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Survey Methodology 8

Results 9

ThreatsandRecommendations 11

SpeciesList 12

References 25

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Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management Toodyay BioBlitz: ReportDecember2015

Acknowledgements:Wheatbelt NRM would like to thank the following groups and individuals for theircontributionsandeffortsinhelpingrunthesuccessful2015ToodyayBioBlitz.• Toodyay Naturalists’ Club members – for their ideas and assistance in

planning the event.• Brian and Robyn Foley | Don and Eva Smith | Ron Witt – for access

totheirpropertiesfordatacollectionduringtheevent,andfortheirassistance before and during the event.

• Robert Huston from the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) –forgrantingaccesstotheJulimarStateForestduringtheevent.

• Kelvin and Trinette Ryan–forallowingparticipantstocampontheirproperty,andfortheirassistancebeforeandduringtheevent.

• Toodyay Lions Club – for catering on the Saturday evening to a very appreciativecrowd.

• Sue Eldridge–forbeingourFirstAidOfficer.• Paul Van Heurck – forcollatingtheinvertebrateinformation,postevent.• Jacquie Lucas and Cate Tauss – forplantidentificationpostevent.• Team Leaders and BioBlitz volunteers – for your invaluable assistance

– we couldn’t have done it without you!

Graphic design:Wheatbelt NRM

COVER–Barking Gecko (Wayne Clarke)

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The2015ToodyayBioBlitzwas the tenth BioBlitz held in the Wheatbelt and was jointly organised by Wheatbelt NRM and the Toodyay Naturalists’ Club.

Thecollaborative,community-based,biologicalsurveywasheldover24hoursduringthe 12-13September2015atfourprivatepropertiesontheBindoon-DewarsPoolRoadintheShireofToodyay,totallingalmost360hectaresofremnantvegetationandfarmland.SurveyswerealsoconductedintheadjacentJulimarStateForest.

Professionalandamateurbiologists,ecologistsandnaturalistsworkedtogetheras‘citizenscientists’,conductingfieldworkwithlocalcommunitymembersandparticipantsfromacrosstheSouthWest,todiscovermoreaboutthisarea’shigh conservationvaluebushlandandbiodiversity.

InformationanddataobtainedduringthisBioBlitzwillprovideusefulindicatorsofenvironmental quality to various stakeholders and serve as a baseline for future monitoring and management of the remnant bushland.

Thisreportsummarisesfindingsfromtheevent,identifiesvariousspeciesfoundduringthesurvey,andidentifiesenvironmentalmanagementissues.

BACKGROUND

INTRODUCTION

Moth Caterpillar(LynPhillips)

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PROJECT GOALS

Theaimofthe2015ToodyayBioBlitzwastoincreasethelocalcommunity’sinterestinandawarenessofthearea’sbiologicalrichness,whileenhancingthecommunity’sskillsandcapacityforengaginginbiodiversityconservationactivities.

Activitiesthatmanageplants,animalsandfireeventshavebeenongoinginthebushlandarea,withoccasionalbird,mammalandplantsurveysbeingundertakenbykeenlocals.

Wheatbelt NRM’s involvement in jointly organising the Toodyay BioBlitz helped reinforcekeyelementsofits3YearPlan–toengagecommunities,includingyouthandresearchinstitutions,inbiodiversityconservationactivitiesintheWheatbelt.

TheBioBlitzconceptisacost-effective,volunteerandcommunity-basedeventwhichprovidesarapidassessmentofsite-specificbiodiversityvaluesandthreats.Thiseventaimedtogatherinformationontheneedsofcommunity-managedlandsinthearea.

VolunteerstakingpartintheToodyayBioBlitzwerefromvariousagesandvocationsandincludedscientists,amateurnaturalists,biologists,professionalconsultants,anduniversitystudents.Mostparticipantswereenthusiasticamateurs.TheeducationalbenefitsoftheBioBlitzexperiencewereenhancedwithanallpervadingsenseoffun.

PROJECT AIM

Primary Goals• tocollectdataonasmanyspecies,andfromasmanytaxonomicgroupsas

possible, over a 24-hour time period

• tocreateareportsummarisingresultsfromthesurvey,includingprioritisedmanagementrecommendationsforthecommunitytoconsider.

Secondary Goals• tobringvariousspecialistswithconsiderableandvariedexpertisetotherural

communityforscientificendeavor

• tobuildlinksbetweenscientistsandlocalcommunitymembers,andbetweenurban and rural residents

• to raise awareness of the rich biodiversity and conservationvalueofthe Bindoon-DewarsPoolRoadandJulimarStateForestarea

• tocreatelocallearningopportunitiesaroundbiodiversitybyworkingalongsideexperiencedpractitionerstocollectbaselinebiologicalinformation

• to have fun!

