evc/bioregion benchmark for vegetation quality assessment

Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark

EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment

Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 66: Low Rises Woodland

Description:Eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall on elevated plains and low rises with a diverse shrub understorey and grassy field layer. Occursin a range of environmental settings that have resulted in well-drained surface soils mantling clay sub-soils.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus spp. 60 cm 20/haAllocasuarina spp. 40 cmCallitris spp. 40 cm

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name20% Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Gum

Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey BoxCallitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis Slender Cypress-pineCallitris glaucophylla White Cypress-pineAllocasuarina luehmannii Buloke

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITUnderstorey Tree or Large Shrub 2 5% T Medium Shrub 5 15% MS Small Shrub 3 5% SS Large Herb 1 1% LH Medium Herb 3 5% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 2 1% SH Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 7 25% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 10% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 70%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameT Pittosporum angustifolium Weeping PittosporumT Myoporum platycarpum SugarwoodMS Acacia pycnantha Golden WattleMS Hakea tephrosperma NeedlewoodMS Bursaria spinosa Sweet BursariaMS Acacia oswaldii Umbrella WattleSS Eutaxia microphylla Common EutaxiaSS Olearia pimeleoides Pimelea Daisy-bushMH Vittadinia cuneata Fuzzy New Holland DaisySH Maireana enchylaenoides Wingless BluebushSH Goodenia pinnatifida Cut-leaf GoodeniaSH Oxalis perennans Grassland Wood-sorrelSH Sida corrugata Variable SidaMTG Lepidosperma viscidum Sticky Sword-sedgeMTG Elymus scaber var. scaber Common Wheat-grassMTG Enteropogon acicularis Windmill GrassMTG Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grassMNG Austrostipa elegantissima Feather Spear-grassSC Clematis microphylla Small-leaved Clematis

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EVC 66: Low Rises Woodland - Murray Mallee bioregion

Recruitment:Continuous

Organic Litter:15% cover

Logs:20m/0.1 ha.

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactT Olea europaea Olive high highMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn high highLH Centaurium tenuiflorum Slender Centaury high lowLH Gazania linearis Gazania high highLH Opuntia robusta Wheel Cactus high highMH Hypochoeris radicata Cat's Ear high lowMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high lowMH Trifolium campestre var. campestre Hop Clover high lowMH Trifolium angustifolium var. angustifolium Narrow-leaf Clover high lowMH Trifolium arvense var. arvense Hare's-foot Clover high lowMH Petrorhagia velutina Velvety Pink high lowMH Oxalis pes-caprae Soursob high highMTG Briza minor Lesser Quaking-grass high lowMTG Briza maxima Large Quaking-grass high lowMTG Romulea rosea Onion Grass high highMTG Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue high highMTG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high lowMNG Aira elegantissima Delicate Hair-grass high lowMNG Ehrharta calycina Perennial Veldt Grass high highMNG Vulpia myuros f. myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high highMNG Juncus capitatus Capitate Rush high lowMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highTTG Poa bulbosa Bulbous Meadow-grass high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Mallee 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 Mallee bioregion



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 Mallee bioregionEVC 87: Lowan Sands Mallee

Description:Low woodland to mallee shrubland to 7 m tall, commonly dominated by Eucalyptus arenacea with a heathy understorey. Foundon deep to moderately deep siliceous sands of aeolian origin.

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name25% Eucalyptus arenacea Desert Stringybark

Eucalyptus incrassata Yellow Mallee

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 5 35% MSSmall Shrub 7 30% SSProstrate Shrub 1 1% PSMedium Herb 4 10% MHLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 1% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 5 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 10% MNGTotal understorey projective foliage cover 60%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Leptospermum myrsinoides Heath Tea-treeMS Banksia marginata Silver BanksiaMS Callitris rhomboidea Oyster Bay Cypress-pineMS Allocasuarina pusilla s.l. Dwarf SheoakSS Hibbertia sericea s.l. Silky Guinea-flowerSS Isopogon ceratophyllus Horny Cone-bushSS Hibbertia virgata Twiggy Guinea-flowerSS Phyllota pleurandroides Heathy PhyllotaMH Goodenia geniculata Bent GoodeniaMH Argentipallium obtusifolium Blunt EverlastingMH Gonocarpus tetragynus Common RaspwortMH Wahlenbergia gracilenta s.l. Annual BluebellLTG Xanthorrhoea australis Austral Grass-treeLTG Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grassMTG Lepidosperma viscidum Sticky Sword-sedgeMTG Lepidosperma carphoides Black Rapier-sedgeMTG Neurachne alopecuroidea Fox-tail Mulga-grassMTG Lomandra juncea Desert Mat-rushMNG Hypolaena fastigiata Tassel Rope-rushMNG Lepidobolus drapetocoleus Scale ShedderTTG Centrolepis strigosa ssp. strigosa Hairy CentrolepisTTG Schoenus breviculmis Matted Bog-sedgeSC Cassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurelSC Cassytha pubescens s.s. Downy Dodder-laurel







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EVC 87: Lowan Sands Mallee - Murray Mallee bioregion

Recruitment:Episodic/Fire. Desirable period between disturbances is 20 years.


Logs:5 m/0.1 ha. (note: large log class is not applicable)

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive Impact

MNG Ehrharta calycina Perennial Veldt Grass high high SC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 88: Heathy Mallee

Description:Low mallee shrubland to low open mallee shrubland to 4 m with a dense to moderately dense understorey of heathy shrubs.Occurs on infertile siliceous Lowan Sand on dunefields and sandplains. This is a prominent EVC in the central Big Desert.

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name25% Eucalyptus incrassata Yellow Mallee Eucalyptus leptophylla Slender-leaf Mallee

Eucalyptus arenacea Desert Stringybark

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 6 30% MSSmall Shrub 7 20% SSLarge Herb 2 1% LHMedium Herb 3 5% MHHummock Grass 1 5% HGLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 1% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 5% MNGSoil Crust na 10% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 55%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Calytrix tetragona Common Fringe-myrtleMS Hakea mitchellii Desert HakeaMS Leptospermum coriaceum Mallee Tea-treeMS Babingtonia behrii Broom BaeckeaSS Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flowerSS Baeckea crassifolia Desert BaeckeaSS Stenanthemum leucophractum White CryptandraSS Cryptandra tomentosa Prickly CryptandraLH Helichrysum leucopsideum Satin EverlastingMH Goodenia geniculata Bent GoodeniaMH Goodenia robusta Woolly GoodeniaHG Triodia scariosa Porcupine GrassLTG Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grassMTG Lepidosperma viscidum Sticky Sword-sedgeMTG Lepidosperma carphoides Black Rapier-sedgeMTG Lomandra juncea Desert Mat-rushMTG Lomandra collina Pale Mat-rushMNG Lepidobolus drapetocoleus Scale ShedderMNG Hypolaena fastigiata Tassel Rope-rushTTG Schoenus breviculmis Matted Bog-sedgeSC Cassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurelSC Billardiera cymosa s.l. Sweet Apple-berry







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EVC 88: Heathy Mallee - Murray Mallee bioregion




Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMTG Vulpia myuros Rat’s-tail Fescue high highMTG Ehrharta calycina Perennial Veldt Grass high high



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 89: Dunefield Heathland

Description:Treeless heathland or low shrubland to 2 m tall. Very scattered small mallee form trees may be present. In recently burntstands (less than 20 years since fire) an open sub-shrub and ground stratum is also common. Occurs on deep siliceous sand onminor dunes and undulating sandplains where siliceous Lowan Sand of coastal origins has accumulated to some depth.

Life Forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 6 50% MSSmall Shrub 6 20% SSMedium Herb 4 5% MHHummock Grass 1 1% HGLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 1% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 5% MNGSoil Crust na 10% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 60%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Leptospermum myrsinoides Heath Tea-treeMS Banksia marginata Silver BanksiaMS Callitris verrucosa Scrub PineMS Hakea mitchellii Desert HakeaSS Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flowerSS Hibbertia virgata Twiggy Guinea-flowerSS Spyridium subochreatum var. subochreatum Velvet SpyridiumSS Leucopogon woodsii Nodding Beard-heathMH Goodenia geniculata Bent GoodeniaMH Podotheca angustifolia Sticky HeadsMH Comesperma calymega Blue-spike MilkwortMH Argentipallium obtusifolium Blunt EverlastingHG Triodia scariosa Porcupine GrassLTG Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grassMTG Lepidosperma viscidum Sticky Sword-sedgeMTG Lepidosperma carphoides Black Rapier-sedgeMTG Lomandra juncea Desert Mat-rushMTG Lomandra leucocephala ssp. robusta Woolly Mat-rushMNG Lepidobolus drapetocoleus Scale ShedderMNG Hypolaena fastigiata Tassel Rope-rushTTG Schoenus breviculmis Matted Bog-sedgeSC Cassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurel



Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMTG Vulpia myuros Rat’s-tail Fescue high highMTG Ehrharta calycina Perennial Veldt Grass high high







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EVC 89: Dunefield Heathland – Murray Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 91: Loamy Sands Mallee

Description:Semi-arid low mallee shrubland to 5 m tall, typically supporting scattered shrubs above a hummock grass field layer. Typicallyoccurs on deep drifts of Lowan sands in the lee of ridge systems or occupying dune crests and swales in the parabolic andirregularly arranged dune in the Central Mallee and Sunset Country.

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name25% Eucalyptus incrassata Yellow Mallee

Eucalyptus leptophylla Slender-leaf Mallee Eucalyptus socialis Grey Mallee

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 5 20% MSSmall Shrub 5 10% SSLarge Herb 2 1% LHMedium Herb 6 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 2 1% SHHummock Grass 1 5% HGLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 1% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 5% MTGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 10% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 60%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Callitris verrucosa Scrub Cypress-pineMS Leptospermum coriaceum Mallee Tea-treeMS Acacia ligulata Sandhill WattleMS Bertya mitchellii Mitchell BertyaSS Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flowerSS Hibbertia virgata Twiggy Guinea-flowerSS Halgania cyanea Rough HalganiaSS Brachyloma ericoides ssp. ericoides Brush HeathLH Helichrysum leucopsideum Satin EverlastingMH Podotheca angustifolia Sticky Long-headsMH Millotia tenuifolia var. tenuifolia Soft MillotiaMH Glischrocaryon behrii Golden PennantsMH Podolepis capillaris Invisible PlantSH Actinobole uliginosum Flannel CudweedSH Millotia muelleri Common Bow-flowerSH Calotis hispidula Hairy Burr-daisyHG Triodia scariosa Porcupine GrassLTG Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grassMTG Lomandra leucocephala ssp. robusta Woolly Mat-rushMTG Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grassMTG Lepidosperma viscidum Sticky Sword-sedgeMTG Lomandra collina Pale Mat-rushSC Thysanotus patersonii Twining Fringe-lily







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EVC 91: Loamy Sands Mallee - Murray Mallee bioregion




Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high lowMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high lowMNG Ehrharta calycina Perennial Veldt Grass high highMNG Vulpia myuros Rat’s-tail Fescue high lowSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 93: Sandstone Ridge Shrubland (syn. Broombush Mallee)

Description:Low open mallee to 3 m tall typically with a tall shrubby understorey, or shrubland with scattered emergent mallees. A goodfield character for this EVC is the dominance or co-dominance of the tall shrub Melaleuca uncinata in shrubland or as anunderstorey shrub in Mallee vegetation. Confined to the crests of outcropping Parilla sandstone ridges and also where theseridges are at least partially obscured by a shallow mantle of Lowan sand.

