EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion EVC 175_61: Non-Eucalypt Grassy Woodland Description: A variable open eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall or occasionally Sheoak woodland to 10 m tall over a diverse ground layer of grasses and herbs. The shrub component is usually sparse. It occurs on sites with moderate fertility on gentle slopes or undulating hills on a range of geologies. Large Trees: Species DBH(cm) #/ha 15 / ha Acacia spp. 30 cm Allocasuarina spp. 40 cm Eucalyptus spp. 70 cm Tree Canopy Cover: %cover Character Species Common Name 15% Acacia implexa Lightwood Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum Eucalyptus radiata s.l. Narrow-leaf Peppermint Manna Gum Eucalyptus viminalis Understorey: Lifeform #Spp %Cover LF Code Immature Canopy Tree 5% IT Medium Shrub 2 10% MS Small Shrub 2 1% SS Prostrate Shrub 2 5% PS Medium Herb 8 20% MH Small or Prostrate Herb 3 5% SH Large Tufted Graminoid 1 1% LTG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 8 45% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-Tufted 1 5% MNG Graminoid Scrambler or Climber 1 1% SC Bryophytes/Lichens 10% BL
EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Victorian Volcanic Plain Bioregion EVC 175_61: Non-Eucalypt Grassy Woodland Description: A variable open eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall or occasionally Sheoak woodland to 10 m tall over a diverse ground layer of grasses and herbs. The shrub component is usually sparse. It occurs on sites with moderate fertility on gentle slopes or undulating hills on a range of geologies. Large Trees: Species DBH(cm) #/ha Acacia spp. Allocasuarina spp. Eucalyptus spp. Tree Canopy Cover: 30 cm 40 cm 70 cm 15 / ha %cover 15% Character Species Acacia implexa Common Name Lightwood Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum Eucalyptus radiata s.l. Narrow-leaf Peppermint Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum Understorey: Lifeform #Spp %Cover LF Code Immature Canopy Tree 5% IT Medium Shrub Small Shrub Prostrate Shrub Medium Herb Small or Prostrate Herb Large Tufted Graminoid Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid Medium to Tiny Non-Tufted Graminoid Scrambler or Climber 2 10% MS 2 1% SS 2 5% PS 8 20% MH 3 5% SH 1 1% LTG 8 45% MTG 1 5% MNG 1 1% SC Bryophytes/Lichens 10% BL
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