EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 3: Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland
Description:
A low, grassy or bracken-dominated eucalypt forest or open woodland to 15 m tall with a large shrub layer and
ground layer rich in herbs, grasses, and orchids. Occurs mainly on flat or undulating areas on moderately fertile,
relatively well-drained, deep sandy or loamy topsoils over heavier subsoils (duplex soils).
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
70 cm
Eucalyptus spp.
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
15%
#/ha
15 / ha
Character Species
Eucalyptus ovata
Eucalyptus viminalis
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
#Spp
2
3
3
16
7
1
10
2
1
na
Common Name
Swamp Gum
Manna Gum
%Cover
5%
10%
10%
5%
20%
15%
10%
15%
10%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
GF
BL
EVC 3: Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland – Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
T
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
GF
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia mearnsii
Bursaria spinosa
Acacia verticillata
Ozothamnus ferrugineus
Leptospermum continentale
Pimelea humilis
Lissanthe strigosa ssp. subulata
Hibbertia riparia
Geranium solanderi s.l.
Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata
Hydrocotyle foveolata
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans
Oxalis exilis
Viola cleistogamoides
Opercularia ovata
Austrostipa rudis ssp. nervosa
Juncus pallidus
Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
Austrodanthonia racemosa var. racemosa
Lomandra filiformis
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Pteridium esculentum
Common Name
Black Wattle
Sweet Bursaria
Prickly Moses
Tree Everlasting
Prickly Tea-tree
Common Rice-flower
Peach Heath
Erect Guinea-flower
Austral Cranesbill
Tall Sundew
Yellow Pennywort
Bidgee-widgee
Scented Sundew
Shady Wood-sorrel
Hidden Violet
Broad-leaf Stinkweed
Veined Spear-grass
Pale Rush
Grey Tussock-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Stiped Wallaby-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Weeping Grass
Austral Bracken
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
40 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
T
MH
MH
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
Typical Weed Species
Pinus radiata
Leontodon taraxacoides ssp. taraxacoides
Hypochoeris radicata
Holcus lanatus
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Juncus microcephalus
Briza maxima
Aira caryophyllea
Common Name
Radiata Pine
Hairy Hawkbit
Cat's Ear
Yorkshire Fog
Sweet Vernal-grass
Tiny-headed Rush
Large Quaking-grass
Silvery Hair-grass
Invasive
low
high
high
high
high
low
high
high
Impact
high
low
low
high
high
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 19: Riparian Shrubland
Description:
Diverse, medium to tall shrubland to 5 m tall occurring on rocky substrates of major streams and banks and channels of rocky
creeks and along perennial streams in gorge tracts. Able to withstand frequent flooding or regenerate rapidly after such
disturbance and often forming dense thickets along the stream's edge during long periods without flooding. Trees may be
irregularly scattered throughout but tend to be restricted to the banks of the rivers and creeks. Sedges and rushes common to
riparian environments dominate the understorey as well as an array of herbs and grasses including many ephemeral native
species which survive on the bare sands or in rock crevices.
Life forms:
Life form
Medium Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Scrambler or Climber
Bryophytes/Lichens
LF Code
MS
MS
MS
MS
LH
MH
MH
MH
SH
LTG
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
GF
SC
#Spp
6
2
6
2
3
3
2
2
2
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Leptospermum lanigerum
Callistemon sieberi
Hymenanthera dentata s.l.
Bursaria spinosa
Persicaria decipiens
Hydrocotyle hirta
Poranthera microphylla
Oxalis perennans
Dichondra repens
Carex appressa
Poa labillardierei
Lomandra longifolia
Lepidosperma laterale
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Blechnum nudum
Clematis microphylla
Recruitment:
Episodic/flood – desirable period between flood events is 5 years.
Organic Litter:
20% cover
Logs:
10 m/0.1 ha (note: large log class does not apply).
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
40%
5%
10%
5%
10%
10%
1%
5%
5%
10%
LF code
MS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
GF
SC
BL
Common Name
Woolly Tea-tree
River Bottle-brush
Tree Violet
Sweet Bursaria
Slender Knotweed
Hairy Pennywort
Small Poranthera
Grassland Wood-sorrel
Kidney-weed
Tall Sedge
Common Tussock-grass
Spiny-headed Mat-rush
Variable Sword-sedge
Black-anther Flax-lily
Weeping Grass
Fishbone Water-fern
Small-leaved Clematis
EVC 19: Riparian Shrubland – Goldfields bioregion
Weediness:
LF Code
MS
MS
LH
LH
LH
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
SC
Typical Weed Species
Rosa rubiginosa
Rubus fruticosus spp. agg.
Conium maculatum
Conyza bonariensis
Carduus tenuiflorus
Sonchus asper s.l.
Plantago lanceolata
Rumex crispus
Hypochoeris radicata
Prunella vulgaris
Trifolium arvense var. arvense
Anagallis arvensis
Euphorbia peplus
Silene gallica
Petrorhagia nanteuilii
Gamochaeta purpurea s.l.
Centaurium erythraea
Modiola caroliniana
Holcus lanatus
Cyperus eragrostis
Bromus catharticus
Vulpia bromoides
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Bromus diandrus
Aira caryophyllea
Vinca major
Common Name
Sweet Briar
Blackberry
Hemlock
Flaxleaf Fleabane
Winged Thistle
Rough Sow-thistle
Ribwort
Curled Dock
Cat's Ear
Self-heal
Hare's-foot Clover
Pimpernel
Petty Spurge
French Catchfly
Childling Pink
Purple Cudweed
Common Centaury
Red-flower Mallow
Yorkshire Fog
Drain Flat-sedge
Prairie Grass
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Soft Brome
Great Brome
Silvery Hair-grass
Blue Periwinkle
Invasive
low
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
Impact
high
high
high
low
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
high
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 20: Heathy Dry Forest
Description:
Grows on shallow, rocky skeletal soils on a variety of geologies and on a range of landforms from gently undulating hills to
exposed aspects on ridge tops and steep slopes at a range of elevations. The overstorey is a low, open eucalypt forest, poor in
form to 20 m tall with an open crown cover. The understorey is dominated by a low, sparse to dense layer of ericoid-leaved
shrubs including heaths and peas. Graminoids and grasses are frequently present in the ground layer, but do not provide much
cover.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
60 cm
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
30%
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
20 / ha
Common Name
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Eucalyptus tricarpa
Eucalyptus goniocalyx s.s.
Understorey:
Life form
#/ha
Red Stringybark
Red Box
Red Ironbark
Bundy
#Spp
1
8
6
2
3
10
2
2
10
2
na
na
%Cover
5%
5%
25%
15%
5%
5%
20%
5%
5%
25%
1%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
BL
S/C
EVC 20: Heathy Dry Forest - Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Brachyloma daphnoides
Acacia pycnantha
Grevillea alpina
Cassinia arcuata
Tetratheca ciliata
Hovea heterophylla
Leucopogon virgatus
Cheiranthera cyanea var. cyanea
Acrotriche serrulata
Astroloma humifusum
Senecio tenuiflorus
Wahlenbergia stricta
Xerochrysum viscosum
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata
Opercularia varia
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Austrostipa mollis
Joycea pallida
Lomandra filiformis
Poa sieberiana
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Thysanotus patersonii
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
SS
PS
PS
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
SH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
SC
Common Name
Daphne Heath
Golden Wattle
Cat's Claw Grevillea
Drooping Cassinia
Pink-bells
Common Hovea
Common Beard-heath
Blue Finger-flower
Honey-pots
Cranberry Heath
Slender Fireweed
Tall Bluebell
Shiny Everlasting
Common Raspwort
Tall Sundew
Variable Stinkweed
Stinking Pennywort
Supple Spear-grass
Silvertop Wallaby-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Grey Tussock-grass
Black-anther Flax-lily
Weeping Grass
Twining Fringe-lily
Recruitment:
Episodic/Fire. Desirable period between disturbances is 20 years.
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
20 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
MNG
MTG
Typical Weed Species
Hypochoeris radicata
Hypochoeris glabra
Briza maxima
Briza minor
Aira elegantissima
Vulpia spp.
Common Name
Cat's Ear
Smooth Cat's-ear
Large Quaking-grass
Lesser Quaking-grass
Delicate Hair-grass
Fescue
Invasive
Impact
high
low
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 21: Shrubby Dry Forest
Description:
Occurs on a range of geologies on exposed aspects such as ridge-lines and medium to steep upper slopes, often in high rainfall
areas and on shallow infertile soils. The overstorey is a low, open forest to 25 m tall characterised by the diversity and
variability of the eucalypts. The understorey often lacks a secondary tree layer but contains a well-developed medium to low
shrub layer. The ground layer is often very sparse with tussock-forming graminoids being the dominant life form.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
#/ha
70 cm
20 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
Common Name
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
Eucalyptus obliqua
30%
Life Forms:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
Mountain Grey-gum
Messmate Stringybark
#Spp
1
4
3
1
1
2
1
2
na
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Spyridium parvifolium
Acacia myrtifolia
Banksia marginata
Hakea sericea s.l.
Hibbertia stricta s.l.
Platylobium obtusangulum
Isopogon ceratophyllus
Pultenaea humilis
Acrotriche serrulata
Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata
Xanthorrhoea australis
Lepidosperma semiteres
Poa australis spp. agg.
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
SS
PS
MH
LTG
MTG
MTG
Recruitment:
Episodic/Fire. Desirable period between disturbances is 20 years.
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
20 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
There are no consistent weeds in this EVC.
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
5%
20%
10%
1%
1%
5%
15%
10%
10%
10%
75%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
LTG
MTG
BL
S/C
Common Name
Dusty Miller
Myrtle Wattle
Silver Banksia
Bushy Needlewood
Upright Guinea-flower
Common Flat-pea
Horny Cone-bush
Dwarf Bush-pea
Honey-pots
Tall Sundew
Austral Grass-tree
Wire Rapier-sedge
Tussock Grass
EVC 21: Shrubby Dry Forest – Goldfields bioregion
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 22: Grassy Dry Forest
Description:
Occurs on a variety of gradients and altitudes and on a range of geologies. The overstorey is dominated by a low to medium
height forest of eucalypts to 20 m tall, sometimes resembling an open woodland with a secondary, smaller tree layer including
a number of Acacia species. The understorey usually consists of a sparse shrub layer of medium height. Grassy Dry Forest is
characterised by a ground layer dominated by a high diversity of drought-tolerant grasses and herbs, often including a suite of
fern species.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
60 cm
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
30%
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Scrambler or Climber
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
20 / ha
Common Name
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Eucalyptus melliodora
Eucalyptus goniocalyx s.s.
Understorey:
Life form
#/ha
Red Stringybark
Red Box
Yellow Box
Bundy
#Spp
1
3
3
2
3
16
3
2
13
4
1
1
na
na
%Cover
5%
5%
5%
5%
1%
10%
30%
5%
5%
30%
5%
1%
5%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
SC
GF
BL
S/C
EVC 22: Grassy Dry Forest - Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia paradoxa
Cassinia arcuata
Daviesia ulicifolia
Acacia acinacea s.l.
Hovea heterophylla
Pimelea humilis
Acacia aculeatissima
Acrotriche serrulata
Astroloma humifusum
Senecio tenuiflorus
Wahlenbergia stricta
Senecio quadridentatus
Hypericum gramineum
Geranium solanderi s.l.
Daucus glochidiatus
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Phyllangium divergens
Austrostipa mollis
Joycea pallida
Lomandra filiformis
Poa sieberiana
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Amyema miquelii
Hardenbergia violacea
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
PS
PS
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
EP
SC
Common Name
Hedge Wattle
Drooping Cassinia
Gorse Bitter-pea
Gold-dust Wattle
Common Hovea
Common Rice-flower
Thin-leaf Wattle
Honey-pots
Cranberry Heath
Slender Fireweed
Tall Bluebell
Cotton Fireweed
Small St John's Wort
Austral Cranesbill
Australian Carrot
Stinking Pennywort
Wiry Mitrewort
Supple Spear-grass
Silvertop Wallaby-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Grey Tussock-grass
Black-anther Flax-lily
Weeping Grass
Box Mistletoe
Purple Coral-pea
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
20 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
Hypochoeris radicata
Hypochoeris glabra
Trifolium campestre var. campestre
Cerastium glomeratum s.l.
