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Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark

EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment

Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 86: Woorinen Sands Mallee

Description:Mallee shrubland to 7 m tall, typically supporting a hummock grass (Triodia spp.) dominated understorey. This EVC could beconsidered intermediate between the heavier soil mallee woodlands and the lighter sandy soil mallee vegetation predominanton Lowan (siliceous) sand.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus spp. 15 cm 30/ha

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name25% Eucalyptus dumosa Dumosa Mallee

Eucalyptus leptophylla Slender-leaf MalleeEucalyptus socialis Grey Mallee

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 4 5% MSSmall Shrub 2 10% SSProstrate Shrub 1 5% PSMedium Herb 6 5% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 6 5% SHHummock Grass 1 15% HGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non–tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 10% S/C

* Largely seasonal life formTotal understorey projective foliage cover 65%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Melaleuca lanceolata ssp. lanceolata MoonahMS Myoporum platycarpum SugarwoodMS Dodonaea bursariifolia Small Hop-bushMS Acacia wilhelmiana Dwarf NealieSS Sclerolaena parviflora Mallee CopperburrSS Halgania cyanea Rough HalganiaSS Sclerolaena diacantha Grey CopperburrSS Westringia rigida Stiff WestringiaLH Helichrysum leucopsideum Satin EverlastingLH Waitzia acuminata var. acuminata Orange ImmortelleMH Podolepis capillaris Invisible DaisyMH Goodenia willisiana Sandhill GoodeniaMH Vittadinia dissecta Dissected New Holland DaisyMH Podotheca angustifolia Sticky Long-headsSH Actinobole uliginosum Flannel CudweedSH Calotis hispidula Hairy Burr-daisySH Crassula sieberiana Australian StonecropSH Ptilotus seminudis Rabbit-tailsHG Triodia scariosa Porcupine GrassMTG Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grassMTG Lomandra effusa Scented Mat-rushMTG Lomandra leucocephala ssp. robusta Woolly Mat-rushMTG Austrostipa elegantissima Feather Spear-grass

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EVC 86: Woorinen Sands Mallee - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion

Recruitment:Continuous

Organic Litter:15% cover

Logs:10m/0.1 ha (note: large log class does not apply)

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactT Olea europaea Olive high highLH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high highLH Opuntia spp. Prickly Pear high highMH Gazania linearis Gazania high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 97: Semi-arid Woodland

Description:Non-eucalypt woodland or open forest to 12 m tall, of low rainfall areas. Occurs in a range of somewhat elevated positions notsubject to flooding or inundation. The surface soils are typically light textured loamy sands or sandy loams.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haCasuarina spp. 40 cm 20/haAllocasuarina spp. 40 cmCallitris spp. 40 cmMyoporum platycarpum 35 cm

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name20% Casuarina pauper Belah

Allocasuarina luehmannii BulokeCallitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis Slender Cypress-pineMyoporum platycarpum Sugarwood

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITMedium Shrub 5 15% MSSmall Shrub 5 20% SSLarge Herb* 2 5% LHMedium Herb* 7 5% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 2 5% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 10% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 20% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Alectryon oleifolius ssp. canescens Cattle BushMS Acacia oswaldii Umbrella WattleMS Hakea tephrosperma Hooked NeedlewoodMS Hakea leucoptera ssp. leucoptera Silver NeedlewoodSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushSS Sclerolaena diacantha Grey CopperburrSS Olearia pimeleoides Pimelea Daisy-bushSS Rhagodia spinescens Hedge SaltbushMH Einadia nutans ssp. nutans Nodding SaltbushMH Vittadinia dissecta s.l. Dissected New Holland DaisyMH Calandrinia eremaea Small PurslaneMH Crassula colorata Dense CrassulaSH Actinobole uliginosum Flannel CudweedMTG Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grassMTG Austrostipa spp. Spear-grassMNG Austrostipa elegantissima Feather Spear-grass







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EVC 97: Semi-arid Woodland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion



Logs:10m/0.1 ha.

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high highLH Reichardia tingitana Reichardia high lowMH Silene spp. Catchfly high highSH Medicago minima Little Medic high highMTG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high highMTG Pentaschistis airoides ssp. airoides False Hair-grass high highMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highMNG Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high highMNG Critesion murinum subsp. glaucum Blue Barley-grass high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 98: Semi-arid Chenopod Woodland

Description:Sparse, low non-eucalypt woodland to 12 m tall of the arid zone with a tall open chenopod shrub-dominated understorey or atreeless, tall chenopod shrubland to 3 m tall. This EVC may occur as either a woodland (typically with a very open structure buttree cover >10%) or a shrubland (tree cover <10%) with trees as an occasional emergent.

