Understorey is dominated by non-woody 3 Eucalyptus tall open forests and growth forms (ferns, forbs, sedges, rushes open forests with wet tussock or wet tussock grasses) sometimes with grasses and ferns, herbs, sedges scattered shrubs or small trees (mainly or rushes species). Tree ferns rare. Acacia 1 Occurs in Western Australia. Overstorey MVS## Western wet sclerophyll forests This is the only MVG 2 includes or subgroup represented in WA Eucalyptus diversicolor or Corymbia calophylla Eucalyptus Understorey shrubs/trees gomphocephala. may include species of or Trymalium Agonis. Forest has none of the above features. 2 2 Overstorey includes at one eucalypt MVS3 Subtropical broadleaf wet NSW, QLD. Distribution species from section (E. sclerophyll forests centred on NSW north coast Transversaria etc.) and with outliers in Qld tropics and grandis, E, saligna, E. resinifera, none of the eucalypt species listed below increasingly confined to coastal are dominant. Understorey is dominated by lowlands in southern NSW broad leaved, mesophyllous (soft-leaved) shrubs, typically including some from Lauraceae, Rubiaceae, Sapindaceae or other families with tropical affinities. Overstorey includes at least one eucalypt MVS60 Cool temperate ferny wet NSW, VIC, TAS. Distribution species from section (E. sclerophyll forests centred on Victorian central Maidenaria highlands and southern denticulata, E. cypellocarpa, E. globulus, etc.) or at least one of the Tasmania, increasingly confined E.nitens, following species: to high elevations northward Eucalyptus ‘ash’ along the NSW escarpment regnans; E. fastigata, E. obliqua E. Understorey is dominated by campanulata. broad leaved, mesophyllous (soft-leaved) shrubs or tree ferns, including some from
Understorey is dominated by non-woody growth forms (ferns, forbs, sedges, rushes or wet tussock grasses) sometimes with scattered shrubs or small trees (mainly Acacia species). Tree ferns rare. 3 Eucalyptus tall open forests and open forests with wet tussock grasses and ferns, herbs, sedges or rushes 1 Occurs in Western Australia. Overstorey includes Eucalyptus diversicolor or Corymbia calophylla or Eucalyptus gomphocephala. Understorey shrubs/trees may include species of Trymalium or Agonis. Forest has none of the above features. MVS## 2 Western wet sclerophyll forests This is the only MVG 2 subgroup represented in WA 2 Overstorey includes at one eucalypt species from section Transversaria (E. grandis, E, saligna, E. resinifera, etc.) and none of the eucalypt species listed below are dominant. Understorey is dominated by broad leaved, mesophyllous (soft-leaved) shrubs, typically including some from Lauraceae, Rubiaceae, Sapindaceae or other families with tropical affinities. Overstorey includes at least one eucalypt species from section Maidenaria (E. denticulata, E. cypellocarpa, E. globulus, E.nitens, etc.) or at least one of the following ‘ash’ species: Eucalyptus regnans; E. fastigata, E. obliqua E. campanulata. Understorey is dominated by broad leaved, mesophyllous (soft-leaved) shrubs or tree ferns, including some from MVS3 MVS60 Subtropical broadleaf wet sclerophyll forests Cool temperate ferny wet sclerophyll forests NSW, QLD. Distribution centred on NSW north coast with outliers in Qld tropics and increasingly confined to coastal lowlands in southern NSW NSW, VIC, TAS. Distribution centred on Victorian central highlands and southern Tasmania, increasingly confined to high elevations northward along the NSW escarpment
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