Oakajee port and rail opr rail development vegetation and flora assessment
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(A MARANTHACEAE ) Priority 3 Ptilotus luteolus is a low, somewhat spreading shrub that grows between 0.15 m and 0.7 m in height The whole plant, in particular the stems, are yellow in colour. The leaves are grey‐yellow and oblong in shape. The flowers are lemon to greenish‐yellow, often purplish at flower bract bases; the head is ovate to shortly cylindrical in outline, and flowers are produced from March to October.
Rocky hill slopes and crests, often in red sandy soils. 305
9 Thomas River, Neds Creek, Wiluna and Murchison Roadhouse.
Oakajee Port and Rail OPR Rail Proposal – Vegetation and Flora Assessment
95 Species, Family and Rank Description Typical Habitat No of Locations Recorded by ecologia No of Plants Recorded by ecologia Distribution Photographs Serichonus gracilipes (Diels) K.R.Thiele (R HAMNACEAE ) Priority 3 An evergreen shrub that grows to between 0.2 m to 0.7 m in height. This species produces pink or white flowers from August to September.
(Photography S.J. Patrick. Image used with the permission of the Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation (http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/help/copyright). Accessed on Friday, 4 December 2009). Rock crevices, rock gullies, and margins of summits, basal slopes of mesas and rocky outcrops. Generally found growing in sandy clay over granite, laterite gravel and yellow‐ brown sandy loam over sandstone. 6 11 Mount Rennie, Ballatarra Hill, Northampton, Moresby Ranges and near Sugar Loaf Peak.
Moresby Range (A.S. George 14873) (M YRTACEAE ) Priority 3 A spreading shrub that grows from 0.3 m to 1 m high. Its pink flowers are produced from June to August and they have long red flower stalks extending from the stems. Light brown loam, clay loam, sandy clay or sandstone hillsides or summits. 18
334 Moresby Range, Moresby Conservation Reserve, Bella Vista Nature Reserve, Mount Rennie, Howatharra Nature Reserve, Wokatherra Hill and Chapman Valley.
Wandana (M.E. Trudgen MET 22016) (M YRTACEAE ) Priority 3 A shrub that typically grow to between 0.75 m and 1.2 m high, and its pink flowers are produced from July to September. Yellow sand or red clay sand dunes. 3
Binnu East Road, Eurardy Station, Wandana Nature Reserve, McGuaran Nature Reserve, Coolcalalaya Road, Ninghan District and south‐west of Yuna.
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96 Species, Family and Rank Description Typical Habitat No of Locations Recorded by ecologia No of Plants Recorded by ecologia Distribution Photographs Verticordia chrysostachys var. pallida (M YRTACEAE ) Priority 3 An erect to spreading shrub that grows between 0.6 to 2 m in height. The yellow/cream flowers are produced from September to January.
(Photography G. Byrne & E.A. George. Image used with the permission of the Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation (http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/help/copyright). Accessed on Friday, 19 January 2010). Yellow sandplains and sand dunes. 4 5 Valentine Road, Erangy Springs Road, south‐east of Yuna, Mullewa, Beacon Hill and East Yuna Nature Reserve.
An open shrub that grows between 0.4 m and 1.5 m in height. The pink/white flowers are produced from September to December. Sandy gravelly soils.
3 7 Eneabba, Yerina Springs Nature Reserve, Wicherina, Chapman River Regional Wildlife Corridor, Chapman Park and Weelawadji Lake.
jamiesonii (M YRTACEAE ) Priority 3 A small, irregularly branched rounded shrub growing sometimes to 60 cm in height, but more commonly to 20 cm. It has tiny leaves, mostly crowded on short, lateral branchlets and flowers that are initially creamish‐white turning pink with maturity. The flower buds are shiny and pale to bright red and flowering occurs from September to October. Sandy clay soils on lateritic breakaways. 9 31
Mt Hale, Noonie Hills, Cue, Yalgoo and South Warburton.
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97 Species, Family and Rank Description Typical Habitat No of Locations Recorded by ecologia No of Plants Recorded by ecologia Distribution Photographs Acacia guinetii (F ABACEAE ) Priority 4 A spreading to straggly shrub or erect and spindly shrub that generally grows to between 0.3 m and 2 m in height but can sometimes grow up to 2.5 m high. The yellow cylindrical flowers are produced from June to September. Rocky loam and lateritic gravelly soils of stony hills.
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Bella Vista Nature Reserve, Moresby Conservation Park, Moresby Range, Wokatherra Hill and Wells Park.
An upright shrub that grows to a between 2.0 to 2.5 m. The leaves are round in cross section, 3 to 5 mm long, approximately 1 mm in diameter and are hooked at their tips. Shallow, red rocky soil over ironstone amongst mulga shrubs.
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Sandstone and more commonly to the east of the Goldfields Hwy between Wiluna and Kalgoorlie.
(O RCHIDACEAE ) Priority 4 A tuberous perennial herb that grows to between 0.2 m and 0.3 m high. The yellow and brown flowers are produced from July to August. Loamy winter wet areas. 6 5
Drummond Nature Reserve, Moorajin Nature Reserve, Howatherra Hill Nature Reserve and Yandan Hill Reserve.
Oakajee Port and Rail OPR Rail Proposal – Vegetation and Flora Assessment
98 Species, Family and Rank Description Typical Habitat No of Locations Recorded by ecologia No of Plants Recorded by ecologia Distribution Photographs Goodenia berringbinensis (G OODENIACEAE ) Priority 4 A prostrate to ascending herb growing to 0.3 m in height. The basal leaves are spoon‐shaped and up to 6 cm long while the stem leaves are usually up to 3 cm long. The flowers are yellow and peak flowering occurs in October. Along watercourses in red sandy loams. 3 70 Noonie Hills, Killara Station, Nallan Lake and Belele Station.
(P ROTEACEAE ) Priority 4 An intricately branched, often messy looking spreading shrub that grows to between 0.6 m and 2 m in height. The leaves are linear, flat, silvery green, bend downwards from the stem and have an obvious hardened point. Its white/pink flowers are generally produced from June to August.
Along drainage lines, on rocky outcrops and creeklines, and tends to favour loamy soils with a gravel surface. 3 3 Weld Range, Sandstone, Mount Magnet and Booylgoo Range.
An erect broom‐like shrub that grows between 0.3 m to 1.5m in height. The fruit of this species is hairy. Its orange/red flowers are generally produced from August to September. Yellow sandplains and sand hills. 1 1 Mullewa, Yuna, Eurardy Station, Kalbarri and Wandana Reserve.
Oakajee Port and Rail OPR Rail Proposal – Vegetation and Flora Assessment
99 Species, Family and Rank Description Typical Habitat No of Locations Recorded by ecologia No of Plants Recorded by ecologia Distribution Photographs Verticordia capillaris (M YRTACEAE ) Priority 4 A corymbose shrub growing from 0.3 m to 1.5 m in height. The creamy‐white flowers are produced from October to November. Yellow sand, sandy loam and sandy clay sand plains.
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Eurardy Station, Murchison House Station, along Kalbarri to Ajana Road, McGaurans Nature Reserve and East Yuna Nature Reserve.
A low shrub growing to 30 cm high and approximately 1 m wide. From September to October this species produces cream to yellow flowers that have long red to brown styles. Gravelly or rocky shallow soils sometimes on granite outcrops. 104
2698 Three Springs, Arrino, 14 km west of Mullewa, Caron Reserve, Wilson Nature Reserve, Ogilvie East Road, 45 km south of Mingenew and Tardun.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, photography by ecologia.
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5.3.6 Priority Flora Recorded During the ecologia Regional Surveys ecologia has surveyed previously proposed OPR rail corridor / alignment alternatives in the mid‐west in the vicinity of the Study Area. During these earlier surveys, conducted in the Pastoral lands only, 15 Priority Flora were recorded, all of which were recorded in the Study Area. These Priority Flora are listed in Table 5.9 below, the coordinates are provided in Table M.1, Appendix M and are mapped in Figure 5.3.
Priority 1 Petrophile vana 2
4 Priority 3 Acacia speckii 9
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Petrophile pauciflora 4
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4 Priority 4 Goodenia berringbinensis 1
Range Extensions Recorded in the Study Area Based on records lodged at the WA Herbarium (WAHERB, January 2010), 29 species located within the Study Area represent significant range extensions for the species. These are listed in Table 5.10.
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^ _ Petrophile vana (P1) ^ _ Ptilotus luteolus (P1) ^ _ Sauropous sp. Woolgorong (P1) # * Acacia speckii (P3) # * Calytrix erosipetala (P3) # * Calytrix verruculosa (P3) # * Dicrastylis linearifolia (P3) # * Dodonaea amplisemina (P3) % , Grevillea stenostachya (P3) % , Hemigenia tysonii (P3) % , Petrophile pauciflora (P3) % , Prostanthera petrophila (P3) % , Ptilotus beardii (P3) % , Verticordia jamiesonii (P3) X Y Goodenia berringbinensis (P4) Priority Flora Locations of the Old Rail Corridor Alignments (overview) Coordinate System Name: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 50 Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: GDA 1994 A3 Figure: 5.3 Project ID: 1131 Drawn: AH Date: 19/01/2010 K 0 25 50 Kilometres 1:1,300,000 Absolute Scale - Unique Map ID: A103
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