, the disturbance of the blue-green algal mat and the influence of salting. The only advantage of the assessment is that it was done over the whole District by one person, which reduces the variation inherent if such an assessment is made by several people. Table 1 shows the number of taxa found on each site, the number of priority species identified at each site, the plant community represented on the site, its condition and the owner.

Site No No. of taxa Priority taxa Community Condition Owner 54

13 77 2 x P3 Heath 1 Waite 32 70 1 x P3 Woodland 2Kerr 24 68 1 x P3 Heath 3 Mitchell 21 64 Heath 1 Public 28 62 Heath 2 Birch 31 57 1 x P3 Heath 3 Kerr 16 55 1 x P3 Salt 2 Morcombe 20 51 1 x P3 Salt 2 Ovens 4 48 Wood 3 Falconer 22a 48 Heath 3 Doley 9 48 1 x P3 Wood 3 Falconer 30 47 Heath 3 Kerr 25 47 Wood 3 Morcombe 3 46 Wood 3 Falconer 15 46 Wood 4 MacDonald 27 46 1 x P3 Heath 4 Adams 14 46 Wood 4 Public 6 44 Heath 3 Falconer 8 41 Heath 4 Patton 23 41 1xP1;1xP3 Salt 4 Fowler 10 40 1 x P3 Wood 3 Ovens 33 38 Heath 4 Bothe 29 36 1 x P3 Wood 4 Birch 19 35 1 x P3 Heath 3 Wilson 11 36 Wood 4 Ovens 26 30 Heath 5 Adams 18 29 1 x P3 Heath 2 Wilson 12 28 Wood 4 Ovens 2 27 1xP3;1xP4 Salt 3 Public 22b 27 Heath 2 Doley 17 25 Wood 3 Morcombe 1 24 Wood 5 Hyde 7 18 1 x P3 Heath 4 Falconer 5 10 Heath 4 Falconer

Site W13 was outstanding with 77 taxa. Other sites with 60 or more taxa were W32 (70), W24 (68), W21 (64) and W28 (62). Four of these sites were heath and one woodland; all had a condition score of 1-3 and all were high in the landscape. They had probably escaped clearing because they were rocky. Sites 13, 24 and 32 contained box poison Gastrolobium parviflorum, which had discouraged sheep grazing in the past. Three of them contained Priority taxa, but Priority taxa were spread through the whole catchment and on sites with varied condition scores (Table 2).

Table 2. Distribution of Priority taxa in the Waddy Forest Land Conservation District in relation to condition score and vegetation community. Note Sites W22a and W22b are considered as separate sites in this table.

No. of Priority taxa 0 1 2 No. of sites Condition score 55

1 2 1 1 2 6 2 4 3 13 7 5 1 4 10 6 3 1 5 3 3 Plant Community Heath 17 10 7 Woodland 13 9 4 Salt 4 0 2 2

This table suggests that Priority flora may be more often found in the salt creek system than in the heath and woodland areas. Of the nine taxa of Priority flora, three were only found in the salt areas, and a fourth found in a salt site as well as in heath. In addition Ptilotus fasciulatus (DRF) and Halosarcia koobabbiensis (P1) are known to occur around salt lakes in the District. Many more heath and woodland sites were inspected than salt sites, and Priority flora was found in approximately equal proportions in both heath and woodland, but of the 7 taxa found in heath, five were records of one species Melaleuca sclerophylla, as were two of the four records from woodland sites, again emphasing the relative importance of salt sites for Priority taxa. It may therefore be of value to undertake detailed flora surveys of the salt lakes and creeks, and their immediate environs.

The S-shaped salt creek system running through the catchment not only seems to harbour Priority species, but is of great value as a corridor. As a starting point corridors should be planned that link the upper parts of the landscape with this creek system and, where possible, the edges of the creek system planted with salt tolerant trees and shrubs native to the area, such as Casuarina glauca and Melaleuca thyoides. To obtain the full benefits of the regenration programme the numbers of rabbits and grey kangaroos should be reduced, the rabbits to extinction and the kangaroos to a point where there is about one per square kilometer of remnant. Both these mammals graze seedlings of shrubs and trees during the summer, destroying natural regeneration and changing the diversity of surviving remnants over time. The kangaroos especially, seek shelter in the salt creeks in summer, whereas the rabbits find harbour in the rocky hills and in sandy places.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We are grateful to Alison Doley (Chair of the Waddy Forest Land Conservation District Committee) and Fiona Falconer (Secretary) for selecting the remnants and for organsing visits to them. Thanks to all those who took part: Joy and Alister Adams, Shelley Birch, Alison Doley, Fiona and David Falconer, Joy and Barry Fowler, Gabreilla and Richard Hyde, Colin, Ian and Dee Kerr, Tom MacDonald, Keith and Jan Morcombe, Kath and Jim Ovens, Jan and Greg Waite and David Wilson. John and Alison Doley were kind enough to provide meals and accomodation while SJD was on site.

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Sandra Santich and Murray Henwood assisted with the identifications. Robyn Hunt of Agriculture WA assisted with the interpretation of the soil maps.

The survey was funded by the Natural Heritage Trust.

REFERENCES

Beard, J.S. (1976). The Vegetation of the Perenjori Area. Vegmap Publications, Perth.

Davies, S.J.J.F. (1990). Report on a Survey of the Wildlife of Koobabbie, Coorow, March and September 1990.

Dell, J, A. Chapman, D.J. Kitchener and B.G. Muir. (1979). Biological Survey of the Western Australin Wheatbelt. Part 9: Marchagee Nature Reserve. Records of the W. A. Museum. Supplement No. 8, 1-50.

Gardner, C. A. and Bennetts, H. W. (1956). The Toxic Plants of Western . West Australian Newspapaers, Perth.

Appendix 1

Complete list of plant taxa found in the Waddy Forest Land Conservation District

ADIANTACEAE Anogramma leptophylla Cheilanthes sieberi MARSILEACEAE Marsilea drummondii CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina acutivalvis Allocasuarina campestris Allocasuarina ? huegeliana LAURACEAE Cassytha sp. AIZOACEAE Aizoon quadrifidus Disphyma crassifolium CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex artemesioides Atriplex ? hymenotheca Atriplex nummularia Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex semilunaris Atriplex versicarium Atriplex sp. Didymanthus roei Enchylaena tormentosa Halosarcia pergranulata Halosarcia sp. Maireana brevifolia Maireana carnosa Maireana trichoptera Rhagodia drummondii Rhagodia preissii Rhagodia sp. Sclerolaena diacantha Sclerolaena drummondii Sclerolaena erotioides AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus divaricatus Ptilotus drummondii 57

Ptilotus exaltatus Ptilotus obovatus Ptilotus polystachyus Ptilotus sericostachyus Ptilotus spathulatus PORTULACULACEAE Calandrinia eremaea Calandrinia polyandra CARYOPHYLLACEAE Silene gallica var. quinquevulnera Spergula arvensis* Vaccaria hispanica* POLYGONACEAE Muehlenbeckia adpressa DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia graniticola P3 Hibbertia huegelii Hibbertia rostellata STERCULIACEAE Guichenotia macrantha Keraudrenia integrifolia Thomasia tenuivesta MALVACEAE Abutilon sp. Alyogyne hakeflora DROSERACEAE Drosera calcaratum Drosera erythrorhiza Drosera glanduligera Drosera macrantha Drosera ? marchantii subsp. marchantii P4 Drosera subhirtella VIOLACEAE Hybanthus debilissimus Hybanthus floribundus subsp. curviformis Hybanthus ? multiflora FRANKENIACEAE Frankenia bracteata P1 GYROSTEMONACEAE Codonocarpus cotinifolius EPACRIDACEAE Astroloma serratifolium PITTOSPORACEAE Billardiera erubescens Marianthus bicolor Pittosporum phylliraeoides BURSARACEAE Bursaria occidentalis SURIANACEAE Stylobasium australe MIMOSACEAE Acacia acuaria Acacia acuminata Acacia aestivalis Acacia andrewsii Acacia assimilis Acacia daviesoides Acacia eremaea Acacia erinacea Acacia hemiteles Acacia laisocalyx Acacia longiphyllodinea Acacia longispinea 58

