receiving more than 500 mm mean annual rainfall. Understorey without a continuous ground 3 Semi-arid woodlands dominated by large perennial tussock grasses, but may include an open layer of perennial tussock species of Astrebla, etc. with Austrostipa, Enteropogon, chenopod forbs and shrubs, and a range of ephemeral species. Mainly in semi-arid climates receiving less than 500 mm mean annual rainfall. 2 Overstorey includes species of MVS9 Eastern temperate grassy QLD, ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, Eucalyptus within subgenus section woodlands TAS Symphyomyrtus (box and ironbark eucalypts) or (Semi-arid floodplain and wadi Adnataria section (southern blue gums woodlands may have abundant Maidenaria and allies) but species of subgenus tussock grasses in the ground are scarce or absent. Ericoid layer, superficially resembling Eucalyptus shrubs not common. Ground layer usually Eastern temperate grassy includes a mixture of C3 and C4 grasses. woodlands. See description Rarely found at altitudes above 1000 m but below for distinguishing reaches high elevations on the New England features) plateau (NSW). Understorey is dominated by MVS## Subalpine woodlands ACT, NSW, VIC, TAS Eucalyptus within subgenus section Eucalyptus (snow gums) or section Pauciflorae (sallees) but species of subgenus Stellulatae (e.g. are Symphyomyrtus Eucalyptus rubida) rarely dominant. Sclerophyllous ericoid shrubs may be present and conspicuous, sometimes more abundant than the tussock ground layer, which is dominated by
receiving more than 500 mm mean annual rainfall. Understorey without a continuous ground dominated by large perennial tussock grasses, but may include an open layer of perennial tussock species of Astrebla, Austrostipa, Enteropogon, etc. with chenopod forbs and shrubs, and a range of ephemeral species. Mainly in semi-arid climates receiving less than 500 mm mean annual rainfall. 3 Semi-arid woodlands 2 Overstorey includes species of Eucalyptus within subgenus Symphyomyrtus section Adnataria (box and ironbark eucalypts) or section Maidenaria (southern blue gums and allies) but species of subgenus Eucalyptus are scarce or absent. Ericoid shrubs not common. Ground layer usually includes a mixture of C3 and C4 grasses. Rarely found at altitudes above 1000 m but reaches high elevations on the New England plateau (NSW). Understorey is dominated by Eucalyptus within subgenus Eucalyptus section Pauciflorae (snow gums) or section Stellulatae (sallees) but species of subgenus Symphyomyrtus (e.g. Eucalyptus rubida) are rarely dominant. Sclerophyllous ericoid shrubs may be present and conspicuous, sometimes more abundant than the tussock ground layer, which is dominated by MVS9 MVS## Eastern temperate grassy woodlands Subalpine woodlands QLD, ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, TAS (Semi-arid floodplain and wadi woodlands may have abundant tussock grasses in the ground layer, superficially resembling Eastern temperate grassy woodlands. See description below for distinguishing features) ACT, NSW, VIC, TAS
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