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ThesuccessofBioBlitzeventsispartlyduetotheenormouseffortsmadebyvolunteers.

Over60peopleparticipatedinthe2015ToodyayBioBlitzbyhelpingruntheevent,leadingteams,orsimplytakingpart.There were many new faces too alongside the coregroupofvolunteerswhoregularlyattendBioBlitzesinWesternAustralia.

ArthurBlundell

Dimity Boggs

Guy Boggs

Tanami Boggs

AstridBoggs

Taryn Brebner

JoyceChela

Desrae Clarke

Wayne Clarke

Vanessa Clarke

Thomas Constant

JackieCourtenay

Chris David

Simone Dempster

Simon Dempster

AngusDempster

Bridie Dempster

PaulineDilley

JenniferDonegan

Sarah Dudley

SueEldridge

RobynFoley

Brian Foley

HeatherFrank

LeightonFrank

Tamara Green

Amy Griffiths

Claire Hall

Clair Hamersley

Bree Howard

RebeccaJennings

TerryJones

Cecile Lach

Brian Leach

Jacquie Lucas

JohnMasters

JeanetteMasters

Eric McCrum

Sandy McKay

Shannon Murphy

KimberleyPage

GrantPage

LynPhilips

MaggiePhilips

JamesPiper

Maggie Redfern

Michalie Ruoss

Bec Ryan

TrinetteRyan

Kelvin Ryan

Liam Ryan

EvaSmith

Don Smith

JoshuaSmith

Georgina Steytler

Cate Tauss

Kelly Thorburn

Paul Van Heurck

Leigh Whisson

Mat Williams

Stacey Williams

RonWitt

[team leaders]

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Fungi (Shannon Murphy)

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LOCATION

ToodyayislocatedintheAvonRiverCatchmentandformspartofthegloballysignificantSouthwestAustraliaEcoregion(SAE).Theareaisclassifiedasabiodiversityhotspot due to its rich diversity of species which are under considerable threat. Clearingforagriculturehasaffectedahighproportionoftheregion’svegetation,making it oneof25biologicallyrichareasaroundtheworldthathavelostatleast70%oftheiroriginalhabitat.Weeds,fire,andferalanimals(bothherbivoresandcarnivores)poseongoingthreatstotheremainingvegetationandassociatedfauna.

Bindoon-DewarsPoolRoadhassignificantareasofremnantvegetationandincludestheJulimarStateForestandtheBindoonArmyTrainingarea.Theareasurveyedduring the Toodyay BioBlitz included privatepropertiesandareas adjacent to those propertiesthatformpartoftheJulimarStateForest.ThethreemainvegetationtypesintheareaareJarrah,MarriandPowderbarkWandooforestsgrowingonlateriteand sand on the ridgelines of the eastern Darling Scarp. There are also heathlands associatedwithfringingareasofexposedgranite.

Anumberofsiteswereselectedforthesurveybasedonthesevegetationcommunities.Teamleaderswhospecialiseinvariousenvironmentalfieldsthenledsmallgroupsinactivitiestocollectinformationontheplantsandanimalsfoundin the area.

THE SITE

Wandoo Woodland (Leigh Whisson)

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AmbienttemperaturesrecordedduringtheeventattheNorthamweatherstation(Bureau of Meteorology, 2015):

Temperatures –Saturdaymin10.0⁰C,max16.9⁰C–Sundaymin1.2⁰C,max17.8⁰CRainfall –Saturday3.2mm–Sunday4.1mm

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WEATHER CONDITIONS

TheWheatbeltclimateisdescribedasMediterraneanwithwinter-predominantrainfallof300–650mmperannumand7–8monthsofdryweather(Beard, 1990). TheShireofToodyayreceivesanaverageof450mmraineachyearbasedonfigurestakenfromtheNorthamweatherstation36kmsoutheastofthesite(SeeFigure1).

Typical temperatures range from 5 –18⁰Cduringwintermonths(June-August)and 15–34⁰Cduringsummer(December-February)(Bureau of Meteorology, 2015).

Duringthe2015ToodyayBioBlitz,mid-morningswerecool,dryandverywindy,dayshadclearskieswithbrightsunshine,andnightswerecoolwitheasingwinds.

WeatherintheweekleadinguptotheBioBlitzwas25– 30⁰C.Thefirstdayoftheevent was overcastwithcold,wetandwindyconditionsandovernighttemperaturesthatdroppedto1⁰C.Theseconddaydawnedbrightandsunnywithstillconditions–perfectforthemorningbirdwalk.Unfortunately,conditionsthenbecameovercastduringtheday,whichwasn’tgreatforlocatingreptilesoranimalsightingsontheeveningspotlightingwalk.