Acacia microbotrya Acacia multispicata Acacia neurophylla Acacia nodiflora P3 Acacia phaeocalyx P3 Acacia restiacea Acacia rostellifera Acacia saligna Acacia scalena P3 Acacia stereophylla var. sterophylla Acacia tetragonophylla Acacia ulicina CAESALPINIACEAE Senna eremophila FABACEAE Chorizema humilis DRF Chorizema racemosum Daviesia hakeioides subsp. subnuda Daviesia incrassata subsp. incrassata Daviesia nematophylla Gastrolobium parviflorum Isotropis drummondii Isotropis juncea Jacksonia acicularis Jacksonia fasciculata Jacksonia horrida Jacksonia rigida Leptosema daviesioides Mirbelia ramulosa Mirbelia spinosa PROTEACEAE Dryandra fraseri Grevillea asparagoides P3 Grevillea didymobotrya Grevillea excelsior Grevillea extoris Grevillea hakeoides subsp. stenophylla Grevillea leucoclada Grevillea ? obliquistigma Grevillea paniculata Grevillea paradoxa Grevillea petrophiloides Grevillea pterosperma Grevillea teretifolia Hakea coriacea Hakea erecta Hakea falcata Hakea preissii Hakea scoparia Isopogon divergens Persoonia chapmaniana P3 Persoonia saundersiana Petrophile conifera Petrophile incurvata Petrophile shuttleworthiana HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon aureum Glischrocaryon flavescens THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea angustifolia Pimelea avonensis Pimelea sp. MYRTACEAE 59

Baeckea blackettii Baeckea crispiflora Baeckea aff. cryptanroides Baeckea grandis Baeckea megaflora Calothamnus gilesii Calytrix brevifolia Calytrix depressa Calytrix glutinosa Calytrix leschenaultii Chamelaucium conostigma Chamelaucium pauciflorum Darwinia diosmoides Darwinia purpurea Eucalyptus arachnaea Eucalyptus brachycorys Eucalyptus campaspe Eucalyptus celastroides var. virella Eucalyptus eudesmioides Eucalyptus leptopoda Eucalyptus loxophleba Eucalyptus oldfieldii Eucalyptus salmonophloia Eucalyptus salubris Eucalyptus stowardii Eucalyptus subangusta Eucalyptus tormentosa Eucalyptus transcontinentalis Eucalyptus wandoo Malleostemon hursthousei Malleostemon roseus Melaleuca acuminata Melaleuca cardiophylla Melaleuca cardiophylla var. longistaminea Melaleuca conothamnoides Melaleuca cordata Melaleuca ctenoides Melaleuca eleuterostachya Melaleuca holosarcea Melaleuca lateriflora Melaleuca lateriflora subsp. lateriflora Melaleuca nematophylla Melaleuca oldfieldii Melaleuca pentagona var. subulifolia Melaleuca radula Melaleuca sclerophylla P3 Melaleuca (hybrid) steedmanii x radula Melaleuca steedmanii Melaleuca thyoides Melaleuca uncinata Melaleuca undulata Melaleuca viminea Melaleuca sp. Micromyrtus racemosa var. carinata Thryptomene raceulosa Thryptomene sp. Verticordia brevifolia Verticordia chrysanthella Verticordia picta Verticordia plumosa Verticordia sp. SANTALACEAE Exocarpus aphyllus 60

Leptomeria preissiana Santalum acuminatum Santalum spicatum STACKHOUSIACEAE Stackhousia monogyna EUPHORBIACEAE Euphorbia decipiens Euphorbia drummondii Ricinocarpus velutinus RHAMNACEAE Cryptandra connata Stenanthemum grandiflora Trymalium ledifolium POLYGALACEAE Comesperma integerrimum Comesperma scoparium Comesperma virgata Comesperma volubile SAPINDACEAE Dodonaea divaricata Dodonaea inaequifolia Dodonaea larraeoides Dodonaea pinifolia BURSARACEAE Bursaria occidentalis RUTACEAE Boronia caerulescens Eriostemon brucei APIACEAE Trachymene ornata Xanthosia bungei LOGANIACEAE Phyllangium paradoxum APOCYANACEAE Alyxia buxifolia SOLANACEAE Nicotiana rotundifolia var. rotundifolia Solanum oldfieldii BORAGINACEAE Halgania preissiana CHLOANTHACEAE Pityrodia dilatata Pityrodia terminalis LAMIACEAE Hemigenia diplanthera Hemigenia ? diplanthera Hemigenia divaricata Hemigenia westringioides PLANTAGINACEAE Plantago coronopus* SCROPHULARIACEAE Parentucellia latifolia* MYOPORACEAE Eremophila brucei Eremophila clarkii Eremophila decipiens Eremophila drummondii Eremophila oppositifolia LOBELIACEAE Isotoma hypocrateriformis STYLIDIACEAE Levenhookia preissii Stylidium calcaratum 61

