Summary of Sites in the Simpson Desert, NT

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Summary of Sites in the

Simpson Desert, NT

August- September 2012

Acknowledgments

Ausplots Rangelands acknowledges the Traditional Owners of The Simspon Desert, NT for allowing access to their lands. Thank you to volunteer Duncan Jardine who assisted with the field collection of the data and samples. Thanks also to the many other volunteers who have helped with data curation and sample processing. Thanks also to Peter Latz and the staff from the NT Herabrium for undertaking the plant indentications.

Contents

Introduction...... 1 Accessing the Data ...... 3 Point intercept data ...... 3 Plant collections ...... 3 Leaf tissue samples...... 3 Site description information ...... 3 Structural summary ...... 3 Leaf Area Index ...... 3 Basal area ...... 3 Soil classification ...... 4 Soil meta barcoding samples ...... 4 Soil bulk density ...... 4 3D Photo Panorama ...... 4 Potential Uses for AusPlots Data from The Simspon Desert, NT ...... 5 For more information ...... 5 Appendices ...... 6

Appendix 1. Summary of AusPlots data and samples from The Simspon Desert, NT ...... 6 Appendix 2. Plot locations ...... 7 Appendix 3. Point intercept data ...... 8 Appendix 4. Substrate and Cover data ...... 10 Appendix 5. Structural summary ...... 12 Appendix 6. Soil Classification ...... 13 Appendix 7. Bulk density ...... 14 Appendix 8. Plant collection ...... 15

Introduction In June 2012, AusPlots, part of the Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (TERN), undertook surveys The Simspon Desert, Northern Territory. The surveys involved vegetation and soils work following the AusPlots Rangelands methodology, with 10 plots completed. These complement the 9 Ausplots sites later undertaken on Andado Station as well as 15 plots on the Queensland portion on Ethabuka and Cravens Peak The plots are part of over 580 plots completed nationally. Figure 1 shows the national AusPlots plot network, and Figure 2 shows the locations of the plots The Simspon Desert, NT.

This report provides a snapshot of some of the data which was collected during the survey work. A more detailed description of the methods used can be found online in our AusPlots Rangelands Survey Protocols Manual (White et al. 2012), available from our website www.ausplots.org.

Figure 1. AusPlots plot network LandSat Image used courtesy of the Commonwealth Department of the Environment

Figure 2. AusPlots Rangelands plot locations The Simspon Desert, NT Topographic data copyright Geoscience Australia

Accessing the Data All of the data the AusPlots collects is freely available online through the AEKOS data portal at www.aekos.org.au. It can also be viewed on the Soils to Satellites website which contains a range of useful visualisations sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia. At http://www.soils2satellites.org.au/.

Point intercept data The point intercept method is a straightforward method that is readily repeatable and requires little instruction to produce reliable plot information. It provides accurate benchmark data at each plot including substrate type and cover; as well as species structural information such as growth form, height, cover and abundance and population vertical structure. The demographic information produced at each plot can be compared spatially to indicate plot diﬀerences, and temporally to indicate change over time. Additionally, the cover data collected at each plot can be used to validate cover data extrapolated through remote sensing techniques.

Plant collections Each species that is found within the plot has a herbarium grade sample taken. These have all been formally identified by the NT herbarium. Much of the material is then lodged at the NT herbarium or at the Ausplots facility in Adelaide.

Leaf tissue samples All of the above samples also have leaf tissue samples taken. This involves placing leaf samples from each species into a cloth bag and drying them on silica desiccant. All of the dominant species have an extra 4 samples collected. These samples are available for use on application to Ausplots facility in Adelaide. They are able to be used for genetic analysis, Isotopic composition and range of other uses.

Site description information Contextual information is also collected at each site. This includes measures of slope an aspect, surface strew and lithology, and information on the grazing and fire history of the site. The sites location is also recorded with a differential GPS and the plot corners and centres (with landholder permission) marked with a star picket.

Structural summary Detailed structural summary information is also collected at each site. When combined with the height and cover information from the point intercept data it enables the creation of structural description compatible with and NVIS level 5 description.

Leaf Area Index In plots where a mid and/or upper canopy is present a measure of Leaf Area is recorded. The tool used is an LAI- 2200 and it captures LAI measurements in a range of canopies using one or two sensors attached to a single data logger (LI-COR 1990). The LAI data has a range of potential application such as studies of canopy growth, canopy productivity, woodland vigour, canopy fuel load, air pollution deposition, modelling insect defoliation, remote sensing, and the global carbon cycle.

Basal area Basal area measurements are collected across plots where woody biomass is taller than 2m. Basal area measurements provide information useful for calculating biomass and carbon levels and for structural studies. The wedge aperture, the length of string – 50 cm (and hence the distance from the eye and subsequent angle from the eye to the edges of the wedge aperture) and species count are all important in calculations. Algorithms developed for use with the basal wedge include the above data to calculate plant basal area on a per hectare basis even though species are counted outside the one hectare plot area. The method is plotless but used because it is based on the

3 concept of circles (trunks/basal area) within circles (circular plots) – the area of one varies proportionally to the change in the area of the other. Use of the basal wedge may be superseded by further improvement of the 3D photo point method and development of algorithms to provide information on vegetation community structure.

