Habitat
Stony quartzite plains on
hardpan
Land System
Koonmarra
Vegetation Condition
Good
A49
See Mp1/a
Sclerolaena densiflora
Senna sp. Meekatharra (E. Bailey 1‐26)
Species richness = 5 (n = 1)
Mp2
Acacia aneura sparse low woodland, over Eremophila fraseri (+/‐
Eremophila macmillaniana) and Senna artemisioides subsp.
helmsii open mid shrubland, over Ptilotus obovatus sparse low
shrubland, over Eriachne pulchella subsp. pulchella and Aristida
contorta sparse tussock grassland.
Area of Mp2 mapped in the survey area = 7562 ha (3.4%).
Habitat
Hardpan plains
Land System
Koonmarra, Yandil
Vegetation Condition
Good
A26, A36, A38,
A64, A77, A81,
A82, A85, A86,
A88, A89, A94,
A96, A97, A98,
A99, A105,
A108, A109,
A110, A129,
A139, A142,
A145, A147
Euphorbia sarcostemmoides (P1)
Calytrix verruculosa (P3)
Dodonaea amplisemina (P3)
Hemigenia tysonii (P3)
Hemigenia virescens (P3)
Baeckea sp. Melita Station (P4)
Acacia tetragonophylla
Eragrostis pergracilis
Euphorbia drummondii
Senna glaucifolia
Solanum lasiophyllum
Spartothamnella teucriiflora
Species richness = 12.6 ± 5.53 (n = 25)
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Mp3
Isolated Acacia aneura low trees, over open Senna artemisioides
subsp. helmsii, Senna glaucifolia and Senna sp. Meekatharra (E.
Bailey 1‐26) mid shrubland, over Ptilotus obovatus sparse low
shrubland, over Aristida contorta sparse tussock grassland.
Area of Mp3 mapped in the survey area = 2771 ha (1.2%).
Habitat
Hardpan plains
Land System
Yandil, Ero
Vegetation Condition
Good
A43, A45, A51,
A53, A57, A59,
A79
Euphorbia sarcostemmoides (P1)
Sauropus sp. Woolgorong (P1)
Acacia kempeana
Acacia tetragonophylla
Eremophila fraseri
Solanum lasiophyllum
Species richness = 10.1 ± 3.34 (n = 7)
Mp4
Isolated Acacia pruinocarpa low trees, over Acacia aneura and
Acacia craspedocarpa x aneura sparse tall shrubland, over
isolated Eremophila fraseri mid shrubs, over Ptilotus obovatus
sparse low shrubland.
Area of Mp4 mapped in the survey area = 2783 ha (1.2%).
Habitat
Hardpan plains
Land System
Yandil
Vegetation Condition
Excellent
A35, A37, A39,
A42
Hemigenia tysonii (P3)
Hemigenia virescens (P3)
Ptilotus beardii (P3)
Acacia tetragonophylla
Eremophila compacta
Eremophila latrobei subsp. latrobei
Ptilotus schwartzii
Senna glaucifolia
Species richness = 12.7 ± 2.5 (n = 4)
Mp5
Acacia aneura open low woodland, over isolated Acacia demissa
tall shrubs, over Senna artemisioides subsp. helmsii sparse mid
shrubland, over Ptilotus obovatus sparse low shrubland.
Area of Mp5 mapped in the survey area = 4103 ha (1.8%).
Habitat
Hardpan plains with
outcropping granite boulders
Land System
Sherwood, Yandil, Mindura
Vegetation Condition
Good
A14, A47, A71,
A72, A150
Euphorbia sarcostemmoides (P1)
Sauropus sp. Woolgorong (P1)
Acacia speckii (P3)
Calytrix verruculosa (P3)
Dodonaea amplisemina (P3)
Grevillea stenostachya (P3)
Hemigenia tysonii (P3)
Ptilotus beardii (P3)
Acacia tetragonophylla
Cymbopogon ambiguus
Eremophila latrobei subsp . latrobei
Solanum lasiophyllum
Species richness = 11.4 ± 3.78 (n = 5)
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Mp6
Isolated Acacia aneura low trees, over Ptilotus obovatus and mixed Maireana spp. low shrubland. (3 sub‐units)
Combined species richness = 11.8 ±
4.13 (n = 13)
Area of Mp6 mapped in the survey area = 4070 ha (1.8%).