Stylidium confluens Stylidium elongatum Stylidium emarginatum subsp. emarginatum Stylidium schoenoides Stylidium sp. GOODENIACEAE Dampiera lavandulacea Dampiera oligophylla Dampiera wellsiana Goodenia beardiana Lechenaultia ? formosa Lechenaultia macrantha Scaevola lanceolata Scaevola spinescens Velleia paradoxa Velleia trinervis RUBIACEAE Opercularia vaginata ASTERACEAE Actinobole uliginosum Angianthus globifer Blennospora drummondii Brachycome iberidifolia Brachycome sp. Calocephalus multiflorus Cephalipterum drummondii Chthonocephalus pseudovex Cotula australis Cotula cotuloides Erymophyllum ramosum subsp. ramosum Gilbertia tenuifolia Gilruthia osbornei Gnaphalium indutum Helipterum zacchaeus Hyalosperma cotula Hyalosperma glutinosum Hyalosperma glutinosum var. glutinosum Lawrencella lindleyi Olearia pimeleoides Podolepis canescens Podolepis capillaris Podolepis kendallii Podolepis lessonii Podolepis sp. Podotheca gnaphalioides Rhodanthe manglesii Rhodanthe spicata Rhodanthe stricta Schaenia cassiniana Senecio lautus* Vittadina cuneata Waitzia acuminata Waitzia acuminata var. albicans Waitzia nitida JUNCAGINACEAE Triglochin murcronata POTAMOGETONACEAE Ruppia megacarpa DIOSCOREACEAE Dioscorea hastifolia DASYPOGONACEAE Acanthocarpus preissii Chamaexeros fimbriata 62

PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata Stypandra glauca ANTHERICACEAE Arthropodium preissii Borya laciniata Borya sphaerocephala Thysanotus ? exiliflorus Thysanotus juncea Thysanotus patersonii Thysanotus tenellus IRIDACEAE Patersonia ? drummondii Patersonia occidentalis ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava Caladenia radialis Caladenia ? radialis Caladenia roei Caladenia saccharata Caladenia ? varians Cyanacula ? deformis Cyanacula gemmata Diuris ? laxiflora Diuris ? recurva Prasophyllum macrostachyum var. ringens Pterostylis nana Thelymitra antennifera HAEMODORACEAE Conostylis aculeata subsp. bromeloides CYPERACEAE Chrysithrix distigmatosa Gahnia drummondii Lepidosperma costale Lepidosperma drummondii Lepidosperma sp. Schoenus humilis Schoenus pleistemonius RESTIONACEAE Desmoclades asper Ecdeiocolea monostachya Lepidobolus chaetocephalus POACEAE Amphipogon strictus Aria cupaniana* Aristida contorta Austradanthonia caespitosa Austrostipa nitida Austrostipa semibarbata Eragrostis falcata Neuroachne alopecuroidea Pennisetum villosum* Stipa elegantissima

Appendix 2

Taxa only recorded off the designsted sites

FABACEAE Chorizema humilis DRF Jacksonia fasciculata PROTEACEAE 63

Grevillea extoris Grevillea leucoclada MYRTACEAE Darwinia purpurea Eucalyptus oldfieldii Melaleuca holosarcea Verticordia picta BURSARACEAE Bursaria occidentalis

Appendix 3

Composite list of the 57 birds recorded in the district during the survey

Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Grey Teal Anas gracilis Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus Hardhead Aythya australis Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Short-billed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Western Corella Cacatua pastinator Major Mitchell Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus splendens Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae 64

White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Tree Martin Hirundo nigricans Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis