Vegetation fuel types in the High Rainfall Zone Dominant strata Characteristic descriptors* Vegetation Vegetation Foliage fuel type Canopy Grasses*(see note) fuel type Strata Projected Canopy Shrubs Substrates name height code cover Open forest Canopy Majority of 30-70 % Dominated by native Various Various Well drained deep Eucalyptus hOFM with Trees perennial and annual and species developed soils, often sandy Corymbia grasses >15 m tussock grasses (for example, layer loams E. may/may not be tetrodonta, E. miniata, present C. nesophila, C. stockeri) hWMi Woodland with Canopy Majority of 10-30 % Dominated by native Various Various Various situations, Eucalyptus mixed grasses Trees trees perennial and annual (for example, well developed from well-drained E. >8 m tussock grasses; may and layer gravelly to those tetrodonta) be associated with spp, often may/may not be with impeded drainage Corymbia hummock grasses with other taxa (for present (Triodia species) example, Erythrophleum, Terminalia, Callitris). May contain spp. Melaleuca. hWHu Woodland with Canopy Majority of 10-30 % Dominated by Various Various Rocky shallow soils Eucalyptus hummock Trees trees hummock (Triodia) and often well developed derived typically from Corymbia grasses >8 m grasses. A mixture of with other taxa (for shrub layer may or sandstone (quartzite); native perennial and example, may not be also lateritic hills and annual tussock grasses present. Where plateau Erythrophleum, may also be present present, may Terminalia, May include woody Xanthostemon) contain heath taxa as listed Melaleuca. spp. for hSHH
Vegetation fuel types in the High Rainfall Zone Vegetation fuel type code Vegetation fuel type name Dominant strata Grasses*(see note) Characteristic descriptors* Strata Canopy height Foliage Projected cover Canopy Shrubs Substrates hOFM Open forest with grasses Canopy Trees Majority of >15 m 30-70 % Dominated by native perennial and annual tussock grasses Various Eucalyptus and Corymbia species (for example, E. tetrodonta, E. miniata, C. nesophila, C. stockeri) Various developed layer may/may not be present Well drained deep soils, often sandy loams hWMi Woodland with mixed grasses Canopy Trees Majority of trees >8 m 10-30 % Dominated by native perennial and annual tussock grasses; may be associated with hummock grasses (Triodia species) Various Eucalyptus (for example, E. tetrodonta) and Corymbia spp, often with other taxa (for example, Erythrophleum, Terminalia, Callitris). May contain Melaleuca. spp. Various developed layer may/may not be present Various situations, from well-drained gravelly to those with impeded drainage hWHu Woodland with hummock grasses Canopy Trees Majority of trees >8 m 10-30 % Dominated by hummock (Triodia) grasses. A mixture of native perennial and annual tussock grasses may also be present Various Eucalyptus and Corymbia often with other taxa (for example, Erythrophleum, Terminalia, Xanthostemon) May contain Melaleuca. spp. Various developed shrub layer may or may not be present. Where present, may include woody heath taxa as listed for hSHH Rocky shallow soils derived typically from sandstone (quartzite); also lateritic hills and plateau well well