Appendix 5
Vegetation Profiles
of the Southern Region
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Table of Contents
Explanatory Notes on the Profiles ................................................................................................................................ 6
List of Growth Form Codes (ESCAVI 2003)............................................................................................................... 7
Vegetation Group 1: Southern Coastal Foothills Dry Shrub Forest ............................................................................. 8
Vegetation Group 2: South Coast Lowland Dry Shrub Forest ..................................................................................... 9
Vegetation Group 3: Northern Hinterland Shrub Dry Forest ..................................................................................... 10
Vegetation Group 5: Jervis Bay Lowlands Shrub/Grass Dry Forest .......................................................................... 11
Vegetation Group 6: Southern Coastal Lowlands Shrub/Tussock Grass Dry Forest ................................................. 12
Vegetation Group 7: Southern Coastal Hinterland Shrub/Tussock Grass Dry Forest ................................................ 13
Vegetation Group 8: Far Southern Coastal Shrub Dry Forest .................................................................................... 14
Vegetation Group 9: Coastal Lowlands Cycad Dry Shrub Dry Forest....................................................................... 15
Vegetation Group 10: Southern Coastal Lowlands Shrub/GrassDry Forest............................................................... 16
Vegetation Group 11: Coastal Shrub/Grass Dry Forest.............................................................................................. 17
Vegetation Group 12: Coastal Hinterland (Buckenbowra) Shrub/Cycad Dry Forest ................................................. 18
Vegetation Group 13: Rainshadow Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest........................................................................ 19
Vegetation Group 14: Northern Coastal Hinterland Shrub/Grass Dry Forest ............................................................ 20
Vegetation Group 15: North East Tableland Dry Shrub Forest.................................................................................. 21
Vegetation Group 16: Shoalhaven Gorge Dry Shrub Forest ...................................................................................... 22
Vegetation Group 17: Kowmung Dry Shrub Forest ................................................................................................... 23
Vegetation Group 18: Southern Coastal Hinterland Moist Shrub/Vine/Grass Forest ................................................ 24
Vegetation Group 19: Coastal Escarpment and Hinterland Dry Shrub/Fern Forest ................................................... 25
Vegetation Group 20: Coastal Hinterland Ecotonal Gully Rainforest........................................................................ 26
Vegetation Group 21: Northern Foothills Moist Shrub Forest ................................................................................... 27
Vegetation Group 22: Southern Coastal Hind Dune/Headland Scrub ........................................................................ 28
Vegetation Group 23: Southern Coastal Dune Scrub complex .................................................................................. 29
Vegetation Group 24: Coastal Wet Heath Swamp Forest .......................................................................................... 30
Vegetation Group 25: South Coast Swamp Forest complex ...................................................................................... 31
Vegetation Group 27: Ecotonal Coastal Swamp Forest ............................................................................................. 32
Vegetation Group 28: Coastal Sands Blackbutt-Old Man Banksia Shrub-Fern Forest .............................................. 33
Vegetation Group 29: Northern Coastal Sands Shrub/Fern Forest............................................................................. 34
Vegetation Group 30: Jervis Bay Shrub/Palm Moist Forest....................................................................................... 35
Vegetation Group 32: Escarpment Rocky Shrub Dry Forest...................................................................................... 36
Vegetation Group 33: Hinterland Gully Head Shrub Forest ...................................................................................... 37
Vegetation Group 34: Deua/Buckenbowra Ecotonal Shrub Forest ............................................................................ 38
Vegetation Group 35: South Coast and Byadbo Acacia Scrubs ................................................................................. 39
Vegetation Group 36: Montane / Sub-Alpine Dry Rocky Shrubland ......................................................................... 40
Vegetation Group 37: Scabby Range Dry Shrub Woodland ...................................................................................... 41
Vegetation Group 38: Tableland Dry Heath Shrub/Herb/Grass Woodland................................................................ 42
Vegetation Group 39: ACT Tableland Herb/Wetland ................................................................................................ 43
Vegetation Group 40: Rhyolite Dry Shrub Forest ...................................................................................................... 44
Vegetation Group 41: Lower Snowy Rain Shadow Woodland/Shrubland................................................................. 45
Vegetation Group 42: Southern Blue Mountains Mallee Heath ................................................................................. 46
Vegetation Group 43: Western Slopes Riparian Moist Sedge Forest/Woodland ....................................................... 47
Vegetation Group 44: Kowmung/Coxs Blue Mountains Shrub/Moist Herb Forest ................................................... 48
Vegetation Group 45 Southern Blue Mountains Gully Forest.................................................................................... 49
Vegetation Group 46: Kowmung Dry Shrub/Herb Forest.......................................................................................... 50
Vegetation Group 47: Southern Escarpment Herb/Grass Moist Forest ...................................................................... 51
Vegetation Group 48: Coastal Lowlands Riparian Herb/Grass Forest ....................................................................... 52
Vegetation Group 49: Southern Hinterland Shrub/Herb/Grass Riparian Forest......................................................... 53
Vegetation Group 50: Southern Escarpment Herb/Grass Dry Forest ......................................................................... 54
Vegetation Group 51: Araluen Acacia Herb/Grass Dry Forest .................................................................................. 55
Vegetation Group 52: Bega Valley Shrub/Grass Forest ............................................................................................. 56
Vegetation Group 53: Riparian Acacia Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest .............................................................................. 57
Vegetation Group 54: Far South Coast Forest Red Gum Grass/Herb Dry Forest/Woodland..................................... 58
Vegetation Group 55: Eastern Tableland Fern/Herb/Grass Moist Forest................................................................... 59
Vegetation Group 56: Tableland and Escarpment Moist Herb/Fern Grass Forest ..................................................... 60
Vegetation Group 57: Southern Escarpment Shrub/Fern/Herb Moist Forest ............................................................. 61
Vegetation Group 58: Tableland and Escarpment Wet Layered Shrub Forest ........................................................... 62
Vegetation Group 59: Eastern Tableland and Escarpment Shrub/Fern Dry Forest .................................................... 63
Vegetation Group 60: Southern Blue Mountains Dry Shrub Forest........................................................................... 64
Vegetation Group 61: Southern Escarpment Edge Dry Shrub Forest ........................................................................ 65
Vegetation Group 62: Southern Escarpment Edge Moist Shrub/Fern Forest ............................................................. 66
Vegetation Group 63: Southern Blue Mountains Plateau Acacia/Fern/Herb Moist Forest ........................................ 67
Vegetation Group 64: Southern East Tableland Edge Shrub/Grass Dry Forest ......................................................... 68
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Vegetation Group 65: Southern Escarpment Edge Moist Heath Forest ..................................................................... 69
Vegetation Group 66: Eastern Tablelands Grass/Shrub Forest .................................................................................. 70
Vegetation Group 67: Northern Plateaux Moist Fern/Herb/Grass Forest................................................................... 71
Vegetation Group 68: North East Tablelands Shrub/Herb/Grass Dry Forest ............................................................. 72
Vegetation Group 69: Eastern Tablelands Damp Heath............................................................................................. 73
Vegetation Group 70: Western Escarpment Dry Shrub Forest................................................................................... 74
Vegetation Group 70: Western Escarpment Dry Shrub Forest................................................................................... 74
