EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Robinvale Plains bioregion EVC 86: Woorinen Sands Mallee Descriptio n: 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: Species Eucalyptus spp. DBH(cm) 15 cm #/ha 30/ha Tree Canopy Cover: % cover Character Species Common Name 25% Eucalyptus dumosa Eucalyptus leptophylla Eucalyptus Dumosa Mallee Slender-leaf Mallee Grey Mallee Understore y: Life #Spp %Cover LF Medium Shrub 4 5% MS Small Shrub 2 10% SS Prostrate Shrub 1 5% PS Medium Herb 6 5% MH Small or Prostrate Herb* 6 5% SH Hummock Grass 1 15% HG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 5% MTG Medium to Tiny Non–tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNG Bryophytes/Lichens na 10% BL Soil Crust na 10% S/C * Largely seasonal life form Total understorey projective foliage cover 65% LF Code MS Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common Name Moonah MS Myoporum platycarpum Sugarwood MS Dodonaea bursariifolia Small Hop-bush MS Acacia wilhelmiana Dwarf Nealie SS Sclerolaena parviflora Mallee Copperburr SS Halgania cyanea Rough Halgania SS Sclerolaena diacantha Grey Copperburr SS Westringia rigida Stiff Westringia LH Helichrysum leucopsideum Satin Everlasting LH Waitzia acuminata var. acuminata Orange Immortelle MH Podolepis capillaris Invisible Daisy MH Goodenia willisiana Sandhill Goodenia MH Vittadinia dissecta Dissected New Holland Daisy MH Podotheca angustifolia Sticky Long-heads SH Actinobole uliginosum Flannel Cudweed SH Calotis hispidula Hairy Burr-daisy SH Crassula sieberiana Australian Stonecrop SH Ptilotus seminudis Rabbit-tails HG Triodia scariosa Porcupine Grass MTG Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grass
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
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%
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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Description:Semi-arid low mallee shrubland to 5 m tall, typically supporting scattered shrubs above a hummock grass field layer. Typically occurs on deep drifts of Lowan sands in the lee of ridge systems or occupying dune crests and swales in the parabolic and irregularly arranged dune in the Central Mallee and Sunset Country.
Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common
Name25% Eucalyptus incrassataEucalyptus leptophylla Eucalyptus socialis
Yellow MalleeSlender-leaf Mallee 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
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Robinvale Plains bioregionEVC 96: Ridged Plains MalleeDescription: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.Allocasuarina luehmannii
30 cm40 cm
15/ha
Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common
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 high high
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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.
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
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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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
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
Recruitment:Continuous
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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Robinvale Plain 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
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 ImpactMTG Hordeum glaucum Northern Barley-grass high highMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highLH Salvia verbenaca Wild Sage high highMH Carrichtera annua Ward's Weed high highMH Limonium spp. Sea Lavender high highMNG Vulpia spp. Fescue high highLH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high highMTG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high high LH Sisymbrium erysimoides Smooth Mustard high high LH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high lowMH Erodium cicutarium Common Heron's-bill high lowMH Reichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle low low MH Silene apetala var. apetala Mallee Catchfly high high SH Medicago minima Little Medic high high
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Description:Chenopod shrubland to 1.5 m tall occupying broad, flat alluvial terraces occur along the Murray River, west from Mildura to the border. The ground layer is characterized by succulents and a suite of annual herbs.
Life Forms: Life
#Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 1 5% MS
Small Shrub 7 20% SSProstrate Shrub 1 5% PSLarge Herb 2 1% LHMedium Herb 10 25% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 4 15% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 5% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 10% S/C
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common NameNitre-bush
SS Sclerolaena tricuspis Streaked CopperburrSS r Pachycornia triandra Desert Glasswort
Common Sow-thistleMediterranean Turnip Lesser Sand-spurrey Red Sand-spurrey False Sow-thistle Little MedicSquirrel-tail Fescue Arabian GrassBlue Barley-grass Golden-
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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: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%
LF codeITMedium Shrub 3 30% MS
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% MTG
* Largely seasonal life formTotal understorey projective foliage cover 50%
lavender high highMH Trifolium arvense var. arvense Hare's-foot Clover high low MH Mesembryanthemum nodiflora Ice-plant high
highMH 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 low SC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high
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Robinvale Plains 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
#Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 1 20% MS
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
* Largely seasonal life formTotal understorey projective foliage cover 75%
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common Name
MS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre GoosefootSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Three-spined
BassiaSS Sclerolaena muricata Five-spined BassiaLH Rumex spp. Dock
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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.
Large trees:SpeciesEucalyptus spp.
DBH(cm)90 cm
#/ha20 / 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 2 10% TLarge Herb 3 5% LHMedium Herb 7 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 1 5% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 15% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNGBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BL
LF CodeT
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common NameEumong
MS Muehlenbeckia florulenta Tangled LignumLH Wahlenbergia fluminalis River BluebellMH Centipeda cunninghamii Common
Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactLH Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle high lowLH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high lowLH Sonchus asper s.l. Rough Sow-thistle high lowLH Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce high highLH Malva parviflora Small-flower Mallow high
high LH Xanthium strumarium spp. agg. Noogoora Burr species aggregate high highLH Xanthium spinosum Bathurst Burr high highLH Chondrilla juncea Skeleton Weed high highMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high
low MH Silene apetala var. apetala Mallee Catchflyhigh low
MH Verbena supina Trailing Verbena high highMH Reichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle high lowSH Medicago minima Little Medic high lowSH Medicago polymorpha Burr Medic high low SH Polygonum aviculare s.l. Prostrate Knotweed high
highMTG Pentaschistis airoides ssp. airoides False Hair-grass high lowMTG Lolium rigidum Wimmera Rye-grass high lowMTG Critesion marinum Sea Barley-grass high lowMNG Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high low
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Robinvale Plains 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
* Largely seasonal life formTotal understorey projective foliage cover 60%
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common Name
MS Solanum simile OondorooSS Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa Southern
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Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn high highLH Helminthotheca echioides Ox-tongue high
low LH Lepidium africanum Common Peppercresshigh 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 low MH Trifolium angustifolium var. angustifoliumNarrow-leaf Clover high
high MH Trifolium arvense var. arvenseHare's-foot Clover high high MHTrifolium campestre var. campestre Hop Clover highhigh MH Trifolium striatum Knotted Cloverhigh low
MH Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean Clover high lowMH Hedypnois cretica Cretan Hedypnois high highMNG Aira cupaniana Quicksilver Grass high lowMNG Avena barbata Bearded Oat high high MNG Brachypodium distachyon False Brome high high MNG 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
high MTG Pentaschistis airoides ssp. airoidesFalse Hair-grass high low MTG 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
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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. 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
Medium Shrub 1 5% MSSmall Shrub 8 40% SSMedium Herb 3 5% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 2 10% SHBryophytes/Lichens na 10% BLSoil Crust na 15% S/CTotal understorey projective foliage cover
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
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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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 sometimes lightly shrubby or with chenopod shrubs.
Small Shrub 4 10% SSLarge Herb 4 10 LHMedium Herb 2 10% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 5 10% SHLarge 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 Name
SS 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-
Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive
Impact MTG Bromus hordaceus ssp. hordaceus Soft Brome high high MTG Critesion murinum ssp. leporinum Wall Barley-grass high high MNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high high
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%cover Character Species Common Name15% Eucalyptus largiflorens
Allocasuarina luehmannii Eucalyptus
Black BoxBuloke Grey Box
EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Description:Grassy or sedgy woodland to 15 m tall (typically dominated by Eucalyptus largiflorens) 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) #/haEucalyptus spp.Allocasuarina luehmannii
70 cm40 cm
15/ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
Understorey: Life form #Spp %CoverMedium Shrub 3 10%Small shrub 1 5%Prostrate shrub 2 10%Large Herb 3 1%Medium Herb 9 10%Small or Prostrate Herb 5 10%Large tufted graminoid 1 1%Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 4 20%Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 1%Scrambler or Climber 1 1%Bryophytes/Lichens na 10%Soil Crust na 10%Total understorey projective foliage cover
Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMS Lycium ferocissimum Boxthorn high highLH Brassica tournefortii Mediterranean Turnip high highLH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high lowLH Opuntia spp Prickly Pear low highMH Gazania linearis Gazania high highMH Spergularia rubra s.l. Red Sand-spurrey high
low MH Silene apetala var. apetala Sand Catchflyhigh low
MH Silene longicaulis Portuguese Catchfly high lowSH Medicago minima Little Medic high lowMTG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high lowMTG Poa bulbosa Bulbous Meadow-grass high
high MTG Pentaschistis airoides subsp. airoidesFalse Hair-grass high high
MTG Romulea rosea Onion Grass high highMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highMNG Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue high lowMNG Bromus spp. Brome high
high SC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeperhigh high
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
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
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common Name
MS Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre-bushSS Sclerolaena tricuspis Three-spined
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
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
#Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 2 30% MS
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
* Largely seasonal life formTotal understorey projective foliage cover 75%
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
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
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
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
* Largely seasonal life formTotal understorey projective foliage cover 65%
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
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.
Organic Litter:5% cover
Logs:5 m/0.1 ha.(where trees are overhanging the wetland)
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
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
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
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
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
Organic Litter:20 % cover
Logs:20 m/0.1
ha.
Weediness:There are no consistent weeds in this EVC.
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Description:Eucalypt forest to 25 m tall with understorey dominated by larger sedges. Understorey composition indicative of at least occasional shallow flooding and a tolerance of gaps between floods of several years. Typically on heavy soils which can become wet in winter. Sedgy Riverine Forest has some floristic affinities to Red Gum Swamp. It is considered to occupy areas infrequently flooded and in which flood duration may be short, for example, higher ground surrounding the box ridges or occurring along the river levee in a position remote from the channels from which the forest first floods. These areas are therefore the last to flood and the first from which floods quickly recede. Soils are typically heavy clays. The major understorey species Carex tereticaulis is intolerant of total immersion (at least in turbid water).
Large trees:SpeciesEucalyptus spp.
DBH(cm)80 cm
#/ha20 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:%cover Character Species Common
Name30% Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum
Understorey: Life form
#Spp %Cover LF codeImmature Canopy Tree 5% IT
Medium 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%
MS Exocarpos strictus Pale-fruit BallartLH Wahlenbergia fluminalis River BluebellLH Senecio quadridentatus Cotton FireweedLH Brachyscome basaltica var. gracilis Woodland Swamp-
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
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
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
* Largely seasonal life formTotal understorey projective foliage cover 50%
LF CodeT
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
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-
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
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 Cloverhigh low MHMesembryanthemum 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 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 low SC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper high
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
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 form #Spp %Cover LF
codeLarge Herb 1 5% LHMedium Herb 6 15% MHSmall or Prostrate Herb 4 5% SHMedium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 10% MTGMedium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 50% MNGTotal understorey projective foliage cover
75%
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common NameCottony Fireweed
MH Myriophyllum crispatum Upright MilfoilMH Marsilea drummondii Common NardooMH Ludwigia peploides ssp. montevidensis Clove-stripMH Centipeda cunninghamii Common
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Robinvale Plain Bioregion
EVC 820: Sub-saline Depression ShrublandDescription: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.
Understorey: Lifeform Small Shrub Prostrate Shrub Medium HerbSmall or Prostrate Herb
Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMNG Bromus rubens Red Brome high highMTG Hordeum glaucum Northern Barley-grass high highMNG Schismus barbatus Arabian Grass high highMNG Parapholis incurva Coast Barb-grass high highLH Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow-thistle high lowSH Spergularia rubra s.l. Red Sand-spurrey high lowMH Spergularia diandra Lesser Sand-spurrey high lowMNG Lamarckia aurea Golden-top high lowMH Reichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle high lowMH Hypochoeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear high low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Robinvale Plains bioregionEVC 821: Tall Marsh
Description:Wetland dominated by tall emergent graminoids (rushes, sedges, reeds), typically in thick species-poor swards. Competitive exclusion 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 are tolerant 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 NameRobust Water-milfoilMH Persicaria decipiens Slender Knotweed
MH 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
Organic Litter:10% cover
Logs:5 m/0.1 ha.(where trees are overhanging the wetland)
Weediness: LF Code
Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactTMH MTG M
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Description:Understorey dominated by Lignum, typically of robust character and relatively dense (at least in patches), in association with a low 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
50cm
70c
15/ha
Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
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.
Large trees:SpeciesEucalyptus spp.
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 Mallee
Understorey: Life
#Spp %Cover LF codeMedium Shrub 6 10% MS
Small 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
* Largely seasonal life formTotal understorey projective foliage cover 60%
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
high LH Psilocaulon granulicaule Noon-flowerhigh 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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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Description:A shrubby, non-eucalypt woodland or open forest to 15 m tall of low rainfall areas associated with topographic highs created by weathered Parilla sandstone ridges and dominated by Belah Casuarina pauper. This EVC represents a distinctive floristic segregate of Semi-arid Woodland – comprising relatively undisturbed remnants of this broader vegetation descriptor with little or no groundwater influence.
Large trees:Species DBH(cm) #/haCasuarina spp.Callitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis
40 cm40 cm
20/ha
Tree Canopy Cover:% cover Character Species Common
Weediness:LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive ImpactMH Reichardia tingitana False Sow-thistle high low SH Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Common Ice-plant high
high SC Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeperhigh high
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