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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 be considered intermediate between the heavier soil mallee woodlands and the lighter sandy soil mallee vegetation predominant on Lowan (siliceous) sand.

Large trees:SpeciesEucalyptus spp.

DBH(cm)15 cm

#/ha30/ha

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common

Name25% Eucalyptus dumosaEucalyptus leptophylla Eucalyptus socialis

Dumosa MalleeSlender-leaf Mallee Grey Mallee

Understorey: Life

#Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 4 5% MS

Small 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 CodeMS

Species typical of at least part of EVC range

Common NameMoonah

MS 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

Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark

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 high LH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high high LH Opuntia spp. Prickly Pear high highMH Gazania linearis Gazania high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high

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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 not subject to flooding or inundation. The surface soils are typically light textured loamy sands or sandy loams.

Large trees: Species

DBH(cm) #/haCasuarina spp.Allocasuarina spp.Callitris spp.Myoporum platycarpum

40 cm40 cm40 cm35 cm

20/ha


Name20% Casuarina pauperAllocasuarina luehmannii Callitris gracilis ssp. murrayensisMyoporum platycarpum

BelahBulokeSlender Cypress-pine Sugarwood

Understorey: Life formImmature Canopy Tree

#Spp %Cover5%

LF codeITMedium Shrub 5 15% MS

Small 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


Common NameCattle Bush

MS 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

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

high LH Reichardia tingitana Reichardiahigh low

MH Silene spp. Catchfly high highSH Medicago minima Little Medic high highMTG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high

high MTG Pentaschistis airoides ssp. airoidesFalse Hair-grass high high

MNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highMNG Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high

high MNG Critesion murinum subsp. glaucumBlue Barley-grass high high

SC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high


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

Large trees+:Species DBH(cm) #/haCasuarina pauperAllocasuarina luehmannii Callitris gracilisMyoporum platycarpum

40 cm40 cm40 cm35 cm

15/ha

Tree Canopy Cover+:% cover Character Species Common

Name15% Casuarina pauperAllocasuarina luehmannii Myoporum platycarpum

BelahBuloke SugarwoodSlender Native

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

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 low LH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high

high LH Salvia verbenaca Wild Sagehigh high LH Sisymbrium

erysimoides Smooth Mustard high high MHReichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle low low

MH Limonium spp. Sea-lavender highhigh

MH Silene apetala var. apetala Sand Catchfly highhigh MH 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

high MTG Critesion murinum ssp. glaucumBlue Barley-grass high high

MNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highMNG Vulpia spp. high high

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Murray Scroll Belt Bioregion

EVC 98_61: Non-treed Semi-arid Chenopod WoodlandDescription: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.

Understorey: Lifeform Medium Shrub Small Shrub Prostrate Shrub Large Herb* Medium Herb*Small or Prostrate Herb* Large Non-Tufted GraminoidMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid Medium to Tiny Non-Tufted Graminoid

#Spp %Cover LF Code2 40% MS4 15% SS1 1% PS2 5% LH6 15% MH8 15% SH1 5% LNG2 5% MTG1 1% MNG

Bryophytes/Lichens 10% BLSoil Crust 30% S/C

*Largely seasonal lifeform

LF CodeMS

Species typical of at least part of EVC rangeAtriplex nummularia

Common NameOld-man Saltbush

MS Maireana pyramidata Sago BushMS r Maireana sedifolia Pearl BluebushMS Nitraria billardierei Nitre-bushSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushSS k Sclerolaena divaricata Tangled CopperburrSS Sclerolaena obliquicuspis Limestone CopperburrSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Streaked CopperburrPS Sclerochlamys brachyptera Short-wing SaltbushLH Polycalymma stuartii Poached-eggs DaisyMH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-head DaisyMH Osteocarpum acropterum var. deminutum BabbagiaMH Zygophyllum ammophilum Sand Twin-leafMH Zygophyllum crenatum Notched Twin-leafSH Calotis hispidula Hairy Burr-daisySH Isoetopsis graminifolia Grass CushionSH Plagiobothrys elachanthus Hairy Forget-me-notSH Pogonolepis muelleriana Stiff Cup-flowerLNG Various spp.MTG Various spp.MNG Various spp.

Ecological Vegetation Class Bioregion Benchmark

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

Recruitment:Continuous.

Organic Litter:5 % cover

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMH Limonium spp. Sea Lavender high highMH Carrichtera annua Ward's Weed high highSH Medicago minima Little Medic high highLH Salvia verbenaca Wild Sage high highMNG Vulpia spp. Fescue high highMTG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high high MH Silene apetala var. apetala Mallee Catchfly high high LH Sisymbrium erysimoides Smooth Mustard high high MTG Hordeum glaucum Northern Barley-grass high highMH Erodium cicutarium Common Heron's-bill high lowLH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high lowMH Reichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle low lowLH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high highMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome 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 the border. Also found in narrow bands fringing raak and saline lakes such as Lake Tyrell and on relict lakebed surfaces such as Pine Plains. The field layer is characterised by succulents and a suite of annual herbs.