Centaurium erythraea
Anagallis arvensis
Trifolium arvense var. arvense
Galium divaricatum
Briza minor
Briza maxima
Bromus diandrus
Aira elegantissima
Bromus madritensis
Vulpia myuros
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Cat's Ear
Smooth Cat's-ear
Hop Clover
Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
Common Centaury
Pimpernel
Hare's-foot Clover
Slender Bedstraw
Lesser Quaking-grass
Large Quaking-grass
Great Brome
Delicate Hair-grass
Madrid Brome
Rat's-tail Fescue
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 23: Herb-rich Foothill Forest
Description:
Occurs on relatively fertile, moderately well-drained soils on an extremely wide range of geological types and in areas of
moderate to high rainfall. Occupies easterly and southerly aspects mainly on lower slopes and in gullies. A medium to tall open
forest or woodland to 25 m tall with a small tree layer over a sparse to dense shrub layer. A high cover and diversity of herbs
and grasses in the ground layer characterise this EVC.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm) #/ha
Eucalyptus spp.
70 cm
20 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
40%
Common Name
Eucalyptus obliqua
Eucalyptus radiata
Eucalyptus viminalis
Eucalyptus globulus ssp. bicostata
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Large Non-tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Scrambler or Climber
Bryophytes/Lichens
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
Messmate Stringybark
Narrow-leaved Peppermint
Manna Gum
Eurabbie
#Spp
2
2
2
1
4
11
3
2
1
6
2
2
3
na
%Cover
5%
10%
5%
1%
1%
5%
25%
5%
5%
5%
20%
5%
10%
5%
20%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
LNG
MTG
MNG
GF
SC
BL
EVC 23: Herb-rich Foothill Forest – Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia dealbata
Acacia mucronata
Coprosma quadrifida
Hovea heterophylla
Acrotriche prostrata
Wahlenbergia stricta
Senecio tenuiflorus
Senecio minimus
Senecio quadridentatus
Stellaria pungens
Viola hederacea sensu Willis (1972)
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Dichondra repens
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Lomandra longifolia ssp. longifolia
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
Luzula meridionalis var. flaccida
Austrodanthonia pilosa
Poa ensiformis
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Poa tenera
Echinopogon ovatus
Pteridium esculentum
Asplenium flabellifolium
Clematis aristata
Glycine clandestina
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
Hardenbergia violacea
T
MS
MS
SS
PS
LH
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
GF
GF
SC
SC
SC
SC
Common Name
Silver Wattle
Narrow-leaf Wattle
Prickly Currant-bush
Common Hovea
Trailing Ground-berry
Tall Bluebell
Slender Fireweed
Shrubby Fireweed
Cotton Fireweed
Prickly Starwort
Ivy-leaf Violet
Bidgee-widgee
Kidney-weed
Stinking Pennywort
Spiny-headed Mat-rush
Wattle Mat-rush
Common Woodrush
Velvet Wallaby-grass
Sword Tussock-grass
Weeping Grass
Slender Tussock-grass
Common Hedgehog-grass
Austral Bracken
Necklace Fern
Mountain Clematis
Twining Glycine
Common Apple-berry
Purple Coral-pea
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
40 % cover
Logs:
20 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
MH
MH
LNG
Typical Weed Species
Hypochoeris radicata
Centaurium erythraea
Holcus lanatus
Common Name
Invasive Impact
Cat's Ear
Common Centaury
Yorkshire Fog
high
high
high
low
low
high
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Goldfields bioregion
EVC 47: Valley Grassy Forest
Description:
Valley Grassy Forest occurs under moderate rainfall regimes of 700-800 mm per annum on fertile well-drained colluvial or
alluvial soils on gently undulating lower slopes and valley floors. The tall, open overstorey to 20 m tall may carry a variety of
eucalypts, usually species which prefer more moist or more fertile conditions over a sparse shrub cover. In season, a rich array
of herbs, lilies, grasses and sedges dominate the ground layer but at the drier end of the spectrum the ground layer may be
sparse and slightly less diverse, but with the moisture-loving species still remaining.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
70 cm
#/ha
20 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
20%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
LF Code
T
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
PS
LH
MH
MH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
GF
Common Name
Eucalyptus melliodora
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Eucalyptus polyanthemos ssp. vestita
Eucalyptus rubida
Eucalyptus goniocalyx s.l
Yellow Box
Red Stringybark
Red Box
Candlebark
Bundy
#Spp
1
3
2
1
2
11
2
2
8
2
1
na
%Cover
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
20%
5%
5%
30%
10%
1%
20%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
GF
BL
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common Name
Acacia dealbata
Cassinia arcuata
Ozothamnus obcordatus
Grevillea alpina
Daviesia leptophylla
Tetratheca ciliata
Dillwynia cinerascens s.l.
Astroloma humifusum
Senecio quadridentatus
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Oxalis perennans
Drosera peltata
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Austrostipa mollis
Lomandra filiformis
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Schoenus apogon
Austrodanthonia fulva
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
Silver Wattle
Drooping Cassinia
Grey Everlasting
Cat's Claw Grevillea
Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea
Pink-bells
Grey Parrot-pea
Cranberry Heath
Cotton Fireweed
Common Raspwort
Grassland Wood-sorrel
Pale Sundew
Stinking Pennywort
Supple Spear-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Black-anther Flax-lily
Common Bog-sedge
Copper-awned Wallaby-grass
Weeping Grass
Narrow Rock-fern
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC 47: Valley Grassy Forest - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
40 % cover
Logs:
20 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
Typical Weed Species
Sonchus oleraceus
Sonchus asper s.l.
Carduus tenuiflorus
Hypochoeris radicata
Hypochoeris glabra
Trifolium arvense var. arvense
Trifolium campestre var. campestre
Centaurium erythraea
Anagallis arvensis
Galium murale
Cerastium glomeratum s.l.
Galium divaricatum
Holcus lanatus
Briza maxima
Vulpia bromoides
Briza minor
Bromus diandrus
Aira elegantissima
Bromus madritensis
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Common Sow-thistle
Rough Sow-thistle
Winged Thistle
Cat's Ear
Smooth Cat's-ear
Hare's-foot Clover
Hop Clover
Common Centaury
Pimpernel
Small Goosegrass
Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
Slender Bedstraw
Yorkshire Fog
Large Quaking-grass
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Lesser Quaking-grass
Great Brome
Delicate Hair-grass
Madrid Brome
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 48: Heathy Woodland
Description:
Spans a variety of geologies but is generally associated with nutrient-poor soils including deep uniform sands (aeolian or
outwash) and Tertiary sand/clay which has been altered to form quartzite gravel. Eucalypt-dominated low woodland to 10 m
tall lacking a secondary tree layer and generally supporting a diverse array of narrow or ericoid-leaved shrubs except where
frequent fire has reduced this to a cover of fire resprouters. Geophytes and annuals can be quite common but the ground
cover is normally fairly sparse.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
Allocasuarina luehmannii
DBH(cm)
60 cm
40 cm
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Immature Canopy Tree
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
15 / ha
Common Name
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Eucalyptus tricarpa
Eucalyptus goniocalyx s.l.
Allocasuarina luehmannii
Understorey:
Life form
#/ha
Yellow Gum
Grey Box
Red Box
Red Ironbark
Bundy
Buloke
#Spp
9
7
2
2
9
1
7
na
na
%Cover
5%
30%
20%
1%
5%
15%
1%
15%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
LTG
MTG
BL
S/C
EVC 48: Heathy Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia pycnantha
Acacia genistifolia
Grevillea alpina
Calytrix tetragona
Astroloma conostephioides
Hibbertia exutiacies
Pultenaea largiflorens
Hibbertia riparia
Astroloma humifusum
Acrotriche serrulata
Senecio tenuiflorus
Xerochrysum viscosum
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Cyanicula caerulea
Drosera peltata ssp. peltata
Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans
Austrostipa mollis
Joycea pallida
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Austrodanthonia setacea
Cassytha glabella
Thysanotus patersonii
Drosera macrantha
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
SS
PS
PS
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
SC
SC
SC
Common Name
Golden Wattle
Spreading Wattle
Cat's Claw Grevillea
Common Fringe-myrtle
Flame Heath
Spiky Guinea-flower
Twiggy Bush-pea
Erect Guinea-flower
Cranberry Heath
Honey-pots
Slender Fireweed
Shiny Everlasting
Wiry Buttons
Common Raspwort
Blue Fairy
Pale Sundew
Scented Sundew
Supple Spear-grass
Silvertop Wallaby-grass
Many-flowered Mat-rush
Black-anther Flax-lily
Bristly Wallaby-grass
Slender Dodder-laurel
Twining Fringe-lily
Climbing Sundew
Recruitment:
Episodic/Fire. Desirable period between disturbances is 20 years.
Organic Litter:
40 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
MH
MTG
MNG
Typical Weed Species
Hypochoeris glabra
Briza maxima
Aira cupaniana
Common Name
Smooth Cat's-ear
Large Quaking-grass
Quicksilver Grass
Invasive
high
high
high
Impact
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 55: Plains Grassy Woodland
Description:
An open, eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall occurring on a number of geologies and soil types. Occupies poorly drained, fertile
soils on flat or gently undulating plains at low elevations. The understorey consists of a few sparse shrubs over a species-rich
grassy and herbaceous ground layer.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
Allocasuarina luehmannii
DBH(cm)
70 cm
40 cm
#/ha
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
LF Code
MS
MS
SS
LH
LH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
Common Name
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Eucalyptus melliodora
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Allocasuarina luehmannii
Grey Box
Yellow Box
River Red Gum
Buloke
#Spp
1
1
3
10
3
18
2
na
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia acinacea s.l.
Acacia pycnantha
Lissanthe strigosa ssp. subulata
Wahlenbergia luteola
Wahlenbergia communis s.l.
Brachyscome lineariloba
Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans
Ptilotus spathulatus f. spathulatus
Drosera glanduligera
Siloxerus multiflorus
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
Elymus scaber var. scaber
Lomandra filiformis
Austrodanthonia setacea
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
5%
1%
5%
30%
10%
40%
5%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
MS
SS
LH
MH
SH
MTG
MNG
BL
S/C
Common Name
Gold-dust Wattle
Golden Wattle
Peach Heath
Bronze Bluebell
Tufted Bluebell
Hard-head Daisy
Scented Sundew
Pussy Tails
Scarlet Sundew
Small Wrinklewort
Rough Spear-grass
Common Wheat-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Bristly Wallaby-grass
EVC 55: Plains Grassy Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
10 % cover
Logs:
10 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
LNG
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
Centaurium tenuiflorum
Hypochoeris radicata
Galium divaricatum
Hypochoeris glabra
Trifolium campestre var. campestre
Cicendia quadrangularis
Anagallis arvensis
Holcus lanatus
Avena fatua
Briza minor
Briza maxima
Romulea rosea
Bromus diandrus
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Vulpia bromoides
Aira elegantissima
Juncus capitatus
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Slender Centaury
Cat's Ear
Slender Bedstraw
Smooth Cat's-ear
Hop Clover
Square Cicendia
Pimpernel
Yorkshire Fog
Wild Oat
Lesser Quaking-grass
Large Quaking-grass
Onion Grass
Great Brome
Soft Brome
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Delicate Hair-grass
Capitate Rush
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 56: Floodplain Riparian Woodland
Description:
An open eucalypt woodland or open forest to 20 m tall over a medium to tall shrub layer with a ground layer consisting of
amphibious and aquatic herbs and sedges. Occurs along the banks and floodplains of the larger meandering rivers and major
creeks, often in conjunction with one or more floodplain wetland communities. Elevation and rainfall are relatively low and soils
are fertile alluviums subject to periodic flooding and inundation.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
DBH(cm)
#/ha
80 cm
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
20%
Common Name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus melliodora
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Large Non-tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
River Red-gum
Yellow Box
#Spp
1
2
1
4
2
2
1
6
2
na
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
T
MS
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
LTG
LNG
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia dealbata
Hymenanthera dentata s.l.