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REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

TheShireofToodyaycovers1694km2 andhasextensiveareasofremnantvegetationcomparedtootherWheatbeltshires.Approximately50%oftheshireretainsitsremnantvegetation,mainlyinthewest.Thirty-fivepercentoftheshireisheldinshirereserves,naturereservesandcrownland(whichincludeslandforarmytraining).Only15%oftheshire’sremnantvegetationisownedbyprivatelandholders.(Moreetal,1984).

Theshire’sexistingvegetationprovidesimportantrefugehabitatforanumberofspecies,including:Chuditch(Dasyurus geoffroii),Woylie(Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi),CommonBrushtailPossum(Trichosurus vulpecula),HoneyPossum(Tarsipes rostratus),andWesternPigmyPossum(Cercatetus concinnus).Italsoprovidesnestingandfeedinghabitat for the Carnabys’ Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris).

OfthefourprivatepropertiessurveyedintheToodyayBioBlitz,onlyonewaspartiallyclearedwhiletherestwerefullyvegetated.AdjacentblocksoftheJulimarStateForestwerelocatedonthenorthandsouthsideoftheprivateproperties.

GEOLOGY AND SOILS

TheDarlingPlateau’seasternedgestretchesthroughtheShireofToodyay’swesternregionwheretheBioBlitztookplace.Atthispointtheplateauhasanelevationofaround300metreswithabaseofgranitethatgentlyslopeseastwithsofter,heavilyweathered rocks. The region is mainly laterite with occasional white and yellow sands.Ithasgentleundulationscutbysteepsidedstreamvalleyswhereunderlyinggraniteoutcropsareregularlyexposedbyerosion.

Jug Orchid(LynPhillips)

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TheBioBlitzwasprecededbyanextensiveperiodofpreparationandconsultationbetween Wheatbelt NRM and the Toodyay Naturalists’ Club.

Eight‘teamleaders’guidedgroupsofuptotenvolunteersthroughouttheweekend,with volunteers swapping between sessions according to their skills or interests. Sometimesteamsfromdifferentareasofinterestjoinedforcesandundertookfieldworkalongsideeachothertoimprovesurveyefficiency.

Theteamleadersidentifiedlikelyhabitatsforfloraandfauna,answeredamyriadofquestionsandwereultimatelyresponsibleforreturningthefinalspeciesdatasheetstothe BioBlitz coordinator at the end of each survey period.

ThefirstsurveyperiodwasheldonSaturday12September2016,from1:00pm to6:00pm.ThesecondsurveyperiodwasheldonSunday13September2016, from8:00amto1:00pm.

Someofthebirdandmammalteamssurveyedoutsidetheabovetimeframetomakethemostofthedawnandduskanimalactivitypatterns.ThreeteamsalsoconductedtwohournocturnalspotlightingwalksontheSaturdaynight.

Datacollectionwascompletedby1:00pmonSunday–thedesignatedfinishtimeforthe24hourBioBlitzperiod.Additionalidentificationofinvertebratesandconfirmationofplantspeciestookplacebyseveralteamleadersaftertheevent.

SURVEY METHODOLGY

Black Wood Scorpion (Shannon Murphy)

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The 2015 Toodyay BioBlitz recorded 390 plant and animal species, including six mammals (two introduced), 10 reptiles, 45 birds, 117 invertebrates, 207 plants (including one Priority 4, and one Priority 1 species) and four lichen/fungi species. A full species list can be found in Appendix 1.

FLORA

Thebotanygroupsdidafantasticjobinidentifying208speciesinthe24hourperiod, agoodindicationofthehighdiversityofsmallareasofvegetationinWesternAustralia’sbiodiversityhotspot.Twothreatenedplantspecieswereidentifiedontheproperties–theYellowChinaOrchid(Priority4)Cyanicula ixoides subsp ixoides and Synaphea panhesya(Priority1)(DPaWb2015).Therewerealsofourdifferentfungiandlichenspeciesfoundbutnotidentified.

RESULTS

Lichen (Leigh Whisson)

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FAUNA

Someofthemoreinterestingsightingsincludednocturnalspotlightingofcriticallyendangered Woylies (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi),andfindingaSouthWesternRock Skink (Liopholis pulchra pulchra)andotherreptilesdespite the cooler weather. SeveralendangeredCarnaby’sWhite-tailedBlackCockatoos(Calyptorhynchus latirostris) were also observed feeding in the area over the weekend.

DaytimesurveysidentifiedscatsfromEchidnas,GreyKangaroos,FoxesandRabbits,whilethenocturnalwalksspotlightednumerousWoylies,GreyKangaroosandEuros.Nobatspecieswereidentifiedduringthesurveys,mostlikelyduetotheinclementweatherandthelackofabatspecialistinattendance.

