(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.
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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.
Thryptomene sp.
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.
Thryptomene sp.
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
80
Binnu East Road,
Eurardy Station,
Wandana Nature
Reserve, McGuaran
Nature Reserve,
Coolcalalaya Road,
Ninghan District and
south‐west of Yuna.
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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.
Verticordia
densiflora var.
rosteostella
(M
YRTACEAE
)
Priority 3
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.
Verticordia
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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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.
33
121
Bella Vista Nature
Reserve, Moresby
Conservation Park,
Moresby Range,
Wokatherra Hill and
Wells Park.
Baeckea sp. Melita
Station (H. Pringle
2738)
(M
YRTACEAE
)
Priority 4
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.
13
75
Sandstone and more
commonly to the
east of the Goldfields
Hwy between Wiluna
and Kalgoorlie.
Diuris recurva
(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
Eurardy Station,
Drummond Nature
Reserve, Moorajin
Nature Reserve,
Howatherra Hill
Nature Reserve and
Yandan Hill Reserve.
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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.
Grevillea inconspicua
(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.
Jacksonia velutina
(F
ABACEAE
)
Priority 4
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.
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Description
Typical Habitat
No of
Locations
Recorded by
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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.
71
197
Eurardy Station,
Murchison House
Station, along
Kalbarri to Ajana
Road, McGaurans
Nature Reserve and
East Yuna Nature
Reserve.
Verticordia
penicillaris
(M
YRTACEAE
)
Priority 4
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.
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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.
Table 5.9
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Priority Flora Taxa Recorded During the ecologia Regional Surveys
Conservation Code
Taxa
Number of Records
Priority 1
Petrophile vana
2
Sauropus sp. Woolgorong (M. Officer s.n. 10/8/94)
4
Priority 3
Acacia speckii
9
Calytrix erosipetala
1
Calytrix verruculosa
2
Dicrastylis linearifolia
2
Dodonaea amplisemina
5
Grevillea stenostachya
10
Hemigenia tysonii
10
Petrophile pauciflora
4
Prostanthera petrophila
1
Ptilotus beardii
5
Ptilotus luteolus
1
Verticordia jamiesonii
4
Priority 4
Goodenia berringbinensis
1
5.3.7
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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Priority Flora Locations
of the Old Rail Corridor
Alignments
(overview)
Coordinate System
Name: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 50
Projection: Transverse Mercator
Datum: GDA 1994
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Project ID: 1131
Drawn: AH
Date: 19/01/2010
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Unique Map ID: A103
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