+ woodland only components (ignore when assessing shrubland areas and standardise final score as appropriate)

Large trees+:Species DBH(cm) #/haCasuarina pauper 40 cm 15/haAllocasuarina luehmannii 40 cmCallitris gracilis 40 cmMyoporum platycarpum 35 cm

Tree Canopy Cover+:% cover Character Species Common Name15% Casuarina pauper Belah

Allocasuarina luehmannii BulokeMyoporum platycarpum SugarwoodCallitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis Slender Native Pine

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree+ 5% ITUnderstorey Tree or Large Shrub+ 3 10% TMedium Shrub 2 40% MSSmall Shrub 4 15% SSProstrate Shrub 1 1% PSLarge Herb* 2 5% LHMedium Herb* 6 15% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 8 15% SHLarge Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 30% S/C

* Largely seasonal life form

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EVC 98: Semi-arid Chenopod Woodland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameT+ Alectryon oleifolius ssp. canescens CattlebushT+ Acacia melvillei MyallT+ Hakea leucoptera ssp. leucoptera Silver NeedlewoodMS Maireana pyramidata Shrubby BluebushMS Maireana sedifolia Pearl BluebushMS Atriplex nummularia Old Man SaltbushMS Nitraria billardierei Nitre-bushSS Sclerolaena obliquicuspis Limestone CopperburrSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Three-spined BassiaSS Sclerolaena divaricata Tangled BassiaSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushPS Sclerochlamys brachyptera Short-wing SaltbushLH Polycalymma stuartii Poached-egg DaisyMH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-head DaisyMH Osteocarpum acropterum var. deminutum BabbagiaMH Zygophyllum crenatum Hard-head DaisyMH Zygophyllum ammophilum Sand Twin-leafSH Calotis hispidula Hairy Burr-daisySH Plagiobothrys elachanthus Hairy Forget-me-notSH Isoetopsis graminifolia Grass CushionSH Pogonolepis muelleriana Stiff Cup-flower


Organic Litter:5% in shrubland15% in woodland.

Logs+:5m/0.1ha

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high lowLH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high highLH Salvia verbenaca Wild Sage high highLH Sisymbrium erysimoides Smooth Mustard high highMH Reichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle low lowMH Limonium spp. Sea-lavender high highMH Silene apetala var. apetala Sand Catchfly high highMH Erodium cicutarium Common Heron's-bill high lowMH Carrichtera annua Ward’s Weed high highSH Medicago minima Little Medic high highMTG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high highMTG Critesion murinum ssp. glaucum Blue Barley-grass high highMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highMNG Vulpia spp. high high

EVC 98_61: Non-treed Semi-arid Chenopod Woodland

Murray Scroll Belt Bioregion


Understorey:#Spp %Cover LF CodeLifeform

Medium Shrub 40% MS2

Small Shrub 15% SS4

Prostrate Shrub 1% PS1

Large Herb* 5% LH2

Medium Herb* 15% MH6

Small or Prostrate Herb* 15% SH8

Large Non-Tufted Graminoid 5% LNG1

Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 5% MTG2

Medium to Tiny Non-Tufted Graminoid 1% MNG1

Bryophytes/Lichens 10% BL

Soil Crust 30% S/C

*Largely seasonal lifeform

Description:Sparse, low non-eucalypt woodland to 12 m tall of the arid zone with a tall open chenopod shrub-dominated understorey or a treeless,tall chenopod shrubland to 3 m tall. This EVC may occur as either a woodland (typically with a very open structure but tree cover >10%)or a shrubland (tree cover <10%) with trees as an occasional emergent.

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Atriplex nummularia Old-man Saltbush

MS Maireana pyramidata Sago Bush

MS Maireana sedifolia Pearl Bluebushr

MS Nitraria billardierei Nitre-bush

SS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby Saltbush

SS Sclerolaena divaricata Tangled Copperburrk

SS Sclerolaena obliquicuspis Limestone Copperburr

SS Sclerolaena tricuspis Streaked Copperburr

PS Sclerochlamys brachyptera Short-wing Saltbush

LH Polycalymma stuartii Poached-eggs Daisy

MH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-head Daisy

MH Osteocarpum acropterum var. deminutum Babbagia

MH Zygophyllum ammophilum Sand Twin-leaf

MH Zygophyllum crenatum Notched Twin-leaf

SH Calotis hispidula Hairy Burr-daisy

SH Isoetopsis graminifolia Grass Cushion

SH Plagiobothrys elachanthus Hairy Forget-me-not

SH Pogonolepis muelleriana Stiff Cup-flower

LNG Various spp.

MTG Various spp.

MNG Various spp.

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EVC 98_61: Non-treed Semi-arid Chenopod Woodland

Recruitment:Continuous.