Soil classification Soils descriptions i.e. information recorded, number of recordings and coverage of locations, are generally poor across the rangelands region of Australia. The plot descriptions and soil characterisations collected will substantially alleviate this paucity of information. The data collected can also be used to increase the reliability of the rangelands component of the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia, produced by the TERN facility consistent with the Global Soil Map specifications. Analyses of the collected samples will greatly enhance the level of knowledge (e.g. nutrient and carbon levels) and hence understanding of rangelands soils and how they will respond to climate change and management options. It is hoped to eventually be able to analyse all 9 of the soil pits from within the plot using a number of different methods e.g. wet chemistry, MIR or NIR (mid infrared spectrometry or near infrared spectroscopy) either individually to provide a measure of variation of the parameter being measured across a plot or bulked together and a sub-sample extracted and analysed to provide a mean value for that parameter across a plot.

Soil meta barcoding samples Metagenomics is the study of genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples. Soil metagenomics provides the opportunity to understand what organisms are present at survey plots and provides an indication on their abundance. The collection techniques result in a bias towards higher order organisms. All of the Ausplots in the Simspon Desert, NT have soil meta barcoding samples collected.

Soil bulk density The soil bulk density (BD), also known as dry bulk density, is the weight of dry soil divided by the total soil volume. The total soil volume is the combined volume of solids and pores which may contain air or water, or both. The average values of air, water and solid in soil are easily measured and are a useful indication of a soils physical condition. Soil test results are most often presented either as a percentage of soil (e.g. % organic carbon) or as a weight per unit of soil (e.g. nitrogen, mg/kg). As bulk density is a measure of soil weight in a given volume, it provides a useful conversion from these units to an area basis unit (e.g. t/ha). The resulting number gives an easily understandable idea of the carbon storage or nutritional status of the soil on an area basis.

3D Photo Panorama AusPlots uses a three-dimensional method for photographing the site. This involves taking three 360 degree panoramas in a triangular pattern. This allows the creation of a 3D model of the vegetation within the site which can be used to monitor change over time, track plot condition as well as providing a unique, fast measurement of basal area and biomass.

4 Potent ial Uses for AusPlots Data from The Simspon Desert, NT The AusPlots survey method was developed out of a dire need for consistent, national scale ecological data and surveillance monitoring. As such, the data can be used in a range of ways both The Simspon Desert, NT but also to allow comparisons across the continent. Currently, a range of researchers and land managers make use of the data and samples. Some example applications that may be applicable within the region are listed below.

• Assessing vegetation change using the AusPlots methodology as both a baseline and a continued surveillance monitoring tool. • Detecting the impact of invasive species based on soil and vegetation data. • Ground-truthing satellite derived vegetation and soil data • Soil carbon analysis using the soil bulk density samples • Mapping soil phosphorus, nitrogen and other nutrients using soil pit and subsite samples • Assessing fuel loading using the basal area and leaf area data. • Use of the leaf tissue samples for genetic and isotopic analysis. For more information More information on the AusPlots facility can be found on our website www.AusPlots.org

For more information regarding the survey work The Simspon Desert, NT and assistance downloading and utilising the data from AEKOS and Soils2Satellites contact Emrys Leitch, AusPlots Field Survey Officer, [email protected]

For more information regarding the AusPlots facility, contact Ben Sparrow, AusPlots Director, [email protected]

5 Appendices

Appendix 1. Summary of AusPlots data and samples from The Simspon Desert, NT

AusPlots Data and Samples Count Total Collections 272 Total Leaf Tissue Samples 692 Total number of soil samples 239 Total weight of soil (kg) 239 Number of sites with Bulk Density data 10 Total metagenomic samples 90 Total metagenomic weight (kg) 45

6 Appendix 2. Plot locations

Plot Name Date Location latitude longitude Sand dune on Eastern side of Colson Track, 88km west of Old NTASSD0001 18-Aug-12 Andado homestead. Simpson Desert. 136.306700 -25.308900 Colson Track. 102km east north east of Andado homestead. NTASSD0002 19-Aug-12 175km east north east of Finke community 136.293989 -25.287400 Colson Track, 88km west of Old Andado homestead. Simpson NTASSD0003 20-Aug-12 Desert. 136.298500 -25.298550 Colson Track, 86km west of Old Andado homestead, Simpson NTASSD0004 21-Aug-12 Desert. 136.274669 -25.252480 Western side of Colson Track, 27km North of SA/NT border. NTASSD0005 18-Sep-12 Simpson Desert. 136.545461 -25.754780 Swale on left of Colson Track, 27km North of SA/NT border. NTASSD0006 18-Sep-12 Simpson Desert. 136.546589 -25.753950 Western side of Colson Track, 24km North of SA/NT border. NTASSD0007 19-Sep-12 Simpson Desert. 136.563061 -25.784270 Crown land, Colson Track. 134km south east of Andado NTASSD0008 19-Sep-12 homestead. 200km east south east of Finke community 136.561681 -25.779440 Eastern side of Colson Track, 63km North west of Mac Clark NTASSD0009 22-Sep-12 conservation park, 34 km SE of Allitra tableland. 136.009961 -24.782501 Colson Track, 63km North west of Mac Clark Conservation Park, 37 km SE of Allitra Tableland. Second sand dune East of NTASSD0010 23-Sep-12 Colson Track. 136.019770 -24.793520

7 Appendix 3. Point intercept data

Plot name Herbarium ID Common name Approx. % cover

NTASSD0001 Triodia basedowii Buck Spinifex 10.56

NTASSD0001 Dicrastylis costelloi 9.96

NTASSD0001 Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass 4.78

NTASSD0001 Aristida holathera (dead) Erect Kerosene Grass 4.58

NTASSD0001 Triodia basedowii (dead) Buck Spinifex 4.48

NTASSD0001 Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Sandy fireweed (P.K.Latz 4.28 12908)

NTASSD0001 Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower 4.08

NTASSD0001 Grevillea stenobotrya Rattle-Pod Grevillea 2.09

NTASSD0001 Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia 1.29

NTASSD0001 Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common 1.20 Name.

