Image of the sandplains (unit 1) of the Wanganut land system supporting characteristic pindan vegetation on red sandy soils. Pindan consists of trees such as variable barked (Corymbia dichromophloia) and other eucalypts over a dense tall acacia shrub layer with a ground storey of curly spinifex (Triodia bitextura) and ribbon grass (Chrysopogon fallax). Photo: DAFWA Stylised block diagram showing location of land units for the Wanganut land system (numbers on diagram represent land units in table below) Table of Wanganut land system land units. * Numbers in brackets refer to soil – family or vegetation community/alliance in on lands of the West ‘General report Kimberley et al. 1970); + Pasture types described in Appendix 1; area, WA’ (Speck 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+ (%) Woodlands (pindan) with prominent Acacia Sandplain: up to shrub layer and Triodia 4.8km in extent; bitextura - broadly Deep red Chrysopogon spp. undulating, with sands: Corymbia 1 37 relief up to 1.2m PINP Cockatoo dichromophloia and slopes up to family (7) alliance (10). 2%, or gently rainfall parts: sloping, less Eucalyptus miniata than 1%. alliance (28, 29); also l4c. Low woodland (pindan) with patches Mainly deep of dense Acacia red sands: shrubs and Triodia Cockatoo bitextura - Linear dunes: family (7). Chrysopogon spp. and up to 9m high Pindan dunes Aristida spp. ground 2 11 and 19km long, PINP with reddish storeys. with flank slopes sandy soils: C. dichromophloia and up to 15%. Yabbagoddy Bauhinia cunninghamii family (I) alliances (10, 38c). common. High-rainfall parts: E. miniata community (28). Dune swales Mainly Grassy woodlands with PINP 3 43 and low-lying yellowish patchy Acacia shrub 90% sandplain: sandy soils: layer, BUGP Triodia bitextura
Image of the sandplains (unit 1) of the Wanganut land system supporting characteristic pindan vegetation on red sandy soils. Pindan consists of trees such as variable barked (Corymbia dichromophloia) and other eucalypts over a dense tall acacia shrub layer with a ground storey of curly spinifex (Triodia bitextura) and ribbon grass (Chrysopogon fallax). Photo: DAFWA Stylised block diagram showing location of land units for the Wanganut land system (numbers on diagram represent land units in table below) Table of Wanganut land system – land units. * Numbers in brackets refer to soil family or vegetation community/alliance in ‘General report on lands of the West Kimberley area, WA’ (Speck et al. 1970); + 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 37 Sandplain: up to 4.8km in extent; broadly undulating, with relief up to 1.2m and slopes up to 2%, or gently sloping, less than 1%. Deep red sands: Cockatoo family (7) Woodlands (pindan) with prominent Acacia shrub layer and Triodia bitextura - Chrysopogon spp. Corymbia dichromophloia alliance (10). parts: Eucalyptus miniata alliance (28, 29); also l4c. PINP 2 11 Linear dunes: up to 9m high and 19km long, with flank slopes up to 15%. Mainly deep red sands: Cockatoo family (7). Pindan dunes with reddish sandy soils: Yabbagoddy family (I) common. Low woodland (pindan) with patches of dense Acacia shrubs and Triodia bitextura - Chrysopogon spp. and Aristida spp. ground storeys. C. dichromophloia and Bauhinia cunninghamii alliances (10, 38c). High-rainfall parts: E. miniata community (28). PINP 3 43 Dune swales and low-lying sandplain: Mainly yellowish sandy soils: Grassy woodlands with patchy Acacia shrub layer, Triodia bitextura PINP 90% BUGP rainfall