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Land Unit Master Land Unit Information Sheet Land system name: Wishaw Land unit: WW3 General description This unit is the predominant land type in the Wishaw land system. Very deep, red Kandosols (gradational-textured profiles) predominate. There is an extensive list of plant species recorded for this area, with considerable variation in the relative proportions of species between sites. In general, mid-high woodlands of E. similis (Queensland yellowjacket) predominate, with Corymbia setosa (applejack), C. clarksoniana (Clarkson's bloodwood), C. brachycarpa (gum-topped bloodwood) and C. dallachiana (ghost gum) occurring at random. The understorey contains a very large, diverse range of species (refer to list below) and the ground layer is dominated by Triodia pungens (gummy spinifex), Heteropogon contortus (black spear grass), Aristida sp. (wire grass) and Themeda triandra (kangaroos grass). Deep red Kandosols (gradational-textured profile) predominate. Regional ecosystem 10.5.1 is predominant. Site characteristics Landform element Average slope Plain 2% Site drainage Soil permeability Well drained Highly permeable Flooding risk Inundation risk Nil Nil Potential recharge to groundwater Soil depth High Very deep; 1.5 - 5.0m Present land use Grazing Susceptibility to land degradation processes Sheet erosion Gully erosion Wind erosion Salting High Very low Low Very low This information has been generated from the Desert Uplands Land Resource Database. The Environmental Protection Agency accepts no liability for any decisions or actions taken on the basis of this information. State of Queensland. Environmental Protection Agency 2004. 7/12/2005 Land Unit WW3 - page 1 Representative site number: 1469 Soil classification Australian Soil Classification Principle Profile Form KA AA AG CD - B E M O X Gn 1.13 - 4/0/025 General soil description A red, sandy clay loam changes gradually with depth to a dark red, light clay. The whole profile has a massive structure. Soil profile morphology Horizon Horizon no Depth Description A 1 0.00 - 0.25 Weak red sandy clay loam; No mottles; very few small pebbles subangular Quartz coarse fragments; Massive; no segregations; Dry weak; Gradual to; B2t 2 0.25 - 2.00+ Dark red light clay; No mottles; no coarse fragments; Massive; no segregations; Dry firm; Soil chemical analysis P S H A D P h a G N o O S o i l H S l o u s m s r D r t u o t r o l s p i a m a t g a z c t e d p a a r p v e r s k a o o p i i t i H t i e h r z s n c t e i n u n n t s n e o l o i i h i n i s u t t i u r g c % n n r o e y t m m u o n n s . t A 1 0.00 - 0.25 6.2 0.17 Deficient Deficient Very low 0.10 Nil - Very low Low N Y Moderate B2t 2 0.25 - 2.00+ 6.0 0.74 Deficient Deficient Very low 0.07 Nil - Very low Very low N Y Low Field sites within this land unit (see technical report for original site nos.) Site code Site type Site code Site type Site code Site type Site code Site type 1464 DUSLARA Tertiary 3513 Corveg 4289 Corveg 4937 Corveg 1466 DUSLARA Primary 3521 Corveg 4290 Corveg 4939 Corveg 1467 DUSLARA Tertiary 3545 Corveg 4307 Corveg 4989 Corveg 1469 DUSLARA Primary 4168 Corveg 4324 Corveg 4990 Corveg 1509 DUSLARA Primary 4171 Corveg 4327 Corveg 4991 Corveg 1510 DUSLARA Tertiary 4173 Corveg 4358 Corveg 4993 Corveg 1606 DUSLARA Primary 4178 Corveg 4367 Corveg 5016 Dalrymple 1617 DUSLARA Tertiary 4186 Corveg 4405 Corveg 5018 Dalrymple 1622 DUSLARA Tertiary 4219 Corveg 4560 Corveg 5507 Dalrymple 1626 DUSLARA Primary 4220 Corveg 4561 Corveg 5520 Dalrymple 1627 DUSLARA Tertiary 4224 Corveg 4562 Corveg 5563 Dalrymple 1630 DUSLARA Tertiary 4228 Corveg 4563 Corveg 5574 Dalrymple 1633 DUSLARA Tertiary 4229 Corveg 4843 Corveg 5585 Dalrymple 1637 DUSLARA Tertiary 4233 Corveg 4859 Corveg 5587 Dalrymple 1642 DUSLARA Tertiary 4235 Corveg 4879 Corveg 5592 Dalrymple 1647 DUSLARA Tertiary 4276 Corveg 4880 Corveg 5605 Dalrymple 1648 DUSLARA Tertiary 4277 Corveg 4881 Corveg 5607 Dalrymple 1652 DUSLARA Tertiary 4278 Corveg 4883 Corveg 5627 Dalrymple 1690 DUSLARA Primary 4284 Corveg 4901 Corveg 5639 Dalrymple 3502 Corveg 4288 Corveg 4934 Corveg 5779 Dalrymple This information has been generated from the Desert Uplands Land Resource Database. The Environmental Protection Agency accepts no liability for any decisions or actions taken on the basis of this information. State of Queensland. Environmental Protection Agency 2004. 