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. Pasture Unit Landforms Soils* Vegetation* area type+ (%) Hillslopes: Open spinifex with boulder- and scattered small trees cobble-strewn up and low open Outcrop of to 40%, with lower woodlands with reddish slopes dissected Triodia intermedia, 1 68 bouldery HSHP up to 15m into Eucalyptus brevifolia coarse-textured rounded spurs, up alliance (1a) and 57. soils (24). to 800m wide, with Communities 1d and marginal slopes up 54 in higher-rainfall to 25%. parts. Boulder fans and aprons: up to Very open 1200m long, slopes Bouldery woodlands with less than 10%, with coarse-textured 2 2 Triodia bitextura. E. CAHP upper talus fans to skeletal soils brevifolia alliance 25%; dissected up (24). (1d). to 9m at head and 1.5m distally. Open woodland with Alluvial aprons: Shallow, reddish Chrysopogon spp. up to 2.4km long, and yellowish and scattered short gradients 1 in 80 to sandy soils; 3 20 annual grasses. RGRP 1 in 200; sealed Yabbagoddy (1) Corymbia surfaces with and Tableland dichromophloia pebble patches. (5) families. alliance (9b). Very open Alluvial drainage Brownish loamy woodlands with floors: up to 275m alluvial soils: clumps of Triodia 4 5 CSPP wide, gradients 1 in Robinson family bitextura, 100 to 1 in 300. (21). C. dichromophloia alliance (8c). Open fringing woodland with mixed Channels: up to Bed-loads range tall frontage grasses. 5 5 30m wide and from sand to Bauhinia FRIP 1.8m deep. boulders cunninghamii and Adansonia gregorii alliances (39, 33). Image of the rounded hill spurs characteristic of Burramundi land system show clearly in this 2005 aerial photograph. Photo width is about 3.7km. Photo: Landgate
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 area (%) Landforms Soils* Vegetation* Pasture type+ 1 68 Hillslopes: boulder- and cobble-strewn up to 40%, with lower slopes dissected up to 15m into rounded spurs, up to 800m wide, with marginal slopes up to 25%. Outcrop of reddish bouldery coarse-textured soils (24). Open spinifex with scattered small trees and low open woodlands with Triodia intermedia, Eucalyptus brevifolia alliance (1a) and 57. Communities 1d and 54 in higher-rainfall parts. HSHP 2 2 Boulder fans and aprons: up to 1200m long, slopes less than 10%, with upper talus fans to 25%; dissected up to 9m at head and 1.5m distally. Bouldery coarse-textured skeletal soils (24). Very open woodlands with Triodia bitextura. E. brevifolia alliance (1d). CAHP 3 20 Alluvial aprons: up to 2.4km long, gradients 1 in 80 to 1 in 200; sealed surfaces with pebble patches. Shallow, reddish and yellowish sandy soils; Yabbagoddy (1) and Tableland (5) families. Open woodland with Chrysopogon spp. and scattered short annual grasses. Corymbia dichromophloia alliance (9b). RGRP 4 5 Alluvial drainage floors: up to 275m wide, gradients 1 in 100 to 1 in 300. Brownish loamy alluvial soils: Robinson family (21). Very open woodlands with clumps of Triodia bitextura, C. dichromophloia alliance (8c). CSPP 5 5 Channels: up to 30m wide and 1.8m deep. Bed-loads range from sand to boulders Open fringing woodland with mixed tall frontage grasses. Bauhinia cunninghamii and Adansonia gregorii alliances (39, 33). FRIP Image of the rounded hill spurs characteristic of Burramundi land system show clearly in this 2005 aerial photograph. Photo width is about 3.7km. Photo: Landgate