Vegetation Group 71: Western Tableland Dry Shrub Forest...................................................................................... 75
Vegetation Group 72: Southern Numeralla Dry Shrub Forest.................................................................................... 76
Vegetation Group 73: Eastern Tableland Dry Shrub/Grass Forest............................................................................. 77
Vegetation Group 74: South Eastern Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest ........................................................ 78
Vegetation Group 75: Tablelands Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest ................................................................................. 79
Vegetation Group 76: Central Tablelands Shrub/Grass Dry Forest ........................................................................... 80
Vegetation Group 77: Lower Snowy Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest ..................................................................... 81
Vegetation Group 78: Lower Snowy White Box Dry Shrub/Herb Woodland ........................................................... 82
Vegetation Group 79: Montane Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest ............................................................................. 83
Vegetation Group 80: ACT Dry Shrub/Herb Forest................................................................................................... 84
Vegetation Group 80: ACT Dry Shrub/Herb Forest................................................................................................... 84
Vegetation Group 81: Eastern Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest..................................................................................... 85
Vegetation Group 82: Western Montane Acacia Fern/Herb Forest............................................................................ 86
Vegetation Group 83: Montane Riparian Moist Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest................................................................. 87
Vegetation Group 84: Montane Wet Heath/Herb Woodland ..................................................................................... 88
Vegetation Group 85: Montane Riparian Moist Shrub/Sedge/Grass Forest............................................................... 89
Vegetation Group 86: Western Sub-alpine Moist Shrub Forest ................................................................................. 90
Vegetation Group 87: Western Escarpment Moist Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest ............................................................ 91
Vegetation Group 88: Bogong Gum Western Escarpment Shrub/Grass Forest ......................................................... 92
Vegetation Group 89: Eastern Tablelands Acacia/Herb/Grass Forest........................................................................ 93
Vegetation Group 90: Northern Tablelands Acacia Herb/Grass Dry Forest .............................................................. 94
Vegetation Group 91: Burrinjuck Acacia Dry Herb/Grass Forest .............................................................................. 95
Vegetation Group 92: Tablelands Acacia/Grass/Herb Dry Forest.............................................................................. 96
Vegetation Group 93: Western Tablelands Herb/Grass Dry Forest ........................................................................... 97
Vegetation Group 94: South West Slopes Acacia Dry Herb/Grass Forest ................................................................. 98
Vegetation Group 95: Tableland Acacia Moist Herb Forest ...................................................................................... 99
Vegetation Group 96: Tableland Tussock Grass/Herb Forest .................................................................................. 100
Vegetation Group 97: Montane Acacia/Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest .................................................................... 101
Vegetation Group 98: Western Montane Moist Shrub Forest .................................................................................. 102
Vegetation Group 99: Montane Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest ................................................................................ 103
Vegetation Group 100: ACT Montane Dry Shrub/Grass Forest .............................................................................. 104
Vegetation Group 101: Tablelands Acacia/Grass/Herb Dry Forest............................................................................ 99
Vegetation Group 102: Brindabella Montane Dry Fern/Grass Forest ...................................................................... 100
Vegetation Group 103: Western Montane Dry Fern/Grass Forest ........................................................................... 101
Vegetation Group 104: Tableland Acacia/Fern/Grass Forest ................................................................................... 102
Vegetation Group 105: ACT Montane Dry Shrub Forest......................................................................................... 103
Vegetation Group 106: Montane Dry Shrub/Tussock Forest ................................................................................... 104
Vegetation Group 107: Central Tableland/ACT Montane Dry Shrub Forest ........................................................... 105
Vegetation Group 108: Western Tablelands Dry Herb/Grass Forest ....................................................................... 106
Vegetation Group 109: Widespread Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest .................................................. 107
Vegetation Group 110: Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest .................................................................................... 108
Vegetation Group 111: Central Northern Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest ........................................................ 109
Vegetation Group 112: Eastern Tablelands Dry Shrub Forest ................................................................................. 110
Vegetation Group 113: North East Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest .................................................................. 111
Vegetation Group 114: Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest ...................................................................... 112
Vegetation Group 115: South East Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest.................................................... 113
Vegetation Group 116: Western Slopes Herb/Grass Woodland............................................................................... 114
Vegetation Group 117: Western Slopes White Box Dry Grass Woodland .............................................................. 115
Vegetation Group 118: Western Slopes Dry Grass Forest ....................................................................................... 116
Vegetation Group 119: Western Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest ...................................................................... 117
Vegetation Group 120: Western Slopes Shrub/Herb/Grass Dry Forest.................................................................... 118
Vegetation Group 121: Western Slopes Grass/Herb Dry Forest .............................................................................. 119
Vegetation Group 122: Northern Tablelands and Slopes Dry Shrub/Grass Forest................................................... 120
Vegetation Group 123: Montane/Sub-alpine Wet Heath/Bog .................................................................................. 121
Vegetation Group 124: Western Montane/Sub-alpine Wet Heath/Herb Grass Woodland ....................................... 122
Vegetation Group 125: Montane Wet Heath/Herb Grassland .................................................................................. 123
Vegetation Group 126: Montane Wet Sedgeland ..................................................................................................... 124
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Vegetation Group 127: Sub-Alpine Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Woodland.................................................................... 125
Vegetation Group 128: Sub-Alpine Dry Shrub/Herb Woodland.............................................................................. 126
Vegetation Group 129: Alpine Tall Herbfield.......................................................................................................... 127
Vegetation Group 130: Sub-Alpine Shrub/Grass Woodland.................................................................................... 128
Vegetation Group 131: Sub-Alpine Grassland ......................................................................................................... 129
Vegetation Group 132: Brindabella Sub-Alpine Herb/Sedgeland ............................................................................ 130
Vegetation Group 133: Sub-Alpine Wet Herb/Grassland/Bog................................................................................. 131
Vegetation Group 134: Eastern Tablelands Dry Heath ............................................................................................ 132
Vegetation Group 135: Southern Escarpment (Wadbilliga) Moist Heath ................................................................ 133
Vegetation Group 136: Jervis Bay Heath Shrub/Sedge Forest ................................................................................. 134
Vegetation Group 137: Coastal Escarpment Moist Shrub/Fern Forest..................................................................... 135
Vegetation Group 138: Northern Plateau and Escarpment Heath Shrub Dry Forest................................................ 136
Vegetation Group 139: Northern Coastal Hinterland Heath Shrub Dry Forest ........................................................ 137
Vegetation Group 140: Northern Coastal Tall Heath ............................................................................................... 138
Vegetation Group 141: Northern South Coast and Escarpment Swamp Heath........................................................ 139
Vegetation Group 142: Northern Coastal Headland Moist Heath ............................................................................ 140
Vegetation Group 143: South Coast Swamp Tall Shrubland/Open Woodland ........................................................ 141
Vegetation Group 144: Northern Coast and Hinterland Moist Heath ...................................................................... 142
Vegetation Group 145: Northern Plateau Mallee Heath........................................................................................... 143
Vegetation Group 146: Tableland Dry Herb/Grass Woodland................................................................................. 144
Vegetation Group 147: Tablelands Moist Sedge/Herb/Grassland ............................................................................ 145
Vegetation Group 148: Tableland Tussock Grassland /Sedgeland........................................................................... 146
Vegetation Group 149: Northern Tablelands Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest.............................................................. 147
Vegetation Group 150: Far South East Tableland Moist Herb/Grass Forest............................................................ 148
Vegetation Group 151: Tableland Sedge/Grass Herbland........................................................................................ 149
Vegetation Group 152: Tableland Herb/Grassland .................................................................................................. 150
Vegetation Group 153: Tablelands and Slopes Herb/Grassland/ Woodland ............................................................ 151
Vegetation Group 154: Tableland Dry Grassy Woodland........................................................................................ 152
Vegetation Group 155: ACT Dry Herb/Grassland/Woodland.................................................................................. 153
Vegetation Group 156: Northern Slopes Dry Grassy Forest - Botriochloa macra ................................................... 154
Vegetation Group 157: ACT/Monaro Dry Grassland............................................................................................... 155
Vegetation Group 158: Monaro Dry Grassland........................................................................................................ 156
Vegetation Group 159: Northern Slopes Dry Grass Woodland................................................................................ 157
Vegetation Group 160: Western Slopes Dry Grass Woodland................................................................................. 158
Vegetation Group 161: Tablelands and Slopes Dry Herb/Grass Woodland............................................................. 159
Vegetation Group 162: Western Slopes Moist Herb/Sedge/Grass Woodland.......................................................... 160
Vegetation Group 163: Central North Slopes Dry Grass Woodland ........................................................................ 161
Vegetation Group 164: Coastal Escarpment Cool Temperate Rainforest ................................................................ 162
Vegetation Group 165: Southern Escarpment Cool/Warm Temperate Rainforest ................................................... 163
Vegetation Group 166: Central Coastal Hinterland and Lowland Warm Temperate Rainforest ............................. 164
Vegetation Group 167: Warm Temperate - Subtropical Complex Rainforest.......................................................... 166
Vegetation Group 168: Ecotonal Granite Dry Rainforest......................................................................................... 168
Vegetation Group 169: Coastal Hinterland Sub Tropical Warm Temperate Rainforest .......................................... 170
Vegetation Group 170: Southern Coastal Hinterland Dry Gully Rainforest ............................................................ 171
Vegetation Group 172: Kosciuszko Western Escarpment Cool Temperate Rainforest............................................ 174
Vegetation Group 173: Northern Grass Herb Forest on Basalt ................................................................................ 174
Vegetation Group 174: Shoalhaven Gorge Forest.................................................................................................... 175
Vegetation Group 175: Northern Coastal Lowlands Swamp Forest......................................................................... 175
Vegetation Group 177: Illawarra Lowland Sub-Tropical Rainforest ....................................................................... 176
Vegetation Group 178: Robertson Warm Temperate Rainforest.............................................................................. 176
Vegetation Group 179: Eastern Deua Dry Shrub Forest .......................................................................................... 177
Vegetation Group 180: Cooma Dry Grass Forest..................................................................................................... 177
Vegetation Group 181: North Eastern Tablelands Gully Fern Forest ...................................................................... 178
Vegetation Group 182: Western Slopes Dry Shrub Forest on Serpentinite.............................................................. 178
Vegetation Group 183: Northern Tablelands Basalt Grass Forest............................................................................ 179
Vegetation Group 184: Jenolan River Heath Forest on Granite ............................................................................... 179
Vegetation Group 185: Mangrove Estuarine Low Forest......................................................................................... 180
Vegetation Group 186: Mudflats / Saltmarshes........................................................................................................ 180
Vegetation Group 187: Coastal Headland Heathlands ............................................................................................. 181
Vegetation Group 188: Sand Dune Wetlands........................................................................................................... 181
Vegetation Group 189: Coastal Alluvial Valley Floor Wetlands ............................................................................. 182
Vegetation Group 190: Rock Outcrops/Scree Slopes............................................................................................... 182
Vegetation Group 191: Tableland Alluvial Valley Floor Wetlands ......................................................................... 183
Vegetation Group 192: South West Slopes Tall Shrubland Low Forest .................................................................. 183
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Vegetation Group 194: North East Riparian Forest.................................................................................................. 184
Vegetation Group 196: South West Slopes Tall Shrubland Low Forest .................................................................. 186
Vegetation Group 197 Coastal littoral rainforest...................................................................................................... 187
Vegetation Group 198: Ribbon Gum Forest on Limestone ...................................................................................... 187
Vegetation Group 199: South Coast Rush Wetland ................................................................................................. 188
Vegetation Group 200: Black Range Swampy Heathy Open Woodland ................................................................. 188
Vegetation Group 201: Lower Abercrombie dry shrub Callitris Forest ................................................................... 189
Vegetation Group 202: White Cypress Pine dry shrub-grass Open forest/woodland............................................... 189
Vegetation Group 203: South Coast Escarpment Rocky Scree Mallee Forest ......................................................... 190
Vegetation Group 204: Exposed Alpine Feldmark................................................................................................... 190
Vegetation Group 205: Snowpatch Feldmark .......................................................................................................... 191
Vegetation Group 206: Short Alpine Herbfield........................................................................................................ 191
Vegetation Group 207: Alpine Rocky Low Open Heathland ................................................................................... 192
Vegetation Group 211: Jenolan Blue Gum Grassy fern Forest ................................................................................ 192
Vegetation Group 212: Jervis Bay Woollybutt Swamp Forest................................................................................. 193
Vegetation Group 214: Murray River Floodplain Wetlands .................................................................................... 193
Vegetation Group 216: Beecroft Peninsular Heathland ........................................................................................... 194
Vegetation Group 217: Kowmung – Bungonia Gorges Dry Rainforest ................................................................... 194
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Explanatory Notes on the Profiles
The following notes are intended to help a reader interpret the various sections on a vegetation profile.
