Image of moderate to gentle slopes on basalt are a major part (unit 2) of the Frayne land system, here supporting inland bloodwood (Corymbia opaca), annual sorghum (Sorghum spp.) and tussock grasses. Photo: Noel Schoknecht, DAFWA Stylised block diagram showing location of land units for the Frayne land system (numbers on diagram represent land units in table below) Table of Frayne land system land units. + Pastures 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+ (%) Deciduous sparse low woodland with upland Rounded hills Mostly rock tall grass. Snappy or structural outcrops and gum sparse low benches in the basalt 1 10 woodland ASHP east; bouldery boulders, with (Eucalyptus brevifolia) rugged hills in pockets of or trees absent with the west skeletal soil. soft spinifex (Triodia pungens). Bloodwood-southern box sparse low Mostly Frayne woodland (Corymbia - brown loam opaca, E. limitaris and merging into E. tephrodes) or silver dark red clay; Moderate to leaved box sparse 2 65 some brown TTGP gentle slopes low woodland clay skeletal (E. with pruinosa) soils and small Tippera tall grass areas of (Themeda triandra, Elliott. Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax). Downs sparse low Cununurra woodland (Terminalia and Barkly - arostrata, T. volucris), grey and BGAP or trees absent with 3 10 Gentle slopes brown MGAP bluegrass tall grass cracking (Dichanthium spp., heavy clay. Astrebla squarrosa) or Mitchell and other
Image of moderate to gentle slopes on basalt are a major part (unit 2) of the Frayne land system, here supporting inland bloodwood (Corymbia opaca), annual sorghum (Sorghum spp.) and tussock grasses. Photo: Noel Schoknecht, DAFWA Stylised block diagram showing location of land units for the Frayne land system (numbers on diagram represent land units in table below) Table of Frayne land system – land units. + Pastures 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 10 Rounded hills or structural benches in the east; bouldery rugged hills in the west Mostly rock outcrops and basalt boulders, with pockets of skeletal soil. Deciduous sparse low woodland with upland tall grass. Snappy gum sparse low woodland (Eucalyptus brevifolia) or trees absent with soft spinifex (Triodia pungens). ASHP 2 65 Moderate to gentle slopes Mostly Frayne - brown loam merging into dark red clay; some brown clay skeletal soils and small areas of Elliott. Bloodwood-southern box sparse low woodland (Corymbia opaca, E. limitaris and E. tephrodes) or silver leaved box sparse low woodland (E. pruinosa) with Tippera tall grass (Themeda triandra, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax). TTGP 3 10 Gentle slopes Cununurra and Barkly - grey and brown cracking heavy clay. Downs sparse low woodland (Terminalia arostrata, T. volucris), or trees absent with bluegrass tall grass (Dichanthium spp., Astrebla squarrosa) or Mitchell and other BGAP MGAP