Organic Litter:5 % cover

Weediness:

LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactSea LavenderLimonium spp.MH high highWard's WeedCarrichtera annuaMH high highLittle MedicMedicago minimaSH high highWild SageSalvia verbenacaLH high highFescueVulpia spp.MNG high highArabian GrassSchismus barbatusMTG high highMallee CatchflySilene apetala var. apetalaMH high highSmooth MustardSisymbrium erysimoidesLH high highNorthern Barley-grassHordeum glaucumMTG high highCommon Heron's-billErodium cicutariumMH high lowCommon Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusLH high lowFalse Sow-thistleReichardia tingitanaMH low lowMediterranean TurnipBrassica tournefortiiLH high highRed BromeBromus rubensMNG high high

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Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 102: Low Chenopod Shrubland

Description:Chenopod shrubland to 1 m tall occupying broad, flat alluvial terraces occur along the Murray River, west from Mildura to theborder. Also found in narrow bands fringing raak and saline lakes such as Lake Tyrell and on relict lakebed surfaces such asPine Plains. The field layer is characterised by succulents and a suite of annual herbs.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 1 5% MSSmall Shrub 4 25% SSProstrate Shrub 2 5% PSLarge Herb 2 1% LHMedium Herb 6 25% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 4 20% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 1% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 20% S/C

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Nitraria billardierei Nitre-bushSS Minuria cunninghamii Bush MinuriaSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Three-spined BassiaSS Stelligera endecaspinis Starfruit BassiaSS Atriplex vesicaria Bladder SaltbushPS Sclerochlamys brachyptera Short-wing SaltbushPS Osteocarpum acropterum var. deminutum BabbagiaLH Senecio pinnatifolius Variable GroundselMH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-head DaisyMH Senecio glossanthus Slender GroundselMH Crassula colorata Dense CrassulaMH Goodenia pusilliflora Small-flower GoodeniaSH Disphyma crassifolium ssp. clavellatum Rounded Noon-flowerSH Pogonolepis muelleriana Stiff Cup-flowerSH Isoetopsis graminifolia Grass CushionMTG Austrostipa eremophila Desert Spear-grassTTG Hypoxis glabella var. glabella Tiny Star









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EVC 102: Low Chenopod Shrubland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high lowLH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high highMH Reichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle high lowMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high lowMH Carrichtera annua Ward’s Weed high highMH Spergularia diandra Lesser Sand-spurrey high lowSH Medicago minima Little Medic high highSH Spergularia rubra s.l. Red Sand-spurrey high lowMTG Critesion murinum subsp. glaucum Blue Barley-grass high highMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highMNG Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue high highSNG Schismus barbata Arabian Grass high highSNG Lamarckia aurea Golden-top high lowSNG Parapholis incurva Coast Barb-grass high high



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 103: Riverine Chenopod Woodland (syn. Black Box Chenopod Woodland)

Description:Eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall with a diverse shrubby and grassy understorey occurring on most elevated riverine terraces. Confinedto heavy clay soils on higher level terraces within or on the margins of riverine floodplains (or former floodplains), naturally subject toonly extremely infrequent incidental shallow flooding from major events if at all flooded.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus largiflorens 40 cm 5/ha

Tree Canopy Cover:%cover Character Species Common Name10% Eucalyptus largiflorens Black Box

Acacia stenophylla River Coobah

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITMedium Shrub 3 30% MSSmall Shrub 5 25% SSProstrate Shrub 1 1% PSMedium Herb 5 5% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 5 10% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 5% MTGSoil Crust na 10% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Atriplex nummularia Old-man SaltbushMS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre GoosefootMS Eremophila divaricata ssp. divaricata Spreading Emu-bushSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Streaked CopperburrSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushSS Atriplex lindleyi Flat-top SaltbushSS Rhagodia spinescens Hedge SaltbushPS Sclerochlamys brachyptera Short-wing SaltbushMH Einadia nutans ssp. nutans Nodding SaltbushMH Calocephalus sonderi Pale Beauty-headsMH Senecio glossanthus Slender GroundselMH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-head DaisySH Disphyma crassifolium ssp. clavellatum Rounded Noon-flowerSH Maireana pentagona Hairy Bluebush



Logs:5m/0.1 ha.







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EVC 103: Riverine Chenopod Woodland (syn. Black Box ChenopodWoodland) - Murray Scroll Belt Bioregion

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactT Olea europaea subsp. europaea Olive high highMS Lycium ferocissimum African Boxthorn high highLH Sisymbrium erysimoides Smooth Mustard high highLH Critesion spp. Barley-grass high lowLH Gazania linearis Gazania high highLH Opuntia spp. Cactus high highLH Sisymbrium irio London Mustard high highLH Psilocaulon granulicaule Noon-flower high highMH Limonium sinuatum Notch-leaf Sea-lavender high highMH Limonium lobatum Winged Sea-lavender high highMH Trifolium arvense var. arvense Hare's-foot Clover high lowMH Mesembryanthemum nodiflora Ice-plant high highMH Carrichtera annua Ward’s Weed high highMH Marrubium vulgare Horehound high highMH Carpobrotus aequilaterus Angled Pigface high highMH Silene apetala var. apetala Sand Catchfly high lowMH Medicago spp. Medic high lowMH Oxalis pes-caprae Soursob high highMH Silene gallica French Catchfly high lowMH Silene nocturna Mediterranean Catchfly high lowSH Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Common Ice-plant high highMTG Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue high highMTG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high lowMTG Asphodelus fistulosus Onion Weed high highMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highMNG Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high lowMNG Bromus spp. Brome high highMNG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high lowSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 104: Lignum Swamp

Description:Typically treeless shrubland to 4 m tall with robust (but sometimes patchy) growth of lignum. Widespread wetland vegetationtype in low rainfall areas on heavy soils, subject to infrequent inundation resulting from overbank flows from rivers or localrunoff.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 1 20% MSLarge Herb* 4 5% LH Medium Herb* 8 25% MH Small or Prostrate Herb* 2 10% SH Large Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid* 2 5% MNG Scrambler or Climber 1 1% SCSoil crust* na 10% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Muehlenbeckia florulenta Tangled LignumMS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre GoosefootSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Three-spined BassiaSS Sclerolaena muricata Five-spined BassiaLH Rumex spp. DockMH Marsilea drummondii Common NardooMH Goodenia spp. GoodeniaMH Ranunculus spp. ButtercupLNG Eragrostis australasica Cane GrassMNG Eragrostis infecunda Barren Cane grassMTG Juncus spp. RushMNG Eleocharis spp. Spike-sedgeSC Asperula gemella Twin-leaf Bedstraw



Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactSH Phyla canescens Lippia high high

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Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 106: Grassy Riverine Forest

Description:Occurs on the floodplain of major rivers, in a slightly elevated position where floods are infrequent, on deposited silts andsands, forming fertile alluvial soils. River Red Gum forest to 25 m tall with a groundlayer dominated by tussock-forminggraminoids. Occasional tall shrubs present.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus spp. 90 cm 20 / ha

Tree Canopy Cover:%cover Character Species Common Name30% Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITSmall Shrub 2 1% SSLarge Herb 7 10% LHMedium Herb 10 15% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 2 1% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 20% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLTotal understorey projective foliage cover 60%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameSS Rhagodia spinescens Hedge SaltbushSS Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa Southern LiquoriceSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushLH Wahlenbergia fluminalis River BluebellLH Senecio pinnatifolius Variable GroundselLH k Senecio cunninghamii var. cunninghamii Branching GroundselMH Calotis scapigera Tufted Burr-daisyMH Teucrium racemosum s.l. Grey GermanderMH Morgania glabra spp. agg. Blue RodMH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-head DaisySH Chamaesyce drummondii Flat SpurgeSH Epaltes australis Spreading Nut-headsLTG Cyperus gymnocaulos Spiny Flat-sedgeMTG Setaria jubiflora Warrego Summer-grassMTG Lachnagrostis filiformis Common Blown-grass



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EVC 106: Grassy Riverine Forest - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high lowLH Solanum nigrum sensu Willis (1972) Black Nightshade high highLH Sonchus asper s.l. Rough Sow-thistle high lowLH Centaurea melitensis Malta Thistle high highMH Reichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle high lowMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high lowMTG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high lowMTG Critesion murinum ssp. glaucum Blue Barley-grass high lowMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high low



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 107: Lake Bed Herbland

Description:Herbland or shrubland to 0.5 m tall dominated by species adapted to drying mud within lake beds. Some evade periods ofprolonged inundation as seed, others as dormant tuber-like rootstocks. Occupies drying deep-cracking mud of lakes onfloodplains. Floods are intermittent but water may be retained for several seasons leading to active growth at the ‘drying mudstage’.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 2 5% MSSmall Shrub 2 5% SSMedium Herb* 3 25% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 3 20% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 5% MTG


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Malva australiana s.l. Southern HollyhockMS Solanum simile OondorooSS Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa Southern LiquoriceSS Muehlenbeckia horrida ssp. horrida Spiny LignumMH Chenopodium pumilio Clammy GoosefootMH Chenopodium glaucum Glaucous GoosefootSH Glossostigma elatinoides Small Mud-matSH Glinus lotoides Hairy Carpet-weedSH Mukia micrantha Mallee Cucumber

Recruitment:Episodic/Flood. Desirable period between disturbances is 10 years.


Weediness:There are no consistent weeds in this EVC.







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Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 158: Chenopod Mallee

Description:Open to very open mallee woodland to 12 m tall (almost invariably dominated by Eucalyptus gracilis) supported by thinWoorinen deposits typically overlying gypsiferous and sodic clays. In undisturbed remnants this EVC is characterised by thedominance of saltbushes and semi-succulent understorey shrubs.


Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name20% Eucalyptus gracilis Yorrell

Eucalyptus oleosa ssp. oleosa Oil Mallee Eucalyptus dumosa Dumosa Mallee

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 1 5% MSSmall Shrub 9 45% SSMedium Herb 3 5% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 2 10% SHBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 15% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 65%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Maireana pyramidata Black BluebushSS Atriplex lindleyi BaldooSS Atriplex vesicaria ssp. variabilis Bladder Salt-bushSS Zygophyllum aurantiacum ssp. aurantiacum Shrubby Twin-leafSS Nitraria billardierei Nitre-bushMH Eriochiton sclerolaenoides Woolly-fruit BluebushMH Zygophyllum apiculatum Pointed Twin-leafMH Zygophyllum crenatum Notched Twin-leafSH Calandrinia eremaea Small PurslaneSH Disphyma crassifolium ssp. clavellatum Rounded Noon-flower

Recruitment:Continuous (excluding overstorey)


Logs:10m/0.1 ha (note: large log class does not apply)







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EVC 158: Chenopod Mallee – Murray Scroll Belt bioregion

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Opuntia spp. Prickly Pear low highLH Psilocaulon granulicaule Noon-flower high highLH Gazania linearis Gazania high highLH Salvia verbenaca var. vernalis Wild Sage high highLH Critesion murinum subsp. leporinum Wall Barley-grass high lowLH Sisymbrium erysimoides Smooth Mustard high highMH Carpobrotus aequilaterus Angled Pigface low highMH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high highMH Mesembryanthemum nodiflora Ice-plant high highMH Carrichtera annua Ward’s Weed high highMH Marrubium vulgare Horehound high highSH Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Common Ice-plant high highMTG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high lowMNG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high highMNG Bromus spp. Brome high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 806: Alluvial Plains Semi-arid Grassland

Description:Grassland (turf) to herbland to < 0.2 m tall with only incidental shrubs. Flood-promoted flora, potentially including a widerange of opportunistic ephemeral / annual species occupying low-lying areas within at least previously flood-prone (mostly)higher-level terraces, which may be effectively shallow lakes when flooded. Also sometimes on flats along creeks of the furthernorth-west, in habitat akin to that of Floodway Pond Herbland.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 1 5% MSSmall Shrub 3 5% SSLarge Herb 3 5% LHMedium Herb 6 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 3 5% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 50% MTGSoil Crust na 10% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 85%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Muehlenbeckia florulenta Tangled LignumMS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre-bushSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Three-spined BassiaSS Muehlenbeckia horrida ssp. horrida Spiny LignumSS Sclerochlamys brachyptera Short-wing SaltbushLH Senecio glossanthus Slender GroundselLH Wahlenbergia fluminalis River BluebellMH Calocephalus sonderi Pale Beauty-headsMH Spergularia sp. 3 Slender GroundselMH Haloragis aspera Rough RaspwortMH Plantago cunninghamii Clay PlantainSH Isoetopsis graminifolia Grass CushionSH Myosurus minimus var. australis Mouse-tailMTG Sporobolus mitchellii Rat-tail Couch










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EVC 806: Alluvial Plains Semi-arid Grassland -Murray Scroll Belt bioregion



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 807: Disused Floodway Shrubby Herbland

Description:Low open chenopod shrubland (to herbland) occurring along floodway channels which are disused under current river flows.Vegetation comprises mixtures of small chenopods that have colonised under drier conditions and at least sparse remnantcomponent of herb species associated with floodways.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeSmall Shrub 4 25% SSProstrate Shrub 1 5% PSLarge Herb 1 5% LHMedium Herb 3 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 2 10% SH


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameSS Atriplex lindleyi Flat-top SaltbushSS Atriplex suberecta Sprawling SaltbushSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushPS Atriplex semibaccata Berry SaltbushLH Stemodia florulenta Blue RodMH Einadia nutans ssp. nutans Nodding SaltbushSH Epaltes australis Spreading Nut-heads










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EVC 807: Disused Floodway Shrubby Herbland -Murray Scroll Belt bioregion



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 808: Lignum Shrubland

Description:Relatively open shrubland of species of divaricate growth form. The ground-layer is typically herbaceous or a turf grassland,rich in annual/ephemeral herbs and small chenopods. Characterised the open and even distribution of relatively small Lignumshrubs. Occupies heavy soil plains along Murray River, low-lying areas on higher-level (but still potentially flood-prone) terraces.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 2 30% MSSmall Shrub 3 10% SSLarge Herb 1 1% LHMedium Herb 6 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 5 5% SHLarge Non-tufted Graminoid 1 10% LNGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 20% MTGSoil Crust na 10% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Muehlenbeckia florulenta Tangled LignumMS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre-bushSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Three-spined BassiaSS Sclerochlamys brachyptera Short-wing SaltbushLH Senecio glossanthus Slender GroundselMH Plantago cunninghamii Clay PlantainMH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-headed DaisyMH Brachyscome ciliaris Variable DaisyMH Calocephalus sonderi Pale Beauty-headsSH Isoetopsis graminifolia Grass CushionSH Rhodanthe corymbiflora Paper Sun-raySH Atriplex leptocarpa Slender-fruit SaltbushSH Tetragonia eremaea s.l. Annual SpinachLNG Eragrostis australasica Cane-grassMTG Sporobolus mitchellii Rat-tail CouchMTG Setaria jubiflora Warrego Summer-grass










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EVC 808: Lignum Shrubland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 809: Floodplain Grassy Wetland

Description:Wetland dominated by floating aquatic grasses (which persist to some extent as turf during drier periods), occurring in the mostflood-prone riverine areas. Typically treeless, but sometimes with thickets of saplings or scattered more mature specimens ofEucalyptus camaldulensis. Occupies temporary shallow lakes in the most flood-prone riverine areas, also occurs as a narrowintermediate band around some floodway ponds.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Herb 5 10% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 3 5% SH Large Tufted Graminoid 1 5% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 4 60% MNG

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMH Myriophyllum crispatum Upright MilfoilMH Ludwigia peploides ssp. montevidensis Clove-stripMH Nymphoides crenata Wavy MarshwortMH Centipeda cunninghamii Common SneezeweedSH Azolla filiculoides Pacific AzollaSH Persicaria prostrata Creeping KnotweedLTG Juncus ingens Giant RushMTG Lachnagrostis filiformis Common Blown GrassMTG Sporobolus mitchellii Brown-back Wallaby-grassMNG Pseudoraphis spinescens Spiny Mud-grassMNG Amphibromus fluitans River Swamp Wallaby-grassMNG Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedgeMNG Cynodon dactylon var. pulchellus Native Couch

Recruitment: Episodic/Flood. Desirable period between disturbances is 5 years.


Logs:5 m/0.1 ha.(where trees are overhanging the wetland)








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EVC 809: Floodplain Grassy Wetland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 810: Floodway Pond Herbland

Description:Low herbland to < 0.3 m tall with occasional emergent life forms, usually with a high content of ephemeral species. Floors ofponds associated with floodway systems. Typically heavy deeply cracking clay soils. Characteristically smaller wetlands with amore regular flooding and drying cycle in comparison to sites supporting Lake Bed Herbland.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeLarge Herb 1 1% LHMedium Herb 5 20% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 4 15% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 10% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 3 20% MNG


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMH Persicaria prostrata Creeping KnotweedMH Centipeda cunninghamii Common SneezeweedMH Alternanthera denticulata s.l. Lesser JoyweedSH Polygonum plebeium Small KnotweedSH Dysphania glomulifera ssp. glomulifera Globular PigweedSH Lemna disperma Common DuckweedMTG Lachnagrostis filiformis Common Blown-grassMNG Pseudoraphis spinescens Spiny Mud GrassMNG Carex gaudichaudiana Fen SedgeMNG Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedge




Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMH Callitriche stagnalis Water Starwort high high







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EVC 810: Floodway Pond Herbland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 813: Intermittent Swampy Woodland

Description:Eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall with a variously shrubby and rhizomatous sedgy - turf grass understorey, at best developmentdominated by flood stimulated species in association with flora tolerant of inundation. Flooding is unreliable but extensive whenit happens. Occupies low elevation areas on river terraces (mostly at the rear of point-bar deposits or adjacent to majorfloodways) and lacustrine verges (where sometimes localised to narrow transitional bands). Soils often have a shallow sandlayer over heavy and frequently slightly brackish soils.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus camaldulensis 70 cm 15 / haEucalyptus largiflorens 50 cm

Tree Canopy Cover:%cover Character Species Common Name20% Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum

Eucalyptus largiflorens Black Box

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITUnderstorey Tree or Large Shrub 1 5% TMedium Shrub 1 5% MSSmall Shrub 1 5% SSLarge Herb 2 5% LHMedium Herb 5 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 1 5% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 30% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 10% MNGTotal understorey projective foliage cover 70%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameT Acacia stenophylla River CoobahMS Muehlenbeckia florulenta Tangled LignumSS Cressa cretica RosinweedLH Stemodia florulenta Blue RodLH Wahlenbergia fluminalis River BluebellMH Haloragis aspera Rough RaspwortMH Centipeda cunninghamii Common SneezeweedMH Calocephalus sonderi Pale Beauty-headsSH Epaltes australis Spreading Nut-headsMTG Sporobolus mitchellii Rat-tail CouchMTG Cyperus gymnocaulos Spring Flat-sedgeMTG Lachnagrostis filiformis Common Blown-grassMNG Cynodon dactylon var. pulchellus Native Couch



Logs:20 m/0.1 ha.








