Flowering was evident at 35% of sites, however no evidence of seed set, which seems to align with previous surveys conducted for this species. Despite a high abundance of kangaroos for most of the past 5 years, it would appear they're not impacting recruitment of Purplewood suckers to the same extent as rabbits.
The surveys also found that Purplewood stands in the sandy sheets, may well have provided sites of importance for Traditional Custodians, with numerous sites containing a range of culturally significant artefacts including grinding stones, knapping flakes and stone ovens. These areas may have provided refuge sites, or temporary shade to escape the extreme conditions.
On Boolcoomatta, Purplewood patches have the ability to survive prolonged drought conditions as long as rabbit grazing is reduced to allow regeneration of suckers (and possibly seedlings) in higher rainfall years.