Footagefrommotion sensing camerasplacedonthepropertiespriortothesurveysrevealedthepresenceofBrushtailPossums(Trichosurus vulpecula),Chuditch(Dasyurus geoffroii) and Western Brush Wallabies (Macropus irma). They also identifiedthepresenceofferalfoxes,catsandrabbitsontheproperties.

ConsideringSaturday’sdampconiditions,theherpetology (reptile) survey teams wereveryproductiveinidentifyingninespecies,including:SouthWesternRockSkink(whichmaybearangeextension),numerousBarkingGeckos(Underwoodisaurus milii),GraniteWormLizard(Aprasia pulchella),LeglessLizard(Delma fraseri),andGould’s Hooded Snake (Parasuta gouldii).

The ornothology (bird)surveygroupsalsodidwellidentifying45species,including: theendangeredCarnaby’sBlackCockatoo,andoneintroducedspecies–theLaughingKookaburra.TheonlyspeciesobservednestingwastheStriatedPardalotewhichhadseveralpairsinoneofthematurePowderbarkWandootrees.

The entymology (insect)groupsidentified117differentinvertebratespecies,including:27spiders,twonativecockroaches,eightcentipedes,fivebeetles,twospringtails,twomillipedes,eightflies,ninebugs,15beesandwasps,fourslaters,seventermites,ninebutterflies/moth(andlarvae),twoprayingmantis,onesnail,onelacewing,oneearthworm,twoflatworms,ninegrasshoppers,onescorpion,andonesilverfish.

There were no amphibians or fishidentifiedduringthesurvey.

Grey Short-horned Grasshopper (Kim Grant)

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Duringthiseventanumberofthreatstobiodiversitywereidentified.Opportunitiesfor reducing these threats are broadly outlined below.

TheToodyayBioBlitzconfirmedthearea’shighlevelofbiodiversityandtheverygoodconditionofitsremnantvegetation.ConservationvalueoftheareaisalsohighduetoitsproximitytotheJulimarStateForestandgiventheextentofnativevegetationlossin the eastern half of the shire and throughout the Wheatbelt.

Fragmentationisrecognisedasaseriousthreattothelong-termviabilityofbushlandremnantsintheWheatbelt.Althoughtheseprivatelandholdingsliewithinthehalfoftheshirethatretains50%ofitsvegetation,thediscontinuityofvegetationcoverhindersspecies’movementandinterfereswithgeneticdistribution.Speciesinisolatedremnantsarealsomoresusceptibletocatastrophiceventssuchasafirewhichcanwipeoutentirepopulations.

Nine species of weedswerefoundontheprivatepropertiesduringtheBioBlitz.Weeds are a widespread problem in Wheatbelt remnants and direct treatment isunlikelytobepracticalorfeasible.However,theirspreadcanbeminimisedbycurtailing disturbance of the remnant where possible.

FiveoftheninespeciesareconsideredenvironmentalweedsinWAandshouldbe monitored. These are Cape Weed (Arctotheca calendula),SmoothCatsear(Hypochaeris glabra),CommonSowthistle(Sonchus oleraceus),Fingerleaf(Oxalis glabra),andBlowFlyGrass(Briza maxima).

The presence of feral foxes, cats and rabbits was also noted during the BioBlitz. It is recommended that the current control methods used by the landholders be continued,aswellastheDepartmentofParksandWildlife’scoordinated feral animal controlintheneighbouringJulimarStateForest.

FoxesandcatshavehadamassiveimpactonnativefaunaintheWheatbelt,especiallyspeciesintheweightrangebetween55gramsto5.5kilograms(Johnson&Isaac,2009),withmanynativespeciesthatfallintothisweightrangenowbeinglocallyextinct.Thosethatremainarelikelytobeunderconsiderablepredationpressurefromferalpredators,anditcanbeassumedthatnativefaunaldiversitywillcontinuetodeclineintheirpresence.Ongoingferalanimalcontrolisrecommendedtoreducethepressureonthenativefaunaontheproperties.

ContinuedmonitoringforthepresenceofWoylies,ChuditchesandWesternBrushWallabiesisalsorecommended,usingspotlightingandmotionsensingcamerasonaregular basis.

THREATS & RECOMMENDATIONS

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6 SPECIES LIST

PLANTS (204)

AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus manglesii PomPoms,Mulamula

APIACEAE Daucus glochidiatus AustralianCarrotEryngium pinnatifidum subsp. pinnatifidum Xanthosia candida Xanthosia huegelii

ARALIACEAE Hydrocotyle callicarpa SmallPennywortTrachymene pilosa NativeParsnip

ASPARAGACEAE Chamaescilla corymbosa subsp. corymbosa Blue Squill Dichopogon capillipes Laxmannia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora Lomandra caespitosa TuftedMatrushLomandra effusa Scented Matrush Lomandra hermaphrodita Lomandra sericea Silky Mat Rush Sowerbaea laxiflora PurpleTasselsThysanotus manglesianus FringedLilyThysanotus patersonii Thysanotus sparteus Thysanotus thyrsoideus

ASTERACEAE *Arctotheca calendula Cape Weed Blennospora drummondii Brachyscome bellidioides Brachyscome iberidifolia *Cotula coronopifolia WaterbuttonsHelichrysum leucopsideum *Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Catsear

FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Common Name Status* weeds

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Lagenophora huegelii Lawrencia rosea Millotia tenuifolia var. tenuifolia SoftMillotiaPodotheca gnaphalioides GoldenLong-headsPterochaeta paniculata Podolepis lessonii Quinetia urvillei Rhodanthe manglesii *Sonchus oleraceus Common Sowthistle Tricoryne elatior YellowAutumnLilyTrichocline spathulata NativeGerbera*Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides Waitzia acuminata OrangeImmortelleWaitzia nitida Waitzia ? suaveolens FragrantWaitzia

BORYACEAE Borya sphaerocephala Pincushions

CAMPANULACEAE Wahlenbergia preissii

CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina huegeliana Rock Sheoak Allocasuarina humilis Dwarf Sheoak

CELASTRACEAE Stackhousia monogyna Stackhousia pubescens Downy Stackhousia Tripterococcus brunonis Winged Stackhousia

COLCHICACEAE Burchardia congesta

CRASSULACEAE Crassula colorata var. colorata

CYPERACEAE Cyathochaeta sp. Lepidosperma pubisquameum Lepidosperma squamatum Lepidospermum pubisquameum Tetraria octandra Tetrariasp.JarrahForest(R.Davis7391)

FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Common Name Status

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DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia commutata Hibbertia huegelii Hibbertia hypericoides YellowButtercupsHibbertia lasiopus LargeHibbertiaHibbertia montana Hibbertia ovata

DROSERACEAE Drosera barbigera Drosera bulbosa Drosera erythrorhiza subsp. collina Drosera glanduligera PimpernelSundewDrosera macrantha Bridal Rainbow Drosera leucoblasta Wheel Sundew Drosera pallida PaleRainbowDrosera stolonifera Leafy Sundew

ERICACEAE Astroloma compactum Kick Bush Astroloma ?sp.CatabyE.AGriffin1022 Leucopogon concinnus Leucopogon ? oxycedrus Leucopogon sp. unknown Styphelia tenuiflora CommonPinhead

FABACEAE Acacia acuminata Jam,MangardAcacia applanata Acacia extensa WiryWattleAcacia pulchella var. glaberrima Acacia saligna var. saligna Acacia stenoptera NarrowWingedWattleBossiaea ornata BroadLeavedBrownPeaDaviesia decurrens PricklyDitter-peaDaviesia hakeoides Gastrolobium bilobum HeartLeafPoisonGastrolobium trilobum BullockPoisonGastrolobium epacridoides Gastrolobium spinosum PricklyPoisonGompholobium knightianum Gompholobium marginatum


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Gompholobium preissii Hovea chorizemifolia Holly-leafedHoveaHovea pungens Devil’sPinsHovea trisperma subsp. trisperma Kennedia prostrata Scarlet Runner Kennedia coccinea CoralVineSphaerolobium medium

GOODENIACEAE Dampiera alata Winged-stemDampieraDampiera linearis Common Dampiera Dampiera lavandulacea Lechenaultia biloba BlueLeschenaultiaVelleia trinervis

HAEMODORACEAE Anigozanthos humilis Catspaw Anigozanthos manglesii ManglesKangarooPawConostylis setigera subsp. setigera Haemodorum laxum Haemodorum simplex Haemodorum spicatum Mardja

HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon aureum CommonPopflower

HEMEROCALLIDACEAE Caesia micrantha PaleGrass-lilyCaesiasp.Wongan(K.F.Kenneally8820) Dianella revoluta var. divaricata Blueberry Lilly Stypandra glauca Blind Grass Tricoryne elatior YellowAutumLily

IRIDACEAE Orthrosanthus laxus var. gramineus GrassLeavedOrthosanthusPatersonia juncea RushLeavedPatersoniaPatersonia occidentalis PurpleFlag*Romulea rosea var. australis Guildford Grass

LAURACEAE Cassytha glabella Tangled Dodder Laurel

LAMIACEAE Hemiandra pungens Snakebush

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LORANTHACEAE Amyema miquelii Stalked Mistletoe

MYRTACEAE Babingtonia camphorosmae Camphor Myrtle Calytrix fraseri PinkSummerCalytrixCalothamnus sanguineus Silver-leavedBloodFlowerCorymbia calophylla Marri Eucalyptus accedens PowderbarkWandooEucalyptus marginata subsp. thalassica Blue-leavedJarrahEucalyptus wandoo subsp. wandoo Wandoo Hypocalymma angustifolium WhiteMyrtle,KudjidLeptospermum erubescens Roadside Teatree

ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava subsp. flava Calochilus stramenicola Cyanicula ixiodes subsp. ixiodes YellowChinaOrchid P4Cyanicula sericea Diuris brumalis Diuris corymbosa Diuris laxiflora BeeOrchidDrakaea sp. Leporella fimbriata HareOrchidPterostylis pyramidalis SnailOrchidPterostylis recurva JugOrchidPterostylis sanguinea Pterostylis vittata Banded Greenhood Thelymitra crinita BlueLadyOrchid

OROBANCHACEAE Parentucellia latifolia Common Bartsia

OXALIDACEAE Oxalis perennans *Oxalis glabra

PHYLLANTHACEAE Phyllanthus calycinus FalseBoroniaPoranthera microphylla SmallPoranthera

POACEAE Austrostipa elegantissima


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Austrostipa flavescens Austrostipa sp. *Briza maxima BlowflyGrassNeurachne alopecuroidea FoxtailMulgaGrassRytidosperma ? caespitosa

POLGALACEAE Comesperma volubile Love Creeper

PORTULACACEAE Calandrinia calyptrata PinkPurslane

PRIMULACEAE *Lysimachia arvensis Pimpernel

PROTEACEAE Banksia dallanneyi subsp. melicula Banksia fraseri var. fraseri Banksia nivea HoneypotDryandra,PudjarnBanksia sessilis var. sessilis ParrotBushBanksia squarrosa subsp. squarrosa PingleGrevillea corrugata TGrevillea pilulifera Woolly-floweredGrevilleaGrevillea synapheae subsp. synapheae Hakea lissocarpha Honey Bush


Parrot Bush (Kelly Thorburn)

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Hakea prostrata Harsh Hakea Hakea ruscifolia Candle Hakea Hakea undulata Wavy-leavedHakeaPetrophile striata Petrophile serruriae Petrophile striata Synaphea petiolaris Synaphea Synapheapanheysa P1

PTERIDACEAE Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia

RESTIONACEAE Desmocladus asper Desmocladus fasciculatus Desmocladus flexuosus Lepidobolus preissianus subsp. preissianus

RHAMNACEAE Cryptandra arbutiflora var. arbutiflora Trymalium ledifolium var. lineare Trymalium odoratissimum subsp. odoratissimum Trymalium urceolare

RUBIACEAE Opercularia echinocephala Opercularia vaginata Dog Weed

RUTACEAE Boronia subsessilis Boronia ramosa

STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium araeophyllumWegems StiltWalkerStylidium brunonianum PinkFountainTriggerplantStylidium cilium Stylidium dichotomum Pins-and-needlesStylidium diuroides subsp. diuroides Stylidium hispidum WhiteButterflyTriggerplantStylidium junceum Reed Triggerplant Stylidium piliferum CommonButterflyTriggerpalntStylidium repens MattedTriggerplantStylidium schoenoides Cow Kicks

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THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea suaveolens subsp. suaveolens Pimelea ? sylvestris

XANTHORRHOEACEAE Xanthorrhoea drummondii Xanthorrhoea preissii Grasstree,Palga

ZAMIACEAE Macrozamia fraseri

BIRDS (45) (Ordedbythe‘BirdlifeAustraliaWorkingListofAustralianBirds’spreadsheet)Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae EmuChenonetta jubata AustralianWoodDuck,WoodDuckPhaps chalcoptera Common Bronzewing Ocyphaps lophotes whitlocki CrestedPigeonAccipiter fasciatus fasciatus Brown Goshawk Aquila audax Wedge-tailedEagleFalco cenchroides AustralianKestrelCalyptorhynchus latirostris Carnaby’sCockatoo, Short-billedBlack-cockatoo EEolophus roseicapilla Galah Cacatua sanguinea LittleCorellaBarnardius zonarius AustralianRingneckPurpureicephalus spurius Red-cappedParrotClimacteris rufa Rufous Treecreeper Chrysococcyx lucidus plagosus ShiningBronze-cuckoo*Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra Malurus splendens splendens SplendidFairy-wrenSmicrornis brevirostris ochrogaster Weebill Gerygone fusca fusca Western Gerygone Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumpedThornbillAcanthiza apicalis Inland Thornbill Acanthiza inornata Western Thornbill Pardalotus striatus StriatedPardaloteLichenostomus virescens virescens Singing Honeyeater Anthochaera carunculata RedWattlebirdLichmera indistincta Brown Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater Daphoenositta chrysoptera VariedSittellaCoracina novaehollandiae Black-facedCuckoo-shrikePachycephala pectoralis Golden Whistler

