Table of Wave Hill 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+ (%) Deciduous sparse low woodland (Terminalia spp., Bauhinia cunninghamii, Mostly basalt Cochlospermum boulders and ASHP fraseri) with upland rock outcrops 50% 1 5 Low stony rises tall grass (Sorghum with pockets of SSPP stipoideum); snappy red clayey 50% gum sparse low soils. woodland (Eucalyptus brevifolia) with soft spinifex (Triodia pungens). Bloodwood-southern box sparse low woodland (Corymbia Shallow stony opaca, E. limitaris, red clay soils, ASGP E. tephrodes) with Steep to gentle some Frayne - 60% 2 10 arid short grass slopes brown loam TAPP (Enneapogon spp.) or merging into 40% threeawn mid-height dark red clay. grass (Aristida pruinosa, Chrysopogon fallax). Mitchell and other Cununurra, mid-height grasses Moderate to Barkly and (Astrebla pectinata, 3 70 gentle slopes, Argyle - grey MGUP Dichanthium may be stony and brown fecundum, Panicum cracking clays. spp.). Tobermorey - Bloodwood-southern shallow grey Lower slopes box sparse low to 4 5 near drainage woodland (C. opaca), ASGP lines with arid short grass calcareous (Enneapogon spp.) loamy soils. Bluegrass tall grass Cununurra - Flats adjacent (Dichanthium spp., 5 5 grey cracking BGAP to drain lines Aristida latifolia, clay. Eulalia aurea).
Table of Wave Hill 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 5 Low stony rises Mostly basalt boulders and rock outcrops with pockets of red clayey soils. Deciduous sparse low woodland (Terminalia spp., Bauhinia cunninghamii, Cochlospermum fraseri) with upland tall grass (Sorghum stipoideum); snappy gum sparse low woodland (Eucalyptus brevifolia) with soft spinifex (Triodia pungens). ASHP 50% SSPP 50% 2 10 Steep to gentle slopes Shallow stony red clay soils, some Frayne - brown loam merging into dark red clay. Bloodwood-southern box sparse low woodland (Corymbia opaca, E. limitaris, E. tephrodes) with arid short grass (Enneapogon spp.) or threeawn mid-height grass (Aristida pruinosa, Chrysopogon fallax). ASGP 60% TAPP 40% 3 70 Moderate to gentle slopes, may be stony Cununurra, Barkly and Argyle - grey and brown cracking clays. Mitchell and other mid-height grasses (Astrebla pectinata, Dichanthium fecundum, Panicum spp.). MGUP 4 5 Lower slopes near drainage lines Tobermorey - shallow grey to calcareous loamy soils. Bloodwood-southern box sparse low woodland (C. opaca), with arid short grass (Enneapogon spp.) ASGP 5 5 Flats adjacent to drain lines Cununurra - grey cracking clay. Bluegrass tall grass (Dichanthium spp., Aristida latifolia, Eulalia aurea). BGAP