EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion EVC 6_61: Treed Sand Heathland Description: Treeless heathland (or with scattered emergent mallee-form eucalypts) occurring on deep infertile sands. Consists of a low, dense heathy shrub layer and a number of sedges and sedge-like species. Large Trees: Species DBH(cm) #/ha 50 cm 15 / ha Eucalyptus spp. Tree Canopy Cover: %cover Character Species Common Name 10% Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Stringybark Understorey: #Spp %Cover LF Code Lifeform 6 30% MS Medium Shrub 8 20% SS Small Shrub 3 5% PS Prostrate Shrub 3 5% MH Medium Herb 2 5% SH Small or Prostrate Herb 2 10% LTG Large Tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNG Large Non-Tufted Graminoid 6 15% MTG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNG Medium to Tiny Non-Tufted 1 1% GF Graminoid Ground Fern 3 5% SC Scrambler or Climber Bryophytes/Lichens 10% BL Soil Crust 10% S/C
EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion EVC 6_61: Treed Sand Heathland Description: Treeless heathland (or with scattered emergent mallee-form eucalypts) occurring on deep infertile sands. Consists of a low, dense heathy shrub layer and a number of sedges and sedge-like species. Large Trees: Species DBH(cm) #/ha Eucalyptus spp. 50 cm 15 / ha Tree Canopy Cover: %cover Character Species Common Name 10% Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Stringybark Understorey: Lifeform Medium Shrub Small Shrub Prostrate Shrub Medium Herb Small or Prostrate Herb Large Tufted Graminoid Large Non-Tufted Graminoid Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid Medium to Tiny Non-Tufted Graminoid Ground Fern Scrambler or Climber #Spp %Cover LF Code 6 30% MS 8 20% SS 3 5% PS 3 5% MH 2 5% SH 2 10% LTG 1 5% LNG 6 15% MTG 1 1% MNG 1 1% GF 3 5% SC Bryophytes/Lichens 10% BL Soil Crust 10% S/C