The title contains the vegetation group number and the vegetation group name taken directly from Appendix 2. The leading
indicator species following the title are the most frequent species in the diagnostic species table shown below the general
description. These could be termed characteristic species. The list of indicator species in this section are taken from the tallest layer
(T), which usually comprises tree or shrub growth forms; the middle layer (M) comprising tall or low shrub growth forms, as well
as palms, cycads, and native grass-trees; and the ground layer (L), made up of ground cover plant forms, such as grasses, sedges,
herbs, and forbs. The convention followed is separation of the layers by a diagonal slash in the order from the canopy to the ground
layer. Species within a layer are seaprated by a dash.
The detailed vegetation description is based primarily on the diagnostic species table, with some additional geographical
information based on regional and local field knowledge. Where possible climate, topographic, and soils information has also been
added to the general description to provide some basic environmental relationships of the groups with these factors.
The statistics are extracted from the vegetation map layers provided on CD-ROM. Most of these summary statistics are found in
Appendix 3. These include vulnerability class information, bioregion, pre-1750 and extant areas, and area and percentage of a
vegetation group in dedicated reserves as at 2003. Two additional pieces of information have been added to complete the
description of the profile: environmental pressures; and mapping reliability. Environmental pressures shown in the profile are those
which have the highest possible impact on the ecological integrity and function of a vegetation group. Mapping reliability is rated
on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the most reliable and 5 being the least reliable.
The diagnostics table contains a list of species produced from the FIDEL software (Bedward 1999) and classified using vegetation
layers (T, M, L) and growth from codes. The growth form codes are taken directly from the National Vegetation Information
System list of attribute codes for vegetation mapping (ESCAVI 2003). The list of growth form codes has been adapted directly
using a master species list of plants for the study area linked to this table (refer to table below). All plant species on the master
species list have been given a growth form code. One code which will not turn up in the vegetation profile is that of sod tussock
grass. This category has been lumped with that of tussock grass so there is only one growth form category for grass.
Within each combination of vegetation layer and growth form, the plant species in the table are sorted in descending order from the
highest to the lowest frequency in a vegetation group. Frequency of the plant in all groups is given for side by side comparison
with the frequency of that species in a vegetation group. The higher the frequency of a plant species within a group and the lower
its frequency in all other groups, the better is the diagnostic capability of that plant species for distinguishing a vegetation group in
the field. Usually at least five or more species may be needed to distinguish a particular vegetation group in the field. Other
factors, such as geographical and topographic location, climate and soils, may also be called upon to identify a vegetation group.
The group and non-group scores correspond to the median or 50th percentile scores of the cover abundance scores taken from all
survey samples in a vegetation group and from all those samples not in the vegetation group.
References
Executive Steering Committee for Australian Vegetation Information (ESCAVI) (2003) Australian Vegetation
Attribute Manual: National Vegetation Information System, Version 6.0. Department of the Environment and
Heritage: Canberra.
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List of Growth Form Codes (ESCAVI 2003)
Code
Description
Code
A
cycad - Members of the families Cycadaceae and Zamiaceae
O
lower plants - Alga, fungus.
B
bryophyte - Mosses and Liverworts. Mosses are small plants
usually with a slender leaf-bearing stem with no true vascular
tissue. Liverworts are often moss-like in appearance or
consisting of a flat, ribbon-like green thallus.
P
palm- Palms and other arborescent monocotyledons.
Members of the Arecaceae or the genus Pandanus.
(Pandanus is often multi-stemmed).
C
Chenopod shrub -Single or multi-stemmed, semi-succulent
shrub of the family Chenopodiaceae exhibiting drought and
salt tolerance.
Q
aquatic - Plant growing in an inland waterway or wetland
with the majority of its biomass under water for most of the
year. Fresh, saline or brackish water.
D
tree-fern - Characterised by large and usually branched
leaves (fronds), arborescent and terrestrial; spores in
sporangia on the leaves.
R
rush - Herbaceous, usually perennial erect monocot that is
neither a grass nor a sedge. For the purposes of NVIS,
rushes include the monocotyledon families Juncaceae,
Typhaceae, Liliaceae, Iridaceae, Xyridaceae and the genus
Lomandra. I.e. "graminoid" or grass-like genera.
E
fern - Ferns and fern allies. Characterised by large and
usually branched leaves (fronds), herbaceous and terrestrial
to aquatic; spores in sporangia on the leaves.
S
shrub - Woody plants multi-stemmed at the base (or within
200mm from ground level) or if single stemmed, less than
2m.
F
forb - Herbaceous or slightly woody, annual or sometimes
perennial plant. (Usually a dicotyledon.).
T
tree - Woody plants, more than 2m tall with a single stem or
branches well above the base.
G
tussock grass - Forms discrete but open tussocks usually with
distinct individual shoots, or if not, then forming a hummock.
These are the common agricultural grasses.
U
H
HUMMOCK GRASS - Coarse xeromorphic grass with a
mound-like form often dead in the middle; genera are Triodia
and Plectrachne.
V
J
seagrass - Flowering angiosperms forming sparse to dense
mats of material at the subtidal and down to 30m below MSL.
Occasionally exposed.