Life forms: Life


Small 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


Common NameNitre-bush

SS 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-flower

SH Isoetopsis graminifolia Grass CushionMTG Austrostipa eremophila Desert Spear-grassTTG Hypoxis glabella var. glabella Tiny Star

Recruitment:

Continuous

Organic Litter:5%

cover

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 low LH 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

high SH 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




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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. Confined to 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:SpeciesEucalyptus largiflorens

DBH(cm)40 cm

#/ha5/ha

Tree Canopy Cover:%cover Character Species Common

Name10% Eucalyptus largiflorensAcacia stenophylla

Black BoxRiver Coobah

Understorey: Life

#Spp %Cover5%


Small 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


Common NameOld-man Saltbush

MS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre GoosefootMS Eremophila divaricata ssp. divaricata Spreading Emu-

bushSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Streaked CopperburrSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby Saltbush

SS 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.

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

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactT Olea europaea subsp. europaea Olive high

high MS Lycium ferocissimum African Boxthornhigh high

LH 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

high LH Psilocaulon granulicaule Noon-flowerhigh high

MH Limonium sinuatum Notch-leaf Sea-lavender high highMH Limonium lobatum Winged Sea-lavender high

high MH 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

high MH Carpobrotus aequilaterus Angled Pigfacehigh high

MH 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 low SH 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



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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 vegetation type in low rainfall areas on heavy soils, subject to infrequent inundation resulting from overbank flows from rivers or local runoff.

Life forms: Life


Large Herb* 4 5% LHMedium Herb* 8 25% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 2 10% SHLarge Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid* 2 5% MNGScrambler or Climber 1 1% SCSoil crust* na 10% S/C


LF Code


Common Name

MS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre GoosefootSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Three-spined

BassiaSS Sclerolaena muricata Five-spined BassiaLH Rumex spp. Dock

MH 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

BedstrawRecruitment:

Continuous


Weediness:LF Code

SHTypical Weed SpeciesPhyla canescens

Common NameLippia

Invasivehigh

Impacthigh

EVC 104: Lignum Swamp - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion

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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 and sands, forming fertile alluvial soils. River Red Gum forest to 25 m tall with a groundlayer dominated by tussock-forming graminoids. Occasional tall shrubs present.


DBH(cm)90 cm

#/ha20 / ha


Name30% Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum

Understorey: Life

#Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% IT

Small 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


Common NameHedge Saltbush

SS 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

Recruitment:

Continuous


Logs:30 m/0.1

ha.

EVC 106: Grassy Riverine Forest - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high low LH 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

low MTG Critesion murinum ssp. glaucumBlue Barley-grass high low

MNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high low




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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 of prolonged inundation as seed, others as dormant tuber-like rootstocks. Occupies drying deep-cracking mud of lakes on floodplains. Floods are intermittent but water may be retained for several seasons leading to active growth at the ‘drying mud stage’.

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


Common Name

MS 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-mat

SH Glinus lotoides Hairy Carpet-weedSH Mukia micrantha Mallee Cucumber

Recruitment:

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

Organic Litter:5%

cover

Weediness:There are no consistent weeds in this EVC.

EVC 107: Lake Bed Herbland - Murray Scroll Belt bioregion






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 thin Woorinen deposits typically overlying gypsiferous and sodic clays. In undisturbed remnants this EVC is characterised by the dominance of saltbushes and semi-succulent understorey shrubs.

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

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

Eucalyptus oleosa ssp. oleosa Oil MalleeEucalyptus dumosa Dumosa

MalleeUnderstorey:

Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 1 5% MS

Small 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


Common NameBlack Bluebush

SS 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-

flowerRecruitment:

Continuous (excluding overstorey)


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


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

high LH Critesion murinum subsp. leporinumWall Barley-grass high low

LH Sisymbrium erysimoides Smooth Mustard high highMH Carpobrotus aequilaterus Angled Pigface low highMH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high

high MH Mesembryanthemum nodiflora Ice-plant high highMH Carrichtera annua Ward’s Weed high highMH Marrubium vulgare Horehound high

high SH Mesembryanthemum crystallinumCommon Ice-plant high high

MTG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high lowMNG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high highMNG Bromus spp. Brome high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high




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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 wide range 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 further north-west, in habitat akin to that of Floodway Pond Herbland.

Life forms: Life form Medium Shrub

#Spp1

%Cover5%

LF codeMSSmall Shrub 3 5% SS

Large 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


Common Name

MS 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 Bluebell

MH Calocephalus sonderi Pale Beauty-headsMH Spergularia sp. 3 Slender GroundselMH Haloragis aspera Rough Raspwort

MH Plantago cunninghamii Clay PlantainSH Isoetopsis graminifolia Grass CushionSH Myosurus minimus var. australis Mouse-tailMTG Sporobolus mitchellii Rat-tail Couch

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


Weediness: LF

Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH LHMH MHMH MHSH S

Sonchus oleraceus Brassica tournefortiiReichardia tingitana Hypochoeris glabraCarrichtera annua Spergularia diandraMedicago minima Spergularia rubra s.l.

Common Sow-thistle Mediterranean TurnipFalse Sow-thistle Smooth Cat's-earWard’s WeedLesser Sand-spurrey Little MedicRed Sand-spurreyBlue Barley-grass Red Brome Squirrel-tail Fescue

high high

high h

ighhigh

high

high

hig

low highlow lowhigh lowhigh lowhigh

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 remnant component of herb species associated with floodways.

Life forms: Life

#Spp %Cover LF codeSmall Shrub 4 25% SS

Prostrate Shrub 1 5% PSLarge Herb 1 5% LHMedium Herb 3 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 2 10% SH

* Largely seasonal life formTotal understorey projective foliage cover

40%

LF Code


Common Name

SS Atriplex suberecta Sprawling SaltbushSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby Saltbush

PS Atriplex semibaccata Berry SaltbushLH Stemodia florulenta Blue RodMH Einadia nutans ssp. nutans Nodding SaltbushSH Epaltes australis Spreading Nut-

headsR

ecruitment:Continuous


Weediness:

There are no consistent weeds in this EVC.

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 Lignum shrubs. Occupies heavy soil plains along Murray River, low-lying areas on higher-level (but still potentially flood-prone) terraces.

Life forms: Life


Small 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


Common NameTangled Lignum

MS 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-

grassR



Weediness:

There are no consistent weeds in this EVC.

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 most flood-prone riverine areas. Typically treeless, but sometimes with thickets of saplings or scattered more mature specimens of Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Occupies temporary shallow lakes in the most flood-prone riverine areas, also occurs as a narrow intermediate band around some floodway ponds.

Life forms: Life

#Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Herb 5 10% MH

Small or Prostrate Herb 3 5% SHLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 5% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 4 60% MNG

LF Code


Common NameUpright Milfoil

MH 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)



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 of ponds associated with floodway systems. Typically heavy deeply cracking clay soils. Characteristically smaller wetlands with a more regular flooding and drying cycle in comparison to sites supporting Lake Bed Herbland.

Life forms: Life

#Spp %Cover LF codeLarge Herb 1 1% LH

Medium 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


Common NameCreeping Knotweed

MH Centipeda cunninghamii Common SneezeweedMH Alternanthera denticulata s.l. Lesser Joyweed

SH Polygonum plebeium Small KnotweedSH Dysphania glomulifera ssp. glomulifera Globular PigweedSH Lemna disperma Common

DuckweedMTG Lachnagrostis filiformis Common Blown-grassMNG Pseudoraphis spinescens Spiny Mud Grass

MNG Carex gaudichaudiana Fen SedgeMNG Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-

sedgeRecruitment:

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



Weediness:LF Code

MHTypical Weed SpeciesCallitriche stagnalis

Common NameWater Starwort

Invasivehigh

Impacthigh

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 development dominated by flood stimulated species in association with flora tolerant of inundation. Flooding is unreliable but extensive when it happens. Occupies low elevation areas on river terraces (mostly at the rear of point-bar deposits or adjacent to major floodways) and lacustrine verges (where sometimes localised to narrow transitional bands). Soils often have a shallow sand layer over heavy and frequently slightly brackish soils.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus camaldulensisEucalyptus largiflorens

70 cm50 cm

15 / ha


Name20% Eucalyptus camaldulensisEucalyptus largiflorens

River Red-gumBlack Box

Understorey: Life

#Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% IT

Understorey 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 CodeT


Common NameRiver Coobah

MS 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

Recruitment:

Continuous


Logs:20 m/0.1

ha.


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 higher sections of point-bar deposits. The understorey includes a range of species shared with drier floodplain habitats with a sparse shrub component, ground-layer patchily dominated by various life-forms. A range of large dicot herbs (mostly herbaceous perennial, several with a growth-form approaching that of small shrub) are often conspicuous.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus largiflorens Eucalyptus

50 cm80 cm

5/ha


Name10% Eucalyptus largiflorensEucalyptus camaldulensis

Black BoxRiver Red-gum

Understorey: Life formImmature Canopy Tree

#Spp %Cover5%

LF codeITUnderstorey Tree or Large Shrub 1 5% T

Medium 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 CodeT


Common NameRiver Coobah

MS 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-

grassR



Logs:10m/0.1

ha.