NTASSD0003 Dicrastylis costelloi 5.45

NTASSD0003 Zygochloa paradoxa Sandhill Canegrass 3.96

NTASSD0003 Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common 2.97 Name.

NTASSD0003 Newcastelia spodiotricha 2.68

NTASSD0003 Sida ammophila Sand Sida 2.58

NTASSD0003 Monachather paradoxus Bandicoot Grass 1.98

NTASSD0003 Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia 1.98

NTASSD0003 Calotis erinacea Tangled Burr-daisy 1.88

NTASSD0003 Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower 1.78

NTASSD0003 Triodia basedowii Buck Spinifex 1.59

NTASSD0003 Annual Forb 1.59

NTASSD0003 Sida sp. Simpson Desert dunes (P.K.Latz 18008) 1.29

NTASSD0004 Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common 11.78 Name.

NTASSD0004 Scaevola parvibarbata 7.23

NTASSD0004 Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass 3.47

NTASSD0004 Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower 2.97

NTASSD0004 Triodia basedowii Buck Spinifex 2.48

NTASSD0004 Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Red earth (D.J.Nelson 1651) 1.78

NTASSD0004 Acacia dictyophleba Wattle 1.78

NTASSD0004 Abutilon otocarpum Desert Chinese Lantern 1.29

NTASSD0005 Zygochloa paradoxa Sandhill Canegrass 3.07

NTASSD0005 Sida ammophila Sand Sida 2.57

NTASSD0005 Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass 2.38

NTASSD0005 Acacia murrayana Colony Wattle 2.18

NTASSD0005 Corynotheca micrantha var. divaricata Sand Lily 1.68

NTASSD0005 Dicrastylis costelloi 1.49

NTASSD0005 Sida cunninghamii Ridge Sida 1.39

NTASSD0005 Crotalaria eremaea subsp. eremaea Bluebush Pea 1.29

Plot name Herbarium ID Common name Approx. % cover

NTASSD0006 Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass 10.99

NTASSD0006 Eriachne aristidea Broad-leaf Wanderrie Grass 2.97

NTASSD0006 Euphorbia wheeleri Wheeler's Spurge 1.29

NTASSD0007 Zygochloa paradoxa Sandhill Canegrass 7.03

NTASSD0007 Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass 4.36

NTASSD0007 Sida ammophila Sand Sida 2.48

NTASSD0007 Ptilotus latifolius Tangled Mulla Mulla 1.09

NTASSD0008 Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass 12.18

NTASSD0008 Dicrastylis costelloi 3.37

NTASSD0008 Acacia murrayana F.Muell. ex Benth. 2.57

NTASSD0008 Trachymene glaucifolia Blue (or Wild) Parsnip 1.88

NTASSD0009 Eriachne aristidea Broad-leaf Wanderrie Grass 6.34

NTASSD0009 Aristida contorta Bunched Kerosene Grass 4.26

NTASSD0009 Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common 2.57 Name.

NTASSD0009 Triraphis mollis Feather Top 2.08

NTASSD0009 Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass 1.88

NTASSD0010 Zygochloa paradoxa Sandhill Canegrass 5.25

NTASSD0010 Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia 3.87

NTASSD0010 Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass 3.77

NTASSD0010 Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common 1.59 Name.

9 Appendix 4. Substrate and Cover data

Percentage Percentage Cover by Cover by Plot Name Growth form Growth form Plot Name Substrate Substrate Hummock NTASSD0001 grass 15.04 NTASSD0001 Litter 63.0478088 NTASSD0001 Shrub 14.54 NTASSD0001 Bare 36.9521912 NTASSD0001 Tussock grass 14.34 NTASSD0001 NC 9.86 NTASSD0001 Forb 6.37 Percentage Percentage Cover by Cover by Plot Name Growth form Growth form Plot Name Substrate Substrate NTASSD0003 Shrub 14.07 NTASSD0003 Bare 51.7343905 NTASSD0003 Forb 13.97 NTASSD0003 Litter 48.2656095 Hummock NTASSD0003 grass 5.55 NTASSD0003 Tussock grass 2.28 NTASSD0003 Chenopod 0.10 Percentage Percentage Cover by Cover by Plot Name Growth form Growth form Plot Name Substrate Substrate NTASSD0004 Shrub 18.12 NTASSD0004 Litter 76.039604 NTASSD0004 Forb 9.60 NTASSD0004 Bare 23.960396 NTASSD0004 Tussock grass 5.35 Hummock NTASSD0004 grass 2.48 Percentage Percentage Cover by Cover by Plot Name Growth form Growth form Plot Name Substrate Substrate NTASSD0005 Forb 10.59 NTASSD0005 Bare 71.3861386 NTASSD0005 Shrub 4.26 NTASSD0005 Litter 28.6138614 Hummock NTASSD0005 grass 3.76 NTASSD0005 Tussock grass 3.37 NTASSD0005 Chenopod 0.10 Percentage Percentage Cover by Cover by Plot Name Growth form Growth form Plot Name Substrate Substrate NTASSD0006 Tussock grass 14.36 NTASSD0006 Litter 50.2970297 NTASSD0006 Forb 1.29 NTASSD0006 Bare 49.5049505 Not NTASSD0006 Shrub 0.99 NTASSD0006 collected 0.1980198