Sida corrugata
Oxalis perennans
Persicaria decipiens
Chamaesyce drummondii
Azolla filiculoides
Carex appressa
Phragmites australis
Eleocharis sphacelata
Poa labillardierei
Chloris truncata
Themeda triandra
Aristida behriana
Pseudoraphis spinescens
Eleocharis acuta
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
5%
5%
1%
10%
1%
5%
5%
40%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
MH
SH
LTG
LNG
MTG
MNG
BL
90%
Common Name
Silver Wattle
Tree Violet
Variable Sida
Grassland Wood-sorrel
Slender Knotweed
Flat Spurge
Pacific Azolla
Tall Sedge
Common Reed
Tall Spike-sedge
Common Tussock-grass
Windmill Grass
Kangaroo Grass
Brush Wire-grass
Spiny Mud-grass
Common Spike-sedge
EVC 56: Floodplain Riparian Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Episodic/Flood - Desirable period between disturbances is 10 years.
Organic Litter:
40 % cover
Logs:
30 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
LH
SH
Typical Weed Species
Cirsium vulgare
Trifolium glomeratum
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Spear Thistle
Cluster Clover
high
high
high
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 61: Box Ironbark Forest
Description:
Occurs in low rainfall areas on gently undulating rises, low hills and peneplains on infertile, often stony soils derived from a
range of geologies. The open overstorey to 20 m tall consists of a variety of eucalypts, often including one of the Ironbark
species. The mid storey often forms a dense to open small tree or shrub layer over an open ground layer ranging from a sparse
to well-developed suite of herbs and grasses.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
DBH(cm)
#/ha
70 cm
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
30%
Common Name
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Eucalyptus tricarpa
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Medium Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
Grey Box
Red Ironbark
Red Box
Yellow Gum
#Spp
7
4
2
9
1
8
na
na
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
PS
MH
MH
MH
MH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
SC
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia pycnantha
Cassinia arcuata
Acacia genistifolia
Acacia acinacea s.l.
Hibbertia exutiacies
Pultenaea largiflorens
Astroloma humifusum
Senecio tenuiflorus
Xerochrysum viscosum
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Veronica plebeia
Austrostipa mollis
Joycea pallida
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Lomandra filiformis
Austrodanthonia setacea
Poa sieberiana
Thysanotus patersonii
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
25%
5%
1%
20%
1%
15%
10%
20%
LF code
IT
MS
SS
PS
MH
LTG
MTG
BL
S/C
85%
Common Name
Golden Wattle
Drooping Cassinia
Spreading Wattle
Gold-dust Wattle
Spiky Guinea-flower
Twiggy Bush-pea
Cranberry Heath
Slender Fireweed
Shiny Everlasting
Common Raspwort
Trailing Speedwell
Supple Spear-grass
Silvertop Wallaby-grass
Black-anther Flax-lily
Wattle Mat-rush
Bristly Wallaby-grass
Grey Tussock-grass
Twining Fringe-lily
EVC 61: Box Ironbark Forest - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
20 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
MNG
MH
Typical Weed Species
Hypochoeris glabra
Hypochoeris radicata
Briza maxima
Vulpia bromoides
Aira elegantissima
Petrorhagia velutina
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Smooth Cat's-ear
Cat's Ear
Large Quaking-grass
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Delicate Hair-grass
Hairy Pink
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 65: Sedge-rich Woodland
Description:
Occurs in shallow depressions in flatter, poorly drained areas. The vegetation is an open woodland to 15 m tall, with shrubs and
understorey trees uncommon, and sedges predominating in the ground layer. Herbs typical of inundated environments are
present, but also grass, herb and geophyte species may also be common.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
Allocasuarina luehmannii
DBH(cm)
70 cm
40 cm
#/ha
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
10%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Non-tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
LF Code
MS
SS
PS
PS
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
TTG
TTG
TTG
TTG
SC
Common Name
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Eucalyptus melliodora
Allocasuarina luehmannii
Yellow Gum
Yellow Box
Buloke
#Spp
2
2
1
10
2
1
13
3
na
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Hakea rugosa
Eutaxia microphylla
Astroloma humifusum
Acrotriche serrulata
Senecio tenuiflorus
Utricularia dichotoma s.l.
Drosera peltata ssp. peltata
Lagenophora huegelii
Leptorhynchos squamatus
Solenogyne dominii
Myriocephalus rhizocephalus
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Lepidosperma viscidum
Juncus holoschoenus
Lachnagrostis filiformis var. filiformis
Schoenus apogon
Chorizandra enodis
Eleocharis acuta
Centrolepis aristata
Centrolepis strigosa ssp. strigosa
Centrolepis glabra
Aphelia gracilis
Thysanotus patersonii
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
5%
1%
5%
20%
5%
1%
30%
15%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
MS
SS
LH
MH
SH
LNG
MTG
MNG
BL
S/C
Common Name
Dwarf Hakea
Common Eutaxia
Cranberry Heath
Honey-pots
Narrow-leaf Groundsel
Fairies' Aprons
Pale Sundew
Coarse Lagenophera
Scaly Buttons
Smooth Solenogyne
Woolly-heads
Stinking Pennywort
Sticky Sword-sedge
Joint-leaf Rush
Common Blown-grass
Common Bog-sedge
Black Bristle-sedge
Common Spike-sedge
Pointed Centrolepis
Hairy Centrolepis
Smooth Centrolepis
Slender Aphelia
Twining Fringe-lily
EVC 65: Sedge-rich Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
10 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
TTG
TTG
Typical Weed Species
Sonchus oleraceus
Hypochoeris radicata
Hypochoeris glabra
Cicendia filiformis
Anagallis arvensis
Romulea rosea
Briza minor
Vulpia bromoides
Juncus capitatus
Cyperus tenellus
Isolepis hystrix
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Common Sow-thistle
Cat's Ear
Smooth Cat's-ear
Slender Cicendia
Pimpernel
Onion Grass
Lesser Quaking-grass
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Capitate Rush
Tiny Flat-sedge
Awned Club-sedge
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 67: Alluvial Terraces Herb-rich Woodland
Description:
Open woodland to 15 m tall on broad alluvial plains and along ephemeral drainage lines. Soils are generally poorly drained
duplex soils with sandy loam overlying a heavier clay subsoil. Understorey consists of few, if any shrubs with the striking
feature of this EVC being the high species-richness of the ground-layer and the low biomass of this cover, particularly in
summer.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
Allocasuarina spp.
DBH(cm)
#/ha
70 cm
50 cm
8 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Common Name
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Eucalyptus melliodora
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Allocasuarina luehmannii
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
10 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
Grey Box
Yellow Box
Yellow Gum
Buloke
#Spp
1
3
3
1
3
15
5
1
12
2
1
na
na
%Cover
5%
5%
5%
5%
1%
5%
30%
10%
1%
30%
5%
1%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
GF
BL
S/C
EVC 67: Alluvial Terraces Herb-rich Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
PS
PS
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
TTG
TTG
GF
SC
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia pycnantha
Acacia acinacea s.l.
Acacia paradoxa
Acacia genistifolia
Lissanthe strigosa ssp. subulata
Pimelea humilis
Dillwynia cinerascens s.l.
Astroloma humifusum
Acrotriche serrulata
Senecio quadridentatus
Senecio tenuiflorus
Cynoglossum suaveolens
Oxalis perennans
Daucus glochidiatus
Cymbonotus preissianus
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Solenogyne dominii
Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans
Cymbonotus preissianus
Austrostipa mollis
Lomandra filiformis
Elymus scaber var. scaber
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Austrostipa scabra
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Centrolepis strigosa ssp. strigosa
Centrolepis aristata
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
Thysanotus patersonii
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
LNG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
MNG
TTG
Sonchus oleraceus
Sonchus asper s.l.
Hypochoeris radicata
Hypochoeris glabra
Arctotheca calendula
Anagallis arvensis
Trifolium campestre var. campestre
Cicendia quadrangularis
Cerastium glomeratum s.l.
Galium murale
Petrorhagia velutina
Centaurium erythraea
Galium divaricatum
Holcus lanatus
Briza minor
Briza maxima
Aira elegantissima
Juncus capitatus
Vulpia myuros
Vulpia ciliata
Cyperus tenellus
Common Name
Golden Wattle
Gold-dust Wattle
Hedge Wattle
Spreading Wattle
Peach Heath
Common Rice-flower
Grey Parrot-pea
Cranberry Heath
Honey-pots
Cotton Fireweed
Slender Fireweed
Sweet Hound’s-tongue
Grassland Wood-sorrel
Australian Carrot
Austral Bear’s-ears
Stinking Pennywort
Smooth Solenogyne
Scented Sundew
Austral Bear's-ear
Supple Spear-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Common Wheat-grass
Black-anther Flax-lily
Rough Spear-grass
Weeping Grass
Hairy Centrolepis
Pointed Centrolepis
Green Rock-fern
Twining Fringe-lily
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Common Sow-thistle
Rough Sow-thistle
Cat's Ear
Smooth Cat's-ear
Cape Weed
Pimpernel
Hop Clover
Square Cicendia
Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
Small Goosegrass
Velvety Pink
Common Centaury
Slender Bedstraw
Yorkshire Fog
Lesser Quaking-grass
Large Quaking-grass
Delicate Hair-grass
Capitate Rush
Rat's-tail Fescue
Fringed Fescue
Tiny Flat-sedge
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland
Description:
Eucalypt-dominated woodland to 15 m tall with occasional scattered shrub layer over a mostly grassy/sedgy to herbaceous
ground-layer. Occurs on low-gradient ephemeral to intermittent drainage lines, typically on fertile colluvial/alluvial soils, on a
wide range of suitably fertile geological substrates. These minor drainage lines can include a range of graminoid and
herbaceous species tolerant of waterlogged soils, and are presumed to have sometimes resembled a linear wetland or system
of interconnected small ponds.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
80 cm
#/ha
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
LF Code
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
PS
LH
MH
MH
MH
SH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
SC
Common Name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Eucalyptus melliodora
River Red-gum
Grey Box
Yellow Box
#Spp
4
3
2
9
3
2
16
3
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia pycnantha
Daviesia ulicifolia
Cassinia arcuata
Pimelea humilis
Pultenaea largiflorens
Astroloma humifusum
Senecio tenuiflorus
Xerochrysum viscosum
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Hypericum gramineum
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Austrostipa rudis
Carex tereticaulis
Poa labillardierei
Elymus scaber var. scaber
Austrodanthonia setacea
Juncus remotiflorus
Carex appressa
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Thysanotus patersonii
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
10%
5%
5%
15%
5%
5%
40%
5%
10%
LF code
IT
MS
SS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
BL
Common Name
Golden Wattle
Gorse Bitter-pea
Drooping Cassinia
Common Rice-flower
Twiggy Bush-pea
Cranberry Heath
Slender Fireweed
Shiny Everlasting
Common Raspwort
Small St John's Wort
Stinking Pennywort
Veined Spear-grass
Rush Sedge
Common Tussock-grass
Common Wheat-grass
Bristly Wallaby-grass
Diffuse Rush
Tall Sedge
Weeping Grass
Twining Fringe-lily
EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
40 % cover
Logs:
30 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
Typical Weed Species
Cirsium vulgare
Sonchus oleraceus
Hypochoeris radicata
Anagallis arvensis
Hypochoeris glabra
Galium murale
Oxalis pes-caprae
Juncus acutus
Phalaris aquatica
Briza maxima
Briza minor
Romulea rosea
Vulpia bromoides
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Aira elegantissima
Vulpia muralis
Bromus madritensis
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Spear Thistle
Common Sow-thistle
Cat's Ear
Pimpernel
Smooth Cat's-ear
Small Goosegrass
Soursob
Spiny Rush
Toowoomba Canary-grass
Large Quaking-grass
Lesser Quaking-grass
Onion Grass
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Soft Brome
Delicate Hair-grass
Wall Fescue
Madrid Brome
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication.
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 69: Metamorphic Slopes Shrubby Woodland
Description:
Occurs on rocky slopes of contact metamorphosed ridges adjacent to granitic plutons. Slopes have stony soils and fractured
bedrock resulting in high permeability to water and low effective rainfall. A very low open woodland to 8 m tall with a dense
layer of medium to large shrubs. Ground layer can be sparse with scattered grasses, forbs and low shrubs. The presence of
geophytes in the ground stratum indicates seasonally moist soil conditions.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
DBH(cm)
#/ha
40 cm
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Common Name
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Understorey:
Life form
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb*
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
Grey Box
Red Box
Yellow Gum
#Spp
1
7
3
1
2
11
2
1
7
1
na
na
%Cover
5%
25%
5%
1%
5%
20%
1%
5%
15%
5%
10%
20%
LF code
T
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
GF
BL
S/C
EVC 69: Metamorphic Slopes Shrubby Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
T
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
SS
PS
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
GF
SC
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Allocasuarina verticillata
Acacia euthycarpa
Ozothamnus obcordatus
Acacia pycnantha
Cassinia arcuata
Astroloma conostephioides
Pultenaea prostrata
Hibbertia exutiacies
Pimelea humilis
Astroloma humifusum
Xerochrysum viscosum
Senecio tenuiflorus
Gonocarpus elatus
Stuartina muelleri
Rhodanthe laevis
Millotia muelleri
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Siloxerus multiflorus
Calandrinia calyptrata
Austrostipa mollis
Lomandra filiformis
Austrodanthonia setacea
Austrostipa scabra
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
Thysanotus patersonii
Common Name
Drooping Sheoke
Wallowa
Grey Everlasting
Golden Wattle
Drooping Cassinia
Flame Heath
Silky Bush-pea
Spiky Guinea-flower
Common Rice-flower
Cranberry Heath
Shiny Everlasting
Slender Fireweed
Tall Raspwort
Spoon Cudweed
Smooth Sunray
Common Bow-flower
Stinking Pennywort
Small Wrinklewort
Pink Purslane
Supple Spear-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Bristly Wallaby-grass
Rough Spear-grass
Black-anther Flax-lily
Green Rock-fern
Twining Fringe-lily
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
Typical Weed Species
Hypochoeris glabra
Parentucellia latifolia
Briza maxima
Briza minor
Vulpia bromoides
Aira elegantissima
Vulpia myuros
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Smooth Cat's-ear
Red Bartsia
Large Quaking-grass
Lesser Quaking-grass
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Delicate Hair-grass
Rat's-tail Fescue
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication.
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 70: Hillcrest Herb-rich Woodland
Description:
Restricted to low rainfall areas and occurs on broad, flat hilltops and ridgelines and upper slopes of undulating rises and rolling
hills at low elevations. The flatness of the ridgetops allows for the formation of deeper soils derived from Ordovician sediments
and together with clayey sub-soils found in pockets in fractured sedimentary rock, results in better growing conditions than on
the surrounding slopes. The overstorey is sparse and consists of low spreading eucalypts to 10 m tall. The medium shrub layer
is usually absent while the ground layer has a diverse array of grasses and herbs partly due to protection offered by the
easterly aspect.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
DBH(cm)
#/ha
70 cm
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Common Name
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Eucalyptus melliodora
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
Grey Box
Yellow Box
#Spp
2
2
2
4
14
2
1
12
3
1
na
na
%Cover
5%
10%
5%
1%
10%
20%
5%
1%
30%
5%
1%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
GF
BL
S/C
EVC 70: Hillcrest Herb-rich Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia implexa
Allocasuarina verticillata
Acacia pycnantha
Cassinia arcuata
Pimelea humilis
Astroloma conostephioides
Astroloma humifusum
Senecio quadridentatus
Wahlenbergia stricta
Wahlenbergia luteola
Xerochrysum viscosum
Stackhousia monogyna
Gonocarpus elatus
Pelargonium rodneyanum
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Kennedia prostrata
Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans
Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa scabra
Lomandra filiformis
Themeda triandra
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
Amyema miquelii
Thysanotus patersonii
T
T
MS
MS
SS
SS
PS
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
GF
GF
EP
SC
Common Name
Lightwood
Drooping Sheoak
Golden Wattle
Drooping Cassinia
Common Rice-flower
Flame Heath
Cranberry Heath
Cotton Fireweed
Tall Bluebell
Bronze Bluebell
Shiny Everlasting
Creamy Stackhousia
Tall Raspwort
Magenta Stork's-bill
Stinking Pennywort
Running Postman
Scented Sundew
Supple Spear-grass
Rough Spear-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Kangaroo Grass
Green Rock-fern
Narrow Rock-fern
Box Mistletoe
Twining Fringe-lily
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
MNG
Typical Weed Species
Carduus tenuiflorus
Hypochoeris glabra
Anagallis arvensis
Trifolium arvense var. arvense
Trifolium campestre var. campestre
Petrorhagia velutina
Galium murale
Parentucellia latifolia
Arctotheca calendula
Hypochoeris radicata
Briza maxima
Briza minor
Vulpia bromoides
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Avena barbata
Aira elegantissima
Bromus madritensis
Vulpia myuros
Common Name
Winged Thistle
Smooth Cat's-ear
Pimpernel
Hare's-foot Clover
Hop Clover
Velvety Pink
Small Goosegrass
Red Bartsia
Cape Weed
Cat's Ear
Large Quaking-grass
Lesser Quaking-grass
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Soft Brome
Bearded Oat
Delicate Hair-grass
Madrid Brome
Rat's-tail Fescue
Invasive
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
Impact
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 71: Hills Herb-rich Woodland
Description:
A dry, open eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall often with a sparse shrub layer. The understorey is dominated by a carpet of herbs
and grasses. Soils are generally shallow but fertile, and outcropping rock is not uncommon. This seasonally dry environment is
favourable for annual herbs, with the fertile nature of the various geologies also supporting perennial herbs. Landform can vary
from relatively flat ground to ridge tops on sedimentary sandstones (along seams of mineral-rich sandstone) to undulating,
rounded, granite hill landforms.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
70 cm
#/ha
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
LF Code
MS
MS
MS
LH
MH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
TTG
GF
GF
EP
EP
Common Name
Eucalyptus goniocalyx s.s.
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Eucalyptus melliodora
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
15%
Bundy
Blakely's Red-gum
Red Stringybark
Yellow Box
River Red Gum
#Spp
1
5
4
15
3
2
11
5
2
na
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Dodonaea viscosa
r Acacia deanei ssp. paucijuga
Acacia euthycarpa
Senecio quadridentatus
Gonocarpus elatus
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Phyllangium divergens
Crassula sieberiana
Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
Tricoryne elatior
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Centrolepis aristata
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
Amyema quandang var. quandang
Amyema miquelii
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
5%
15%
5%
20%
5%
1%
30%
10%
10%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
GF
BL
S/C
Common Name
Sticky Hop-bush
Deane's Wattle
Wallowa
Cotton Fireweed
Tall Raspwort
Stinking Pennywort
Wiry Mitrewort
Sieber Crassula
Supple Spear-grass
Rough Spear-grass
Yellow Rush-lily
Weeping Grass
Pointed Centrolepis
Green Rock-fern
Narrow Rock-fern
Grey Mistletoe
Box Mistletoe
EVC 71: Hills Herb-rich Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
MNG
MNG
Sonchus oleraceus
Carduus tenuiflorus
Hypochoeris radicata
Hypochoeris glabra
Trifolium campestre var. campestre
Trifolium angustifolium var. angustifolium
Petrorhagia velutina
Anagallis arvensis
Trifolium arvense var. arvense
Cerastium glomeratum s.l.
Parentucellia latifolia
Moenchia erecta
Galium murale
Vulpia bromoides
Briza minor
Briza maxima
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Romulea rosea
Lolium rigidum
Bromus diandrus
Avena barbata
Aira cupaniana
Bromus rubens
Bromus madritensis
Aira elegantissima
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Common Sow-thistle
Winged Thistle
Cat's Ear
Smooth Cat's-ear
Hop Clover
Narrow-leaf Clover
Velvety Pink
Pimpernel
Hare's-foot Clover
Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
Red Bartsia
Erect Chickweed
Small Goosegrass
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Lesser Quaking-grass
Large Quaking-grass
Soft Brome
Onion Grass
Wimmera Rye-grass
Great Brome
Bearded Oat
Quicksilver Grass
Red Brome
Madrid Brome
Delicate Hair-grass
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 72: Granitic Hills Woodland
Description:
Mainly restricted to granite rocky outcrops and structurally consists of a low woodland to 10 m high with the dominant trees
often being stunted.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
60 cm
#/ha
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
Common Name
Eucalyptus blakelyi
10%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Tiny Tufted Graminoid*
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
* Largely seasonal life form
Blakely’s Red Gum
#Spp
1
3
11
2
6
4
2
1
na
na
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
T
LH
LH
MH
MTG
MTG
MNG
TTG
TTG
GF
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia mearnsii
Senecio quadridentatus
Ajuga australis
Calandrinia eremaea
Carex breviculmis
k Austrodanthonia bipartita s.s.
Triglochin nanum
Isolepis marginata
Centrolepis strigosa ssp. strigosa
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
1%
5%
15%
1%
10%
10%
1%
10%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
T
LH
MH
SH
MTG
MNG
TTG
GF
BL
S/C
75%
Common Name
Black Wattle
Cotton Fireweed
Austral Bugle
Small Purslane
Common Grass-sedge
Leafy Wallaby-grass
Dwarf Arrowgrass
Little Club-sedge
Hairy Centrolepis
Green Rock-fern
EVC 72: Granitic Hills Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
Hypericum perforatum
Sonchus oleraceus
Silybum marianum
Cicendia quadrangularis
Stellaria media
Erophila verna ssp. verna
Moenchia erecta
Hypochoeris glabra
Galium murale
Cerastium glomeratum s.l.
Anagallis arvensis
Parentucellia latifolia
Trifolium dubium
Veronica arvensis
Trifolium angustifolium var. angustifolium
Spergula pentandra
Sherardia arvensis
Erodium moschatum
Arctotheca calendula
Vulpia bromoides
Poa bulbosa
Briza minor
Briza maxima
Romulea minutiflora
Poa annua
Bromus rubens
Juncus capitatus
Aira elegantissima
Common Name
St John's Wort
Common Sow-thistle
Variegated Thistle
Square Cicendia
Chickweed
Whitlow Grass
Erect Chickweed
Smooth Cat's-ear
Small Goosegrass
Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
Pimpernel
Red Bartsia
Suckling Clover
Wall Speedwell
Narrow-leaf Clover
Five-stamen Corn-spurrey
Field Madder
Musky Heron's-bill
Cape Weed
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Bulbous Meadow-grass
Lesser Quaking-grass
Large Quaking-grass
Small-flower Onion-grass
Annual Meadow-grass
Red Brome
Capitate Rush
Delicate Hair-grass
Invasive
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
Impact
high
low
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 83: Swampy Riparian Woodland
Description:
Woodland to 15 m tall generally occupying low energy streams of the foothills and plains. The lower strata are variously locally
dominated by a range of large and medium shrub species on the stream levees in combination with large tussock grasses and
sedges in the ground layer.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
70 cm
#/ha
10 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
20%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Large Non-tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Scrambler or Climber
Bryophytes/Lichens
LF Code
T
T
MS
MS
MS
MS
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
GF
SC
Common Name
Eucalyptus ovata
Swamp Gum
#Spp
%Cover
LF code
2
2
5
9
4
4
1
9
2
1
2
na
5%
10%
5%
10%
20%
10%
10%
5%
25%
5%
1%
5%
20%
IT
T
MS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
LNG
MTG
MNG
GF
SC
BL
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia melanoxylon
Acacia mearnsii
Olearia glandulosa
Acacia verticillata ssp. verticillata
Leptospermum lanigerum
Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius
Senecio minimus
Persicaria praetermissa
Epilobium billardierianum
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Geranium potentilloides
Oxalis exilis
Euchiton involucratus s.l.
Leptinella reptans s.l.
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Hydrocotyle hirta
Dichondra repens
Juncus procerus
Cyperus lucidus
Juncus pallidus
Juncus planifolius
Juncus pauciflorus
Poa labillardierei
Triglochin procerum s.l.
Hemarthria uncinata var. uncinata
Triglochin striatum
Pteridium esculentum
Calystegia sepium
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
Common Name
Blackwood
Black Wattle
Swamp Daisy-bush
Prickly Moses
Woolly Tea-tree
Rosemary Everlasting
Shrubby Fireweed
Spotted Knotweed
Variable Willow-herb
Bidgee-widgee
Cinquefoil Cranesbill
Shady Wood-sorrel
Star Cudweed
Creeping Cotula
Shining Pennywort
Hairy Pennywort
Kidneyweed
Tall Rush
Leafy Flat-sedge
Pale Rush
Broad-leaf Rush
Loose-flower Rush
Common Tussock-grass
Water Ribbons
Mat Grass
Streaked Arrowgrass
Austral Bracken
Large Bindweed
EVC 83: Swampy Riparian Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
20 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
MS
LH
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
Rubus sp. aff. armeniacus
Sonchus asper s.l.
Cirsium vulgare
Plantago lanceolata
Parentucellia viscosa
Lotus corniculatus
Hypochoeris radicata
Acetosella vulgaris
Leontodon taraxacoides ssp. taraxacoides
Anagallis arvensis
Trifolium repens var. repens
Holcus lanatus
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Lolium perenne
Juncus articulatus
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Vulpia spp.
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Blackberry
Rough Sow-thistle
Spear Thistle
Ribwort
Yellow Bartsia
Bird's-foot Trefoil
Cat's Ear
Sheep Sorrel
Hairy Hawkbit
Pimpernel
White Clover
Yorkshire Fog
Sweet Vernal-grass
Perennial Rye-grass
Jointed Rush
Soft Brome
Fescue
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
high
high
high
high
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 93: Sandstone Ridge Shrubland (syn. Broombush Mallee)
Description:
Low open mallee to 3 m tall typically with a tall shrubby understorey, or shrubland with scattered emergent mallees. A good
field character for this EVC is the dominance or co-dominance of the tall shrub Melaleuca uncinata in shrubland or as an
understorey shrub in Mallee vegetation. Confined to the crests of outcropping Parilla sandstone ridges and also where these
ridges are at least partially obscured by a shallow mantle of Lowan sand.
+
mallee only component (ignore when assessing shrubland areas and standardise final score as appropriate)
Tree Canopy Cover+:
%cover
Character Species
Common Name
Eucalyptus viridis
Eucalyptus polybractea
Eucalyptus behriana
30%
Understorey:
Life form
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
LF Code
Green Mallee
Blue Mallee
Bull Mallee
#Spp
9
5
1
1
6
3
na
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Melaleuca uncinata
Ozothamnus obcordatus
Acacia acinacea s.l.
Cassinia arcuata
Astroloma conostephioides
Pultenaea largiflorens
Pultenaea prostrata
Hibbertia exutiacies
Astroloma humifusum
Senecio tenuiflorus
Xerochrysum viscosum
Glischrocaryon behrii
Rhodanthe laevis
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Austrodanthonia setacea
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
SS
PS
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
%Cover
30%
10%
1%
1%
15%
5%
20%
20%
LF code
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
MTG
BL
S/C
Common Name
Broombush
Grey Everlasting
Gold-dust Wattle
Drooping Cassinia
Flame Heath
Twiggy Bush-pea
Silky Bush-pea
Spiky Guinea-flower
Cranberry Heath
Slender Fireweed
Shiny Everlasting
Golden Pennants
Smooth Sunray
Common Raspwort
Black-anther Flax-lily
Bristly Wallaby-grass
Recruitment:
Episodic/Fire. Desirable period between disturbances is 30 years.
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs+:
5 m/0.1 ha. (note: large log class does not apply)
Weediness:
LF Code
MH
Typical Weed Species
Hypochoeris glabra
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
Common Name
Smooth Cat's-ear
Invasive
high
Impact
low
EVC 93: Sandstone Ridge Shrubland (syn. Broombush Mallee) Goldfields Bioregion
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 97: Semi-arid Woodland
Description:
Non-eucalypt woodland or open forest to 12 m tall, of low rainfall areas. Occurs in a range of somewhat elevated positions not
subject to flooding or inundation. The surface soils are typically light textured loamy sands or sandy loams.
Large trees:
Species
Casuarina spp.
Allocasuarina spp.
Callitris spp.
Myoporum platycarpum
DBH(cm)
#/ha
40 cm
40 cm
40 cm
35 cm
20/ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
% cover
Character Species
20%
Common Name
Allocasuarina luehmannii
Callitris gracilis ssp. murrayensis
Myoporum platycarpum
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Large Herb*
Medium Herb*
Small or Prostrate Herb*
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
* Largely seasonal life form
Buloke
Slender Cypress-pine
Sugarwood
#Spp
%Cover
LF code
5
5
2
7
2
2
1
na
na
5%
15%
20%
5%
5%
5%
10%
1%
10%
20%
IT
MS
SS
LH
MH
SH
MTG
MNG
BL
S/C
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
SS
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
MTG
MTG
MNG
75%
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common Name
Alectryon oleifolius ssp. canescens
Acacia oswaldii
Hakea tephrosperma
Hakea leucoptera ssp. leucoptera
Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa
Sclerolaena diacantha
Olearia pimeleoides
Rhagodia spinescens
Einadia nutans ssp. nutans
Vittadinia dissecta s.l.
Calandrinia eremaea
Crassula colorata
Actinobole uliginosum
Austrodanthonia caespitosa
Austrostipa spp.
Austrostipa elegantissima
Cattle Bush
Umbrella Wattle
Hooked Needlewood
Silver Needlewood
Ruby Saltbush
Grey Copperburr
Pimelea Daisy-bush
Hedge Saltbush
Nodding Saltbush
Dissected New Holland Daisy
Small Purslane
Dense Crassula
Flannel Cudweed
Common Wallaby-grass
Spear-grass
Feather Spear-grass
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC 97: Semi-arid Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20% cover
Logs:
20m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
LH
LH
MH
SH
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
SC
Brassica tournefortii
Reichardia tingitana
Silene spp.
Medicago minima
Schismus barbatus
Pentaschistis airoides ssp. airoides
Bromus rubens
Vulpia myuros
Critesion murinum subsp. glaucum
Asparagus asparagoides
Common Name
Mediterranean Turnip
Reichardia
Catchfly
Little Medic
Arabian Grass
False Hair-grass
Red Brome
Rat's-tail Fescue
Blue Barley-grass
Bridal Creeper
Invasive
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
Impact
high
low
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 104: Lignum Swamp
Description:
Typically treeless shrubland to 4 m, tall with robust (but sometimes patchy) growth of lignum. Widespread wetland vegetation
type in low rainfall areas on heavy soils, subject to infrequent inundation resulting from overbank flows from rivers or local
runoff.
Life forms:
Life form
Medium Shrub
Large Herb*
Medium Herb*
Small or Prostrate Herb*
Large Non-tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid*
Scrambler or Climber
Soil crust*
* Largely seasonal life form
#Spp
%Cover
LF code
1
4
8
2
1
2
2
1
na
20%
5%
25%
10%
5%
5%
5%
1%
10%
MS
LH
MH
SH
LNG
MTG
MNG
SC
S/C
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
MS
MS
SS
SS
LH
MH
MH
MH
MNG
MTG
MNG
SC
75%
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common Name
Muehlenbeckia florulenta
Chenopodium nitrariaceum
Sclerolaena tricuspis
Sclerolaena muricata
Rumex spp.
Marsilea drummondii
Goodenia spp.
Ranunculus spp.
Eragrostis infecunda
Juncus spp.
Eleocharis spp.
Asperula gemella
Tangled Lignum
Nitre Goosefoot
Three-spined Bassia
Five-spined Bassia
Dock
Common Nardoo
Goodenia
Buttercup
Barren Cane grass
Rush
Spike-sedge
Twin-leaf Bedstraw
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
5% cover
Weediness:
LF Code
SH
Typical Weed Species
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Phyla canescens
Lippia
high
high
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC 104: Lignum Swamp - Goldfields bioregion
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 125: Plains Grassy Wetland
Description:
This EVC is usually treeless, but in some instances can include sparse or River Red Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis. A sparse
shrub component may also be present. The characteristic ground cover is dominated by grasses and small sedges and herbs.
The vegetation is typically species-rich on the outer verges but is usually species-poor in the wetter central areas.
Life forms:
Life form
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
LF Code
LH
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
#Spp
5
11
6
2
7
3
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Rumex dumosus
Brachyscome basaltica var. gracilis
Epilobium hirtigerum
Eryngium ovinum
Craspedia glauca spp. agg.
Potamogeton tricarinatus s.l.
Marsilea drummondii
Lobelia concolor
Limosella australis
Myriocephalus rhizocephalus
Neopaxia australasica
Amphibromus nervosus
Juncus flavidus
Austrodanthonia duttoniana
Juncus holoschoenus
Carex inversa
Amphibromus macrorhinus
Eleocharis acuta
Eragrostis infecunda
Recruitment:
Episodic/Flood. Desirable period between disturbances is 5 years.
Organic Litter:
10% cover
Logs:
5 m/0.1 ha.(where trees are overhanging the wetland)
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
20%
10%
5%
20%
30%
10%
LF code
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
BL
Common Name
Wiry Dock
Woodland Swamp-daisy
Hairy Willow-herb
Blue Devil
Common Billy-buttons
Floating Pondweed
Common Nardoo
Poison Pratia
Austral Mudwort
Woolly-heads
White Purslane
Common Swamp Wallaby-grass
Gold Rush
Brown-back Wallaby-grass
Joint-leaf Rush
Knob Sedge
Long-nosed Swamp Wallaby-grass
Common Spike-sedge
Southern Cane-grass
EVC 125: Plains Grassy Wetland - Goldfields bioregion
Weediness:
LF Code
LH
MH
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
Typical Weed Species
Cirsium vulgare
Hypochoeris radicata
Avena fatua
Vulpia bromoides
Critesion hystrix
Briza minor
Common Name
Spear Thistle
Cat's Ear
Wild Oat
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Mediterranean Barley-grass
Lesser Quaking-grass
Invasive
high
high
high
high
high
high
Impact
high
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 127: Valley Heathy Forest
Description:
A low, open forest to 15 m tall with a sedgy/grassy understorey with a component of small ericoid shrubs and grass-trees. Soil
and moisture factors are critical in delimiting the vegetation.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
70 cm
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
30%
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Large Non-tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Scrambler or Climber
Bryophytes/Lichens
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
20 / ha
Common Name
Eucalyptus melliodora
Eucalyptus goniocalyx s.l.
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Understorey:
Life form
#/ha
Yellow Box
Bundy
Red Stringybark
#Spp
%Cover
LF code
2
7
5
2
6
3
3
2
6
1
1
3
na
5%
10%
15%
5%
1%
10%
5%
5%
20%
15%
1%
1%
5%
10%
IT
T
MS
SS
PS
MH
SH
LTG
LNG
MTG
MNG
GF
SC
BL
EVC 127: Valley Heathy Forest - Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Exocarpos cupressiformis
Epacris impressa
Cassinia aculeata
Daviesia leptophylla
Cassinia arcuata
Platylobium obtusangulum
Dillwynia cinerascens s.l.
Hovea heterophylla
Pimelea humilis
Acrotriche serrulata
Bossiaea prostrata
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Helichrysum scorpioides
Opercularia varia
Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans
Oxalis corniculata s.l.
Xanthorrhoea minor ssp. lutea
Deyeuxia quadriseta
Gahnia radula
Lomandra filiformis
Joycea pallida
Poa morrisii
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Lindsaea linearis
Billardiera scandens
Hardenbergia violacea
T
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
SS
PS
PS
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
LTG
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
GF
SC
SC
Common Name
Cherry Ballart
Common Heath
Common Cassinia
Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea
Drooping Cassinia
Common Flat-pea
Grey Parrot-pea
Common Hovea
Common Rice-flower
Honey-pots
Creeping Bossiaea
Wiry Buttons
Common Raspwort
Button Everlasting
Variable Stinkweed
Scented Sundew
Yellow Wood-sorrel
Small Grass-tree
Reed Bent-grass
Thatch Saw-sedge
Wattle Mat-rush
Silvertop Wallaby-grass
Soft Tussock-grass
Black-anther Flax-lily
Weeping Grass
Screw Fern
Common Apple-berry
Purple Coral-pea
Recruitment:
Episodic/Fire. Desirable period between disturbances is 30 years.
Organic Litter:
40 % cover
Logs:
20 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
T
MS
LH
MH
MTG
MTG
Pinus radiata
Rubus fruticosus spp. agg.
