eucalypt species listed below are dominant. Understorey may include C4 grasses such as or and small trees or Imperata Themeda, shrubs of Allocasuarina torulosa, or Occurs Alphitonia, Breynia Maytenus. north from Bega in NSW to Queensland and rarely at altitudes above 600 m south from 30°S. None of the overstorey species listed MVS60 Cool temperate open wet ACT, NSW, VIC, TAS are dominant. C3 grass species such as sclerophyll forests (primarily in MVG 2) Poa conspicuous in the understorey. Found south from the New England plateau in southern Queensland to southern Tasmania and may occur at any altitudes within that range. Table 4: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG4: Tropical Eucalypt Open Forests (NVIS Version 4.1) Key Criteria MVS# Broader groupings or MVS Comments No. or Next Name Key No. 0 Canopy of at least 50% (>30% foliage MVS## Tropical eucalypt savanna projective cover) and dominated by forest eucalypts, usually including at least one of the following: Eucalyptus tetrodonta, and Eucalyptus miniata Corymbia Understorey often includes nesophila. palms or cycads with C4 grasses. Restricted to tropical areas receiving typically 1000 – 1400 mm per annum.
eucalypt species listed below are dominant. Understorey may include C4 grasses such as Imperata or Themeda, and small trees or shrubs of Allocasuarina torulosa, Alphitonia, Breynia or Maytenus. Occurs north from Bega in NSW to Queensland and rarely at altitudes above 600 m south from 30°S. None of the overstorey species listed are dominant. C3 grass species such as Poa conspicuous in the understorey. Found south from the New England plateau in southern Queensland to southern Tasmania and may occur at any altitudes within that range. MVS60 Cool temperate open wet sclerophyll forests ACT, NSW, VIC, TAS (primarily in MVG 2) Table 4: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG4: Tropical Eucalypt Open Forests (NVIS Version 4.1) Key No. Criteria MVS# or Next Key No. Broader groupings or MVS Name Comments 0 Canopy of at least 50% (>30% foliage projective cover) and dominated by eucalypts, usually including at least one of the following: Eucalyptus tetrodonta, Eucalyptus miniata and Corymbia nesophila. Understorey often includes palms or cycads with C4 grasses. Restricted to tropical areas receiving typically 1000 – 1400 mm per annum. MVS## Tropical eucalypt savanna forest
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