7/12/2005 Land Unit WW3 - page 2 Summary of plant species within this land unit Species Common name Acacia coriacea desert oak, wirewood, dogwood, wiry wattle Acacia coriacea subsp. sericophylla Acacia cowleana (Acacia oligophleba) Cowley's wattle*, sand wattle Acacia cretata - Acacia elachantha wattle Acacia excelsa ironwood*, brigalow, bunkerman, ironwood wattle Acacia excelsa subsp. excelsa ironwood Acacia galioides - Acacia gonoclada wattle Acacia hemignosta - Acacia holosericea soap bush wattle, candelabra wattle Acacia hyaloneura wattle Acacia lazaridis - Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx Brisbane black wattle*, black wattle*, early-flowering black wattle* Acacia leptostachya slender wattle Acacia longispicata wattle, black wattle, curracabah Acacia melleodora waxy wattle Acacia platycarpa ghost wattle Acacia platyphylla invalid species name (white barked wattle) Acacia ramiflora (6) - Acacia simsii Acacia sp. Acacia tenuissima narrow-leaved wattle Acacia torulosa - Achyranthes aspera chaff flower*, chaff burr Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass* Alphitonia excelsa soap bush*, red ash, soaptree, white myrtle Aristida calycina dark wiregrass, branched wiregrass Aristida calycina var. calycina dark wiregrass Aristida holathera erect kerosene grass, wiregrass, kerosene grass, large silver grass, tall kerosene grass Aristida holathera var. holathera erect kerosene grass, wiregrass Aristida inaequiglumis unequal threeawn, feathertop threeawn, wiregrass Aristida ingrata wire grass Aristida jerichoensis Jericho wiregrass, blue speargrass, Jericho three-awn, No. 9 wiregrass, Number nine Aristida pruinosa gulf wiregrass, Gulf feathertop wiregrass Aristida sp. three-awn speargrass*, wiregrass Bothriochloa bladhii forest bluegrass*, bluegrass, Burnett River bluegrass, mountain bluegrass Bothriochloa ewartiana desert bluegrass*, desert Mitchell grass, Tableland Mitchell grass, lagoon Bothriochloa pertusa (1,5) Indian bluegrass Bothriochloa sp. - Brachychiton populneus kurrajong Brachychiton populneus subsp. trilobus - Breynia oblongifolia coffee bush*, dwarfs apple* Brunoniella acaulis - Brunoniella australis blue trumpet* This information has been generated from the Desert Uplands Land Resource Database. The Environmental Protection Agency accepts no liability for any decisions or actions taken on the basis of this information. State of Queensland. Environmental Protection Agency 2004. 7/12/2005 Land Unit WW3 - page 3 Species Common name Bursaria incana hoary blackthorn*, prickly pine*, mock orange Calytrix microcoma desert fringe myrtle, desert heather Camptacra sp. - Canthium latifolium native currant*, currant bush, mogil-mogil, native plum, wild currant, wild lemon, wild orange Canthium oleifolium myrtle tree,* wild lemon Canthium sp. - Canthium sp. (Charters Towers T.Stuart TWR116) Capparis canescens wild orange*, pomegranate*, wild pomegranate Capparis lasiantha nipan,* nepine*, split jack *, wait-a-while Carissa lanceolata currant bush*, conkerberry, Australian carissa, boonum bush, burrum bush, conkleberry Carissa ovata currant bush*, blackberry*, kunkerberry*, baroom bush, burrum bush Carissa sp. currant bush Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel*, dodder, love vine Cassytha pubescens downy devil's twine,* strangle vine, dodder-laurel, devil's vine, downy dodder lauren, blackfellow twine, devil's twine, rushy dodder laurel, spilled devil's twine Cenchrus ciliaris (1,5) buffel grass*, African foxtail, black buffel grass, Rhodesian foxtail, slender buffel grass Chamaesyce drummondii caustic-weed*, caustic creeper, creeping spurge, flat spurge, mat spurge, spurgewort Chamaesyce mitchelliana - Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons*, common everlasting Chrysopogon fallax golden beardgrass*, golden-beard grass, ribbon grass Comesperma pallidum - Corymbia brachycarpa (Eucalyptus gum topped bloodwood brachycarpa) Corymbia dallachiana ghost gum Corymbia dallachiana (Eucalyptus papuana) Corymbia erythrophloia (Eucalyptus gum-topped bloodwood*, red bloodwood*, variable-barked bloodwood, erythrophloia) red barked bloodwood Corymbia lamprophylla (Eucalyptus shiny-leaf bloodwood lamprophylla) Corymbia leichhardtii rustyjacket*, variable-leaved yellowjacket*, yellowjacket, Leichhardt's jacket Corymbia peltata (Eucalyptus peltata) yellowjacket*, broad-leaved rustyjacket Corymbia plena large fruited bloodwood Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood* Corymbia polycarpa (Eucalyptus polycarpa) Corymbia setosa (Eucalyptus setosa) rough-leaved bloodwood*, desert bloodwood, rough-leaf bloodwood, applejack, hairy gum Corymbia setosa subsp. pedicellaris - Corymbia sp. bloodwood Corymbia terminalis (Eucalyptus western bloodwood*, desert bloodwood*, inland bloodwood, bloodwood, terminalis) kulcha, long-fruited bloodwood, pale bloodwood Crotalaria medicaginea trefoil rattlepod* Crotalaria novae-hollandiae New Holland rattlepod, bird flower Cyanthillium cinereum (Vernonia veronia cinerea) This information has been generated from the Desert Uplands Land Resource Database. The Environmental Protection Agency accepts no liability for any decisions or actions taken on the basis of this information. State of Queensland. Environmental Protection Agency 2004. 7/12/2005
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