Occurring at lower elevations than above, MVS## Eastern heathlands QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, SA, rarely experiencing persistent snow. TAS Distributed widely on coastal and hinterland of Qld, NSW, Vic, SA and Tas. Common genera include Allocasuarina, Banksia, Hakea, Leptospermum, Phyllota, Hibbertia, Hypolaena, Caustis, Lepidosperma, Schoenus, Acacia, Dillwynia,, Pultenaea, and Epacris, Leucopogon, Xanthorrhoea Mallee growth forms of Lomandra. may be present. Eucalyptus Table 19: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG19: Tussock Grasslands (NVIS Version 4.1) Key Criteria MVS# Broader groupings or MVS Comments No. or Next Name Key No. 0 Grasslands dominated by the genus Tropical arid grasslands QLD, NT, WA, northwest NSW (Mitchell grass) and other C4 Astrebla grasses or sometimes with Dichanthium (Blue grasses) and/or (beard 1 Chrysopogon grasses) more abundant. C3 grasses absent. Mostly north of 30°S. Grasslands not dominated by Astrebla, or usually with Dichanthium Chrysopogon, at some C3 grass genera and south of 29°S except in far SE Qld and NE NSW. 2 Grasslands composed entirely of C3 grasses MVS## Alpine grasslands and NSW, VIC, TAS (C4 grasses absent) and forbs (sometimes herbfields dominating tussocks). Dominated by Poa,
Occurring at lower elevations than above, rarely experiencing persistent snow. Distributed widely on coastal and hinterland of Qld, NSW, Vic, SA and Tas. Common genera include Allocasuarina, Banksia, Hakea, Leptospermum, Phyllota, Hibbertia, Hypolaena, Caustis, Lepidosperma, Schoenus, Acacia, Dillwynia,, Pultenaea, Epacris, Leucopogon, Xanthorrhoea and Lomandra. Mallee growth forms of Eucalyptus may be present. MVS## Eastern heathlands QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, SA, TAS Table 19: Key to Major Vegetation Subgroups in MVG19: Tussock Grasslands (NVIS Version 4.1) Key No. Criteria MVS# or Next Key No. Broader groupings or MVS Name Comments 0 Grasslands dominated by the genus Astrebla (Mitchell grass) and other C4 grasses or sometimes with Dichanthium (Blue grasses) and/or Chrysopogon (beard grasses) more abundant. C3 grasses absent. Mostly north of 30°S. Grasslands not dominated by Astrebla, Dichanthium or Chrysopogon, usually with at some C3 grass genera and south of 29°S except in far SE Qld and NE NSW. 1 Tropical arid grasslands QLD, NT, WA, northwest NSW 2 Grasslands composed entirely of C3 grasses (C4 grasses absent) and forbs (sometimes dominating tussocks). Dominated by Poa, MVS## Alpine grasslands and herbfields NSW, VIC, TAS
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