W
other grass - Member of the family Poaceae, but having
neither a distinctive tussock nor hummock appearance.
L
vine - Climbing, twining, winding or sprawling plants usually
with a woody stem.
X
grass-tree - Australian grass trees. Members of the
Xanthorroeaceae.
M
tree mallee - Woody perennial plant usually of the genus
Eucalyptus. Multi-stemmed with fewer than 5 trunks of which
at least 3 exceed 100mm at breast height (1.3m). Usually 8m
or more in height.
Y
mallee shrub - Commonly less than 8m tall, usually with 5
or more trunks, of which at least three of the largest do not
exceed 100mm at breast height (1.3m).
Z
heath shrub - Shrub usually less than 2m, with
sclerophyllous leaves having high fibre:protein ratios and
with an area of nanophyll or smaller (less than 225 sq. m.).
Often a member of one the following families:
Epacridaceae, Myrtaceae, Fabaceae and Proteaceae.
Commonly occur on nutrient-poor substrates.
N
lichen - Composite plant consisting of a fungus living
symbiotically with algae: without true roots, stems or leaves.
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Description
Samphire shrub - Genera (of Tribe Salicornioideae, viz:
Halosarcia, Pachycornia, Sarcocornia, Sclerostegia,
Tecticornia and Tegicornia) with articulate branches, fleshy
stems and reduced flowers within the Chenopodiaceae
family, succulent chenopods (Wilson 1980). Also the genus
Sueda.
sedge - Herbaceous, usually perennial erect plant generally
with a tufted habit and of the families Cyperaceae (true
sedges) or Restionaceae (node sedges).
Vegetation Group 1: Southern Coastal Foothills Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi - Eucalyptus agglomerata / Platysace lanceolata - Acacia obtusifolia - Tetratheca thymifolia
- Allocasuarina littoralis / Lomandra confertifolia ssp. similis - Entolasia stricta
Description
Statistics
This vegetation group is an open forest up to 20 metres in
height, dominated by Eucalyptus sieberi and E. agglomerata,
sometimes with a small tree layer of Allocasuarina littoralis.
It has a simple shrub layer of Playsace lanceolata, Acacia
obtusifolia, Tetratheca thymifolia, Bossaea obcordata, and
Oxylobium ilicifolium. The groundcover comprises grasses
and graminoids of Lomandra confertifolia ssp. similis,
Entolasia stricta, and bracken Pteridium esculentum.
Extant area (ha): 48 700
Pre-1750 area (ha): 48 700
Percentage Cleared: 0 %
Bioregion: SEC
Area and Percentage in dedicated reserves: 32 700ha (67%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
It occurs on exposed slopes and ridges between elevations of
300 and 800 on Ordovician and granitic sediments. A similar
type, map unit 47, occurs in the Eden CRA Region (Keith and
Bedward 1999).
Environmental Pressures: Forest harvesting
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
T
3
93%
3
9%
positive
Eucalyptus agglomerata
T
T
3
43%
3
5%
less informative
Angophora floribunda
T
T
1
33%
1
7%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
88%
1
17%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
82%
2
11%
positive
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
3
76%
2
7%
positive
Tetratheca thymifolia
M
Z
2
57%
1
4%
positive
Oxylobium ilicifolium
M
Z
1
56%
2
7%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
2
56%
2
9%
positive
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
53%
1
16%
less informative
Lomatia ilicifolia
M
Z
1
38%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia terminalis
M
S
1
30%
1
4%
less informative
Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa
M
Z
2
28%
2
5%
less informative
Marsdenia suaveolens
M
L
1
22%
1
2%
less informative
Bossiaea obcordata
M
Z
2
20%
2
2%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
72%
1
15%
less informative
Lomandra confertifolia ssp. similis
L
R
2
51%
2
3%
positive
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
50%
2
14%
positive
Amperea xiphoclada var. xiphoclada
L
F
1
48%
1
3%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
41%
1
13%
less informative
Lepidosperma urophorum
L
V
2
40%
2
7%
less informative
Patersonia glabrata
L
R
1
38%
2
3%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
34%
1
17%
less informative
Xanthosia pilosa
L
F
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Pomax umbellata
L
F
1
24%
1
6%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
24%
1
14%
less informative
Lomandra glauca
L
R
1
24%
2
5%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
3
24%
2
12%
less informative
Xanthorrhoea concava
L
X
1
23%
1
2%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
20%
1
17%
less informative
8
Vegetation Group 2: South Coast Lowland Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Corymbia gummifera - Syncarpia glomulifera - Eucalyptus piperita / Persoonia linearis - Banksia spinulosa
var. spinulosa - Acacia obtusifolia - Tetratheca thymifolia / Entolasia stricta - Patersonia glabrata
study of the South Coast. This vegetation group is equivalent
to a similar type, unit 46B: Lowland Dry Shrub Forest, which
is found in the Eden CRA Region (Keith and Bedward 1999).
Description
Lowland Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest over 20 metres
height dominated by Corymbia gummifera, sometimes with E.
globoidea, E.consideniana, and Syncarpia glomulifera and
E.piperita in the Clyde and Shoalhaven catchments. It has a
diverse dry shrub understorey, including Persoonia linearis,
Banksia spinulosa, Acacia obtusifolia, Tetratheca thymifolia,
Leucopogon lanceolatus, Lomatia ilicifolia, Acacia terminalis,
Platysace lanceolata, Bossaia obcordata, and Gompholobium
latifolium. The ground cover contains grasses Entolasia
stricta, and herbs Patersonia glabrata, Dianella caerulea var.