Percentage Percentage Cover by Cover by Plot Name Growth form Growth form Plot Name Substrate Substrate NTASSD0007 Forb 8.22 NTASSD0007 Bare 67.2277228 Hummock NTASSD0007 grass 7.82 NTASSD0007 Litter 32.7722772 NTASSD0007 Tussock grass 5.54 NTASSD0007 Shrub 1.88 NTASSD0007 Chenopod 0.10 NTASSD0007 Vine 0.10 Percentage Percentage Cover by Cover by Plot Name Growth form Growth form Plot Name Substrate Substrate NTASSD0008 Tussock grass 13.76 NTASSD0008 Bare 56.039604 NTASSD0008 Shrub 7.92 NTASSD0008 Litter 43.960396 NTASSD0008 Forb 2.77 Percentage Percentage Cover by Cover by Plot Name Growth form Growth form Plot Name Substrate Substrate NTASSD0009 Tussock grass 14.75 NTASSD0009 Litter 56.6336634 NTASSD0009 Forb 4.65 NTASSD0009 Bare 43.2673267 NTASSD0009 Shrub 4.36 NTASSD0009 Cryptogam 0.0990099 NTASSD0009 Vine 0.10 Percentage Percentage Cover by Cover by Plot Name Growth form Growth form Plot Name Substrate Substrate NTASSD0010 Forb 10.21 NTASSD0010 Bare 71.0604559 NTASSD0010 Tussock grass 6.05 NTASSD0010 Litter 28.9395441 Hummock NTASSD0010 grass 5.55 NTASSD0010 Shrub 2.68 NTASSD0010 Chenopod 0.10

11 Appendix 5. Structural summary

Plot name Structural description

Triodia basedowii low open hummock grassland with Aristida holathera and Eragrostis eriopoda to a Dicrastylis NTASSD0001 costelloi and Scaevola depauperata mixed low shrubland. Eremophila macdonnellii low open shrubland with Dicrastylis costelloi, Scaevola depauperata ,Triodia sp., Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Red earth and Aristida holathera. Scattered Abutilon otocarpum.No dominant over NTASSD0002 stratum. A couple of taller Acacia murrayana Dicrastylis costelloi low open shrubland with Zygochloa paradoxa and Eremophila macdonnellii. Sparse ground stratum of Goodenia cycloptera and Monachather paradoxa. Some Rhagodia spinescens on dune crests with a NTASSD0003 few scattered down into the swale. Eremophila macdonnellii low open shrubland. Ground stratum of Scaevola parvibarbata, Aristida holathera and Scaevola depauperata. Some Triodia basedowii present in ground stratum. No shrubs over 1m. Large areas of NTASSD0004 dead leaf material.

Acacia murrayana low sparse shrubland with understratum of Zygochloa paradoxa, Sida ammophila and Aristida NTASSD0005 holathera.

Zygochloa paradoxa low sparse hummock grassland with Aristida holathera, Sida ammophila and scattered NTASSD0007 annual forbs.

Dicrastylis costelloi / Acacia murrayana low sparse shrubland to Aristida holathera open tussock grassland with NTASSD0008 Trachymene glaucifolia. No upper stratum.

Eriachne aristidea, Aristida contorta, Triraphis mollis low open tussock grassland with a sparse mid stratum of NTASSD0009 Eremophila macdonnellii.

Zygochloa paradoxa tall sparse hummock grassland with Goodenia cycloptera and Aristida holathera ground NTASSD0010 cover.

12 Appendix 6. Soil Classification

Colour Lower Plot name Upper depth Horizon Texture when ph effervescence depth EC wet