+ mallee only component (ignore when assessing shrubland areas and standardise final score as appropriate)

Tree Canopy Cover+:%cover Character Species Common Name15% Eucalyptus incrassata Yellow Mallee Eucalyptus leptophylla Slender-leaf Mallee

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 4 40% MSSmall Shrub 4 5% SSMedium Herb 2 5% MHLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 1% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 5% MTGTiny Tufted Graminoid 1 1% TTGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 15% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 60%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Melaleuca uncinata BroombushMS Babingtonia behrii Broom BaeckeaMS Callitris verrucosa Scrub Cypress-pineMS Hakea mitchellii Desert HakeaSS Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flowerSS Eutaxia microphylla Common EutaxiaSS Hibbertia virgata Twiggy Guniea-flowerSS Micromyrtus ciliata Heath-myrtleMH Helichrysum leucopsideum Satin EverlastingMH Glischrocaryon behrii Golden PennantsMH Podotheca angustifolia Sticky Long-headsLTG Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grassMTG Lepidosperma viscidum Sticky Sword-sedgeMTG Neurachne alopecuroidea Fox-tail Mulga-grassMTG Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lilyMTG Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grassSC Thysanotus patersonii Twining Fringe-lilySC Billardiera cymosa s.l. Sweet Apple-berry



Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high lowMTG Pentaschistis airoides subsp. airoides False Hair-grass high highMTG Ehrharta calycina Perennial Veldt Grass high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high







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EVC 93: Sandstone Ridge Shrubland (syn. Broombush Mallee) -Murray Mallee Bioregion



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 95: Red Swale Mallee

Description:Dense to sometimes whipstick form of mallee shrubland to 6 m tall with a typically sparse understorey. This EVC does notnecessarily occur in dune swales, however it is often found on low points in the jumbled or parabolic dunefields of the Lowanwhere the underlying Parilla ridges may be “exposed” and are mantled by a thin layer of aeolian material.

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name30% Eucalyptus dumosa Dumosa Mallee

Eucalyptus calycogona Red Mallee Eucalyptus leptophylla Slender-leaf Mallee Eucalyptus socialis Grey Mallee

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 4 10% MSSmall Shrub 3 5% SSLarge Herb 1 1% LHMedium Herb 7 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 2 1% SHLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 1% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 5% MTGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 20% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 55%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Dodonaea bursariifolia Small Hop-bushMS Beyeria opaca Dark Turpentine BushMS Melaleuca uncinata BroombushSS Westringia rigida Stiff WestringiaMH Chenopodium desertorum Frosted GoosefootMH Stenopetalum lineare Narrow Thread-petalMH Crassula colorata Dense CrassulaLTG Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grassMTG Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grassMTG Lepidosperma viscidum Sticky Sword-sedgeMTG Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lilyMTG Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass



Logs:5m/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. Cactus high highMH Gazania linearis Gazania high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high







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EVC 95: Red Swale Mallee - Murray Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 96: Ridged Plains Mallee

Description:Open, quite grassy mallee woodland to 10 m tall, typical of the gently undulating “plains” of the Wimmera and Southern Mallee.Soils are somewhat variable but are typically duplex with grey or brown sandy clay loam or clay loam topsoils of aeolian origin.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus spp. 30 cm 15/haAllocasuarina luehmannii 40 cm

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name10% Eucalyptus dumosa Dumosa Mallee Eucalyptus behriana Bull Mallee

Eucalyptus porosa Black Mallee-boxAllocasuarina luehmannii Buloke

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITMedium Shrub 3 5% MSSmall Shrub 3 10% SSProstrate Shrub 1 1% PSLarge Herb 2 5% LHMedium Herb* 5 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 5 15% SHLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 5% LTGLarge Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% LNGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 20% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 20% S/C

* Largely seasonal lifeform

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Acacia melvillei MyallMS Acacia oswaldii Umbrella WattleMS Eremophila longifolia BerriganSS Maireana brevifolia Short-leaf BluebushSS Sclerolaena diacantha Grey CopperburrSS Rhagodia spinescens Hedge SaltbushSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushPS Atriplex semibaccata Berry SaltbushMH Einadia nutans ssp. nutans Nodding SaltbushMH Maireana enchylaenoides Wingless BluebushMH Maireana excavata Bottle BluebushMH Maireana enchylaenoides Wingless BluebushSH Chenopodium desertorum Frosted GoosefootSH Oxalis perennans Grassland Wood-sorrelSH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-head DaisySH Hyalosperma spp. SunrayLTG Austrostipa aristiglumis Plains GrassMTG Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grassMTG Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grassMTG Austrostipa scabra Rough Spear-grassLNG Austrostipa platychaeta Flat-awned Spear-grassMNG Austrostipa elegantissima Feather Spear-grass







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EVC 96: Ridged Plains Mallee - Murray Mallee bioregion



Logs:5m/0.1 ha.

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMTG Critesion murinum Barley-grass high lowMTG Bromus diandrus Great Brome high highMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highMH Marrubium vulgare Horehound high highMNG Vulpia spp. Fescue high lowMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn low high



Murray Mallee 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 Mallee bioregion



Logs:20m/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 Mallee 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 to 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 Mallee 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



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 101: Samphire Shrubland

Description:Low open shrub layer to 0.5 m of succulent chenopods on saline clay pans. Found in association with the various halite salinasthat have developed within evaporative basins or ‘boinkas’.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeSmall Shrub 4 20% SSMedium Herb 7 5% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 3 5% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 1% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 1% MNGSoil Crust na 10% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 30%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameSS Halosarcia pruinosa Bluish GlasswortSS Halosarcia halocnemoides ssp. halocnemoides Grey GlasswortSS Halosarcia pergranulata Blackseed GlasswortSS r Frankenia sessilis Small-leaf Sea-heathMH Senecio glossanthus Slender GroundselMH Hymenolobus procumbens Oval PurseMH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-head DaisyMH r Brachyscome exilis Finger-leaved DaisySH Disphyma crassifolium ssp. clavellatum Rounded Noon-flowerSH Pogonolepis muelleriana Stiff Cup-flowerSH Crassula sieberiana Sieber CrassulaSH Millotia muelleri Common Bow-flowerMTG Triglochin calcitrapum s.l. Spurred ArrowgrassMNG Triglochin nanum Dwarf Arrowgrass


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 Reichardia 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 Rat’s-tail Fescue high highSNG Schismus barbata Arabian Grass high lowSNG Lamarckia aurea Golden-top high lowSNG Parapholis incurva Coast Barb-grass high highSNG Critesion murinum subsp. glaucum Blue Barley-grass high high







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EVC 101: Samphire Shrubland - Murray Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee 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.

Understorey: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 Mallee 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 Mallee 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 to only 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% MTG


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







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



Logs:5m/0.1 ha.

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactT Olea europaea subsp. europaea Olive low highMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn low 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 Mallee 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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EVC 104: Lignum Swamp - Murray Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee 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 graminoids. Occasionaltall 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% ITUnderstorey Tree or Large Shrub 1 10% TLarge Herb 2 10% LHMedium Herb 3 10% MHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 25% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 3 10% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLTotal understorey projective foliage cover 75%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameT Acacia stenophylla EumongLH Wahlenbergia fluminalis River BluebellLH Senecio quadridentatus Cotton FireweedMH Goodenia fascicularis Silky GoodeniaMH Eclipta platyglossa Yellow Twin-headsMTG Setaria jubiflora Warrego Summer-grassMNG Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedge


Organic Litter:40 % cover

Logs:30 m/0.1 ha.

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce high lowLH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high lowLH Centaurea melitensis Malta Thistle high lowMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high lowMH Trifolium arvense var. arvense Hare's-foot Clover high lowMH Reichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle high lowMH Phyla canescens Fog-fruit high highMTG Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue high lowMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high low







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EVC 106: Grassy Riverine Forest - Murray Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee 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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EVC 107: Lake Bed Herbland - Murray Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 132: Plains Grassland

Description:Treeless vegetation dominated by largely grass and herb life forms. Shrubs and trees may be also occasionally present.

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeSmall Shrub 2 5% SSLarge Herb 3 5% LHMedium Herb* 6 20% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 3 10% SHLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 5% LTGLarge Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 5 35% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid* 2 5% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 25% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Acacia oswaldii Umbrella WattleSS Sclerolaena napiformis Turnip CopperburrSS Sclerolaena diacantha Grey CopperburrSS Maireana decalvans Black Cotton-bushSS Pimelea curviflora s.s. Curved Rice-flowerLH Ptilotus exaltatus Mulla MullaLH Eryngium ovinum Blue DevilLH Calocephalus citreus Lemon Beauty-headsLH Arthropodium fimbriatum Nodding Chocolate-lilyMH Calotis scabiosifolia Rough Burr-daisyMH Goodenia pinnatifida Cut-leaf GoodeniaMH Sida corrugata Variable SidaMH Ptilotus macrocephalus Feather HeadsSH Maireana pentagona Hairy BluebushSH Chamaesyce drummondii Flat SpurgeSH Pogonolepis muelleriana Stiff Cup-flowerSH Convolvulus erubescens spp. agg. Pink BindweedLTG Austrostipa blackii Crested Spear-grassLTG Austrostipa gibbosa Spurred Spear-grassLTG Austrostipa aristiglumis Plump Spear-grassMTG Austrostipa scabra Rough Spear-grassMTG Austrostipa nodosa Knotty Spear-grassMTG Whalleya proluta Rigid PanicMTG Austrodanthonia duttoniana Brown-back Wallaby-grass







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EVC 132: Plains Grassland - Murray Mallee bioregion

Recruitment:Episodic/Fire or Grazing. Desirable period between disturbances is 5 years.


Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn high highLH Helminthotheca echioides Ox-tongue high lowLH Lepidium africanum Common Peppercress high lowLH Salvia verbenaca Wild Sage high highLH Echium plantagineum Patterson’s Curse high highLH Sisymbrium irio London Rocket high highLH Marrubium vulgare Horehound high highLNG Avena fatua Wild Oat high highMH Limonium sinuatum Wild Oat high highMH Arctotheca calendula Cape Weed high highMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high lowMH Hypochoeris radicata Cat's Ear high lowMH Oxalis pes-caprae Soursob high highMH Plantago coronopus Buck's-horn Plantain high highMH Spergularia rubra s.l. Red Sand-spurrey high lowMH Trifolium angustifolium var. angustifolium Narrow-leaf Clover high highMH Trifolium arvense var. arvense Hare's-foot Clover high highMH Trifolium campestre var. campestre Hop Clover high highMH Trifolium striatum Knotted Clover high lowMH Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean Clover high lowMH Hedypnois cretica Cretan Hedypnois high highMNG Aira cupaniana Quicksilver Grass high lowMNG Avena barbata Bearded Oat high highMNG Brachypodium distachyon False Brome high highMNG Juncus capitatus Capitate Rush high highMNG Vulpia muralis Wall Fescue high highMNG Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high highMTG Bromus diandrus Great Brome high highMTG Critesion hystrix Mediterranean Barley-grass high highMTG Critesion murinum Barley-grass high highMTG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high highMTG Pentaschistis airoides ssp. airoides False Hair-grass high lowMTG Poa bulbosa Bulbous Meadow-grass high highMTG Romulea minutiflora Small-flower Onion-grass high highMTG Romulea rosea Onion Grass high highMTG Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue high highSH Medicago minima Little Medic high highSH Medicago polymorpha Burr Medic high highSH Trifolium glomeratum Cluster Clover high low



Murray Mallee 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)


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EVC 158: Chenopod Mallee - Murray Mallee 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 Mallee bioregionEVC 295: Riverine Grassy Woodland

Description:Occurs on the floodplain of major rivers, in a slightly elevated position where floods are rare, on deposited silts and sands,forming fertile alluvial soils. River Red Gum woodland to 20 m tall with a groundlayer dominated by graminoids and sometimeslightly shrubby or with chenopod shrubs.



Eucalyptus largiflorens Black Box

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITSmall Shrub 4 10% SS Large Herb 4 10 LHMedium Herb 2 10% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 5 10% SH Large Tufted Graminoid 1 1% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 5 20% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 5% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLTotal understorey projective foliage cover 75%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameSS Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa Grey Roly-polySS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushSS Maireana decalvans Black Cotton-bushSS Chenopodium curvispicatum Cottony SaltbushLH Wahlenbergia fuminalis River BluebellLH Rumex brownii Slender DockLH Senecio quadridentatus Cotton FireweedMH Einadia nutans ssp. nutans Nodding SaltbushMH Atriplex semibaccata Berry SaltbushMH Atriplex eardleyae Small SaltbushMH Sida corrugata Variable SidaMTG Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grassMTG Austrostipa scabra Rough Spear-grassMTG Carex inversa Knob SedgeMTG Juncus subsecundus Finger Rush



Logs:20 m/0.1 ha.

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EVC 295: Riverine Grassy Woodland – Murray Mallee bioregion

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMTG Bromus hordaceus ssp. hordaceus Soft Brome high highMTG Critesion murinum ssp. leporinum Wall Barley-grass high highMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high high



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 641: Riparian Woodland

Description:Occurs beside permanent streams, typically on narrow alluvial deposits. Woodland to 15 m tall generally dominated byEucalyptus camaldulensis over a tussock grass-dominated understorey. Tall shrubs may be present and amphibious herbs mayoccur in occasional ponds and beside creeks. While flooding may be common, sites are rarely inundated for lengthy periods.



Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITUnderstorey Tree or Large Shrub 2 10% TMedium Shrub 2 10% MSSmall Shrub 1 1% SSLarge Herb 4 10% LHMedium Herb 5 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 1 5% SHLarge Tufted Graminoid 3 10% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 4 30% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 5% MNGScrambler or Climber 1 5% SCBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BL

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Viminaria juncea Golden SprayMS Melaleuca decussata Totem-polesSS Rubus parvifolius Small-leaf BrambleLH Wahlenbergia gracilis s.s. Sprawling BluebellLH Myriophyllum crispatum Upright Water-milfoilMH Rumex brownii Slender DockMH Oxalis perennans Grassland Wood-sorrelMH Mentha australis River MintMH Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgeeLTG Cyperus gunnii ssp. gunnii Flecked Flat-sedgeLTG Carex appressa Tall SedgeMTG Lachnagrostis filiformis var. filiformis Common Blown-grassMTG Juncus amabilis Hollow RushMNG Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedgeMNG Cynodon dactylon CouchSC Calystegia sepium Large Bindweed



Logs:20m / 0.1 ha







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EVC 641: Riparian Woodland – Murray Mallee bioregion

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMS Rosa rubiginosa Sweet Briar high highLH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high lowLH Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle high highLH Plantago lanceolata Ribwort high lowLH Helminthotheca echioides Ox-tongue high lowLH Rumex crispus Curled Dock high lowLH Aster subulatus Aster-weed high lowLH Rorippa palustris Marsh Yellow-cress high highMH Leontodon taraxacoides ssp. taraxacoides Hairy Hawkbit high lowMH Hypochoeris radicata Cat's Ear high lowLTG Phalaris aquatica Toowoomba Canary-grass high highLNG Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog high highMTG Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus Soft Brome high lowMTG Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass high highMNG Paspalum distichum Water Couch high highSC Galium aparine Cleavers high low



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 676: Salt Paperbark Woodland

Description:Low non-eucalypt woodland to 8 m tall with herbaceous ground-layer dominated by halophytic chenopods and other succulentherbs with a range of annual grasses and herbs. Occurs on heavy soils with large salt concentrations (sometimes with ashallow sand overlay on lake verges) in areas with seasonally waterlogged heavy clay soils on saline flats and lake verges.

Tree Canopy Cover:%cover Character Species Common Name20% Melaleuca halmaturorum ssp. halmaturorum Salt Paperbark

Life forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeProstrate Shrub 1 10% PSMedium Herb 3 15% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 3 10% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 1 1% MTGSoil Crust na 10% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 45%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NamePS Wilsonia rotundifolia Round-leaf WilsoniaMH Sarcocornia quinqueflora Beaded GlasswortMH Samolus repens Creeping BrookweedMH Spergularia sp. 3 Salt Sea-spurreySH Selliera radicans Shiny Swamp-matSH Angianthus pressianus Salt AngianthusSH Apium prostratum Annual CeleryMTG Puccinellia stricta var. perlaxa Plains Saltmarsh-grass


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 Reichardia 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 Rat’s-tail Fescue high highSNG Schismus barbata Arabian Grass high lowSNG Lamarckia aurea Golden-top high lowSNG Parapholis incurva Coast Barb-grass high highSNG Critesion murinum subsp. glaucum Blue Barley-grass high high







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EVC 676: Salt Paperbark Woodland - Murray Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee bioregion EVC 803: Plains Woodland

Description: Grassy or sedgy woodland to 15 m tall (typically dominated by Eucalyptus largiflorens in the north-western part of its range) with large inter-tussock spaces potentially supporting a range of annual or geophytic herbs adapted to low summer rainfall, with low overall biomass. Mostly occurs on terrain of low relief in areas receiving <600 mm rainfall per annum. Fertile, sometimes seasonally waterlogged, mostly silty, loamy or clay topsoils, with heavy subsoils, derived largely from recent (ie Quaternary) fluvial or alluvial deposits. Large trees: Species DBH(cm) #/ha Eucalyptus spp. 60 cm 15/ha Allocasuarina luehmannii 40 cm Tree Canopy Cover: %cover Character Species Common Name 15% Eucalyptus largiflorens Black Box Allocasuarina luehmannii Buloke Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box Eucalyptus porosa Black Mallee-box Understorey: Life form #Spp %Cover LF code Immature Canopy Tree 5% IT Medium Shrub 3 10% MS Small shrub 1 5% SS Prostrate shrub 2 10% PS Large Herb 3 1% LH Medium Herb 9 10% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 5 10% SH Large tufted graminoid 1 1% LTG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 4 20% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 1% MNG Scrambler or Climber 1 1% SC Bryophytes/Lichens na 10% BL Soil Crust na 10% S/C Total understorey projective foliage cover 80% LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common Name MS Pittosporum angustifolium Weeping Pittosporum MS Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle MS Acacia acinacea s.l. Gold-dust Wattle SS Eutaxia microphylla var. microphylla Common Eutaxia SS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby Saltbush SS Sclerolaena diacantha Grey Copperburr LH Ajuga australis Austral Bugle LH Senecio quadridentatus Cotton Fireweed MH Einadia nutans ssp. nutans Nodding Saltbush MH Calocephalus citreus Lemon Beauty-heads MH Plantago gaudichaudii Narrow Plantain MH Sida corrugata Variable Sida SH Crassula sieberiana Sieber Crassula SH Actinobole uliginosum Flannel Cudweed SH Oxalis perennans Grassland Wood-sorrel SH Calotis hispidula Hairy Burr-daisy LTG Austrostipa aristiglumis Plump Spear-grass MTG Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grass MTG Dianella revoluta s.l. Common Wallaby-grass

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EVC 803: Plains Woodland - Murray Mallee bioregion

Recruitment: Continuous Organic Litter: 10% cover Logs: 10m/0.1 ha. Weediness: LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive Impact MS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn high high LH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high high LH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high low LH Opuntia spp Prickly Pear low high MH Gazania linearis Gazania high high MH Spergularia rubra s.l. Red Sand-spurrey high low MH Silene apetala var. apetala Sand Catchfly high low MH Silene longicaulis Portuguese Catchfly high low SH Medicago minima Little Medic high low MTG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high low MTG Poa bulbosa Bulbous Meadow-grass high high MTG Pentaschistis airoides subsp. airoides False Hair-grass high high MTG Romulea rosea Onion Grass high high MNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high high MNG Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high low MNG Bromus spp. Brome high high SC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Mallee 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 Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee 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% MNGTotal understorey projective foliage cover 85%

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 Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee 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% MNGSoil Crust na 10% S/C


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 Rat-tail CouchMNG 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 Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee 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


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 Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 816: Sedgy Riverine Forest

Description:Eucalypt forest to 25 m tall with understorey dominated by larger sedges. Understorey composition indicative of at leastoccasional shallow flooding and a tolerance of gaps between floods of several years. Typically on heavy soils which canbecome wet in winter. It is considered to occupy areas infrequently flooded and in which flood duration may be short, typicallyareas that are the last to flood and the first from which floods quickly recede. Soils are typically heavy clays. The majorunderstorey species Carex tereticaulis is intolerant of total immersion (at least in turbid water).



Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITMedium Shrub 1 10% TMedium Herb 2 5% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 2 5% SHLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 50% LTGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 10% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 10% MNGTotal understorey projective foliage cover 90%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Exocarpos strictus Pale-fruit BallartLH Wahlenbergia fluminalis River BluebellLH Senecio quadridentatus Cotton FireweedLH Brachyscome basaltica var. gracilis Woodland Swamp-daisyMH Marsilea drummondii Common NardooSH Lobelia concolor Poison PratiaSH Chamaesyce drummondii Flat SpurgeLTG Carex tereticaulis Rush SedgeMTG Setaria jubiflora Warrego Summer-grassMTG Lachnagrostis filiformis Common Blown GrassMNG Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedgeMNG Eleocahris pusilla Small Spike-sedge



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EVC 816: Sedgy Riverine Forest - Murray Mallee bioregion

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce high lowLH Aster subulatus Aster Weed high lowLH Helminthotheca echioides Prickly Ox-tongue high lowLH Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle high high



Murray Mallee 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



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EVC 818: Shrubby Riverine Woodland - Murray Mallee 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 Mallee bioregionEVC 821: Tall Marsh

Description:Wetland dominated by tall emergent graminoids (rushes, sedges, reeds), typically in thick species-poor swards. Competitiveexclusion in core wetland habitat - of optimum growing conditions for species tolerant of sustained shallow inundation.Occupies wetlands usually associated with anabranch creeks. Soils are almost permanently moist. Dominant species aretolerant of relatively deep and sustained inundation, but not total immersion for any sustained period.

Life Forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Herb 6 20% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 3 10% SHLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 10% LTGLarge Non-tufted Graminoid 3 40% LNGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 10% MNGTotal understorey projective foliage cover 90%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMH Myriophyllum papillosum Robust Water-milfoilMH Persicaria decipiens Slender KnotweedMH Lythrum hyssopifolia Small Loose-strifeMH Potamogeton tricarinatus s.l. Floating PondweedSH Lemna disperma Common DuckweedSH Azolla filiculoides Pacific AzollaLTG Juncus ingens Giant RushLNG Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani River Club-sedgeLNG Phragmites australis Common ReedLNG Typha orientalis Broad-leaf CumbungiLNG Typha domingensis CumbungiMTG Triglochin procerum s.l. Water RibbonsMNG Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedgeMNG Pseudoraphis spinescens Spiny Mud-grass

Recruitment:Episodic/Flood: desirable period of disturbance is every year



Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactT Salix cinerea Grey Sallow high highMH Rorippa palustris Yellow Marsh-cress high highMTG Polyopogon monspeliensis Annual Beard-grass high lowMNG Paspalum distichum Water Couch high high







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EVC 821: Tall Marsh - Murray Mallee bioregion



Murray Mallee 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 Name30% 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% MHMedium Herb* 8 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 5 10% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid* 3 10% 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 Muelenbekia florulenta Tangled LignumMS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre GoosefootMS Muehlenbeckia florulenta Tangled LignumSS 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. ButtercupSH Asperula gemella Twin-leaf BedstrawLNG Eragrostis australasica Cane GrassMTG Setaria jubiflora Warrego Summer-grassMTG Austrodanthonia duttoniana Brown-back Wallaby-grassMTG Sporobolus mitchellii Short Rat-tail GrassMTG Eragrostis setifolia Bristly Love-grassMNG Eragrostis infecunda Barren Cane grassMNG Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedgeMNG Eleocharis pusilla Small Spike-sedge







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EVC 823: Lignum Swampy Woodland - Murray Mallee bioregion



Logs:10m/0.1 ha.

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



Murray Mallee 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 Wooly-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 Mallee bioregion

Recruitment:Continuous (excluding overstorey)



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



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 826: Plains Savannah

Description:A structurally diverse vegetation unit which includes ‘grassy openings’ of a few to many hundreds of hectares, with a variabletree density ranging from a very sparse savanna to woodland. The relative absence of eucalypts is particularly characteristic,with Allocasuarina luehmannii and perhaps Callitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis to 10 m tall being the dominant trees. Widespreadon the northern plains.+ woodland only components (ignore when assessing grassland areas and standardise final score as appropriate)

Large trees+:Species DBH(cm) #/haAllocasuarina luehmannii 40 cm 5/haCallitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis 40 cm

Tree Canopy Cover+:% cover Character Species Common Name10% Allocasuarina luehmannii Buloke

Callitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis Slender Cypress-pine

