Lowan Mallee

Lowan Mallee is typified by white siliceous sand formed into a complex array of jumbled irregular and parabolic dunes with intervening sand sheets and plains of this white sand and clayey deposits. The Cainozoic deposits of siliceous sands, clay, silt and mobile dunes give rise to leached sands (Podosols and Rudosols) and mottled yellow and grey texture contrast soils in the swales (Sodosols).
The vegetation is dominated by Lowan Sands Mallee with some Chenopod Mallee in the Sunset Country and Sandplain Heath, Mallee Heath, Loamy Sand Mallee, Scrub-pine Woodland, Broombush, Red-Swale Mallee, Yellow Gum Woodland and Heathy Woodland in the Big and Little Deserts.

Further information on the DSE website.
Lowan Mallee (LM) overview (including EVC Benchmarks for this region) (external link)

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