Plantago lanceolata
Hypochoeris radicata
Briza maxima
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Radiata Pine
Blackberry
Ribwort
Cat's Ear
Large Quaking-grass
Sweet Vernal-grass
low
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
high
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 164: Creekline Herb-rich Woodland
Description:
Woodland or open forest to 15 m tall occurring on creek terraces and along shallow drainage lines with ephemeral flows. Soils
are mostly alluvial deposits of seasonally wet sands and silts. Characterised by a sparse shrub layer above a grassy/sedgy
understorey, often rich in herbs within the inter-tussock spaces.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
70 cm
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Large Non-tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
10 / ha
Common Name
Eucalyptus ovata
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus aromaphloia
Life Forms:
Life form
#/ha
Swamp Gum
River Red Gum
Scentbark
#Spp
1
3
1
6
1
1
1
2
1
na
%Cover
5%
5%
15%
5%
20%
5%
20%
5%
5%
5%
20%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
MH
SH
LTG
LNG
MTG
MNG
BL
EVC 164: Creekline Herb-rich Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia mearnsii
Bursaria spinosa
Leptospermum continentale
Senecio quadridentatus
Viola hederacea sensu Willis (1972)
Drosera peltata
Poranthera microphylla
Dichondra repens
Poa labillardierei
Gahnia radula
Poa clelandii
Pentapogon quadrifidus
Schoenus apogon
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
T
MS
MS
LH
MH
MH
MH
SH
LTG
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
Common Name
Black Wattle
Sweet Bursaria
Prickly Tea-tree
Cotton Fireweed
Ivy-leaf Violet
Pale Sundew
Small Poranthera
Kidney-weed
Common Tussock-grass
Thatch Saw-sedge
Noah’s Ark
Five-awned Spear-grass
Common Bog-sedge
Weeping Grass
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
10 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
LH
MH
MTG
LNG
Typical Weed Species
Cirsium vulgare
Hypochoeris radicata
Anxothanthum odoratum
Holcus lanatus
Common Name
Spear Thistle
Cat's Ear
Sweet Vernal Grass
Yorkshire Fog
Invasive Impact
high
high
high
high
high
low
high
high
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 175_61: Low Rises Grassy Woodland
Description:
A variable open eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall over a diverse ground layer of grasses and herbs. The shrub component is
usually diverse but sparse in cover. In the Goldfields bioregion, Grassy Woodland occurs on sedimentary soils on the lowest
slopes at the interface between the plains and the infertile woodlands of the sedimentary hills.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
70 cm
#/ha
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
LF Code
MS
MS
MS
MS
PS
SS
SS
SS
PS
LH
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
SC
SC
Common Name
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Grey Box
Yellow Gum
#Spp
6
3
1
4
10
2
2
11
3
na
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Cassinia arcuata
Acacia pycnantha
Acacia acinacea s.l.
Dodonaea viscosa ssp. cuneata
Astroloma humifusum
Pultenaea largiflorens
Pimelea humilis
Eutaxia microphylla var. microphylla
Astroloma humifusum
Xerochrysum viscosum
Chrysocephalum semipapposum
Wahlenbergia luteola
Senecio tenuiflorus
Veronica plebeia
Daucus glochidiatus
Einadia nutans ssp. nutans
Vittadinia cuneata
Crassula sieberiana
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Austrostipa mollis
Elymus scaber var. scaber
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
Poa sieberiana
Austrodanthonia setacea
Austrostipa elegantissima
Thysanotus patersonii
Convolvulus erubescens spp. agg.
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
15%
5%
1%
10%
15%
5%
5%
25%
5%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
BL
S/C
Common Name
Drooping Cassinia
Golden Wattle
Gold-dust Wattle
Wedge-leaf Hop-bush
Cranberry Heath
Twiggy Bush-pea
Common Rice-flower
Common Eutaxia
Cranberry Heath
Shiny Everlasting
Clustered Everlasting
Bronze Bluebell
Slender Fireweed
Trailing Speedwell
Australian Carrot
Nodding Saltbush
Fuzzy New Holland Daisy
Sieber Crassula
Stinking Pennywort
Supple Spear-grass
Common Wheat-grass
Rough Spear-grass
Grey Tussock-grass
Bristly Wallaby-grass
Feather Spear-grass
Twining Fringe-lily
Pink Bindweed
EVC 175_61: Low Rises Grassy Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
LH
LH
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
Typical Weed Species
Sonchus oleraceus
Cirsium vulgare
Hypochoeris radicata
Petrorhagia velutina
Vulpia bromoides
Briza minor
Briza maxima
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Bromus diandrus
Aira elegantissima
Aira cupaniana
Vulpia myuros
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Common Sow-thistle
Spear Thistle
Cat's Ear
Velvety Pink
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Lesser Quaking-grass
Large Quaking-grass
Soft Brome
Great Brome
Delicate Hair-grass
Quicksilver Grass
Rat's-tail Fescue
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 175_62: Granitic Grassy Woodland
Description:
A variable eucalypt woodland or open forest to 15 m tall over a distinct large and medium shrub layer and diverse ground layer
of grasses and herbs. It occurs on sites with moderate fertility on plains or weathered undulating granitic hills in areas with
moderately high rainfall (>600 mm per annum).
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
70 cm
#/ha
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
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
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
LF Code
T
T
MS
MS
MS
SS
PS
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
GF
Common Name
Eucalyptus rubida
Eucalyptus viminalis
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus ovata
Candlebark
Manna Gum
River Red Gum
Swamp Gum
#Spp
%Cover
LF code
2
2
1
1
8
3
1
8
1
1
na
5%
10%
15%
1%
1%
20%
10%
1%
40%
5%
5%
10%
IT
T
MS
SS
PS
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
GF
BL
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia melanoxylon
Acacia implexa
Acacia pycnantha
Acacia paradoxa
Cassinia arcuata
Pimelea humilis
Bossiaea prostrata
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Chrysocephalum apiculatum s.l.
Dichondra repens
Opercularia varia
Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Deyeuxia quadriseta
Themeda triandra
Lomandra filiformis
Poa sieberiana
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Pteridium esculentum
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
Common Name
Blackwood
Lightwood
Golden Wattle
Hedge Wattle
Drooping Cassinia
Common Rice-flower
Creeping Bossiaea
Common Raspwort
Tall Sundew
Bidgee-widgee
Common Everlasting
Kidney-weed
Variable Stinkweed
Scented Sundew
Stinking Pennywort
Reed Bent-grass
Kangaroo Grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Grey Tussock-grass
Black-anther Flax-lily
Weeping Grass
Austral Bracken
EVC 175_62: Granitic Grassy Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
MH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
Typical Weed Species
Hypochoeris radicata
Briza maxima
Romulea rosea
Briza minor
Vulpia myuros
Aira cupaniana
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Cat's Ear
Large Quaking-grass
Onion Grass
Lesser Quaking-grass
Rat's-tail Fescue
Quicksilver Grass
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields 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)
Eucalyptus spp.
70 cm
#/ha
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Large Non-tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
LF Code
T
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
LTG
LTG
LTG
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
GF
Common Name
Eucalyptus ovata
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
Eucalyptus obliqua
20%
Swamp Gum
Narrow-leaf Peppermint
Messmate Stringybark
#Spp
%Cover
LF code
1
4
2
1
7
2
3
2
7
2
1
na
5%
10%
20%
5%
1%
10%
5%
30%
10%
10%
15%
5%
10%
IT
T
MS
SS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
LNG
MTG
MNG
GF
BL
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia melanoxylon
Leptospermum continentale
r Bossiaea cordigera
Epacris impressa
Acacia verticillata
Dillwynia cinerascens s.l.
Olearia erubescens
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Viola hederacea sensu Willis (1972)
Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata
Hypericum japonicum
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Gahnia sieberiana
Lepidosperma elatius
Deyeuxia quadriseta
Tetrarrhena juncea
Lomandra filiformis
Dianella tasmanica
Lomandra longifolia
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Poa tenera
Pteridium esculentum
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
Common Name
Blackwood
Prickly Tea-tree
Wiry Bossiaea
Common Heath
Prickly Moses
Grey Parrot-pea
Moth Daisy-bush
Common Raspwort
Ivy-leaf Violet
Tall Sundew
Matted St John's Wort
Shining Pennywort
Red-fruit Saw-sedge
Tall Sword-sedge
Reed Bent-grass
Forest Wire-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Tasman Flax-lily
Spiny-headed Mat-rush
Weeping Grass
Slender Tussock-grass
Austral Bracken
EVC 198: Sedgy Riparian Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
30 % cover
Logs:
20 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
MH
MH
MH
LNG
MTG
MTG
Hypochoeris radicata
Leontodon taraxacoides ssp. taraxacoides
Prunella vulgaris
Holcus lanatus
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Agrostis capillaris s.l.
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Cat's Ear
Hairy Hawkbit
Self-heal
Yorkshire Fog
Sweet Vernal-grass
Brown-top Bent
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
high
high
high
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 235: Plains Woodland / Herb-rich Gilgai Wetland Mosaic
Description:
Open woodland to 15 m tall on broad alluvial plains and along ephemeral drainage lines. Soils are generally poorly drained
heavy clays which form distinctive “gilgai” crests and troughs in a fine-scale mosaic. The understorey consists of few, if any
shrubs while the ground layer is made up of a combination of “dryland” herbs/grasses and amphibious herbs/grasses tolerant of
seasonal inundation.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
Allocasuarina luehmannii
DBH(cm)
70 cm
40 cm
#/ha
10 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Common Name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Allocasuarina luehmannii
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Medium Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
River Red-gum
Grey Box
Buloke
#Spp
2
2
9
3
1
8
2
na
na
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
MS
MS
PS
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
TTG
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia pycnantha
Acacia paradoxa
Astroloma humifusum
Senecio tenuiflorus
Senecio quadridentatus
Veronica plebeia
Calotis anthemoides
Brachyscome basaltica var. gracilis
Vittadinia cuneata
Cymbonotus preissianus
Myriophyllum integrifolium
Phyllangium divergens
Juncus pallidus
Deyeuxia quadriseta
Lomandra filiformis
Isolepis platycarpa
Pentapogon quadrifidus
Burchardia umbellata
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Centrolepis fascicularis
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
10%
5%
15%
15%
1%
20%
5%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
MS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
BL
S/C
90%
Common Name
Golden Wattle
Hedge Wattle
Cranberry Heath
Slender Fireweed
Cotton Fireweed
Trailing Speedwell
Cut-leaf Burr-daisy
Woodland Swamp-daisy
Fuzzy New Holland-daisy
Austral Bear's-ear
Tiny Water-milfoil
Wiry Mitrewort
Pale Rush
Reed Bent-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Broad-fruit Club-sedge
Five-awned Spear-grass
Milkmaids
Weeping Grass
Tufted Centrolepis
EVC 235: Plains Woodland / Herb-rich Gilgai Wetland Mosaic
- Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
TTG
Cirsium vulgare
Hypochoeris radicata
Leontodon taraxacoides ssp. taraxacoides
Arctotheca calendula
Anagallis arvensis
Vulpia bromoides
Briza minor
Cyperus tenellus
Common Name
Spear Thistle
Cat's Ear
Hairy Hawkbit
Cape Weed
Pimpernel
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Lesser Quaking-grass
Tiny Flat-sedge
Invasive
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
Impact
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 264: Sand Ridge Woodland
Description:
Open pine-box woodland to 15 m tall with a small or medium shrub layer of variable density and including a range of annual
herbs, grasses and geophytes, in the dense ground layer. Occupies distinctive sandy rises (or sand mounts) adjacent to major
rivers and wetlands. Very sandy, deep, free draining, moderately fertile soil, developed on sand blown up by wind action from
a prior stream bed.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
Callitris glaucophylla
Allocasuarina luehmannii
DBH(cm)
#/ha
70 cm
40 cm
40 cm
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Scrambler or Climber
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
LF Code
MS
MS
SS
SS
PS
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
GF
SC
Common Name
Eucalyptus melliodora
Callitris glaucophylla
Allocasuarina luehmannii
Yellow Box
WhiteCypress-pine
Buloke
#Spp
4
3
2
2
10
5
3
8
1
1
na
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Dodonaea viscosa
Banksia marginata
Pultenaea tenuifolia
Hibbertia riparia
Kennedia prostrata
Senecio quadridentatus
Senecio tenuiflorus
Wahlenbergia gracilis s.l.
Wahlenbergia luteola
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Crassula sieberiana
Millotia tenuifolia var. tenuifolia
Euchiton sphaericus
Stuartina muelleri
Austrostipa mollis
Dichelachne crinita
Poa sieberiana
Elymus scaber var. scaber
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Pteridium esculentum
Cassytha pubescens s.s.
