5: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG5: Eucalypt Woodlands (NVIS Version 4.1) Key Criteria MVS# Broader groupings or MVS Comments No. or Next Name Key No. 0 Woodlands in southwestern Australia’s MVS## Western temperate shrubby Only in southern WA wheatbelt region. Overstorey usually woodlands dominated by species of within Eucalyptus subgenus section Symphyomyrtus Understorey dominated by Bisectaria. shrubs with relatively sparse cover of grasses. Woodlands not in southwestern Australia. 1 Overstorey usually dominated by at least one species of within subgenus Eucalyptus section (box and Symphyomyrtus Adnataria ironbark eucalypts) or within subgenus Understorey dominated by Eucalyptus. perennial tussock grasses or shrubs, ephemeral forbs and grasses. 1 Understorey includes a relatively 2 Temperate grassy woodlands ground stratum dominated by large perennial tussock grasses (e.g. Austrostipa, Cymbopogon, Rytidosperma, or with perennial forbs, and Poa Themeda) may include sclerophyllous ericoid shrubs. Chenopod shrubs and forbs largely absent. Mainly in humid or subhumid climates
5: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG5: Eucalypt Woodlands (NVIS Version 4.1) Key No. Criteria MVS# or Next Key No. Broader groupings or MVS Name Comments 0 Woodlands in southwestern Australia’s wheatbelt region. Overstorey usually dominated by species of Eucalyptus within subgenus Symphyomyrtus section Bisectaria. Understorey dominated by shrubs with relatively sparse cover of grasses. Woodlands not in southwestern Australia. Overstorey usually dominated by at least one species of Eucalyptus within subgenus Symphyomyrtus section Adnataria (box and ironbark eucalypts) or within subgenus Eucalyptus. Understorey dominated by perennial tussock grasses or shrubs, ephemeral forbs and grasses. MVS## 1 Western temperate shrubby woodlands Only in southern WA 1 Understorey includes a relatively ground stratum dominated by large perennial tussock grasses (e.g. Austrostipa, Cymbopogon, Rytidosperma, Poa or Themeda) with perennial forbs, and may include sclerophyllous ericoid shrubs. Chenopod shrubs and forbs largely absent. Mainly in humid or subhumid climates 2 Temperate grassy woodlands
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