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EVC 813: Intermittent Swampy Woodland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 818: Shrubby Riverine Woodland

Description:Eucalypt woodland to open forest to 15 m tall of less flood-prone (riverine) watercourse fringes, principally on levees and highersections of point-bar deposits. The understorey includes a range of species shared with drier floodplain habitats with a sparseshrub component, ground-layer patchily dominated by various life-forms. A range of large dicot herbs (mostly herbaceousperennial, several with a growth-form approaching that of small shrub) are often conspicuous.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus largiflorens 50 cm 5/haEucalyptus camaldulensis 80 cm

Tree Canopy Cover:%cover Character Species Common Name10% Eucalyptus largiflorens Black Box

Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITUnderstorey Tree or Large Shrub 1 5% TMedium Shrub 2 10% MSSmall Shrub 2 5% SSLarge Herb 4 10% LHMedium Herb 5 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 2 1% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 10% MTG


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameT Acacia stenophylla River CoobahMS Muehlenbeckia florulenta Tangled LignumMS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre GoosefootSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushPS Sclerochlamys brachyptera Short-wing SaltbushLH k Senecio cunninghamii var. cunninghamii Branching GroundselLH Senecio pinnatifolius Mallee GroundselLH Xerochrysum bracteatum Golden EverlastingMH Calotis cuneifolia Blue Burr-daisyMH k Lotus australis Austral TrefoilMH r Picris squarrosa Squat PicrisMH Teucrium racemosum s.l. Grey GermanderMTG Setaria jubiflora Warrego Summer-grass



Logs:10m/0.1 ha.







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EVC 818: Shrubby Riverine Woodland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactT Olea europaea subsp. europaea Olive high highMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn high highLH Sisymbrium erysimoides Smooth Mustard high highLH Critesion spp. Barley-grass high lowLH Gazania linearis Gazania high highLH Opuntia spp. Prickly Pear low highLH Sisymbrium irio London Mustard high highLH Psilocaulon granulicaule Noon-flower high highMH Limonium sinuatum Notch-leaf Sea-lavender high highMH Limonium lobatum Winged Sea-lavender high highMH Trifolium arvense var. arvense Hare's-foot Clover high lowMH Mesembryanthemum nodiflora Ice-plant high highMH Carrichtera annua Ward’s Weed high highMH Marrubium vulgare Horehound high highMH Carpobrotus aequilaterus Angled Pigface low highMH Silene apetala var. apetala Sand Catchfly high lowMH Medicago spp. Medic high lowMH Oxalis pes-caprae Soursob high highMH Silene gallica French Catchfly high lowMH Silene nocturna Mediterranean Catchfly high lowSH Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Common Ice-plant high highMTG Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue high highMTG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high lowMTG Asphodelus fistulosus Onion Weed high highMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highMNG Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high lowMNG Bromus spp. Brome high highMNG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high lowSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 819: Spike-sedge Wetland

Description:Low sedgy vegetation of species-poor seasonal or intermittent wetlands, dominated by spike-sedges. Typically treeless, butsometimes with thickets of saplings or scattered more mature specimens of Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Mostly confined to anarrow ring around the upper margins of floodway ponds. Soils are typically heavy clays (e.g. mottled yellow-grey clay, greyloamy clay), occasionally silty near the surface. In some riverine sites, annual inundation is not reliable and the rhizomicrootstocks of Eleocharis acuta appear capable of surviving at least occasional periods of longer dormancy.

Life Forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeLarge Herb 1 5% LHMedium Herb 6 15% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 4 5% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 10% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 50% MNGTotal understorey projective foliage cover 75%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameLH Senecio quadridentatus Cottony FireweedMH Myriophyllum crispatum Upright MilfoilMH Marsilea drummondii Common NardooMH Ludwigia peploides ssp. montevidensis Clove-stripMH Centipeda cunninghamii Common SneezeweedSH Lobelia concolor Poison PratiaSH Persicaria prostrata Prostrate KnotweedSH Callitriche sonderi Matted Water-starwortMTG Triglochin procerum s.l. Water-ribbonsMTG Lachnagrostis filiformis Common Blown GrassMNG Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedgeMNG Eleocharis pusilla Small Spike-sedge

Recruitment: Episodic/Flood – desirable period is every five years

Organic Litter:20% Cover


Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Aster subulatus Aster-weed high lowMNG Paspalum distichum Water Couch high high







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EVC 819: Spike-sedge Wetland – Murray Scroll Belt bioregion



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 820: Sub-saline Depression Shrubland

Description:A low open shrubland/herbland dominated by chenopods and succulents and occurring on the highest terraces of the former(i.e. pre-1750) Murray River floodplain in far North-West Victoria. It occupies semi-saline treeless pans in low-lying areas withinRiverine Chenopod Woodland on very heavy and mildly saline clay soils.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeSmall Shrub 4 25% SS Prostrate Shrub 2 5% PSMedium Herb 6 25% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 4 20% SH Bryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 20% S/C

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameSS Malacocera tricornis Goat HeadSS Cressa cretica RosinweedSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Three-spined BassiaSS Atriplex lindleyi Flat-top SaltbushPS Sclerochlamys brachyptera Short-wing SaltbushMH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-head DaisyMH Senecio glossanthus Slender GroundselMH Goodenia pinnatifida Cut-leaf GoodeniaMH Plantago cunninghmaii Clay PlantainSH Disphyma crassifolium ssp. clavellatum Rounded Noon-flowerSH Maireana pentagona Hairy Bluebush




