Appendix D Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity - Environment ...

Ground: Alloteropsis semialata (fq 66%), Mitrasacme connata (fq 66%), Tephrosia leptoclada (fq 66%),
Cheilanthes nitida (fq 66%), Chrysopogon fallax (fq 66%), Corchorus sidoides (fq 66%), Goodenia
janamba (fq 66%), Goodenia pilosa (fq 66%), Habenaria ochroleuca (fq 66%), Helicteres cana (fq 66%),
Hybanthus enneaspermus (fq 66%), Zornia muriculata (fq 66%), Bonamia pannosa (fq 33%), Cheilanthes
brownii (fq 33%), Desmodium brownii (fq 33%), Drosera fulva (fq 33%), Drosera indica (fq 33%), Eulalia
aurea (fq 33%), Evolvulus alsinoides (fq 33%), Gompholobium subulatum (fq 33%), Gonocarpus
leptothecus (fq 33%), Goodenia armstrongiana (fq 33%), Goodenia coronopifolia (fq 33%), Grevillea
dryandri (fq 33%), Hibbertia lepidota (fq 33%), Lindernia lobelioides (fq 33%), Murdannia graminea (fq
33%), Ophioglossum reticulatum (fq 33%), Paspalidium rarum (fq 33%), Phyllanthus exilis (fq 33%),
Polygala eriocephala (fq 33%), Schizachyrium fragile (fq 33%), Senna oligoclada (fq 33%), Sorghum
timorense (fq 33%), Stemodia lythrifolia (fq 33%), Tacca leontopetaloides (fq 33%), Thaumastochloa
major (fq 33), Triodia bitextura (fq 33) Waltheria indica (fq 33%), Zornia muriculata (fq 33%).
Landform: Lower hill slopes and plains. May be associated with the base of hills in some areas and slight
rises adjacent to seasonally inundated Melaleuca viridiflora plains. Acacia shirleyi is often associated with
fire shadows (parts of the landscape that experience a more infrequent fire regime than the landscape as a
whole).
General Condition: The condition of lancewood forest in the lease area is generally good with large areas
that have not experienced hot fires. Some areas adjacent to the airport road appear to have had recent
crown scorch but this was not systematically assessed. Callitris intratropica was often present in and around
the boundaries of the lancewood forest, although survey data does not necessarily reflect this. Feral animal
disturbance was low and weeds were not present.
Species of Conservation Significance: No species of conservation significance were encountered for this
vegetation type.
Client: Western Desert Resources Ltd
Doc No. DW120004-C0302-EIA-R-0036
Doc Title: Appendix D – Terrestrial Biodiversity Report