EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Greater Grampians bioregion EVC 192: Montane Rocky Shrubland Description: Treeless or sparsely treed shrubland on well-drained skeletal sandy loams of rocky high altitude peaks in the Grampians Ranges. The shrub layer consists of a diversity of ericoid shrubs over a variable ground layer of restionaceous species, sedges and herbs. Life forms: Life form #Spp %Cover LF code Medium Shrub 10 40% MS Small Shrub 4 10% SS Prostrate Shrub 1 1% PS Medium Herb 2 1% MH Large Tufted Graminoid 2 5% LTG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 4 5% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNG Epiphyte 1 1% EP Bryophytes/Lichens na 20% BL Total understorey projective foliage cover 60% LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common Name Banksia saxicola MS Rock Banksia MS r Acacia obliquinervia Mountain Hickory Wattle Calytrix alpestris MS Snow Myrtle MS Acacia oxycedrus Spike Wattle Tetratheca ciliata SS Pink-bells SS R r Pultenaea subalpina Rosy Bush-pea Dillwynia sericea SS s.l. Showy Parrot-pea SS Boronia pilosa Hairy Boronia PS Astroloma pinifolium Pine Heath Gonocarpus humilis MH Shade Raspwort MH Drosera peltata auriculata Tall Sundew ssp. Gahnia sieberiana LTG Red-fruit Saw-sedge MTG Eurychorda complanata Flat Cord-rush Poa sieberiana hirtella MTG var. Grey Tussock-grass MTG Poa clelandii Noah's Ark Stylidium graminifolium MTG s.l. Grass Trigger-plant EP Cassytha pubescens s.s. Downy Dodder-laurel Recruitment: Episodic/Fire. Desirable period between disturbances is 30 years. Organic Litter: 40 % cover Logs: 10 m/0.1 ha. Weediness: There are no consistent weeds in this EVC. Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Greater Grampians bioregion EVC 192: Montane Rocky Shrubland Description: Treeless or sparsely treed shrubland on well-drained skeletal sandy loams of rocky high altitude peaks in the Grampians Ranges. The shrub layer consists of a diversity of ericoid shrubs over a variable ground layer of restionaceous species, sedges and herbs. Life forms: Life form #Spp %Cover LF code Medium Shrub 10 40% MS Small Shrub 4 10% SS Prostrate Shrub 1 1% PS Medium Herb 2 1% MH Large Tufted Graminoid 2 5% LTG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 4 5% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 1 1% MNG Epiphyte 1 1% EP Bryophytes/Lichens na 20% BL Total understorey projective foliage cover 60% LF Code MS Species typical of at least part of EVC range Banksia saxicola Common Name Rock Banksia MS r Acacia obliquinervia Mountain Hickory Wattle MS Calytrix alpestris Snow Myrtle MS Acacia oxycedrus Spike Wattle SS Tetratheca ciliata Pink-bells SS R r Pultenaea subalpina Rosy Bush-pea SS Dillwynia sericea s.l. Showy Parrot-pea SS Boronia pilosa Hairy Boronia PS Astroloma pinifolium Pine Heath MH Gonocarpus humilis Shade Raspwort MH Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew LTG Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruit Saw-sedge MTG Eurychorda complanata Flat Cord-rush MTG Poa sieberiana var. hirtella Grey Tussock-grass MTG Poa clelandii Noah's Ark MTG Stylidium graminifolium s.l. Grass Trigger-plant EP Cassytha pubescens s.s. Downy Dodder-laurel Recruitment: Episodic/Fire. Desirable period between disturbances is 30 years. Organic Litter: 40 % cover Logs: 10 m/0.1 ha. Weediness: There are no consistent weeds in this EVC. Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
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