Mp6/
a
Isolated Acacia aneura low trees, over Ptilotus obovatus and
Maireana carnosa open low shrubland.
Habitat
White‐orange hardpans
Land System
Sherwood, Cunyu
Vegetation Condition
Good
A1, A3, A5, A7,
A9, A13, A15,
A149, BW8,
BWR91
Euphorbia sarcostemmoides (P1)
Acacia speckii (P3)
Calytrix uncinata (P3)
Dodonaea amplisemina (P3)
Grevillea stenostachya (P3)
Hemigenia tysonii (P3)
Petrophile pauciflora (P3)
Ptilotus beardii (P3)
Verticordia jamiesonii (P3)
Acacia craspedocarpa
Acacia grasbyi
Acacia tetragonophylla
Eremophila latrobei subsp . latrobei
Solanum lasiophyllum
Species richness = 13.2 ± 3.49 (n = 10)
Mp6/
b
Sclerolaena densiflora sparse low shrubland, over Aristida
contorta open tussock grassland.
Habitat
White‐orange hardpans
Land System
Sherwood, Cunyu
Vegetation Condition
Excellent
A6
See Mp6/a
Atriplex bunburyana
Eragrostis dielsii
Podolepis capillaris
Senna sp. Meekatharra x artemisioides
subsp. x sturtii
Species richness = 6 (n = 1)
Mp6/c
Maireana glomerifolia open low shrubland, over isolated Aristida
contorta tussock grasses.
Habitat
White‐orange hardpans
Land System
Sherwood, Cunyu
Vegetation Condition
Good
A25, B97
See Mp6/a
Frankenia laxiflora
Maireana carnosa
Maireana triptera
Ptilotus obovatus
Sclerolaena densiflora
Senna sp. Austin (A. Strid 20210)
Solanum lasiophyllum
Species richness = 7.5 ± 2.12 (n = 2)
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Mp7
Acacia aneura sparse low woodland, over Acacia craspedocarpa
tall shrubland, over Acacia tetragonophylla sparse mid shrubland,
over Eremophila punicea, Solanum lasiophyllum and Ptilotus
obovatus sparse low shrubland, over Aristida contorta sparse
tussock grassland.
Area of Mp7 mapped in the survey area = 6315 ha (2.8%).
Habitat
White‐orange clay pans
Land System
Yanganoo, Millex
Vegetation Condition
Poor ‐ good
B23, B50, B51,
B53, B81, B85,
B91, B92, B94,
B95, BR66,
BR70, BR73,
BW2, BW4,
BW5, BW7,
BW11, BW12
Eremophila shonae subsp.
diffusa (P3)
Grevillea stenostachya (P3)
Hemigenia tysonii (P3)
Hemigenia virescens (P3)
Goodenia berringbinensis (P4)
Enchylaena tomentosa var . tomentosa
Eremophila forrestii
Eremophila fraseri
Rhagodia eremaea
Sclerolaena densiflora
Solanum lasiophyllum
Spartothamnella teucriiflora
Species richness = 11.9 ± 3.01 (n = 19)
Mp8
Acacia aneura isolated low trees to open woodland, (+/‐ Acacia
tetragonophylla, Acacia craspedocarpa and Acacia ramulosa var.
linophylla) tall shrubs, over Eremophila fraseri, Ptilotus obovatus
and Solanum lasiophyllum sparse low shrubland, over Aristida
contorta open tussock grassland.
Area of Mp8 mapped in the survey area = 4914 ha (2.2%).
Habitat
Red‐orange hardpan plains
Land System
Jundee, Yandil, Violet
Vegetation Condition
Good
B86, B102,
BO30, BW20,
BW22
No conservation significant taxa
recorded
Eremophila latrobei subsp . latrobei
Monachather paradoxus
Psydrax suaveolens
Ptilotus schwartzii
Senna artemisioides subsp . helmsii
Species richness = 12 ± 3.46 (n = 5)
Mp9
Isolated Acacia aneura and Eremophila platycalyx low trees, over
Eremophila fraseri subsp. fraseri, Eremophila platycalyx, Senna
artemisioides subsp. helmsii and Senna sp. Meekatharra (E. Bailey
1‐26) open mid shrubland, over Ptilotus obovatus sparse low
shrubland, over Aristida contorta sparse tussock grassland.
Area of Mp9 mapped in the survey area = 9900 ha (4.4%).
Habitat
Red‐orange hardpan plains
Land System
Challenge, Millex, Yandil
Vegetation Condition
Poor
B39, B49, B52,
B55, B57, B59,
B62, B63, B64,
B68 , B71
Euphorbia sarcostemmoides (P1)
Acacia specki (P3) i
Ptilotus beardii (P3)
Acacia craspedocarpa
Acacia tetragonophylla
Solanum lasiophyllum
Species richness = 11.5 ± 1.81 (n = 11)
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Mp10
Aristida holathera var. holathera, Eragrostis cumingii, Eriachne
flaccida, Eriachne pulchella subsp. pulchella and Eragrostis
setifolia tussock grassland, over Bulbostylis barbata and
Fimbristylis dichotoma sedgeland.
Area of Mp10 mapped in the survey area = 92 ha (<0.1%).
Habitat
Shallow soils on granite
outcrops
Land System
Norie
Vegetation Condition
Excellent
B36
No conservation significant taxa
recorded
Cymbopogon ambiguus
Eragrostis pergracilis
Gnephosis tenuissima
Phyllanthus erwinii
Sida fibulifera
Stackhousia muricata
Species richness = 16 (n = 1)
Mp11
Acacia aneura sparse to open low woodland, over Eremophila
forrestii, Eremophila fraseri and Senna spp. sparse mid shrubland,
over Aristida contorta tussock grassland.
Area of Mp11 mapped in the survey area = 13,342 ha (5.9%).
Habitat
Red‐orange hardpan plains
Land System
Yandil
Vegetation Condition
Poor
B1, B4, B7, B8,
B14, B17, B24,
B26, B29, B32,
B33, B34, B41,
B44, B45, B46,
B47, B48, BR63,
BR86, BR88,
BM40, BM82,
C124, C125,
C126, C127,
C133, C137
Euphorbia sarcostemmoides (P1)
Hemigenia tysonii (P3)
Hemigenia virescens (P3)
Acacia tetragonophylla
Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa
Eriachne pulchella subsp. pulchella
Grevillea deflexa
Hakea recurva subsp. recurva
Monachather paradoxus
Ptilotus obovatus
Species richness = 9.7 ± 3.94 (n =29X)
Mp12
Acacia aneura low woodland, over Acacia aneura x
craspedocarpa and Acacia tetragonophylla open tall shrubland,
over isolated Eremophila forrestii and Eremophila fraseri mid
shrubs, over Aristida contorta and Eragrostis dielsii open tussock
grassland.
Area of Mp12 mapped in the survey area = 4573 ha (2.0%).
Habitat
Red‐orange hardpan plains
Land System
Yandil
Vegetation Condition
Poor
B2, B3, B5, B9,
B10, B11, B12,
B16, B18, B21,
B22, B27, B28,
B31, B35,
BM102, BM103,
BR111, BR126,
C136, C147
Euphorbia sarcostemmoides (P1)
Acacia craspedocarpa
Acacia ramulosa var . linophylla
Grevillea deflexa
Hakea recurva
Ptilotus obovatus
Species richness = 9.3 ± 3.02 (n = 21)
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Mf1
Melaleuca stereophloia open to closed mid shrubland, over mixed Chenopod spp. low shrubland (3 sub‐units)
Combined species richness = 11.4 ±
6.39 (n = 8)
Area of Mf1 mapped in the survey area = 529 ha (0.2%).
