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Solar River Project the Solar River Project Pty Solar River Project The Solar River Project Pty Ltd Data Report - Appendices Cnr Dartmoor Road and Bower Boundary Road, Maude, South Australia 8 March 2018 Solar River Project Data Report - Appendices Cnr Dartmoor Road and Bower Boundary Road, Maude, South Australia Kleinfelder Document Number: NCA18R71494 Project No: 20183040 All Rights Reserved Prepared for: THE SOLAR RIVER PROJECT PTY LTD 10 PULTENEY STREET ADELAIDE, SA, 5000 Only The Solar River Project Pty Ltd, its designated representatives or relevant statutory authorities may use this document and only for the specific project for which this report was prepared. It should not be otherwise referenced without permission. Document Control: Version Description Date Author Technical Reviewer Peer Reviewer P. Fagan and P. 1.0 Draft Data Report 7 March 2018 P. Barron S. Schulz Barron P. Fagan and P. 2.0 Final Data Report 8 March 2018 P. Barron S. Schulz Barron Kleinfelder Australia Pty Ltd Newcastle Office 95 Mitchell Road Cardiff NSW 2285 Phone: (02) 4949 5200 ABN: 23 146 082 500 Ref: NCA18R71494 Page i 8 March 2018 Copyright 2018 Kleinfelder APPENDIX 1. FLORA SPECIES LIST Transmission No. Family Common Name Main Site Scientific Name Line Easement 1. Aizoaceae Tetragonia eremaea Desert Spinach Y 2. Anacardiaceae *Schinus molle Pepper-tree Y 3. Asteraceae *Onopordum acaulon Stemless Thistle Y Y 4. Asteraceae *Carthamus lanatus Saffron Thistle Y Y 5. Asteraceae *Xanthium spinosum Bathurst Burr Y 6. Asteraceae Brachyscome ciliaris Variable Daisy Y Cratystylis 7. Asteraceae Bluebush Daisy Y conocephala 8. Asteraceae Leiocarpa websteri Narrow Plover-daisy Y Y Crinkle-leaf Daisy- 9. Asteraceae Y Olearia calcarea bush 10. Asteraceae Olearia pimeleoides Pimelea Daisy-bush Y 11. Asteraceae #Olearia magniflora Splendid Daisy Bush Y Pycnosorus 12. Asteraceae Soft Billy-buttons Y Y pleiocephalus Woolly New Holland 13. Asteraceae Y Y Vittadinia gracilis Daisy 14. Boraginaceae *Echium plantagineum Salvation Jane Y *Heliotropium 15. Boraginaceae Common Heliotrope Y Y europaeum 16. Brassicaceae *Carrichtera annua Ward's Weed Y Y 17. Brassicaceae Lepidium leptopetalum Shrubby Peppercress Y 18. Brassicaceae #*Sisymbrium sp. Mustard Weed Y 19. Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell Y Y 20. Casuarinaceae Casuarina pauper Black Oak Y Y 21. Chenopodiaceae #Atriplex lindleyi - Y 22. Chenopodiaceae Atriplex semibaccata Berry Saltbush Y Y 23. Chenopodiaceae Atriplex stipitata Bitter Saltbush Y 24. Chenopodiaceae Atriplex vesicaria Bladder Saltbush Y Dissocarpus 25. Chenopodiaceae Ball Bindyi Y Y paradoxus Einadia nutans ssp. 26. Chenopodiaceae Climbing Saltbush Y nutans Enchylaena tomentosa 27. Chenopodiaceae Ruby Saltbush Y Y var. tomentosa 28. Chenopodiaceae Maireana aphylla Cotton-bush Y Y 29. Chenopodiaceae #Maireana brevifolia Small- leaf Bluebush Y Y Ref: NCA18R71494 Page 1 8 March 2018 Copyright 2018 Kleinfelder Transmission No. Family Common Name Main Site Scientific Name Line Easement 30. Chenopodiaceae Maireana erioclada Rosy Bluebush Y Y 31. Chenopodiaceae #Maireana pentatropis Erect Mallee Bluebush Y 32. Chenopodiaceae Maireana pyramidata Black Bluebush Y Y 33. Chenopodiaceae Maireana radiata Radiate Bluebush Y Eriochiton 34. Chenopodiaceae Woolly-fruit Bluebush Y Y sclerolaenoides 35. Chenopodiaceae Maireana sedifolia Bluebush Y Y 36. Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia parabolica Mealy Saltbush Y 37. Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia spinescens Spiny Saltbush Y Y 38. Chenopodiaceae #Rhagodia ulicina Spiny Goosefoot Y 39. Chenopodiaceae #Salsola australis - Y 40. Chenopodiaceae Salsola kali Marsh Samphire Y Y #Sclerolaena 41. Chenopodiaceae Green Copperburr Y decurrens 42. Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena diacantha Grey Bindii Y Y 43. Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena divaricata Tangled Bindii Y Y #Sclerolaena 44. Chenopodiaceae Limestone Bindii Y obliquicuspis Convolvulus 45. Convolvulaceae angustissimus ssp. Narrow-leaf Bindweed Y Y angustissimus Convolvulus 46. Convolvulaceae recurvatus ssp. - Y Y nullarborensis 47. Convolvulaceae Convolvulus remotus Grassy Bindweed Y Y *Cucumis 48. Cucurbitaceae Prickly Paddymelon Y myriocarpus 49. Cucurbitaceae *Citrullus lanatus Camel Melon Y Y 50. Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia drummondii - Y Y Fabaceae - 51. Veined Wait-a-while Y Y Mimosoideae Acacia colletioides Fabaceae - 52. Spine Bush Y Y Mimosoideae Acacia nyssophylla Fabaceae - 53. Umbrella Wattle Y Y Mimosoideae Acacia oswaldii Fabaceae - 54. Burr Medic Y Y Faboideae #*Medicago sp. Fabaceae - Senna artemisioides 55. Desert Senna Y Y Faboideae ssp. artemisioides Senna artemisioides 56. Fabaceae- Faboideae - Y ssp. coriacea 8 March 2018 Page 2 Ref: NCA18R71494 Copyright 2018 Kleinfelder Transmission No. Family Common Name Main Site Scientific Name Line Easement Senna artemisioides Fine-leaf Desert 57. Fabaceae- Faboideae Y ssp. filifolia Senna Broombush 58. Fabaceae- Faboideae Y Templetonia egena Templetonia 59. Goodeniaceae Goodenia fascicularis Silky Goodenia Y Y 60. Goodeniaceae Scaevola spinescens Spiny Fanflower Y 61. Lamiaceae #*Marrubium vulgare White Horehound Y *Salvia verbenaca var. 62. Lamiaceae Wild Sage Y Y verbenaca 63. Lamiaceae #Teucrium racemosum Forest Germander Y 64. Lamiaceae Westringia rigida Stiff Westringia Y Amyema linophylla 65. Loranthaceae Casuarina Mistletoe Y ssp. orientalis Lysiana exocarpi ssp. 66. Loranthaceae Harlequin Mistletoe Y Y exocarpi 67. Malvaceae Sida corrugata Corrugated Sida Y Y Eucalyptus 68. Myrtaceae Gilja Y brachycalyx Eucalyptus 69. Myrtaceae River Red Gum Y camaldulensis 70. Myrtaceae Eucalyptus dumosa White Mallee Y 71. Myrtaceae Eucalyptus gracilis Yorrell Y Eucalyptus oleosa ssp. 72. Myrtaceae Red Mallee Y oleosa 73. Myrtaceae Eucalyptus porosa Mallee Box Y Eucalyptus socialis 74. Myrtaceae Beaked Red Mallee Y ssp. socialis 75. Nyctaginaceae #Boerhavia sp. Tarvine Y 76. Oxalidaceae Oxalis perennans Native Sorrel Y Y Pittosporum 77. Pittosporaceae Native Apricot Y angustifolium 78. Poaceae *Triticum aestivum Wheat Y 79. Poaceae #*Bromus sp. A Brome Y 80. Poaceae *Critesion murinum Barley-grass Y 81. Poaceae *Cynodon dactylon Couch Y Y 82. Poaceae *Vulpia muralis Wall Fescue Y Austrostipa 83. Poaceae Feather Spear-grass Y elegantissima 84. Poaceae Austrostipa eremophila Rusty Spear-grass Y Y 85. Poaceae Austrostipa nitida Balcarra Spear-grass Y Y Ref: NCA18R71494 Page 3 8 March 2018 Copyright 2018 Kleinfelder Transmission No. Family Common Name Main Site Scientific Name Line Easement Austrostipa 86. Poaceae Flat-awn Spear-grass Y platychaeta 87. Poaceae Enneapogon nigricans Black-head Grass Y Y Rytidosperma Common Wallaby- 88. Poaceae Y Y caespitosum grass 89. Proteaceae Grevillea huegelii Comb Grevillea Y Hakea leucoptera ssp. 90. Proteaceae Silver Needlewood Y Y leucoptera 91. Rutaceae #Geijera linearifolia Sheep Bush Y 92. Santalaceae Exocarpos aphyllus Leafless Cherry Y 93. Santalaceae Santalum acuminatum Quandong Y #Santalum 94. Santalaceae Bitter Quandong Y murrayanum Alectryon oleifolius 95. Sapindaceae Bullock Bush Y Y ssp. canescens 96. Sapindaceae #Dodonaea baueri - Y 97. Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa Sticky Hop-bush Y 98. Scrophulariaceae Eremophila alternifolia Narrow-leaf Emubush Y 99. Scrophulariaceae Eremophila scoparia Broom Emubush Y 100. Scrophulariaceae Myoporum montanum Native Myrtle Y Myoporum 101. Scrophulariaceae platycarpum ssp. False Sandalwood Y Y platycarpum 102. Solanaceae #*Datura inoxia Downy Thorn- apple Y 103. Solanaceae *Lycium ferocissimum African Boxthorn Y Y 104. Solanaceae *Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco Y 105. Solanaceae *Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade Y 106. Solanaceae Lycium australe Australian Boxthorn Y 107. Solanaceae Nicotiana goodspeedii Small-flower Tobacco Y Y 108. Zygophyllaceae Nitraria billardierei Nitre-bush Y Zygophyllum 109. Zygophyllaceae aurantiacum ssp. Shrubby Twinleaf Y aurantiacum Notes: * Introduced Y Yes # Additional species detected in February Surveys 2018 8 March 2018 Page 4 Ref: NCA18R71494 Copyright 2018 Kleinfelder APPENDIX 2. FAUNA SPECIES LIST Conservation Status Main Transmission Line No. Scientific Name Common Name Site Easement EPBC NPW Act Act Reptilia 1. Ctenophorus pictus Painted Dragon Y 2. Ctenotus sp. striped skink Y 3. Gehyra lazelli Lazell’s Dtella Y 4. Heternotia binoei Bynoe’s Prickly Gecko Y Dwarf Three-toed 5. Lerista timida Y Slider 6. Morethia adelaidensis Saltbush Morethia Y Y 7. Morethia boulengeri Boulenger’s Morethia Y Central Bearded 8. Pogona vitticeps Y Dragon 9. Tiliqua rugosa Shingle-back Y Y 10. Varanus gouldii Sand Monitor Y Aves Spiny-cheeked 11. Y Acanthagenys rufogularis Honeyeater Chestnut-rumped 12. Y Acanthiza uropygialis Thornbill 13. Anas gracilis Grey Teal Y 14. Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck Y 15. Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian Pipit Y Y 16. Aphelocephala leucopsis Southern Whiteface Y Y 17. Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle Y Black-faced 18. Artamus cinereus Y Y Woodswallow 19. Artamus cyanopterus Dusky Woodswallow Y 20. Aythya australis Hardhead Y 21. Barnardius zonarius Australian Ringneck Y 22. Cheramoeca leucosterna White-backed Swallow Y 23. Cincloramphus cruralis Brown Songlark Y 24. Circus assimilis Spotted Harrier Y 25. Climacteris picumnus Brown Treecreeper Y Ref: NCA18R71494 Page 1 8 March 2018 Copyright 2018 Kleinfelder Conservation Status Main Transmission Line No. Scientific Name Common Name Site Easement EPBC NPW Act Act Black-faced Cuckoo- 26. Y Coracina novaehollandiae shrike 27. Corcorax melanorhamphos White-winged Chough R Y 28. Coturnix pectoralis Stubble Quail Y 29. Cracticus torquatus Grey Butcherbird Y 30. Dromaius novaehollandiae
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