NTASSD0001 0 1 A1 Sand 10R48 6.2 Non-calcareous

NTASSD0002 0 1.1 A1 Sand 10R48 6.2 Non-calcareous

NTASSD0003 0 1 A1 Sand 10YR48 6.2 Non-calcareous

NTASSD0004 0 1.1 A1 Sand 10R48 6.2 Non-calcareous

NTASSD0005 0 1 A1 Sand 10R48 6.3 0.41 Non-calcareous

NTASSD0006 0 1 A1 Sand 10R48 6.2 0.34 Non-calcareous

NTASSD0007 0 1.1 A1 Sand 10R48 6.2 0.32 Non-calcareous

NTASSD0008 0 1.2 A1 Sand 10R48 6.7 0.03 Non-calcareous

NTASSD0009 0 1.1 A1 Sand 10R48 6.4 0.57 Non-calcareous

NTASSD0009 1.1 1.2 A3 Sandy clay loam 5YR46 7.4 1.35 Highly calcareous

NTASSD0010 0 1.2 A1 Sand 10R48 6.7 0.25 Non-calcareous

13 Appendix 7. Bulk density

Plot name Sample depth Fine earth weight Fine earth bulk density

NTASSD0001 0.00 - 0.10 355.72 1.7

NTASSD0001 0.10 - 0.20 362.02 1.73

NTASSD0001 0.20 - 0.30 360.27 1.72

NTASSD0002 0.00 - 0.10 370.29 1.77

NTASSD0002 0.10 - 0.20 361.24 1.73

NTASSD0002 0.20 - 0.30 367.99 1.76

NTASSD0003 0.00 - 0.10 371.73 1.78

NTASSD0003 0.10 - 0.20 396.54 1.89

NTASSD0003 0.20 - 0.30 363.53 1.74

NTASSD0004 0.00 - 0.10 371.93 1.78

NTASSD0004 0.10 - 0.20 357.47 1.71

NTASSD0004 0.20 - 0.30 360.2 1.72

NTASSD0005 0.00 - 0.10 370.02 1.77

NTASSD0005 0.10 - 0.20 368.59 1.76

NTASSD0005 0.20 - 0.30 363.9 1.74

NTASSD0006 0.00 - 0.10 368.59 1.76

NTASSD0006 0.10 - 0.20 363.9 1.74

NTASSD0006 0.20 - 0.30 356.92 1.7

NTASSD0007 0.00 - 0.10 353.25 1.69

NTASSD0007 0.10 - 0.20 353.99 1.69

NTASSD0007 0.20 - 0.30 363.61 1.74

NTASSD0008 0.00 - 0.10 370.18 1.77

NTASSD0008 0.10 - 0.20 363.08 1.73

NTASSD0008 0.20 - 0.30 353.82 1.69

NTASSD0009 0.00 - 0.10 373.47 1.78

NTASSD0009 0.10 - 0.20 373.98 1.79

NTASSD0009 0.20 - 0.30 378.18 1.81

NTASSD0010 0.00 - 0.10 356.45 1.7

NTASSD0010 0.10 - 0.20 356.77 1.7

NTASSD0010 0.20 - 0.30 357.54 1.71

Appendix 8. Plant collection * Denotes introduced species

Plot name Family Herabarium determination Common Name

NTADAC0001 Acacia dimidiata

NTASSD0001 Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum Desert Chinese Lantern

NTASSD0001 Fabaceae Acacia dictyophleba Wattle

NTASSD0001 Fabaceae Acacia ligulata Dune Wattle

NTASSD0001 Fabaceae Acacia murrayana Colony Wattle

NTASSD0001 Myrtaceae Aluta maisonneuvei

NTASSD0001 Poaceae Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass

NTASSD0001 Asteraceae Asteraceae sp. Sunflowers

NTASSD0001 Goodeniaceae Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion

NTASSD0001 Fabaceae Crotalaria eremaea subsp. eremaea Bluebush Pea

NTASSD0001 Lamiaceae Dicrastylis costelloi

NTASSD0001 Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Sandy fireweed (P.K.Latz 12908)

NTASSD0001 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila longifolia Berrigan

NTASSD0001 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common Name.

NTASSD0001 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila willsii subsp. integrifolia

NTASSD0001 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia sp. Simpson desert

NTASSD0001 Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia

NTASSD0001 Proteaceae Grevillea stenobotrya Rattle-Pod Grevillea

NTASSD0001 Malvaceae Hibiscus krichauffianus Velvet Leaf Hibiscus

NTASSD0001 Fabaceae Indigofera psammophila

NTASSD0001 Lamiaceae Newcastelia spodiotricha

NTASSD0001 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus Cotton Bush

NTASSD0001 Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower

NTASSD0001 Malvaceae Sida ammophila Sand Sida

NTASSD0001 Malvaceae Sida fibulifera Pin Sida

NTASSD0001 Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia Blue (or Wild) Parsnip

NTASSD0001 Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum

NTASSD0001 Poaceae Triodia basedowii Buck Spinifex

NTASSD0002 Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum Desert Chinese Lantern

NTASSD0002 Fabaceae Acacia dictyophleba Wattle

NTASSD0002 Fabaceae Acacia ligulata Dune Wattle

NTASSD0002 Euphorbiaceae Adriana tomentosa var. hookeri Mallee Bitter-bush

NTASSD0002 Poaceae Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass

NTASSD0002 Goodeniaceae Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion

NTASSD0002 Lamiaceae Dicrastylis costelloi

NTASSD0002 Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Red earth (D.J.Nelson 1651)

NTASSD0002 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common Name.

NTASSD0002 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia sp. Simpson Desert

Plot name Family Herabarium determination Common Name

NTASSD0002 Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia

NTASSD0002 Haloragaceae Haloragis gossei

NTASSD0002 Poaceae Monachather paradoxus Bandicoot Grass

NTASSD0002 Lamiaceae Newcastelia spodiotricha

NTASSD0002 Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower

NTASSD0002 Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena johnsonii

NTASSD0002 Fabaceae Senna artemisioides subsp. filifolia

NTASSD0002 Fabaceae Senna pleurocarpa Firebush

NTASSD0002 Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia Blue (or Wild) Parsnip

NTASSD0003 Fabaceae Acacia dictyophleba Wattle

NTASSD0003 Fabaceae Acacia ligulata Dune Wattle

NTASSD0003 Fabaceae Acacia murrayana Colony Wattle

NTASSD0003 Goodeniaceae Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion

NTASSD0003 Asteraceae Calotis erinacea Tangled Burr-daisy

NTASSD0003 Asteraceae Chrysocephalum eremaeum

NTASSD0003 Fabaceae Crotalaria eremaea subsp. eremaea Bluebush Pea

NTASSD0003 Lamiaceae Dicrastylis costelloi

NTASSD0003 Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Red earth (D.J.Nelson 1651)

NTASSD0003 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common Name.