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EVC 820: Sub-saline Depression Shrubland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 823: Lignum Swampy Woodland

Description:Understorey dominated by Lignum, typically of robust character and relatively dense (at least in patches), in association with aEucalypt and/or Acacia woodland to 15 m tall. The ground layer includes a component of obligate wetland flora that is able topersist even if dormant over dry periods.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus largiflorens 50 cm 15/haEucalyptus camaldulensis 70 cm

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name20% Eucalyptus largiflorens Black Box

Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red GumAcacia stenophylla River Coobah

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITMedium Shrub 2 30% MSSmall Shrub 1 5% SSLarge Herb 2 1% LHMedium Herb* 8 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 5 10% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid* 2 5% MTGLarge Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid* 3 15% MNGSoil Crust na 10% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Muehlenbeckia florulenta Tangled LignumMS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre GoosefootSS Atriplex lindleyi Flat-top SaltbushSS Sclerolaena muricata Five-spined BassiaLH Rumex spp. DockMH Marsilea drummondii Common NardooMH Brachyscome ciliaris Variable DaisyMH Euchiton sphaericus Annual CudweedMH Ranunculus spp. ButtercupMTG Setaria jubiflora Warrego Summer-grassMTG Austrodanthonia duttoniana Brown-back Wallaby-grassMTG Sporobolus mitchellii Short Rat-tail GrassMTG Eragrostis setifolia Bristly Love-grassLNG Eragrostis australasica Cane GrassMNG Eragrostis infecunda Barren Cane grassMNG Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedgeMNG Eleocharis pusilla Small Spike-sedgeSC Asperula gemella Twin-leaf Bedstraw







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EVC 823: Lignum Swampy Woodland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion



Logs:10m/0.1 ha.

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactSH Phyla canescens Lippia high high



Murray Scroll Belt bioregionEVC 824: Woorinen Mallee

Description:Widespread mallee woodland to 12 m tall, associated with the east-west orientated calcareous dunefields of the WoorinenFormation with a low, open chenopod dominated shrub understorey. A diverse array of sub-shrubs, herbs and grasses are alsopresent. Typically occurs on fine textured red-brown sandy loam and clay loam soils.


Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name25% Eucalyptus oleosa ssp. oleosa Oil Mallee

Eucalyptus dumosa Dumosa MalleeEucalyptus gracilis YorrellEucalyptus calycogona Red MalleeEucalyptus socialis Grey MalleeEucalyptus cyanophylla Blue-leaved Mallee

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 6 10% MSSmall Shrub 6 20% SSMedium Herb* 6 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 7 10% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 1 1% MTGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 15% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Santalum acuminatum Sweet QuandongMS Exocarpos aphyllus Leafless BallartMS Acacia oswaldii Umbrella WattleMS Eremophila glabra Common Emu-bushSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushSS Chenopodium curvispicatum Cottony GoosefootSS Olearia muelleri Mueller Daisy-bushSS Maireana pentatropis Erect BluebushMH Zygophyllum apiculatum Pointed Twin-leafMH Stenopetalum lineare Narrow Thread-petalMH Eriochiton sclerolaenoides Woolly-fruit BluebushMH Brachyscome ciliaris Variable DaisySH Calandrinia eremaea Small PurslaneSH Ptilotus seminudus Rabbit TailsSH Rhodanthe pygmaea Pygmy SunraySH Isoetopsis graminifolia Grass CushionMTG Austrostipa elegantissima Feather Spear-grass







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EVC 824: Woorinen Mallee - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion

Recruitment:Continuous (excluding overstorey)


Logs:20m/0.1 ha. (note: large log class does not apply)

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactT Olea europaea subsp. europaea Olive high highMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn high highLH Opuntia spp. Prickly Pear high highLH Critesion spp. Barley-grass high lowLH Gazania linearis Gazania high highLH Psilocaulon granulicaule Noon-flower high highLH Sisymbrium erysimoides Smooth Mustard high highLH Sisymbrium irio London Mustard high highMH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high highMH Carpobrotus aequilaterus Angled Pigface high highMH Medicago spp. Medic high lowMH Marrubium vulgare Horehound high highMH Oxalis pes-caprae Soursob high highMH Trifolium arvense var. arvense Hare's-foot Clover high lowMH Mesembryanthemum nodiflora Ice-plant high highMH Carrichtera annua Ward’s Weed high highMH Silene apetala var. apetala Sand Catchfly high lowMH Silene gallica French Catchfly high lowMH Silene nocturna Mediterranean Catchfly high lowMH Limonium sinuatum Notch-leaf Sea-lavender high highMH Limonium lobatum Winged Sea-lavender high highSH Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Common Ice-plant high highMNG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high lowMTG Asphodelus fistulosus Onion Weed high highMTG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high lowMNG Bromus spp. Brome high highMNG Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high lowSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high

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