Aerial photograph of the sandpains of Nita land system (top left) abruptly change to the lateritic plains with thin sand cover and stony surfaces of Phire land system. It supports mostly soft spinifex (Triodia pungens). Width of this 2004 aerial photograph is about 3.6km Photo: Landgate Stylised plan diagram showing arrangement of land units for the Phire land system (numbers on diagram represent land units in table below) Table of Phire land system land units. + Pasture types described in Appendix 1; – Note: Proportions and occurrence of pasture types within land units are subject to change over time due to invasion by native and introduced species, seasonal conditions, fire frequency and grazing management. Approx. Pasture Unit area Landforms Soils Vegetation type+ (%) Steppe grassland Stony surfaces: dominated by Triodia Lithosols; thin up to 1km wide intermedia and minor HSPP layer of laterite and 9km long, T. pungens with 80% 1 8 gravels over laterite outcrop isolated Acacia SSPP laterite; KS-Uc on plains or low translucens, 20% 5.21. rises. and A. victoriae Grevillea pyramidalis. Breakaways: laterite or shale outcrop on mudstone base; Bare rock with some 2 1 Lithosols. HSPP up to 4m relief, Triodia intermedia. and up to 0.5km wide and 2km long. Sparse pindan Earthy sands; Broad drainage shrubland dominated brown sand floors: gently by Triodia pungens, with laterite 3 15 sloping run-on Acacia eriopoda, SSPP gravels below areas adjacent to A. colei and 70 cm, KS-Uc sandplain. Eucalyptus and 5.22. spp. Corymbia Lithosols; less Steppe grassland Lateritic plains than 20 cm dominated by Triodia with thin sand dark reddish pungens with 4 76 cover: flat plains brown sand on scattered Acacia SSPP up to 10km in laterite translucens, extent. gravels; A. orthocarpa and 5.21. Grevillea spp.
Aerial photograph of the sandpains of Nita land system (top left) abruptly change to the lateritic plains with thin sand cover and stony surfaces of Phire land system. It supports mostly soft spinifex (Triodia pungens). Width of this 2004 aerial photograph is about 3.6km Photo: Landgate Stylised plan diagram showing arrangement of land units for the Phire land system (numbers on diagram represent land units in table below) Table of Phire land system – land units. + Pasture types described in Appendix 1; Note: Proportions and occurrence of pasture types within land units are subject to change over time due to invasion by native and introduced species, seasonal conditions, fire frequency and grazing management. Unit Approx. area (%) Landforms Soils Vegetation Pasture type+ 1 8 Stony surfaces: up to 1km wide and 9km long, laterite outcrop on plains or low rises. Lithosols; thin layer of laterite gravels over laterite; KS-Uc 5.21. Steppe grassland dominated by Triodia intermedia and minor T. pungens with isolated Acacia translucens, A. victoriae and Grevillea pyramidalis. HSPP 80% SSPP 20% 2 1 Breakaways: laterite or shale outcrop on mudstone base; up to 4m relief, and up to 0.5km wide and 2km long. Lithosols. Bare rock with some Triodia intermedia. HSPP 3 15 Broad drainage floors: gently sloping run-on areas adjacent to sandplain. Earthy sands; brown sand with laterite gravels below 70 cm, KS-Uc 5.22. Sparse pindan shrubland dominated by Triodia pungens, Acacia eriopoda, A. colei and Eucalyptus and Corymbia spp. SSPP 4 76 Lateritic plains with thin sand cover: flat plains up to 10km in extent. Lithosols; less than 20 cm dark reddish brown sand on laterite gravels; 5.21. Steppe grassland dominated by Triodia pungens with scattered Acacia translucens, A. orthocarpa and Grevillea spp. SSPP