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Pachycephala rufiventris Rufous Whistler Colluricincla harmonica GreyShrike-thrushCracticus nigrogularis PiedButcherbirdCracticus tibicen AustralianMagpieRhipidura albiscapa GreyFantailRhipidura leucophrys Willie Wagtail Corvus coronoides AustralianRavenGrallina cyanoleuca cyanoleuca Magpie Lark Petroica boodang Scarlet Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis griseogularis WesternYellowRobinZosterops lateralis chloronotus Grey-breastedWhite-eye,SilvereyePetrochelidon nigricans TreeMartinHirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum Mistletoebird Anthus novaeseelandiae bilbali AustralasianPipit

REPTILES (10) Diplodactylus granariensis subsp. granariensis Western Stone Gecko Crenadactylus ocellatus ocellatus Clawless Gecko Underwoodaisaurus milli CommonThick-tailedGecko,BarkingGeckoMorethia obscura ShrublandSnake-eyedSkinkCryptoblepharus buchananii Buchanan’sSnake-eyedSkinkLiopholis pulchra pulchra South-westernRock-skink Pos.RangeExtensionPagona minor minor Western Bearded Dragon Delma frazeri Legless Lizard Aprasia pulchella GraniteWorm-lizardParasuta gouldii Gould’s Hooded Snake


Buchanan’s Snake-eyed Skink (Kate Raston)

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INVERTEBRATES (117)ARANEAE (Spiders) BadumnaSpecies01 WandooLogLaceWebSpiderChenistonia tepperi Lidless Trapdoor Spider GnaphosidaeSpecies01 JarrahLitterSacSpiderGnaphosidaeSpecies02 WandooLogSacSpiderLycosidaeSpecies.01 WandooLitterWolfSpiderLycosidaeSpecies02 JarrahLitterWolfSpider(female)LycosidaeSpecies03 BlueEyeshineBaregroundWolfSpiderLycosidaeSpecies04 WandooWolfSpiderUnknownSpecies03 TeaTreeSpiderUnknownSpecies04 TeaTreeSpiderUnknownSpecies05 TeaTreeSpiderUnknownSpecies06 TeaTreeSpiderUnknownSpecies07 TeaTreeSpiderUnknownSpecies09 TeaTreeSpiderUnknownSpecies10 TeaTreeSpiderUnknownSpecies11 WandooSpiderUnknownSpecies12 WandooSpiderNicodamidaeMsp.01 WandooRedandBlackSpiderPhonognathaSpecies01 Leaf-curlingSpiderwebSalticidaeSpecies01 WandooLitterJumpingSpiderSparassidaeSpecies01 JarrahBurlHuntsmanSpiderSupanna albopunctata Wasp Mimicking Sac Spider TheridiidaeSpecies01 TeaTreeTanglewebSpiderTheridiidaeSpecies02 TeaTreeTanglewebSpiderZodariidaeSpecies01 JarrahLitterAntSpiderZodariidaeSpecies02 WandooLitterAntSpiderZodariidaeSpecies03 WandooLitterAntSpider

BLATTODEA (Cockroaches) BlattidaeSpecies01 BlackNativeCockroachBlattidaeSpecies02 LogBlackNativeCockroach

CHILOPODA (Centipedes) UnknownSpecies03 ThinGoldenCentipedeUnknownSpecies05 WandooCentipedeUnknownSpecies06 WandooCentipedeUnknownSpecies07 WandooCentipedeScolopendridaeSpecies01 JarrahLogCentipedeScolopendridaeSpecies02 JarrahLogCentipede


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ScolopendridaeSpecies03 WandooLogCentipedeScutigeridaeSpecies01 WandooLong-LeggedEarthCentipede

COLEOPTERA (Beetles) BuprestidaeSpecies01 YellowwithFourBlackDashedJewelBeetleChrysomelidaeParopsisSpecies01 LargeGoldenLeafBeetleChrysothartaSpecies01 YellowLeafBeetleCleridaeSpecies01 BlackandOrangeTeaTreeCleridBeetleScarabaeidaeSpecies01 WhitewithOrangeHeadedScarabBeetleGrub

COLLEMBOLA (Springtails) UnknownSpecies01 WandooLitterRedSpringtailUnknownSpecies02 WandooLitterWhiteSpringtail