NTASSD0003 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila willsii subsp. integrifolia

NTASSD0003 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia sp. Simpson desert

NTASSD0003 Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia

NTASSD0003 Proteaceae Grevillea stenobotrya Rattle-Pod Grevillea

NTASSD0003 Malvaceae Hibiscus krichauffianus Velvet Leaf Hibiscus

NTASSD0003 Fabaceae Indigofera psammophila

NTASSD0003 Poaceae Monachather paradoxus Bandicoot Grass

NTASSD0003 Lamiaceae Newcastelia spodiotricha

NTASSD0003 Poaceae Paractaenum refractum

NTASSD0003 Asteraceae Polycalymma stuartii Poached-eggs Daisy

NTASSD0003 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus latifolius Tangled Mulla Mulla

NTASSD0003 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus Cotton Bush

NTASSD0003 Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia spinescens Berry Saltbush

NTASSD0003 Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower

NTASSD0003 Fabaceae Senna pleurocarpa Firebush

NTASSD0003 Malvaceae Sida ammophila Sand Sida

NTASSD0003 Malvaceae Sida sp. Simpson Desert dunes (P.K.Latz 18008)

NTASSD0003 Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia Blue (or Wild) Parsnip

NTASSD0003 Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum

NTASSD0003 Poaceae Triodia basedowii Buck Spinifex

NTASSD0003 Poaceae Zygochloa paradoxa Sandhill Canegrass

NTASSD0004 Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum Desert Chinese Lantern

NTASSD0004 Fabaceae Acacia dictyophleba Wattle

Plot name Family Herabarium determination Common Name

NTASSD0004 Fabaceae Acacia murrayana Colony Wattle

NTASSD0004 Euphorbiaceae Adriana tomentosa var. hookeri Mallee Bitter-bush

NTASSD0004 Poaceae Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass

NTASSD0004 Goodeniaceae Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion

NTASSD0004 Fabaceae Cullen pallidum Woolly Scurf-pea

NTASSD0004 Lamiaceae Dicrastylis costelloi

NTASSD0004 Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Red earth (D.J.Nelson 1651)

NTASSD0004 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common Name.

NTASSD0004 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila willsii subsp. integrifolia

NTASSD0004 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia sp. Simpson desert

NTASSD0004 Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia

NTASSD0004 Poaceae Monachather paradoxus Bandicoot Grass

NTASSD0004 Lamiaceae Newcastelia spodiotricha

NTASSD0004 Asteraceae Rhodanthe citrina

NTASSD0004 Asteraceae Rhodanthe stricta Slender Sunray

NTASSD0004 Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower

NTASSD0004 Goodeniaceae Scaevola parvibarbata

NTASSD0004 Fabaceae Senna pleurocarpa Firebush

NTASSD0004 Malvaceae Sida ammophila Sand Sida

NTASSD0004 Malvaceae Sida sp. Simpson Desert dunes (P.K.Latz 18008)

NTASSD0004 Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia Blue (or Wild) Parsnip

NTASSD0004 Poaceae Triodia basedowii Buck Spinifex

NTASSD0005 Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum Desert Chinese Lantern

NTASSD0005 Fabaceae Acacia dictyophleba Wattle

NTASSD0005 Fabaceae Acacia murrayana Colony Wattle

NTASSD0005 Euphorbiaceae Adriana tomentosa var. hookeri Mallee Bitter-bush

NTASSD0005 Poaceae Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass

NTASSD0005 Goodeniaceae Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion

NTASSD0005 Hemerocallidaceae Corynotheca micrantha var. divaricata Sand Lily

NTASSD0005 Fabaceae Crotalaria cunninghamii subsp. sturtii

NTASSD0005 Fabaceae Crotalaria eremaea subsp. eremaea Bluebush Pea

NTASSD0005 Fabaceae Cullen pallidum Woolly Scurf-pea

NTASSD0005 Lamiaceae Dicrastylis costelloi

NTASSD0005 Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Sandy fireweed (P.K.Latz 12908)

NTASSD0005 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common Name.

NTASSD0005 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila willsii

NTASSD0005 Poaceae Eriachne aristidea Broad-leaf Wanderrie Grass

NTASSD0005 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia wheeleri Wheeler's Spurge

NTASSD0005 Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia

NTASSD0005 Malvaceae Hibiscus krichauffianus Velvet Leaf Hibiscus

NTASSD0005 Fabaceae Indigofera psammophila

NTASSD0005 Asteraceae Leiocarpa semicalva

Plot name Family Herabarium determination Common Name

NTASSD0005 Lamiaceae Newcastelia spodiotricha

NTASSD0005 Rubiaceae Oldenlandia pterospora

NTASSD0005 Poaceae Paspalidium reflexum

NTASSD0005 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus latifolius Tangled Mulla Mulla

NTASSD0005 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus Cotton Bush

NTASSD0005 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus polystachyus Prince of Wales Feather

NTASSD0005 Chenopodiaceae Salsola tragus subsp. tragus Slender Saltwort

NTASSD0005 Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower

NTASSD0005 Malvaceae Sida ammophila Sand Sida

NTASSD0005 Malvaceae Sida cunninghamii Ridge Sida

NTASSD0005 Fabaceae Swainsona affinis

NTASSD0005 Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum Camel Bush

NTASSD0005 Poaceae Triodia basedowii Buck Spinifex

NTASSD0005 Poaceae Yakirra australiensis Bunch Panic

NTASSD0005 Poaceae Zygochloa paradoxa Sandhill Canegrass

NTASSD0006 Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum Desert Chinese Lantern

NTASSD0006 Fabaceae Acacia murrayana Colony Wattle

NTASSD0006 Poaceae Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass

NTASSD0006 Lamiaceae Dicrastylis costelloi

NTASSD0006 Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Sandy fireweed (P.K.Latz 12908)

NTASSD0006 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common Name.