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

high LH Sisymbrium erysimoides Smooth Mustardhigh high

LH Critesion spp. Barley-grass high lowLH Gazania linearis Gazania high highLH Opuntia spp. Prickly Pear low highLH Sisymbrium irio London Mustard high


MH Limonium sinuatum Notch-leaf Sea-lavender high highMH Limonium lobatum Winged Sea-lavender high

high MH Trifolium arvense var. arvense Hare's-foot Clover high low MH

Mesembryanthemum nodiflora Ice-plant highhigh

MH Carrichtera annua Ward’s Weed high highMH Marrubium vulgare Horehound high

high MH Carpobrotus aequilaterus Angled Pigfacelow high

MH 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 low SH Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Common Ice-plant high

highMTG Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue high highMTG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high low MTG 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


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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, but sometimes with thickets of saplings or scattered more mature specimens of Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Mostly confined to a narrow ring around the upper margins of floodway ponds. Soils are typically heavy clays (e.g. mottled yellow-grey clay, grey loamy clay), occasionally silty near the surface. In some riverine sites, annual inundation is not reliable and the rhizomic rootstocks of Eleocharis acuta appear capable of surviving at least occasional periods of longer dormancy.

Life Forms: Life

#Spp %Cover LF codeLarge Herb 1 5% LH

Medium 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


Common NameCottony Fireweed

MH 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 Impact

LHMNG

Aster subulatusPaspalum distichum

Aster-weedWater Couch

highhigh

lowhigh

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 within Riverine Chenopod Woodland on very heavy and mildly saline clay soils.

Life forms: Life

#Spp %Cover LF codeSmall Shrub 4 25% SS

Prostrate Shrub 2 5% PSMedium Herb 6 25% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 4 20% SHBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 20% S/C

LF Code


Common NameGoat Head

SS 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

Recruitment:Co

ntinuous


Weediness: LF Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLHLH MH MH MH MH SH SH MTG MNG MNG SNG

Sonchus oleraceusBrassica tournefortii Reichardia tingitana Hypochoeris glabra Carrichtera annua Spergularia diandra Medicago minima Spergularia rubra s.l.Critesion murinum subsp. glaucum Bromus rubens

Common Sow-thistleMediterranean Turnip False Sow-thistle Smooth Cat's-ear Ward’s WeedLesser Sand-spurrey Little MedicRed Sand-spurrey Blue Barley-grass Red Brome Squirrel-tail Fescue Arabian Grass Golden-

highhigh high high high high high high h

lowhigh low low high low high low high high hig

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

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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 a Eucalypt and/or Acacia woodland to 15 m tall. The ground layer includes a component of obligate wetland flora that is able to persist even if dormant over dry periods.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus largiflorensEucalyptus camaldulensis

50 cm70 cm

15/ha


Name20% Eucalyptus largiflorensEucalyptus camaldulensis Acacia stenophylla

Black BoxRiver Red Gum River Coobah

Understorey: Life

#Spp %Cover5%


Small 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


Common NameTangled Lignum

MS 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 Grass

MNG

Eragrostis infecunda Barren Cane grassM

NGEleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedge

MNG

Eleocharis pusilla Small Spike-sedgeSC Asperula gemella Twin-leaf Bedstraw

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 Woorinen Formation with a low, open chenopod dominated shrub understorey. A diverse array of sub-shrubs, herbs and grasses are also present. Typically occurs on fine textured red-brown sandy loam and clay loam soils.


DBH(cm)15 cm

#/ha30/ha

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover25%

Character SpeciesEucalyptus oleosa ssp. oleosa

Common NameOil MalleeEucalyptus dumosa Dumosa Mallee

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

MalleeUn

derstorey: Life form

#Spp6

%Cover10%

LF codeMSSmall Shrub 6 20% SS

Medium 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


Common NameSweet Quandong

MS 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

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


LH Sisymbrium erysimoides Smooth Mustard highhigh LH Sisymbrium irio London Mustardhigh high

MH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high high MH Carpobrotus aequilaterus Angled Pigface high high MH Medicago spp. Medic high lowMH Marrubium vulgare Horehound high highMH Oxalis pes-caprae Soursob high

high MH Trifolium arvense var. arvenseHare's-foot Clover high low

MH Mesembryanthemum nodiflora Ice-plant high highMH Carrichtera annua Ward’s Weed high

high MH Silene apetala var. apetala Sand Catchflyhigh low

MH 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

high SH Mesembryanthemum crystallinumCommon Ice-plant high high

MNG 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 low SC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high

high

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