EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Murray Scroll Belt bioregion EVC 106: Grassy Riverine Forest 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: Species DBH(cm) #/ha Eucalyptus spp. 90 cm 20 / ha Tree Canopy %cover Character Species Common Name Eucalyptus camaldulensis 30% River Red-gum Understorey: Life form #Spp LF code Immature Canopy Tree 5% IT Small Shrub 2 1% SS Large Herb 7 10% LH Medium Herb 10 15% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 2 1% SH Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 20% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNG Bryophytes/Lichens na 10% BL Total understorey projective foliage cover 60% LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common Name Rhagodia spinescens SS Hedge Saltbush SS Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa Southern Liquorice Enchylaena tomentosa tomentosa SS var. Ruby Saltbush LH Wahlenbergia fluminalis River Bluebell Senecio pinnatifolius LH Variable Groundsel Senecio cunninghamii cunninghamii LH k var. Branching Groundsel MH Calotis scapigera Tufted Burr-daisy Teucrium racemosum MH s.l. Grey Germander MH Morgania glabra spp. agg. Blue Rod Brachyscome lineariloba MH Hard-head Daisy SH Chamaesyce drummondii Flat Spurge Epaltes australis SH Spreading Nut-heads LTG Cyperus gymnocaulos Spiny Flat-sedge Setaria jubiflora MTG Warrego Summer-grass MTG Lachnagrostis filiformis Common Recruitment: Continuous Organic Litter: 40 % cover Logs: 30 m/0.1 ha. Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Murray Scroll Belt bioregion EVC 106: Grassy Riverine Forest 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: Species Eucalyptus spp. DBH(cm) 90 cm #/ha 20 / ha Tree Canopy %cover Character Species Common Name 30% Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum Understorey: Life form #Spp LF code Immature Canopy Tree 5% IT Small Shrub 2 1% SS Large Herb 7 10% LH Medium Herb 10 15% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 2 1% SH Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 3 20% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNG Bryophytes/Lichens na 10% BL Total understorey projective foliage cover 60% LF Code SS Species typical of at least part of EVC range Rhagodia spinescens Common Name Hedge Saltbush SS Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa Southern Liquorice SS Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby Saltbush LH Wahlenbergia fluminalis River Bluebell LH Senecio pinnatifolius Variable Groundsel LH k Senecio cunninghamii var. cunninghamii Branching Groundsel MH Calotis scapigera Tufted Burr-daisy MH Teucrium racemosum s.l. Grey Germander MH Morgania glabra spp. agg. Blue Rod MH Brachyscome lineariloba Hard-head Daisy SH Chamaesyce drummondii Flat Spurge SH Epaltes australis Spreading Nut-heads LTG Cyperus gymnocaulos Spiny Flat-sedge MTG Setaria jubiflora Warrego Summer-grass MTG Lachnagrostis filiformis Common Recruitment: Continuous Organic Litter: 40 % cover Logs: 30 m/0.1 ha. Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
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