EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment East Gippsland Lowlands bioregion EVC 863: Floodplain Reedbed Description: A closed to open grassland to 2–3 m tall, dominated by Common Reed. Small aquatic and semi-aquatic species occur amongst the reeds. It occurs on swamps on river plains, especially the lower reaches of the floodplain. Soils are Quaternary stream alluvium with floodplain and low level terrace deposits consisting of silt, clay and peat. Swamp Paperbark frequently fringes the margins of these reed beds. Life Life form #Spp %Cover LF code Medium Shrub 1 5% MS Large Herb 2 10% LH Medium Herb 2 5% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 2 5% SH Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 1 5% MTG Non-tufted Graminoid 2 30% LNG Scrambler or Climber 1 1% SC Total understorey projective foliage cover 60% LF Code Species typical of at part of EVC range Common Name Solanum aviculare MS Kangaroo Apple Myriophyllum crispatum MH Upright Water-milfoil Lycopus australis LH Australian Gipsywort Urtica incisa LH Scrub Nettle Mimulus repens SH Creeping Monkey-flower Phragmites australis LNG Common Reed Triglochin procerum MTG s.l. Ribbons SC Calystegia sepium Large Bindweed Recruitment: Episodic/Flood. Desirable period between disturbances is 5 years. Organic Litter: 10% cover Weediness: LF Code Typical Weed Species Common Name Invasive Impact Aster subulatus LH Aster-weed high low Cotula Water high high coronopifolia Buttons Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment East Gippsland Lowlands bioregion EVC 863: Floodplain Reedbed Description: A closed to open grassland to 2–3 m tall, dominated by Common Reed. Small aquatic and semi-aquatic species occur amongst the reeds. It occurs on swamps on river plains, especially the lower reaches of the floodplain. Soils are Quaternary stream alluvium with floodplain and low level terrace deposits consisting of silt, clay and peat. Swamp Paperbark frequently fringes the margins of these reed beds. Life Life form #Spp %Cover LF code Medium Shrub 1 5% MS Large Herb 2 10% LH Medium Herb 2 5% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 2 5% SH Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 1 5% MTG Non-tufted Graminoid 2 30% LNG Scrambler or Climber 1 1% SC Total understorey projective foliage cover 60% LF Code MS Species typical of at part of EVC range Solanum aviculare Common Name Kangaroo Apple MH Myriophyllum crispatum Upright Water-milfoil LH Lycopus australis Australian Gipsywort LH Urtica incisa Scrub Nettle SH Mimulus repens Creeping Monkey-flower LNG Phragmites australis Common Reed MTG Triglochin procerum s.l. Ribbons SC Calystegia sepium Large Bindweed Recruitment: Episodic/Flood. Desirable period between disturbances is 5 years. Organic Litter: 10% cover Weediness: LF Code LH Typical Weed Species Aster subulatus Cotula coronopifolia Common Name Aster-weed Water Buttons Invasive high high Impact low high Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark