EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Victorian Volcanic Plain bioregion EVC 198: Sedgy Riparian Woodland Description: Eucalypt forest or woodland to 15 m tall with sedge-dominated understorey. Occurs on flats along low gradient creeks and drainage lines subject to seasonal inundation and waterlogging in moderately fertile habitats. Large trees: Species DBH(cm) #/ha Eucalyptus spp. 70 cm 15 / ha Tree Canopy Cover: %cover Character Species Common Name 20% Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Stringybark Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum Understorey: Life form #Spp %Cover LF code Immature Canopy Tree 5% IT Understorey Tree or Large Shrub 1 10% T Medium Shrub 5 20% MS Medium Herb 3 10% MH Large Tufted Graminoid 5 30% LTG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 5% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 5% MNG Ground Fern 2 10% GF Bryophytes/Lichens na 20% BL LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common Name Acacia melanoxylon T Blackwood MS Melaleuca squarrosa Scented Paperbark Leptospermum lanigerum MS Woolly Tea-tree MS Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia Coprosma quadrifida MS Prickly Currant-bush MH Viola hederacea sensu Entwisle (1996) Ivy-leaf Violet Gonocarpus humilis MH Shade Raspwort MH Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee Gahnia clarkei LTG Tall Saw-sedge LTG Baloskion tetraphyllum ssp. tetraphyllum Tassel Cord-rush LTG Lepidosperma elatius Tall Sword-sedge LTG Juncus procerus Tall Rush MTG Dianella longifolia Pale Flax-lily MNG Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass MNG Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides Weeping Grass Pteridium esculentum GF Austral Bracken GF Blechnum nudum Fishbone Water-fern Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Victorian Volcanic Plain bioregion EVC 198: Sedgy Riparian Woodland Description: Eucalypt forest or woodland to 15 m tall with sedge-dominated understorey. Occurs on flats along low gradient creeks and drainage lines subject to seasonal inundation and waterlogging in moderately fertile habitats. Large trees: Species Eucalyptus spp. DBH(cm) 70 cm #/ha 15 / ha Tree Canopy Cover: %cover Character Species Common Name 20% Eucalyptus obliqua Eucalyptus ovata Messmate Stringybark Swamp Gum Understorey: Life form #Spp %Cover LF code Immature Canopy Tree 5% IT Understorey Tree or Large Shrub 1 10% T Medium Shrub 5 20% MS Medium Herb 3 10% MH Large Tufted Graminoid 5 30% LTG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 2 5% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid 2 5% MNG Ground Fern 2 10% GF Bryophytes/Lichens na 20% BL LF Code T Species typical of at least part of EVC range Acacia melanoxylon Common Name Blackwood MS Melaleuca squarrosa Scented Paperbark MS Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea-tree MS Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia MS Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant-bush MH Viola hederacea sensu Entwisle (1996) Ivy-leaf Violet MH Gonocarpus humilis Shade Raspwort MH Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee LTG Gahnia clarkei Tall Saw-sedge LTG Baloskion tetraphyllum ssp. tetraphyllum Tassel Cord-rush LTG Lepidosperma elatius Tall Sword-sedge LTG Juncus procerus Tall Rush MTG Dianella longifolia Pale Flax-lily MNG Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass MNG Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides Weeping Grass GF Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken GF Blechnum nudum Fishbone Water-fern Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
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