NTASSD0006 Poaceae Eriachne aristidea Broad-leaf Wanderrie Grass

NTASSD0006 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia wheeleri Wheeler's Spurge

NTASSD0006 Boraginaceae Heliotropium cunninghamii

NTASSD0006 Goodeniaceae Lechenaultia divaricata Tangled Leschenaultia

NTASSD0006 Malvaceae Malvaceae sp. Mallow Family

NTASSD0006 Poaceae Paspalidium reflexum

NTASSD0006 Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus fuernrohrii Sand Spurge

NTASSD0006 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus Cotton Bush

NTASSD0006 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus polystachyus Prince of Wales Feather

NTASSD0006 Chenopodiaceae Salsola tragus subsp. tragus Slender Saltwort

NTASSD0006 Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower

NTASSD0007 Fabaceae Acacia dictyophleba Wattle

NTASSD0007 Fabaceae Acacia ligulata Dune Wattle

NTASSD0007 Fabaceae Acacia murrayana Colony Wattle

NTASSD0007 Poaceae Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass

NTASSD0007 Cucurbitaceae Citrullus lanatus Afghan Melon

NTASSD0007 Hemerocallidaceae Corynotheca micrantha var. divaricata Sand Lily

NTASSD0007 Fabaceae Crotalaria cunninghamii subsp. sturtii

NTASSD0007 Fabaceae Crotalaria eremaea subsp. eremaea Bluebush Pea

NTASSD0007 Fabaceae Cullen pallidum Woolly Scurf-pea

NTASSD0007 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common Name.

Plot name Family Herabarium determination Common Name

NTASSD0007 Poaceae Eriachne aristidea Broad-leaf Wanderrie Grass

NTASSD0007 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia wheeleri Wheeler's Spurge

NTASSD0007 Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia

NTASSD0007 Proteaceae Grevillea stenobotrya Rattle-Pod Grevillea

NTASSD0007 Malvaceae Hibiscus krichauffianus Velvet Leaf Hibiscus

NTASSD0007 Fabaceae Indigofera psammophila

NTASSD0007 Goodeniaceae Lechenaultia divaricata Tangled Leschenaultia

NTASSD0007 Lamiaceae Newcastelia spodiotricha

NTASSD0007 Rubiaceae Oldenlandia pterospora

NTASSD0007 Poaceae Paspalidium reflexum

NTASSD0007 Asteraceae Polycalymma stuartii Poached-eggs Daisy

NTASSD0007 Portulacaceae Portulaca intraterranea Buttercup Pigface

NTASSD0007 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus latifolius Tangled Mulla Mulla

NTASSD0007 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus Cotton Bush

NTASSD0007 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus polystachyus Prince of Wales Feather

NTASSD0007 Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia spinescens Berry Saltbush

NTASSD0007 Chenopodiaceae Salsola tragus

NTASSD0007 Fabaceae Senna pleurocarpa Firebush

NTASSD0007 Malvaceae Sida ammophila Sand Sida

NTASSD0007 Malvaceae Sida sp. Simpson Desert dunes (P.K.Latz 18008)

NTASSD0007 Fabaceae Swainsona laxa Straggling Swainson-pea

NTASSD0007 Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia Blue (or Wild) Parsnip

NTASSD0007 Poaceae Triodia basedowii Buck Spinifex

NTASSD0007 Poaceae Zygochloa paradoxa Sandhill Canegrass

NTASSD0008 Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum Desert Chinese Lantern

NTASSD0008 Fabaceae Acacia dictyophleba Wattle

NTASSD0008 Fabaceae Acacia murrayana

NTASSD0008 Euphorbiaceae Adriana tomentosa var. hookeri Mallee Bitter-bush

NTASSD0008 Poaceae Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass

NTASSD0008 Fabaceae Crotalaria eremaea subsp. eremaea Bluebush Pea

NTASSD0008 Lamiaceae Dicrastylis costelloi

NTASSD0008 Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Sandy fireweed (P.K.Latz 12908)

NTASSD0008 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common Name.

NTASSD0008 Poaceae Eriachne aristidea

NTASSD0008 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia wheeleri Wheeler's Spurge

NTASSD0008 Malvaceae Hibiscus sp. Hibiscus

NTASSD0008 Poaceae Paspalidium reflexum

NTASSD0008 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus polystachyus

NTASSD0008 Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower

NTASSD0008 Goodeniaceae Scaevola sp. Fan-Flower.

NTASSD0008 Fabaceae Senna pleurocarpa Firebush

NTASSD0008 Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia Blue (or Wild) Parsnip

Plot name Family Herabarium determination Common Name

NTASSD0009 Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum Desert Chinese Lantern

NTASSD0009 Fabaceae Acacia murrayana Colony Wattle

NTASSD0009 Fabaceae Acacia sibirica Bastard Mulga

NTASSD0009 Fabaceae Acacia victoriae Bramble Wattle

NTASSD0009 Poaceae Aristida contorta Bunched Kerosene Grass

NTASSD0009 Poaceae Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass

NTASSD0009 Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca Cattle Bush

NTASSD0009 Asteraceae Calocephalus platycephalus Western Beauty-heads

NTASSD0009 Asteraceae Calotis hispidula Bindy eye

NTASSD0009 Convolvulaceae Convolvulus clementii Desert Bindweed

NTASSD0009 Fabaceae Cullen pallidum Woolly Scurf-pea

NTASSD0009 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common Name.