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
20%
10%
5%
5%
15%
5%
10%
15%
5%
5%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
GF
SC
BL
S/C
Common Name
Sticky Hop-bush
Silver Banksia
Slender Bush-pea
Erect Guinea-flower
Running Postman
Cottony Fireweed
Narrow-leaf Groundsel
Sprawling Bluebell
Tufted Bluebell
Common Raspwort
Sieber Crassula
Soft Millotia
Annual Cudweed
Spoon Cudweed
Supple Spear-grass
Long-hair Plume-grass
Grey Tussock-grass
Common Wheat-grass
Black-anther Flax-lily
Austral Bracken
Downy Dodder-laurel
EVC 264: Sand Ridge Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
10 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
MS
MH
MH
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
MNG
MNG
MNG
Typical Weed Species
Chrysanthemoides monilifera
Hypochoeris glabra
Hypochoeris radicata
Bromus diandrus
Vulpia bromoides
Vulpia muralis
Vulpia myuros f. myuros
Aira elegantissima
Aira caryophyllea
Ehrharta calycina
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Boneseed
Smooth Cat's-ear
Cat's Ear
Great Brome
Rat’s-tail Fescue
Wall Fescue
Rat's-tail Fescue
Delicate Hair-grass
Silvery Hair-grass
Perennial Veldt-grass
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
high
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 282: Shrubby Woodland
Description:
Eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall with a tall and often dense shrubby understorey. Ground cover variously dominated by sedges,
grasses and herbs. Soils generally duplex with sandy loam overlying heavy clay subsoil, prone to seasonal inundation periods.
Commonly found on valley floors.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
DBH(cm)
#/ha
80 cm
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
Common Name
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Eucalyptus obliqua
20%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Medium Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Red Stringybark
Messmate Stringybark
#Spp
%Cover
LF code
1
2
3
2
1
1
na
5%
5%
30%
15%
1%
5%
1%
10%
IT
T
MS
SS
MH
LTG
MTG
BL
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
T
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
SS
MH
MH
LTG
MTG
45%
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common Name
Acacia mearnsii
Leptospermum myrsinoides
Leptospermum continentale
Leucopogon ericoides
Banksia marginata
Hibbertia stricta s.l.
Platylobium obtusangulum
Pultenaea humilis
Isopogon ceratophyllus
Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Xanthorrhoea australis
Lepidosperma semiteres
Black Wattle
Heath Tea-tree
Prickly Tea-tree
Pink Beard-heath
Silver Banksia
Upright Guinea-flower
Common Flat-pea
Dwarf Bush-pea
Horny Cone-bush
Tall Sundew
Common Raspwort
Austral Grass-tree
Wire Rapier-sedge
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
There are no consistent weeds in this EVC.
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC 282: Shrubby Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 292: Red Gum Swamp
Description:
Open woodland to 15 m tall with a diverse understorey dominated by sedgy or grassy-herbaceous aquatics and species tolerant
of intermittent to seasonal inundation. Occurs on alluvial plains in the seasonally wet depressions of shallow drainage lines or
prior stream meanders, typically associated with heavy paludal soils, sometimes with gilgai development. The annual rainfall
across its distribution is generally below 700 mm, and the period of inundation may range from 2 to 6 months.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
80 cm
#/ha
10 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
Common Name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
10%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
River Red-gum
#Spp
1
1
2
2
2
na
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
MH
MH
SH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
%Cover
5%
10%
15%
5%
10%
40%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MH
LTG
MTG
MNG
BL
90%
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Potamogeton tricarinatus s.l.
Gratiola peruviana
Lobelia pratioides
Juncus flavidus
Carex tereticaulis
Triglochin procerum s.l.
Whalleya proluta
Lachnagrostis filiformis var. filiformis
Eleocharis acuta
Eragrostis infecunda
Common Name
Floating Pondweed
Austral Brooklime
Poison Lobelia
Gold Rush
Hollow Sedge
Water Ribbons
Rigid Panic
Common Blown-grass
Common Spike-sedge
Southern Cane-grass
Recruitment:
Episodic/Flood. Desirable period between disturbances is 5 years.
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
15 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
SH
Typical Weed Species
Callitriche hamulata
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
Common Name
Thread Water-starwort
Invasive
high
Impact
low
EVC 292: Red Gum Swamp - Goldfields bioregion
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 295: Riverine Grassy Woodland
Description:
Occurs on the floodplain of major rivers, in a slightly elevated position where floods are infrequent, on deposited silts and
sands, forming fertile alluvial soils. River Red Gum woodland to 20 m tall with a groundlayer dominated by graminoids.
Occasional tall shrubs present.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
DBH(cm)
#/ha
80 cm
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
Common Name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
20%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Small Shrub
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
River Red-gum
#Spp
%Cover
LF code
1
1
2
2
2
5
2
na
5%
5%
1%
1%
1%
5%
20%
20%
10%
IT
T
SS
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
BL
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
T
MH
MH
SH
SH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
65%
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common Name
Acacia dealbata
Sida corrugata
Oxalis perennans
Chamaesyce drummondii
Azolla filiculoides
Austrostipa gibbosa
Carex tereticaulis
Chloris truncata
Themeda triandra
Aristida behriana
Elymus scaber var. scaber
Pseudoraphis spinescens
Eleocharis acuta
Silver Wattle
Variable Sida
Grassland Wood-sorrel
Flat Spurge
Pacific Azolla
Spurred Spear-grass
Hollow Sedge
Windmill Grass
Kangaroo Grass
Brush Wire-grass
Common Wheat-grass
Spiny Mud-grass
Common Spike-sedge
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
10 % cover
Logs:
20 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
LH
MTG
Typical Weed Species
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Cirsium vulgare
Lolium rigidum
Spear Thistle
Wimmera Rye-grass
high
high
high
low
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC 295: Riverine Grassy Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
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Goldfields bioregion
EVC 641: Riparian Woodland
Description:
Occurs beside permanent streams, typically on narrow alluvial deposits. Woodland to 15 m tall generally dominated by
Eucalyptus camaldulensis over a tussock grass-dominated understorey. Tall shrubs may be present and amphibious herbs may
occur in occasional ponds and beside creeks. While flooding may be common, sites are rarely inundated for lengthy periods.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
#/ha
80 cm
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
20%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Large Non-tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Scrambler or Climber
Bryophytes/Lichens
LF Code
T
MS
MS
SS
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
LTG
LTG
LNG
MTG
MTG
MNG
SC
Common Name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
River Red-gum
#Spp
2
3
1
4
5
1
3
1
4
2
1
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia melanoxylon
Bursaria spinosa ssp. spinosa
Viminaria juncea
Rubus parvifolius
Wahlenbergia gracilis s.s.
Senecio quadridentatus
Myriophyllum crispatum
Rumex brownii
Oxalis perennans
Mentha australis
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Dichondra repens
Poa labillardierei
Carex appressa
Phragmites australis
Lachnagrostis filiformis var. filiformis
Triglochin procerum s.l.
Eleocharis acuta
Calystegia sepium
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
15%
10%
1%
15%
10%
5%
10%
5%
20%
5%
5%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
LNG
MTG
MNG
SC
BL
Common Name
Blackwood
Sweet Bursaria
Golden Spray
Small-leaf Bramble
Sprawling Bluebell
Cottony Fireweed
Upright Water-milfoil
Slender Dock
Grassland Wood-sorrel
River Mint
Bidgee-widgee
Kidneyweed
Common Tussock-grass
Tall Sedge
Common Reed
Common Blown-grass
Water-ribbons
Common Spike-sedge
Large Bindweed
EVC 641: Riparian Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
30% cover
Logs:
20m / 0.1 ha
Weediness:
LF Code
MS
LH
LH
LH
LH
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
LTG
LNG
MTG
MTG
MNG
SC
Typical Weed Species
Rosa rubiginosa
Sonchus oleraceus
Cirsium vulgare
Plantago lanceolata
Helminthotheca echioides
Rumex crispus
Aster subulatus
Rorippa palustris
Leontodon taraxacoides ssp. taraxacoides
Hypochoeris radicata
Phalaris aquatica
Holcus lanatus
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Paspalum distichum
Galium aparine
Common Name
Sweet Briar
Common Sow-thistle
Spear Thistle
Ribwort
Ox-tongue
Curled Dock
Aster-weed
Marsh Yellow-cress
Hairy Hawkbit
Cat's Ear
Toowoomba Canary-grass
Yorkshire Fog
Soft Brome
Sweet Vernal-grass
Water Couch
Cleavers
Invasive
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
Impact
high
low
high
low
low
high
low
high
low
low
high
high
low
high
high
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 679: Drainage-line Woodland
Description:
Eucalypt-dominated woodland to 15 m tall over a mostly grassy/sedgy to herbaceous ground-layer. Occurs on low-gradient
ephemeral to intermittent drainage lines, typically on fertile colluvial/alluvial soils, on a wide range of suitably fertile geological
substrates. These minor drainage lines can include a range of graminoid and herbaceous species tolerant of waterlogged soils.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
80 cm
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
LH
MH
MH
SH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
SC
Character Species
Senecio tenuiflorus
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Hypericum gramineum
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Austrostipa rudis
Carex tereticaulis
Elymus scaber var. scaber
Austrodanthonia setacea
Juncus remotiflorus
Carex appressa
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Thysanotus patersonii
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
40 % cover
Logs:
30 m/0.1 ha.
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
15 / ha
Common Name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Eucalyptus melliodora
15%
#/ha
River Red-gum
Grey Box
Yellow Box
#Spp
2
9
3
2
16
3
na
%Cover
5%
5%
15%
5%
10%
30%
5%
10%
90%
LF code
IT
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
BL
Common Name
Slender Fireweed
Common Raspwort
Small St John's Wort
Stinking Pennywort
Veined Spear-grass
Rush Sedge
Common Wheat-grass
Bristly Wallaby-grass
Diffuse Rush
Tall Sedge
Weeping Grass
Twining Fringe-lily
EVC 679: Drainage-line Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
Cirsium vulgare
Sonchus oleraceus
Hypochoeris radicata
Anagallis arvensis
Hypochoeris glabra
Galium murale
Oxalis pes-caprae
Juncus acutus
Phalaris aquatica
Briza maxima
Briza minor
Romulea rosea
Vulpia bromoides
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Aira elegantissima
Vulpia muralis
Bromus madritensis
Common Name
Spear Thistle
Common Sow-thistle
Cat's Ear
Pimpernel
Smooth Cat's-ear
Small Goosegrass
Soursob
Spiny Rush
Toowoomba Canary-grass
Large Quaking-grass
Lesser Quaking-grass
Onion Grass
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Soft Brome
Delicate Hair-grass
Wall Fescue
Madrid Brome
Invasive
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
Impact
high
low
low
low
low
low
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 704: Lateritic Woodland
Description:
Low woodland to 15 m tall with a diverse shrubby understorey and supporting a wide variety of grasses and herbs, making it
particularly species-rich. Occurs on gently undulating to flat ground with well-drained shallow lateritic soils of poor fertility.
Large trees:
Species
DBH(cm)
Eucalyptus spp.
70 cm
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Prostrate Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Large Non-tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Tiny Tufted Graminoid*
Scrambler or Climber
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
* Largely seasonal life form
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20% cover
Logs:
15 m / 0.1 ha
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
15 / ha
Common Name
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Eucalyptus willisii
Eucalyptus viminalis ssp. cygnetensis
Eucalyptus melliodora
Understorey:
Life form
#/ha
Yellow Gum
Shining Peppermint
Rough-barked Manna-gum
Yellow Box
#Spp
1
11
11
4
2
14
4
2
1
15
4
4
3
na
na
%Cover
5%
5%
25%
20%
5%
5%
10%
5%
5%
1%
20%
5%
1%
5%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MS
SS
PS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
LNG
MTG
MNG
TTG
SC
BL
S/C
EVC 704: Lateritic Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
MS
MS
MS
MS
SS
SS
SS
SS
PS
PS
PS
PS
LH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
LTG
LTG
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
TTG
TTG
TTG
TTG
EP
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
Weediness:
LF Code
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
MNG
TTG
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Leptospermum myrsinoides
Grevillea alpina
Brachyloma daphnoides
Banksia marginata
Pimelea humilis
Astroloma conostephioides
Hibbertia stricta s.l.
Dillwynia sericea s.l.