Mf1/a
Acacia craspedocarpa sparse tall shrubland, over Acacia
tetragonophylla sparse mid shrubland, over Melaleuca
stereophloia and Ptilotus obovatus open low shrubland.
Habitat
Floodplain bordering dry salt
lakes
Land System
Mileura
Vegetation Condition
Good
B90, B93, B100,
BWR63, C132
Goodenia berringbinensis (P4)
Acacia aneura
Grevillea nematophylla subsp .
supraplana
Grevillea striata
Species richness = 13.4 ± 7.31 (n = 5)
Mf1/b
Cratystylis subspinescens and Melaleuca stereophloia open to
closed mid shrubland, over Atriplex bunburyana, Frankenia
laxiflora and Frankenia cinerea open low shrubland, over
Eragrostis pergracilis open tussock grassland.
Habitat
Floodplain bordering dry salt
lakes
Land System
Mileura
Vegetation Condition
Excellent
B101, BR123
See Mf1/a
Atriplex semilunaris
Eragrostis pergracilis
Lawrencia densiflora
Maireana georgei
Tecticornia arborea
Species richness = 9.5 ± 2.1 (n = 2)
Mf1/c
Isolated Lawrencia densiflora mid shrubs, over Zygophyllum
aurantiacum, Lycium australe and Lawrencia densiflora open low
shrubland, over isolated Enneapogon cylindricus and Eragrostis
falcata tussock grasses.
Habitat
Floodplain bordering dry salt
lakes
Land System
Mileura
Vegetation Condition
Poor
B99
See Mf1/a
Species richness = 5 (n = 1)
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Mf2
Eucalyptus striaticalyx subsp. striaticalyx and Eucalyptus trivalva
open mid to low forest, over Maireana georgei, Frankenia
laxiflora and Atriplex bunburyana sparse low shrubland.
Area of Mf2 mapped in the survey area = 20 ha (<0.1%).
Habitat
Depression areas bordering dry
salt lakes
Land System
Mileura
Vegetation Condition
Poor
BW1
No conservation significant taxa
recorded
Acacia victoriae
Cratystylis subspinescens
Dissocarpus paradoxus
Lycium australe
Melaleuca stereophloia
Zygophyllum aurantiacum
Species richness = 12 (n = 1)
Mf3
Tecticornia pruinosa low shrubland, over Fimbristylis dichotoma
and Eragrostis pergracilis open tussock grassland.
Area of Mf3 mapped in the survey area = 568 ha (0.3%).
Habitat
Dry salt lake beds
Land System
Mileura
Vegetation Condition
Good
B88, B89
No conservation significant taxa
recorded
Species richness = 3.5 ± 0.71 (n = 2)
Mc1
Casuarina pauper sparse low woodland, over Tecticornia spp. low shrubland (2 sub‐units)
Combined species richness = 12.5 ±
3.32 (n = 4)
Area of Mc1 mapped in the survey area = 263 ha (0.1%).
Mc1/a
+/‐Casuarina pauper sparse low woodland, over Acacia
sclerosperma subsp. sclerosperma (+/‐ Hakea recurva subsp.
recurva) sparse to open tall shrubland, over Atriplex bunburyana
and Scaevola spinescens (+/‐ Tecticornia spp.) open low
shrubland, over Eragrostis dielsii sparse tussock grassland.
Habitat
Sandy creeklines
Land System
Beringarra
Vegetation Condition
Poor
B13, BR135,
C129
No conservation significant taxa
recorded
Acacia synchronicia
Eragrostis pergracilis
Maireana platycarpa
Tecticornia disarticulata
Tecticornia halocnemoides subsp .
catenulata
Tecticornia pruinosa
Species richness = 12.7 ± 4.04 (n = 3)
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