DIPLOPODA (Millipedes) AntichiropusSpecies01 BrownPointedTailMillipedeUnknownSpecies02 WandooLitterThinBlackMillipede

DIPTERA (Flies) AsilidaeSpecies01 WandooLitterRobberFlyCalophoridaeSpecies01 WandooBrownBlowflyMuscidaeSpecies.01 Like-a-BushFlyMuscidaeSpecies02 BushFlyMuscidaeSpecies03 BushFlySyrphidaeSpecies01 HoverFlyTachinidaeSpecies01 InsectParasiticTachinidFly

HEMIPTERA (Bugs) AleyrodidaeSpecies01 TeaTreeWhiteflyAleyrodidaeSpecies02 TeaTreeWhiteflyMargarodidaeSpecies01 WhiteMyrtleCottonyScalePentatomidaeSpecies01 TeaTreePredatoryBugPseudococcidaeSpecies01 ZamiaPalmMealybugsPsyllidaeSpecies01 ParrotBushLerpReduviidaeSpecies01 WandooLogAssasinBugReduviidaeSpecies02 WandooLogAssasinBugUnknownSpecies05 TeaTreeLeafHopperUnknownSpecies06 LeafHopper

HYMENOPTERA (Bees and Wasps) Apismellifera EuropeanHoney BeecaughtinDroseraplantBraconidaeSpecies01 BlackandRedInsectParasiticWasp


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CamponotusSpecies01 LogHoneyAnt?ColletidaeSpecies01 WandooNativeBeeFormicidaeSpecies01 WandooAntIridomyrmexSpecies01 JarrahLitterTrailingAntsIridomyrmexSpecies02 JarrahLitterTrailingAntsIridomyrmexSpecies03 WandooLogTrailingAntsMyrmeciaSpecies01 PaleBullantMyrmeciaSpecies02 BullantRhytidoponeraSpecies01 Black-headedAntRhytidoponeraSpecies02 JarrahBlack-headedAntRhytidoponeraSpecies03 WandooLogBlack-headedAntTiphidaeSpecies01 WandooOrchidsFlowerWaspVespidaeEumeninaeSpecies01 Mud-DauberWasp

ISOPODA (Slaters) UnknownSpecies01 LogSlaterUnknownSpecies02 JarrahLogSlater

ISOPTERA (Termites) MandibulatesoldierSpecies03 JarrahLogTermiteNasuiteSpecies01 TermiteNasuiteSoldierTermiteSpecies02 JarrahLogTermiteUnknownSpecies01 WandooLogTermiteUnknownSpecies02 WandooLogTermiteUnknownSpecies03 WandooLogTermiteWorkers


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LEPIDOPTERA (Butterflies and Moths) CossidaeSpecies01pupalcase WandooWitchettyGrubMothGeometridaeSpecies01 WandooLitterLooperMothGeometridaeSpecies02 WandooLooperMothIncurvariidaeSpecies01 WandooLeafminerMothNoctuidaeSpecies01 NativeNoctuidMothCaterpillarVanessa kershawi AustralianPaintedLadyButterflyBelenois java CaperWhiteButterflyDelias aganippe SpottedJezebelButterfly(pupalcases)Uraba lugens Gum Leaf Skeletonizer (9th instar caterpillars) ZygaenidaePollanisusSpecies01 Golden-greenDayMoth

MANTODEA (Praying Mantis) UnknownSpecies01 WandooLogGreyMantisUnknownSpecies02 WandooLogGreyMantis

MOLLUSCA (Snails) BothriembryionSpecies01 WandooNativeConeSnailNeuroptera (Lacewings) NeuropteraSpecies01 Light-brownLacewing

OLIGOCHAETE (Earthworms) UnknownSpecies01 JarrahLogEarthworm

ORTHOPTERA (Grasshoppers) AcrididaeSpecies01 GreyShort-hornedGrasshopperAcrididaeSpecies03 JarrahLitterShort-hornedGrasshopperAcrididaeSpecies04 WandooLitterShort-HornedGrasshopperGoniaeaSpecies01 JarrahLitterDead-leafgrasshopperGryllidaefemaleSpecies01 JarrahLitterFieldCricketTettigonidaeSpecies01 WandooLitterLong-hornedGrasshopperTettigonidaeSpecies02 JarrahLitterLong-hornedGrasshopper(female) TettigonidaeSpecies03 JarrahLitterLong-hornedGrasshopperTettigonidaeSpecies04 TeaTreeLong-hornedGrasshopper

PLATYHELMINTH (Flatworms) PlatyhelminthSpecies01 Tan-colouredLogFlatwormPlatyhelminthSpecies02 GreyLogFlatworm

SCORPIONIDA (Scorpions) CercophoniusSpecies01 BlackWoodScorpion


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