usually with or Agrostis, Deyeuxia Alpine areas where snow Rytidosperma. persists for at least several weeks. Grasslands typically with a mixture of C3 MVS36 Temperate tussock grasslands QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS and C4 grasses, tussocks dominating forbs. Common genera include Austrostipa, Bothriochloa, Chloris, Poa, Rytidosperma and In temperate to semi-arid Themeda. environments rarely receiving snow. Table 20: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG20: Hummock Grasslands (NVIS Version 4.1) Key Criteria MVS# Broader groupings or MVS Comments No. or Next Name Key No. 0 Dominated by grasses of the genus MVS33 Hummock grasslands Different species of Triodia Triodia forming distinct hummocks, sometimes dominate plant communities in with species and ephemeral different regions, some of which Zygochloa forbs and grasses. Woody species may be may warrant subgroup status. present, but at very low densities. Widespread in arid regions. Table 21: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG21: Other Grasslands, Herblands, Sedgelands and Rushlands (NVIS Version 4.1) Key Criteria MVS# Broader groupings or MVS Comments No. or Next Name Key No.
usually with Agrostis, Deyeuxia or Rytidosperma. Alpine areas where snow persists for at least several weeks. Grasslands typically with a mixture of C3 and C4 grasses, tussocks dominating forbs. Common genera include Austrostipa, Bothriochloa, Chloris, Poa, Rytidosperma and Themeda. In temperate to semi-arid environments rarely receiving snow. MVS36 Temperate tussock grasslands QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS Table 20: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG20: Hummock Grasslands (NVIS Version 4.1) Key No. Criteria MVS# or Next Key No. Broader groupings or MVS Name Comments 0 Dominated by grasses of the genus Triodia forming distinct hummocks, sometimes with Zygochloa species and ephemeral forbs and grasses. Woody species may be present, but at very low densities. Widespread in arid regions. MVS33 Hummock grasslands Different species of Triodia dominate plant communities in different regions, some of which may warrant subgroup status. Table 21: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG21: Other Grasslands, Herblands, Sedgelands and Rushlands (NVIS Version 4.1) Key No. Criteria MVS# or Next Key No. Broader groupings or MVS Name Comments
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