caerulea, and Gonocarpus teucriodes.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 113 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 135 300
Percentage Cleared: 14 %
Bioregion; SEC, SB
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 55 300 ha (41%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Lowland Dry Shrub Forest occurs on shallow sandy soils on
low lying ridges and moderately dry slopes in the foothills and
on ridges and benches on the tops of the northern sandstone
plateau areas. Austin (1978) refers to a similar type in his
Environmental Pressures: Clearing
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species Name
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Corymbia gummifera
T
T
3
77%
3
4%
positive
Syncarpia glomulifera
T
T
3
44%
3
2%
less informative
Eucalyptus piperita
T
T
3
39%
3
1%
less informative
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
T
2
39%
2
8%
less informative
Eucalyptus consideniana
T
T
3
31%
3
1%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
84%
1
17%
positive
Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa
M
Z
2
70%
2
4%
positive
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
2
70%
2
8%
positive
Tetratheca thymifolia
M
Z
2
67%
1
4%
positive
Lomatia ilicifolia
M
Z
1
59%
1
3%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
54%
1
16%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
41%
2
12%
less informative
Acacia terminalis
M
S
1
41%
1
4%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
2
39%
2
10%
less informative
Oxylobium ilicifolium
M
Z
2
37%
2
7%
less informative
Gompholobium latifolium
M
S
2
34%
2
1%
less informative
Bossiaea obcordata
M
Z
2
34%
2
2%
less informative
Marsdenia suaveolens
M
L
1
31%
1
2%
less informative
Macrozamia communis
M
A
1
30%
2
6%
less informative
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
1
30%
1
10%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
81%
2
14%
positive
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
74%
1
15%
less informative
Patersonia glabrata
L
R
2
50%
1
3%
positive
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
50%
1
13%
less informative
Lepidosperma urophorum
L
V
2
49%
2
7%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
47%
1
17%
less informative
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
2
47%
2
9%
less informative
Lomandra obliqua
L
R
2
46%
1
3%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
41%
1
15%
less informative
Phyllanthus hirtellus
L
F
1
39%
1
3%
less informative
Pomax umbellata
L
F
1
37%
1
6%
less informative
Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia
L
F
1
33%
1
5%
less informative
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Vegetation Group 3: Northern Hinterland Shrub Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Syncarpia glomulifera – E. scias ssp. callimastha - E. paniculata ssp. paniculata / Acacia obtusifolia - Zieria
arborescens ssp. arborescens - Elaeocarpus reticulatus - Tristaniopsis collina - Olearia tomentosa - Persoonia mollis ssp. caleyi Dodonaea triquetra - Correa lawrenciana var. lawrenciana / Lepidosperma urophorum / Entolasia stricta - Smilax glyciphylla
on Permian mudstones on the talus slopes in the South-East
corner of Morton NP and surrounding McDonald and Flat
Rock State Forests.
Description
This vegetation group is an open forest up to 30 metres in
height, dominated by Syncarpia glomulifera and E. scias ssp.
callismastha, sometimes with E. agglomerata and E.
paniculata ssp. paniculata. Tree orchids, such as Cymbidium
suave, may be found in tree hollows in the tree layer. A
moderately dense shrub understorey comprises Acacia
obtusifolia, Zieria arborescens, Tristaniopsis collina,
Astrotricha species B, Correa lawrenciana, Dodonaea
triquetra and Elaeocarpus reticulatus. The occasionally dense
ground cover is dominated by sedges Lepidosperma
urophorum, Lepidosperma laterale, Dianella caerulea var.
caerulea and Lomandra longifoli, with ferns Pteridium
esculentum and Calochlaena dubia. Vines growing in the
ground cover include Smilax glyciphylla, Billardiera
scandens, Cassytha pubescens, and Cissus hypoglauca.
This vegetation group occurs between 100 and 700 metres
elevation to the west of Ulladulla below the sandstone
escarpment. It is found on moderately deep sandy silty loams
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 25 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 25 300
Percentage Cleared: 0 %
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 18 600 (74%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Inappropriate fire regimes
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good.
Diagnostic Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Syncarpia glomulifera
T
T
3
100%
3
2%
positive
Eucalyptus scias ssp. callimastha
T
T
3
67%
2
1%
positive
Eucalyptus paniculata ssp. paniculata
T
T
3
42%
2
3%
less informative
Eucalyptus agglomerata
T
T
3
42%
3
5%
less informative
Eucalyptus piperita
T
T
3
33%
3
2%
less informative
Corymbia gummifera
T
T
3
33%
3
5%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
92%
1
18%
less informative
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
2
75%
2
9%
positive
Zieria arborescens ssp. arborescens
M
S
2
67%
2
0%
positive
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
1
58%
1
10%
less informative
Tristaniopsis collina
M
S
2
50%
3
2%
positive
Olearia tomentosa
M
S
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
Persoonia mollis ssp. caleyi
M
S
1
42%
2
1%
less informative
Dodonaea triquetra
M
S
2
42%
2
2%
less informative
Correa lawrenciana var. lawrenciana
M
S
1
42%
2
1%
less informative
Cassytha pubescens
M
L
1
42%
1
3%
less informative
Astrotricha species B
M
S
2
42%
2
0%
less informative
Pultenaea daphnoides
M
Z
2
33%
1
2%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
33%
2
12%
less informative
Marsdenia suaveolens
M
L
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Acacia mabellae
M
S
2
33%
2
2%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
92%
2
15%
positive
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
92%
1
16%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
2
75%
1
17%
positive
Smilax glyciphylla
L
L
1
67%
1
3%
less informative
Lepidosperma urophorum
L
V
3
67%
2
7%
positive
Cymbidium suave
L
B
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
1
33%
1
8%
less informative
Phyllanthus hirtellus
L
F
1
33%
1
4%
less informative
10
Vegetation Group 5: Jervis Bay Lowlands Shrub/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus punctata - E. eugenioides - Corymbia gummifera / Allocasuarina littoralis - Pultenaea retusa Daviesia ulicifolia - Pultenaea villosa - / Entolasia stricta / Billardiera scandens var. scandens - Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia /
Brunoniella pumilio - Opercularia diphylla
Description
Jervis Bay Lowlands Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is an open
forest, mainly dominated by Eucalyptus punctata, along with
other tree species, such as Corymbia gummifera and
Eucalyptus eugenioides. This group has co-dominant shrub
and grass layers. The shrub layer comprises patches of
Allocasuarina littoralis, in amongst Daviesia ulicifolia,
Melaleuca decora, Persoonia sp., and Pimelea linifolia ssp.
linifolia. The ground layer contains grasses Entolasia stricta
and Themeda australis, small sedges Lomandra multiflora
ssp. multiflora, Dianella caerulea var. caerulea, and
Lepidosperma laterale, with herbs Opercularia diphylla and
Brunionella pumila.
coastal lowlands south of the Shoalhaven River to Georges
Basin up to the base of the sandstone escarpment.