NTASSD0009 Poaceae Eriachne aristidea Broad-leaf Wanderrie Grass

NTASSD0009 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia wheeleri Wheeler's Spurge

NTASSD0009 Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia

NTASSD0009 Malvaceae Hibiscus krichauffianus Velvet Leaf Hibiscus

NTASSD0009 Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha Silky Cow-vine

NTASSD0009 Brassicaceae Lepidium phlebopetalum Veined Peppercress

NTASSD0009 Solanaceae Nicotiana velutina Native Tobacco

NTASSD0009 Asteraceae Polycalymma stuartii Poached-eggs Daisy

NTASSD0009 Portulacaceae Portulaca intraterranea Buttercup Pigface

NTASSD0009 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus Cotton Bush

NTASSD0009 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus polystachyus Prince of Wales Feather

NTASSD0009 Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia spinescens Berry Saltbush

NTASSD0009 Asteraceae Rhodanthe floribunda Common White Sunray

NTASSD0009 Chenopodiaceae Salsola tragus

NTASSD0009 Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower

NTASSD0009 Goodeniaceae Scaevola parvibarbata

NTASSD0009 Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena convexula Tall Copperburr

NTASSD0009 Fabaceae Senna artemisioides subsp. filifolia

NTASSD0009 Malvaceae Sida ammophila Sand Sida

NTASSD0009 Solanaceae Solanum ellipticum Hillside Flannel Bush

NTASSD0009 Brassicaceae Stenopetalum lineare Enmerta

NTASSD0009 Fabaceae Swainsona affinis

NTASSD0009 Fabaceae Swainsona flavicarinata Yellow-keeled Swainsona

NTASSD0009 Fabaceae Tephrosia sphaerospora Mulga Trefoil

NTASSD0009 Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia Blue (or Wild) Parsnip

NTASSD0009 Zygophyllaceae Tribulus sp.

NTASSD0009 Poaceae Triraphis mollis Feather Top

NTASSD0009 Poaceae Zygochloa paradoxa Sandhill Canegrass

NTASSD0010 Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum Desert Chinese Lantern

NTASSD0010 Fabaceae Acacia murrayana Colony Wattle

Plot name Family Herabarium determination Common Name

NTASSD0010 Amaranthaceae Amaranthus grandiflorus Large-flower Amaranth

NTASSD0010 Poaceae Aristida holathera Erect Kerosene Grass

NTASSD0010 Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca Cattle Bush

NTASSD0010 Portulacaceae Calandrinia balonensis Balonne Parakeelya

NTASSD0010 Asteraceae Calocephalus platycephalus Western Beauty-heads

NTASSD0010 Asteraceae Calotis erinacea Tangled Burr-daisy

NTASSD0010 Fabaceae Crotalaria eremaea subsp. eremaea Bluebush Pea

NTASSD0010 Fabaceae Cullen pallidum Woolly Scurf-pea

NTASSD0010 Lamiaceae Dicrastylis costelloi

NTASSD0010 Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda subsp. Sandy fireweed (P.K.Latz 12908)

NTASSD0010 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila macdonnellii No Generally Accepted Common Name.

NTASSD0010 Scrophulariaceae Eremophila willsii subsp. willsii

NTASSD0010 Poaceae Eriachne aristidea Broad-leaf Wanderrie Grass

NTASSD0010 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia wheeleri Wheeler's Spurge

NTASSD0010 Goodeniaceae Goodenia cycloptera Cut-leaf Goodenia

NTASSD0010 Malvaceae Hibiscus krichauffianus Velvet Leaf Hibiscus

NTASSD0010 Fabaceae Indigofera psammophila

NTASSD0010 Goodeniaceae Lechenaultia divaricata Tangled Leschenaultia

NTASSD0010 Brassicaceae Lepidium phlebopetalum Veined Peppercress

NTASSD0010 Solanaceae Nicotiana velutina Native Tobacco

NTASSD0010 Rubiaceae Oldenlandia pterospora

NTASSD0010 Poaceae Paspalidium reflexum

NTASSD0010 Asteraceae Polycalymma stuartii Poached-eggs Daisy

NTASSD0010 Portulacaceae Portulaca intraterranea Buttercup Pigface

NTASSD0010 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus latifolius Tangled Mulla Mulla

NTASSD0010 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus Cotton Bush

NTASSD0010 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus polystachyus Prince of Wales Feather

NTASSD0010 Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia spinescens Berry Saltbush

NTASSD0010 Asteraceae Rhodanthe floribunda Common White Sunray

NTASSD0010 Chenopodiaceae Salsola tragus

NTASSD0010 Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata Skeleton Fan-flower

NTASSD0010 Goodeniaceae Scaevola parvibarbata

NTASSD0010 Fabaceae Senna pleurocarpa Firebush

NTASSD0010 Malvaceae Sida ammophila Sand Sida

NTASSD0010 Malvaceae Sida sp. Simpson Desert dunes (P.K.Latz 18008)

NTASSD0010 Fabaceae Swainsona affinis

NTASSD0010 Fabaceae Tephrosia sphaerospora Mulga Trefoil

NTASSD0010 Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia Blue (or Wild) Parsnip

NTASSD0010 Aizoaceae Trianthema pilosum

NTASSD0010 Zygophyllaceae Tribulus hystrix Sandhill Puncture Vine

NTASSD0010 Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum Camel Bush

NTASSD0010 Poaceae Triodia basedowii Buck Spinifex

Plot name Family Herabarium determination Common Name

NTASSD0010 Poaceae Triraphis mollis Feather Top

NTASSD0010 Poaceae Zygochloa paradoxa Sandhill Canegrass

NTASSD0002 ( August 2012) NTASSD0004 ( August 2012)

NTASSD005 ( September 2012) NTASSD007 ( September 2012)