Astroloma humifusum
Acrotriche serrulata
Styphelia adscendens
Bossiaea prostrata
Ixodia achillaeoides ssp. alata
Drosera peltata ssp. peltata
Chamaescilla corymbosa var. corymbosa
Burchardia umbellata
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Drosera glanduligera
Siloxerus multiflorus
Viola cleistogamoides
Xanthorrhoea australis
Austrostipa mollis
Xanthorrhoea minor ssp. lutea
Gahnia radula
Dichelachne crinita
Pentapogon quadrifidus
Neurachne alopecuroidea
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Lepidobolus drapetocoleus
Hypolaena fastigiata
Centrolepis strigosa ssp. strigosa
Centrolepis aristata
Schoenus breviculmis
Isolepis marginata
Amyema miquelii
Thysanotus patersonii
Grevillea aquifolium
Drosera macrantha
Cassytha pubescens s.s.
Cassytha glabella
Typical Weed Species
Sonchus oleraceus
Hypochoeris glabra
Hypochoeris radicata
Arctotheca calendula
Cerastium glomeratum s.l.
Briza minor
Romulea rosea
Briza maxima
Aira elegantissima
Aira cupaniana
Aira caryophyllea
Cyperus tenellus
Common Name
Heath Tea-tree
Cat's Claw Grevillea
Daphne Heath
Silver Banksia
Common Rice-flower
Flame Heath
Upright Guinea-flower
Showy Parrot-pea
Cranberry Heath
Honey-pots
Golden Heath
Creeping Bossiaea
Ixodia
Pale Sundew
Blue Stars
Milkmaids
Stinking Pennywort
Scarlet Sundew
Small Wrinklewort
Hidden Violet
Austral Grass-tree
Supple Spear-grass
Small Grass-tree
Thatch Saw-sedge
Long-hair Plume-grass
Five-awned Spear-grass
Fox-tail Mulga-grass
Black-anther Flax-lily
Weeping Grass
Scale Shedder
Tassel Rope-rush
Hairy Centrolepis
Pointed Centrolepis
Matted Bog-sedge
Little Club-sedge
Box Mistletoe
Twining Fringe-lily
Variable Prickly Grevillea
Climbing Sundew
Downy Dodder-laurel
Slender Dodder-laurel
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Common Sow-thistle
Smooth Cat's-ear
Cat's Ear
Cape Weed
Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
Lesser Quaking-grass
Onion Grass
Large Quaking-grass
Delicate Hair-grass
Quicksilver Grass
Silvery Hair-grass
Tiny Flat-sedge
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 803: Plains Woodland (syn. Riverina Plains Grassy Woodland)
Description:
An open, eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall occurring on a number of geologies and soil types. Occupies poorly drained, fertile
soils on flat or gently undulating plains at low elevations. The understorey consists of a few sparse shrubs over a species-rich
grassy and herbaceous ground layer.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
Allocasuarina spp.
DBH(cm)
70 cm
40 cm
#/ha
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Medium Shrub
Small Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
LF Code
MS
MS
SS
LH
LH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
Common Name
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Eucalyptus melliodora
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Allocasuarina luehmannii
15%
Grey Box
Yellow Box
River Red Gum
Buloke
#Spp
1
1
3
10
3
18
2
na
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia acinacea s.l.
Acacia pycnantha
Lissanthe strigosa ssp. subulata
Wahlenbergia luteola
Wahlenbergia communis s.l.
Brachyscome lineariloba
Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans
Ptilotus spathulatus f. spathulatus
Drosera glanduligera
Siloxerus multiflorus
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
Elymus scaber var. scaber
Lomandra filiformis
Austrodanthonia setacea
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
10 % cover
Logs:
10 m/0.1 ha.
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
5%
1%
5%
30%
10%
40%
5%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
MS
SS
LH
MH
SH
MTG
MNG
BL
S/C
Common Name
Gold-dust Wattle
Golden Wattle
Peach Heath
Bronze Bluebell
Tufted Bluebell
Hard-head Daisy
Scented Sundew
Pussy Tails
Scarlet Sundew
Small Wrinklewort
Rough Spear-grass
Common Wheat-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Bristly Wallaby-grass
EVC 803: Plains Woodland (syn. Riverina Plains Grassy Woodland) Goldfields bioregion
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
MH
LNG
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
Centaurium tenuiflorum
Hypochoeris radicata
Galium divaricatum
Hypochoeris glabra
Trifolium campestre var. campestre
Cicendia quadrangularis
Anagallis arvensis
Holcus lanatus
Avena fatua
Briza minor
Briza maxima
Romulea rosea
Bromus diandrus
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Vulpia bromoides
Aira elegantissima
Juncus capitatus
Common Name
Slender Centaury
Cat's Ear
Slender Bedstraw
Smooth Cat's-ear
Hop Clover
Square Cicendia
Pimpernel
Yorkshire Fog
Wild Oat
Lesser Quaking-grass
Large Quaking-grass
Onion Grass
Great Brome
Soft Brome
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Delicate Hair-grass
Capitate Rush
Invasive
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
Impact
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
high
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
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for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication.
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 815: Riverine Swampy Woodland
Description:
Eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall above a grassy to sedgy – herbaceous ground layer, with species indicative of periodic waterlogging. Occupies areas subject to shallow inundation only from higher-level flooding on riverine flood plain. Soils are typically
heavy, cracking mottled grey-brown clays/clay-loams and water-retentive, often with a gilgai profile which can be wet during
winter.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus largiflorens
DBH(cm)
#/ha
70 cm
50 cm
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
Common Name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus largiflorens
20%
River Red-gum
Black Box
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
#Spp
%Cover
LF code
2
3
1
3
2
3
5%
5%
10%
5%
10%
10%
20%
IT
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
Total understorey projective foliage cover
LF Code
LH
LH
MH
SH
LTG
LTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
65%
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common Name
Wahlenbergia fluminalis
Brachyscome basaltica var. gracilis
Marsilea drummondii
Lobelia concolor
Amphibromus nervosus
Carex tereticaulis
Austrodanthonia duttoniana
Eleocharis acuta
Eleocharis pusilla
River Bluebell
Woodland Swamp-daisy
Common Nardoo
Poison Pratia
Common Swamp Wallaby-grass
Rush Sedge
Brown-back Wallaby-grass
Common Spike-sedge
Small Spike-sedge
Recruitment:
Episodic/Flood. Desirable period between disturbances is 5 years.
Organic Litter:
10% cover
Logs:
10 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code Typical Weed Species
LH
MH
LNG
MTG
MTG
MTG
Cirsium vulgare
Hypochoeris radicata
Avena fatua
Vulpia bromoides
Critesion hystrix
Briza minor
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
Spear Thistle
Cat's Ear
Wild Oat
Squirrel-tail Fescue
Mediterranean Barley-grass
Lesser Quaking-grass
high
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
EVC 815: Riverine Swampy Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 851: Stream-Bank Shrubland
Description:
Rivers and major streams where the watercourse consists of either rocky banks, a flat rocky stream bed or broad gravel banks
which are often dry but are also regularly flooded by fast flowing waters. Annual rainfall is usually below 700 mm. There is a
sparse overstorey of trees to 20 m tall, a dominant tall shrub layer and a ground layer of sedges and herbs.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
DBH(cm)
#/ha
80 cm
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
10%
Common Name
Eucalyptus globulus ssp. pseudoglobulus
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Scrambler or Climber
Bryophytes/Lichens
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
Gippsland Blue-gum
#Spp
%Cover
LF code
1
10
4
9
2
3
3
2
1
2
na
5%
10%
40%
5%
20%
5%
15%
10%
10%
1%
5%
10%
IT
T
MS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
GF
SC
BL
EVC 851: Stream-Bank Shrubland - Goldfields bioregion
LF Code
MS
MS
MS
LH
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
SH
SH
SH
SH
LTG
LTG
LTG
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
MNG
GF
GF
SC
SC
SC
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Common Name
Cassinia aculeata
Dodonaea viscosa ssp. cuneata
Acacia verticillata
Chrysocephalum semipapposum
Myriophyllum crispatum
Epilobium billardierianum ssp. cinereum
Wahlenbergia stricta
Geranium potentilloides
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Dichondra repens
Oxalis exilis
Goodenia lanata
Leptinella filicula
Lomandra longifolia
Carex polyantha
Juncus gregiflorus
Carex appressa
Poa labillardierei
Luzula meridionalis var. flaccida
Lepidosperma laterale
Isolepis inundata
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Echinopogon ovatus
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
Adiantum aethiopicum
Glycine clandestina
Clematis microphylla
Clematis aristata
Common Cassinia
Wedge-leaf Hop-bush
Prickly Moses
Clustered Everlasting
Upright Water-milfoil
Grey Willow-herb
Tall Bluebell
Cinquefoil Cranesbill
Bidgee-widgee
Kidney-weed
Shady Wood-sorrel
Trailing Goodenia
Mountain Cotula
Spiny-headed Mat-rush
River Sedge
Green Rush
Tall Sedge
Common Tussock-grass
Common Woodrush
Variable Sword-sedge
Swamp Club-sedge
Weeping Grass
Common Hedgehog-grass
Green Rock-fern
Common Maidenhair
Twining Glycine
Small-leaved Clematis
Mountain Clematis
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
10 m/0.1 ha.
Weediness:
LF Code
MS
MS
MH
MH
MH
MH
MTG
Typical Weed Species
Lycium ferocissimum
Ulex europaeus
Hypochoeris radicata
Centaurium erythraea
Cerastium glomeratum s.l.
Anagallis arvensis
Ehrharta longiflora
Common Name
African Box-thorn
Gorse
Cat's Ear
Common Centaury
Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
Pimpernel
Annual Veldt-grass
Invasive
low
low
high
high
high
high
high
Impact
high
high
low
low
low
low
low
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EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment
Goldfields bioregion
EVC 894: Scoria Cone Woodland
Description:
Eucalypt woodland to 15 m tall or non-eucalypt woodland to 10 m tall over a grassy to bracken-dominated understorey with a
range of herbs. Occurs on the slopes of freely-draining scoria cones and spatter areas of more coarse boulder-forming flow
sources. Soils are fertile but often skeletal.
Large trees:
Species
Eucalyptus spp.
Allocasuarina spp.
DBH(cm)
70 cm
50 cm
#/ha
15 / ha
Tree Canopy Cover:
%cover
Character Species
15%
Understorey:
Life form
Immature Canopy Tree
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub
Medium Shrub
Large Herb
Medium Herb
Small or Prostrate Herb
Large Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid
Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid
Ground Fern
Bryophytes/Lichens
Soil Crust
LF Code
T
MS
LH
LH
LH
MH
MH
MH
MH
SH
SH
LTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MTG
MNG
GF
Common Name
Eucalyptus viminalis
Allocasuarina verticillata
Manna Gum
Drooping Sheoak
#Spp
1
2
3
6
3
1
4
1
2
na
na
Species typical of at least part of EVC range
Acacia melanoxylon
Bursaria spinosa
Senecio pinnatifolius
Rumex brownii
Senecio quadridentatus
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Geranium potentilloides
Acaena echinata
Viola hederacea sensu Willis (1972)
Dichondra repens
Oxalis exilis
Poa labillardierei
Lomandra filiformis
Dianella revoluta s.l.
Carex breviculmis
Austrodanthonia pilosa
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Pteridium esculentum
Ecological Vegetation Class bioregion benchmark
%Cover
5%
5%
10%
5%
10%
5%
15%
15%
5%
20%
10%
10%
LF code
IT
T
MS
LH
MH
SH
LTG
MTG
MNG
GF
BL
S/C
Common Name
Blackwood
Sweet Bursaria
Variable Groundsel
Wiry Dock
Cotton Fireweed
Bidgee-widgee
Cinquefoil Cranesbill
Sheep’s Burr
Ivy-leaf Violet
Kidney-weed
Shady Wood-sorrel
Common Tussock-grass
Wattle Mat-rush
Black-anther Flax-lily
Short-stem Sedge
Velvet Wallaby-grass
Weeping Grass
Austral Bracken
EVC 894: Scoria Cone Woodland – Goldfields bioregion
Recruitment:
Continuous
Organic Litter:
20 % cover
Logs:
10 m/0.1 ha
Weediness:
LF Code
MS
MH
MTG
MTG
MTG
Typical Weed Species
Lycium ferocissimum
Hypochoeris radicata
Briza maxima
Romulea rosea
Holcus lanatus
Common Name
Invasive
Impact
African Box-thorn
Cat's Ear
Large Quaking-grass
Onion Grass
Yorkshire Fog
high
high
high
high
high
high
low
low
low
high
Published by the Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment May 2004
© The State of Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment 2004
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