Jervis Bay Lowlands Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is found on
silty clay soils between 5 and 100 metres in elevation on the
Envionmental Pressures: Clearing
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 11 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 20 500
Percentage Cleared: 44 %
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 800 ha (10%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus punctata
T
T
3
55%
3
3%
positive
Eucalyptus eugenioides
T
T
3
45%
3
1%
less informative
Corymbia gummifera
T
T
3
45%
3
5%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
3
82%
2
10%
positive
Pultenaea retusa
M
Z
1
55%
1
1%
less informative
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
2
55%
2
9%
positive
Hakea sericea
M
Z
2
45%
1
1%
less informative
Pultenaea villosa
M
Z
2
36%
1
0%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
36%
1
18%
less informative
Brunoniella pumilio
L
F
2
82%
1
1%
positive
Entolasia stricta
L
G
3
73%
2
15%
positive
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
73%
1
13%
less informative
Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia
L
F
1
64%
1
6%
less informative
Opercularia diphylla
L
F
1
55%
2
1%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
55%
1
14%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
45%
2
20%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
45%
1
17%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
2
45%
1
16%
less informative
Pomax umbellata
L
F
1
36%
1
7%
less informative
Imperata cylindrica var. major
L
G
2
36%
2
6%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
36%
1
16%
less informative
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Vegetation Group 6: Southern Coastal Lowlands Shrub/Tussock Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus longifolia – E. tricarpa – E. muelleriana / Platysace lanceolata - Acacia falciformis - Daviesia
mimosoides ssp. mimosoides / Joycea pallida - Lepidosperma laterale - Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora / Microlaena stipoides
var. stipoides / Wahlenbergia gracilis
Description
Statistics
This type is not mapped in the Southern CRA Region as it
occurs predominantly in the north-eastern part of the Eden CRA
Region. It is equivalent to unit 32, Coastal Foothills Dry Shrub
Forest in Eden (Keith and Bedward 1999).
Extant area (ha):
Pre-1750 area (ha):
Percentage Cleared: Not assessed
Bioregion: South-East Corner – South-East Forests region
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: None in study area
Vulnerability Class: Not assessed
Envionmental Pressures: Clearing
Mapping Reliability: Not mapped
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
83%
2
2%
positive
T
3
42%
1
1%
less informative
T
T
3
42%
3
5%
less informative
Eucalyptus bosistoana
T
T
2
33%
2
2%
less informative
Eucalyptus agglomerata
T
T
4
33%
3
5%
less informative
Corymbia maculata
T
T
4
33%
3
4%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
92%
2
12%
positive
Acacia falciformis
M
S
3
75%
2
9%
positive
Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides
M
Z
4
67%
2
7%
positive
Ozothamnus diosmifolius
M
S
2
42%
1
5%
less informative
Hibbertia aspera
M
Z
1
42%
2
7%
less informative
Exocarpos strictus
M
S
1
42%
1
9%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
33%
1
18%
less informative
Ozothamnus obcordatus ssp. major
M
S
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
1
33%
2
10%
less informative
Acacia mearnsii
M
S
1
33%
2
6%
less informative
Acacia implexa
M
S
1
33%
1
4%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
3
100%
2
12%
positive
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
75%
1
14%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
67%
2
27%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
67%
1
17%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
58%
1
16%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
2
50%
1
16%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
50%
1
30%
positive
Wahlenbergia gracilis
L
F
1
42%
1
5%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
2
42%
1
10%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
2
42%
2
14%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
42%
1
8%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
1
42%
2
21%
less informative
Senecio linearifolius
L
F
1
33%
1
8%
less informative
Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa
L
R
1
33%
1
4%
less informative
Danthonia longifolia
L
G
2
33%
2
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus longifolia
T
Eucalyptus tricarpa
T
Eucalyptus muelleriana
Species
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Vegetation Group 7: Southern Coastal Hinterland Shrub/Tussock Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus agglomerata - E. longifolia - E. muelleriana - Angophora floribunda / Platysace lanceolata Oxylobium ilicifolium - Allocasuarina littoralis - Acacia obtusifolia / Joycea pallida - Entolasia stricta
through to the Tuross catchment. It is found on exposed
ridges and slopes and intergrades with Vegetation Group 10.
Description
Southern Coastal Hinterland Shrub/Tussock Grass Dry
Forest is an open forest up to 25 metres in height, dominated
by E. agglomerata and E. muelleriana, with occasional E.
longifolia, Angophora floribunda, E. globoidea, and E.
sieberi. There are occasional patches of Allocasuarina
littoralis. It has a sparse diverse understorey of smaller
sclerophyllous shrubs including Playsace lanceolata, Acacia
obtusifolia, Persoonia linearis, Hardenbergia violacea,
Leucopogon lanceolatus, Daviesia ulicifolia, and
Macrozamia communis. The ground cover contains grasses
Chionochloa pallida and Entolasia stricta, sedges Lomandra
confertifolia ssp. similis, Lomandra multiflora ssp.
multiflora, and Lepidosperma laterale with scattered herbs
including Dianella caerulea var. caerule, Pomax umbellatus,
and Phyllanthus hirtellus.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 20 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 20 400
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 6 400 ha (32%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Forest harvesting
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable. It is difficult to
distinguish from vegetation groups 9 or 10.
This vegetation group is scattered at low elevations between
20 and 200 metres. It occurs in small to medium sized
patches between the lower parts of the Yadboro catchment
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
61%
3
5%
Positive
T
1
52%
3
2%
less informative
T
T
3
50%
3
5%
Positive
Angophora floribunda
T
T
1
48%
1
7%
less informative
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
T
1
43%
3
11%
less informative
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
T
1
41%
2
8%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
95%
2
11%
Positive
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
89%
1
17%
less informative
Oxylobium ilicifolium
M
Z
2
89%
2
7%
Positive
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
3
73%
2
10%
Positive
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
2
68%
2
8%
Positive
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
45%
1
17%
less informative
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
1
45%
2
9%
less informative
Macrozamia communis
M
A
1
43%
2
6%
less informative
Acacia falciformis
M
S
1
41%
2
9%
less informative
Correa reflexa var. reflexa
M
S
2
39%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia implexa
M
S
1
39%
1
4%
less informative
Exocarpos strictus
M
S
1
36%
1
9%
less informative
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
1
32%
2
15%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
86%
1
15%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
84%
1
14%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
3
75%
2
12%
positive
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
73%
2
14%
positive
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
70%
1
16%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
66%
1
17%
less informative
Lomandra confertifolia ssp. similis
L
R
2
57%
2
4%
positive
Pomax umbellata
L
F
1
48%
1
6%
less informative
Phyllanthus hirtellus
L
F
1
45%
1
4%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
43%
1
13%
less informative
Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa
L
R
1
39%
1
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus agglomerata
T
Eucalyptus longifolia
T
Eucalyptus muelleriana
Species
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Vegetation Group 8: Far Southern Coastal Shrub Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi - E. muelleriana / Platysace lanceolata - Allocasuarina littoralis - Hibbertia aspera Oxylobium ilicifolium - Ozothamnus diosmifolius - Correa reflexa var. reflexa / Lomandra confertifolia ssp. similis - Danthonia
longifolia - Gonocarpus teucrioides
This ecosystem is found on the southern flanks of Gulaga
(Mount Dromedary) at low elevations between 20 and 100
metres in small patches on exposed ridges and slopes.
