EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Victorian Riverina bioregion EVC 132: Plains Grassland Description: Treeless vegetation dominated by largely grass and herb life forms. Shrubs and trees may be also occasionally present. Life forms: Life form #Spp %Cover LF code Small 2 5% SS Large Herb 3 5% LH Shrub Medium Herb* 10 20% MH Small or Prostrate Herb* 3 5% SH Large Tufted Graminoid 1 5% LTG Large Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 10 30% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid* 2 5% MNG Bryophytes/Lichens na 10% BL Soil Crust na 20% S/C Largely seasonal life form LF Code Species typical of at least part of EVC range Common Name Acacia oswaldii MS Umbrella Wattle Sclerolaena napiformis SS Turnip Copperburr Sclerolaena diacantha SS Grey Copperburr Maireana decalvans SS Black Cotton-bush SS Pimelea curviflora s.s. Curved Rice-flower Ptilotus exaltatus LH Mulla Mulla LH Eryngium ovinum Blue Devil Calocephalus citreus LH Lemon Beauty-heads MH Calotis scabiosifolia Rough Burr-daisy Goodenia pinnatifida MH Cut-leaf Goodenia MH Sida corrugata Variable Sida Ptilotus macrocephalus MH Feather Heads Maireana pentagona SH Hairy Bluebush SH Chamaesyce drummondii Flat Spurge Pogonolepis muelleriana SH Stiff Cup-flower LTG Austrostipa blackii Crested Spear-grass Austrostipa gibbosa LTG Spurred Spear-grass LTG Austrostipa aristiglumis Plump Spear-grass Austrostipa scabra MTG Rough Spear-grass MTG Austrostipa nodosa Knotty Spear-grass Whalleya proluta MTG Rigid Panic MTG Austrodanthonia duttoniana Brown-back Wallaby-grass Convolvulus erubescens SC spp. agg. Pink Bindweed Recruitment: Episodic/Fire or Grazing. Desirable period between disturbances is 5 years. Organic Litter: 10% cover Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment Victorian Riverina bioregion EVC 132: Plains Grassland Description: Treeless vegetation dominated by largely grass and herb life forms. Shrubs and trees may be also occasionally present. Life forms: Life form Small Shrub #Spp 2 %Cover 5% LF code SS Large Herb 3 5% LH Medium Herb* 10 20% MH Small or Prostrate Herb* 3 5% SH Large Tufted Graminoid 1 5% LTG Large Non-tufted Graminoid 1 5% LNG Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid 10 30% MTG Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid* 2 5% MNG Bryophytes/Lichens na 10% BL Soil Crust na 20% S/C Largely seasonal life form LF Code MS Species typical of at least part of EVC range Acacia oswaldii Common Name Umbrella Wattle SS Sclerolaena napiformis Turnip Copperburr SS Sclerolaena diacantha Grey Copperburr SS Maireana decalvans Black Cotton-bush SS Pimelea curviflora s.s. Curved Rice-flower LH Ptilotus exaltatus Mulla Mulla LH Eryngium ovinum Blue Devil LH Calocephalus citreus Lemon Beauty-heads MH Calotis scabiosifolia Rough Burr-daisy MH Goodenia pinnatifida Cut-leaf Goodenia MH Sida corrugata Variable Sida MH Ptilotus macrocephalus Feather Heads SH Maireana pentagona Hairy Bluebush SH Chamaesyce drummondii Flat Spurge SH Pogonolepis muelleriana Stiff Cup-flower LTG Austrostipa blackii Crested Spear-grass LTG Austrostipa gibbosa Spurred Spear-grass LTG Austrostipa aristiglumis Plump Spear-grass MTG Austrostipa scabra Rough Spear-grass MTG Austrostipa nodosa Knotty Spear-grass MTG Whalleya proluta Rigid Panic MTG Austrodanthonia duttoniana Brown-back Wallaby-grass SC Convolvulus erubescens spp. agg. Pink Bindweed Recruitment: Episodic/Fire or Grazing. Desirable period between disturbances is 5 years. Organic Litter: 10% cover Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
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