EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Strzelecki Ranges bioregion EVC 191: Riparian Scrub Description: A dense shrubland to 6 m tall growing on waterlogged substrates often with a peaty surface horizon. Emergent eucalypts may be occasionally present. The understorey is often species-poor and consists typically of sedges tolerant of seasonal waterlogging. Occurs along creeks and minor stream tributaries of the lowland plains. Canopy Cover: %cover Character Species Common Name Melaleuca squarrosa 50% Scented Paperbark Leptospermnum continentale Prickly Tea-tree Understorey: Life form #Spp %Cover LF code Medium Shrub 3 10% MS Small Shrub 1 1% SS Large Herb 2 5% LH Medium Herb 1 1% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 1 1% SH Large Tufted Graminoid 3 10% LTG Large Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 1 1% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 3 15% MNG Ground Fern 1 5% GF Bryophytes/Lichens na 20% BL Total understorey projective foliage cover 70% LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common Name Banksia marginata MS Silver Banksia Acacia verticillata MS Prickly Moses MS Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius Rosemary Everlasting Villarsia reniformis LH Running Marsh-flower LTG Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruit Saw-sedge Gahnia clarkei LTG Tall Saw-sedge LTG Baloskion tetraphyllum ssp. tetraphyllum Tassel Cord-rush Lepidosperma longitudinale LNG Pithy Sword-sedge MNG Baumea tetragona Square Twig-sedge Schoenus brevifolius MNG Zig-zag Bog-sedge Empodisma minus MNG Spreading Rope-rush Cassytha glabella SC Slender Dodder-laurel Recruitment: Continuous Organic Litter: 40 % cover Weediness: There are no consistent weeds in this EVC. Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Strzelecki Ranges bioregion EVC 191: Riparian Scrub Description: A dense shrubland to 6 m tall growing on waterlogged substrates often with a peaty surface horizon. Emergent eucalypts may be occasionally present. The understorey is often species-poor and consists typically of sedges tolerant of seasonal waterlogging. Occurs along creeks and minor stream tributaries of the lowland plains. Canopy Cover: %cover Character Species Common Name 50% Melaleuca squarrosa Leptospermnum continentale Scented Paperbark Prickly Tea-tree Understorey: Life form Medium Shrub #Spp 3 %Cover 10% LF code MS Small Shrub 1 1% SS Large Herb 2 5% LH Medium Herb 1 1% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 1 1% SH Large Tufted Graminoid 3 10% LTG Large Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 1 1% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 3 15% MNG Ground Fern 1 5% GF Bryophytes/Lichens na 20% BL Total understorey projective foliage cover 70% LF Code MS Species typical of at least part of EVC range Banksia marginata Common Name Silver Banksia MS Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses MS Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius Rosemary Everlasting LH Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh-flower LTG Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruit Saw-sedge LTG Gahnia clarkei Tall Saw-sedge LTG Baloskion tetraphyllum ssp. tetraphyllum Tassel Cord-rush LNG Lepidosperma longitudinale Pithy Sword-sedge MNG Baumea tetragona Square Twig-sedge MNG Schoenus brevifolius Zig-zag Bog-sedge MNG Empodisma minus Spreading Rope-rush SC Cassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurel Recruitment: Continuous Organic Litter: 40 % cover Weediness: There are no consistent weeds in this EVC. Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
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