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree+ 5% ITUnderstorey Tree or Large Shrub+ 5% TSmall Shrub 2 5% SSLarge Herb 3 5% LHMedium Herb* 6 20% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb* 3 10% SHLarge Tufted Graminoid 1 5% LTGLarge Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 5 35% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid* 2 5% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 25% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameT Acacia pendula BoreeMS Acacia oswaldii Umbrella WattleSS Sclerolaena napiformis Turnip CopperburrSS Sclerolaena diacantha Grey CopperburrSS Maireana decalvans Black Cotton-bushSS Pimelea curviflora s.s. Curved Rice-flowerLH Ptilotus exaltatus Mulla MullaLH Eryngium ovinum Blue DevilLH Calocephalus citreus Lemon Beauty-headsLH Arthropodium fimbriatum Nodding Chocolate-lilyMH Calotis scabiosifolia Rough Burr-daisyMH Goodenia pinnatifida Cut-leaf GoodeniaMH Sida corrugata Variable SidaMH Ptilotus macrocephalus Feather HeadsSH Maireana pentagona Hairy BluebushSH Chamaesyce drummondii Flat SpurgeSH Pogonolepis muelleriana Stiff Cup-flowerSH Convolvulus erubescens spp. agg. Pink BindweedLTG Austrostipa blackii Crested Spear-grassLTG Austrostipa gibbosa Spurred Spear-grassLTG Austrostipa aristiglumis Plump Spear-grassMTG Austrostipa scabra Rough Spear-grassMTG Austrostipa nodosa Knotty Spear-grassMTG Whalleya proluta Rigid PanicMTG Austrodanthonia duttoniana Brown-back Wallaby-grass







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EVC 826: Plains Savannah - Murray Mallee bioregion



Logs+:5 m/0.1 ha.

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn high highLH Helminthotheca echioides Ox-tongue high lowLH Lepidium africanum Common Peppercress high lowLH Salvia verbenaca Wild Sage high highLH Echium plantagineum Patterson’s curse high highLH Sisymbrium irio London Rocket high highLH Marrubium vulgare Horehound high highLNG Avena fatua Wild Oat high highMH Limonium sinuatum Notch-leaf Sea-lavender high highMH Arctotheca calendula Cape Weed high highMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high lowMH Hypochoeris radicata Cat's Ear high lowMH Oxalis pes-caprae Soursob high highMH Plantago coronopus Buck's-horn Plantain high highMH Spergularia rubra s.l. Red Sand-spurrey high lowMH Trifolium angustifolium var. angustifolium Narrow-leaf Clover high highMH Trifolium arvense var. arvense Hare's-foot Clover high highMH Trifolium campestre var. campestre Hop Clover high highMH Trifolium striatum Knotted Clover high lowMH Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean Clover high lowMH Hedypnois cretica Cretan Hedypnois high highMNG Aira cupaniana Quicksilver Grass high lowMNG Avena barbata Bearded Oat high highMNG Brachypodium distachyon False Brome high highMNG Juncus capitatus Capitate Rush high highMNG Vulpia muralis Wall Fescue high highMNG Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high highMTG Bromus diandrus Great Brome high highMTG Critesion hystrix Mediterranean Barley-grass high highMTG Critesion murinum Barley-grass high highMTG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high highMTG Pentaschistis airoides ssp. airoides False Hair-grass high lowMTG Poa bulbosa Bulbous Meadow-grass high highMTG Romulea minutiflora Small-flower Onion-grass high highMTG Romulea rosea Onion Grass high highMTG Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue high highSH Medicago minima Little Medic high highSH Medicago polymorpha Burr Medic high highSH Trifolium glomeratum Cluster Clover high low



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 828: Semi-arid Parilla Woodland

Description:A shrubby, non-eucalypt woodland or open forest to 15 m tall of low rainfall areas associated with topographic highs created byweathered Parilla sandstone ridges and dominated by Belah Casuarina pauper. This EVC represents a distinctive floristicsegregate of Semi-arid Woodland – comprising relatively undisturbed remnants of this broader vegetation descriptor with littleor no groundwater influence.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haCasuarina spp. 40 cm 20/haCallitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis 40 cm

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

Callitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis Slender Cypress-pine

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITMedium Shrub 4 10% MSSmall Shrub 4 10% SSLarge Herb 2 5% LHMedium Herb* 10 10% MHLarge Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% LNGMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 15% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% MNGEpiphyte 1 1% EPBryophytes/Lichens na 5% BLSoil Crust na 30% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Acacia oswaldii Umbrella WattleMS Exocarpos aphyllus Leafless BallartMS Alectryon oleifolius ssp. canescens Cattle BushMS Dodonaea viscosa ssp. angustissima Slender Hop-bushSS Olearia pimeleoides Pimelea Daisy-bushSS Olearia muelleri Mueller Daisy-bushSS Sclerolaena diacantha Grey CopperburrSS Chenopodium curvispicatum Cottony SaltbushMH Einadia nutans ssp. nutans Nodding SaltbushMH Podolepis capillaris Wiry PodolepisMH Chenopodium desertorum ssp. desertorum Frosted GoosefootLNG Austrostipa platychaeta Flat-awned Spear-grassMTG Austrostipa spp. Spear GrassesMNG Austrostipa elegantissima Feather Spear-grass







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EVC 828: Semi-arid Parilla Woodland - Murray Mallee bioregion



Logs:12m/0.1 ha.

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMH Reichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle high lowSH Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Common Ice-plant high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 829: Chenopod Grassland

Description:Open to sparse shrubland with a more or less continuous tussock grass sward found on heavy somewhat sodic clay plainsfringing the active floodplains of major watercourses such as the Loddon and Avoca Rivers.

Life Forms:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 1 10% MS Small Shrub 6 30% SS Large Herb 1 1% LH Medium Herbs* 5 15% MH Small or Prostrate Herbs* 4 5% SH Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 20% MTGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 20% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Lycium australe Australian Box-thornMS Nitraria billardierei Nitre-bushSS Sclerolaena diacantha Grey CopperburrSS Maireana aphylla Leafless BluebushSS Minuria cunninghamii Bush MinuriaSS Lawrencia squamata Thorny LawrenciaPS Sclerochlamys brachyptera Short-wing SaltbushPS Atriplex semibaccata Berry SaltbushLH Podolepis canescens Grey PodolepisMH Rhodanthe stuartiana Clay SunrayMH Teucrium racemosum s.s. Grey GermanderMH Maireana excavata Bottle BluebushMH Sida corrugata Variable SidaSH Hyalosperma glutinosum ssp. glutinosum Golden SunraySH Hyalosperma semisterile Orange SunraySH Rhodanthe pygmaea Pygmy SunraySH Pogonolepis muelleriana Stiff Cup-flowerLTG Austrostipa aristiglumis Plump Spear-grassMTG Austrostipa spp. Spear-grassMTG Whalleya proluta Rigid PanicMTG Enteropogon acicularis Spider GrassMTG Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass

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EVC 829: Chenopod Grassland - Murray Mallee bioregion



Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Carthamus lanatus Saffron Thistle high highMH Limonium lobatum Winged Sea-lavender high highMH Hedypnois cretica Cretan Hedypnois high highMH Arctotheca calendula Cape Weed high highMH Romulea rosea Onion Grass high highSH Moraea setifolia Thread Iris high highSH Medicago spp. Medic high highMTG Critesion murinum subsp. leporinum Wall Barley-grass high highMNG Bromus madritensis Madrid Brome high highMNG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high high



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 882: Shallow Sands Woodland

Description:Woodland or open-forest to 15 m tall, with a sparse shrub layer of heathy, ericoid shrubs and a species-rich ground coverdominated by grasses and annual herbs. Typically it occurs between the heavier soils of the plains and the deep-sand aeoliandunefields which overlay these plains, but also occurs on broader areas of plains covered by shallow fluvial, outwash or aeoliansands overlaying drainage-impeding clays. Occurs in areas with <500 mm annual rainfall.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus spp. 60 cm 15/haAllocasuarina luehmannii 40 cmCallitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis 40 cm

Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common Name20% Eucalyptus leucoxylon Yellow Gum

Allocasuarina luehmannii BulokeCallitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis Slender Cypress-pine

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITUnderstorey Tree or Large Shrub 1 5% TMedium Shrub 3 10% MSSmall Shrub 4 20% SSProstrate Shrub 2 5% PSLarge Herb 1 1% LHMedium Herb 7 15% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 3 5% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 8 25% MTGTiny Tufted Graminoid* 2 1% TTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 3 1% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 10% S/C


LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameT Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping SheokeMS Calytrix tetragona Common Fringe-myrtleMS Acacia pycnantha Golden WattleSS Hibbertia stricta s.l. Upright Guinea-flowerSS Eutaxia microphylla Common EutaxiaSS Pultenaea hispidula Rusty Bush-peaPS Astroloma humifusum Cranberry HeathMH Microseris scapigera spp. agg. Yam DaisyMH Acaena echinata Sheep's BurrMH Wurmbea dioica Common Early NancySH Daucus glochidiatus Australian CarrotSH Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking PennywortSH Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans Scented SundewLTG Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grassMTG Schoenus apogon Common Bog-sedgeMTG Neurachne alopecuroidea Fox-tail Mulga-grassMTG Lomandra nana Dwarf Mat-rushMTG Arthropodium strictum s.l. Chocolate LilyTTG Centrolepis strigosa ssp. strigosa Hairy CentrolepisTTG Centrolepis aristata Pointed CentrolepisTTG Aphelia pumilio Dwarf ApheliaSC Thysanotus patersonii Twining Fringe-lily







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EVC 882: Shallow Sands Woodland – Murray Mallee bioregion



Logs:20m/0.1 ha.

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactT Olea europaea Olive high highMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn high highLH Centaurium tenuiflorum Slender Centaury high lowMH Hypochoeris radicata Cat's Ear high lowMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high lowMH Trifolium campestre var. campestre Hop Clover high lowMH Trifolium angustifolium var. angustifolium Narrow-leaf Clover high lowMH Trifolium arvense var. arvense Hare's-foot Clover high lowMH Petrorhagia velutina Velvety Pink high lowMTG Briza minor Lesser Quaking-grass high lowMTG Briza maxima Large Quaking-grass high lowMTG Romulea rosea Onion Grass high highMTG Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue high highMNG Aira elegantissima Delicate Hair-grass high lowMNG Ehrharta calycina Perennial Veldt Grass high highMNG Vulpia myuros f. myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high highMNG Juncus capitatus Capitate Rush high lowMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high



Murray Mallee bioregionEVC 981: Parilla Mallee

Description:Open mallee to 10 m tall supported by shallow accumulations of aeolian material that have been deposited on the slopes ofprominent Parilla Sandstone ridges. The understorey is highly variable comprising numerous floristic variants many of whichappear to be strongly influenced by land use and fire regime. A well-developed woody shrub layer is typical in relativelyundisturbed remnants.

Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haEucalyptus spp. 20 cm 25/haCallitris spp. 35 cm

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

Eucalyptus socialis Grey MalleeEucalyptus dumosa Dumosa MalleeCallitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis Slender Cypress-pine

Understorey:Life form #Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% ITMedium Shrub 4 10% MSSmall Shrub 3 10% SSLarge Herb 1 1% LHMedium Herb 3 5% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 5 5% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 6 15% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 10% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover 60%

LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common NameMS Pittosporum angustifolium Weeping PittosporumMS Melaleuca lanceolata ssp. lanceolata MoonahMS Acacia pycnantha Golden WattleMS Acacia brachybotrya Grey MulgaSS Olearia lanuginosa Wooly Daisy-bushSS Westringia rigida Stiff WestringiaSS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby SaltbushSS Maireana brevifolia Short-leaf BluebushMH Helichrysum leucopsideum Satin EverlastingSH Daucus glochidiatus Austral CarrotSH Calandrinia calyptrata Pink PurslaneMTG Austrostipa spp. Spear-grassMTG Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lilyMTG Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grassMTG Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grassMNG Austrostipa elegantissima Feather Spear-grassMNG Austrostipa platychaeta Flat-awned Spear-grassMNG Austrostipa eremophila Desert Spear-grassSC Clematis microphylla Small-leaved Clematis







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EVC 981: Parilla Mallee - Murray Mallee bioregion

Recruitment:Continuous (excluding eucalypt overstorey)


Logs:15m/0.1 ha.

Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactT Olea europaea Olive high highMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn high highLH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high highLH Centaurium tenuiflorum Slender Centaury high lowLH Gazania linearis Gazania high highLH Sysimbrium spp. Mustard high highLH Opuntia robusta Wheel Cactus high highMH Mesembryanthemum nodiflora Ice-plant high highMH Carrichtera annua Ward’s Weed high highMH Silene apetala var. apetala Sand Catchfly high lowSH Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Common Ice-plant high highMNG Bromus spp. Brome high highMNG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high lowMNG Vulpia myuros f. myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high highMNG Juncus capitatus Capitate Rush high lowMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highSC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high high

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