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TARGETED FLORA SURVEY TRIESTE 3D SEISMIC PROJECT, ARROWSMITH Prepared By Prepared For Lattice Energy Date December 2017 DOCUMENT STATUS DOCUMENT REFERENCE: LEP1701/033/17 VERSION TYPE AUTHOR/S REVIEWER/S DATE DISTRIBUTED V1 Internal review N. Murdock D. Angus - V2 Draft for client N. Murdock E.M. Mattiske 30/11//17 V3 Revision with client comments N. Murdock S. Ruoss 12/12/2017 FINAL Final report (ACN 063 507 175, ABN 39 063 507 175) PO Box 437 Kalamunda WA 6926 Phone: +61 8 9257 1625 Email: [email protected] COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER Copyright The information contained in this report is the property of Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd. The use or copying of the whole or any part of this report without the written permission of Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd is not permitted. Disclaimer This report has been prepared on behalf of and for the exclusive use of Lattice Energy, and is subject to and issued in accordance with the agreement between Lattice Energy and Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd. This report is based on the scope of services defined by Lattice Energy, the budgetary and time constraints imposed by Lattice Energy, and the methods consistent with the preceding. Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd has utilised information and data supplied by Lattice Energy (and its agents), and sourced from government databases, literature, departments and agencies in the preparation of this report. Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd has compiled this report on the basis that any supplied or sourced information and data was accurate at the time of publication. Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for the use of, or reliance upon, the whole or any part of this report by any third party. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 1 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.1. Location and Scope of Project ................................................................................................2 1.2. Environmental Legislation and Guidelines ................................................................................2 2. OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................. 4 3. METHODS ...................................................................................................................................... 4 3.1. Field Survey .........................................................................................................................4 3.2. Survey Timing ......................................................................................................................5 3.3. Impact Assessment ...............................................................................................................6 3.4. Survey Limitations .................................................................................................................6 4. RESULTS ........................................................................................................................................ 7 4.1. Threatened Flora ................................................................................................................ 10 4.1.1. Eucalyptus crispata (T & Vulnerable) - MYRTACEAE ............................................................... 10 4.1.2. Eucalyptus leprophloia (T & Endangered) - MYRTACEAE ......................................................... 10 4.1.3. Paracaleana dixonii (T & Endangered) - ORCHIDACEAE .......................................................... 10 4.1.4. Thelymitra stellata (T & Endangered) - ORCHIDACEAE ........................................................... 11 4.2. Priority One Flora ................................................................................................................ 13 4.2.1. Lasiopetalum ogilvieanum (P1) - Malvaceae ........................................................................... 13 4.2.2. Tricoryne soullierae (P1) - Hemerocallidaceae ........................................................................ 13 4.3. Priority Two Flora ................................................................................................................ 15 4.3.1. Persoonia filiformis (P2) - PROTEACEAE ................................................................................ 15 4.3.2. Stylidium pseudocaespitosum (P2) - STYLIDIACEAE ............................................................... 15 4.3.3. Micromyrtus uniovulum (P2) - MYRTACEAE ........................................................................... 15 4.4. Priority Three Flora ............................................................................................................. 17 4.4.1. Grevillea biformis subsp. cymbiformis (P3) - PROTEACEAE ...................................................... 17 4.4.2. Guichenotia alba (P3) - MALVACEAE ..................................................................................... 17 4.4.3. Hemiandra sp. Eneabba (H. Demarz 3687) (P3) - LAMIACEAE ................................................. 17 4.4.4. Hypocalymma gardneri (P3) - MYRTACEAE ............................................................................ 17 4.4.5. Mesomelaena stygia subsp. deflexa (P3) - CYPERACEAE ......................................................... 17 4.4.6. Persoonia rudis (P3) - PROTEACEAE ..................................................................................... 17 4.4.7. Stylidium drummondianum (P3) - STYLIDIACEAE ................................................................... 17 4.4.8. Stylidium torticarpum (P3) - STYLIDIACEAE........................................................................... 18 4.4.9. Synaphea oulopha (P3) - PROTEACEAE ................................................................................. 18 4.4.10. Verticordia luteola var. luteola (P3) - MYRTACEAE .............................................................. 18 4.4.11. Verticordia densiflora var. roseostella (P3) - MYRTACEAE .................................................... 18 4.5. Priority Four Flora ............................................................................................................... 21 4.5.1. Banksia scabrella (P4) - PROTEACEAE ................................................................................... 21 4.5.2. Desmocladus elongatus (P4) - RESTIONACEAE ...................................................................... 21 4.5.3. Eucalyptus macrocarpa subsp. elachantha (P4) - MYRTACEAE ................................................. 21 4.5.4. Hemiandra sp. Watheroo (S. Hancocks 4) (P4) - LAMIACEAE .................................................. 21 4.5.5. Pityrodia viscida (P4) - LAMIACEAE ....................................................................................... 21 4.5.6. Schoenus griffinianus (P4) - CYPERACEAE ............................................................................. 21 4.6. Impact Assessment ............................................................................................................. 24 4.7. Vegetation .......................................................................................................................... 27 4.7.1. Broad Vegetation Structure .................................................................................................. 27 4.7.2. Vegetation Condition ........................................................................................................... 27 5. DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................... 28 6. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................. 30 7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................... 30 8. PERSONNEL ................................................................................................................................ 30 9. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 31 TABLES 1: Survey timing 2: Monthly comparison of species’ flowering periods, rainfall and field survey intensity 3: Comparative statistics of conservation significant species 4: Impact assessment of conservation significant species FIGURES 1: Locality 2: 2017 survey effort 3: Historic threatened and priority flora locations 4.1: Threatened flora locations 4.2: Priority 1 flora locations 4.3: Priority 2 flora locations 4.4: Priority 3 flora locations 4.5: Priority 4 flora locations PLATES 1: Threatened taxa inflorescences and habit 2: Priority one taxa inflorescences and habit 3: Priority two inflorescences and habit 4: Priority three inflorescences and habit 5: Priority four inflorescences and habit APPENDICES A1: Threatened and priority flora definitions A2: Other definitions B: Source and Receiver line comments from botanical foot traverses C: Geographic locations of conservation significant taxa recorded in the Trieste 3D Seismic Project D: Definition of vegetation condition scale for the south-west and interzone botanical provinces LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS BOM: Bureau of Meteorology DotEE: Department of the Environment and