Description
Far Southern Coastal Shrub Dry Forest is an open forest up
to 22 metres in height, dominated by E. sieberi, along with
Eucalyptus muelleriana and E. agglomerata. Often there are
patches of Allocasuarina littoralis as an intermediate tree
layer. It has a sparse understorey of lower sclerophyllous
shrubs including Playsace lanceolata, Acacia obtusifolia,
Persoonia linearis, Hardenbergia violacea, Hibbertia
aspera, Oxylobium ilicifolium, Ozothamnus diosmifolium,
Leucopogon lanceolatus, Correa reflexa var. reflexa and
Macrozamia communis. The ground cover contains grasses
Entolasia stricta, Danthonia longifolia and Poa meionectes,
sedges Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora, and
Lepidosperma laterale with scattered herbs including
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea,Glycine clandestina, and
Billardiera scandens.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 600
Pre-1750 area (ha): 600
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-east Corner – South-East Forests region
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 330 (55%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Inappropriate fire regimes
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
69%
3
10%
positive
T
T
2
40%
3
5%
less informative
T
T
2
37%
3
5%
less informative
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
T
2
31%
2
8%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
95%
2
11%
positive
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
85%
1
17%
positive
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
2
66%
2
9%
positive
Hibbertia aspera
M
Z
2
58%
2
6%
positive
Oxylobium ilicifolium
M
Z
2
55%
2
7%
positive
Ozothamnus diosmifolius
M
S
2
52%
1
4%
positive
Correa reflexa var. reflexa
M
S
2
50%
1
3%
positive
Macrozamia communis
M
A
2
42%
2
6%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
40%
1
17%
less informative
Acacia terminalis
M
S
2
39%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia falciformis
M
S
2
39%
2
9%
less informative
Notelaea venosa
M
S
1
31%
2
12%
less informative
Acacia longifolia
M
S
3
31%
2
4%
less informative
Lomandra confertifolia ssp. similis
L
R
2
71%
2
3%
positive
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
2
71%
1
15%
positive
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
2
68%
1
17%
positive
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
68%
2
14%
positive
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
2
66%
1
14%
positive
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
2
65%
1
16%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
58%
1
30%
positive
Danthonia longifolia
L
G
3
55%
1
2%
positive
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
2
55%
1
13%
positive
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
2
53%
1
9%
positive
Entolasia marginata
L
G
2
39%
2
5%
less informative
Kennedia rubicunda
L
F
2
37%
1
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
Eucalyptus muelleriana
Eucalyptus agglomerata
Species
14
Vegetation Group 9: Coastal Lowlands Cycad Dry Shrub Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi - E. muelleriana / Platysace lanceolata - Allocasuarina littoralis - Hibbertia aspera Oxylobium ilicifolium - Ozothamnus diosmifolius - Correa reflexa var. reflexa / Lomandra confertifolia ssp. similis - Danthonia
longifolia - Gonocarpus teucrioides
Ordovician and granitic sediments. It is found in fairly large
patches between Termeil and Tilba Tilba on the South Coast.
Description
Coastal Lowlands Cycad Dry Shrub Dry Forest is an open forest
25 –30 metres in height, dominated by Corymbia maculata, with
Eucalyptus paniculata ssp. paniculata and E. muelleriana as
occasional co-dominants. The shrub layer comprises the cycad
Macrozamia communis with patches of Allocasuarina littoralis,
Breynia oblongifolia, and Persoonia linearis. The smaller shrub
layer contains Hibbertia aspera, Oxylobium ilicifolium, Playsace
lanceolatus, Hardenbergia violacea, and Leucopogon
lanceolatus. The ground layer comprises grasses Entolasia
stricta, Imperata cyclindrica, and Microlaena stipoides
intermixed with herbs and twiners Desmodium varians, Dianella
caerulea var. caerulea, Glycine clandestina,and Schelhammera
undulata, along with sedges Lepidosperma laterale, Lomandra
longifolia and Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 57 600
Pre-1750 area (ha): 67 500
Percentage Cleared: 15%
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 7 400 (11%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Forest harvesting and clearing
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good.
This vegetation group occurs at elevations between 25 and 300
metres on undulating ridges and slopes in the coastal foothills on
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
87%
3
3%
positive
T
3
49%
2
3%
less informative
T
T
1
33%
2
8%
less informative
Macrozamia communis
M
A
3
94%
1
5%
positive
Hibbertia aspera
M
Z
2
81%
2
6%
positive
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
59%
2
11%
positive
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
59%
1
18%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
56%
1
16%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
54%
1
14%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
2
48%
2
10%
less informative
Tylophora barbata
M
L
1
43%
2
10%
less informative
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
1
41%
2
11%
less informative
Breynia oblongifolia
M
S
1
41%
1
8%
less informative
Notelaea venosa
M
S
2
40%
2
12%
less informative
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
1
35%
2
15%
less informative
Oxylobium ilicifolium
M
Z
1
32%
2
7%
less informative
Ozothamnus diosmifolius
M
S
1
30%
1
5%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
84%
2
14%
positive
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
81%
1
15%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
79%
1
29%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
75%
1
15%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
2
70%
1
16%
positive
Imperata cylindrica var. major
L
G
2
70%
2
5%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
65%
2
27%
positive
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
63%
1
16%
positive
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
62%
1
14%
less informative
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
1
57%
1
8%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
57%
1
13%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
1
56%
1
10%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Corymbia maculata
T
Eucalyptus paniculata ssp. paniculata
T
Eucalyptus globoidea
Species
15
Vegetation Group 10: Southern Coastal Lowlands Shrub/GrassDry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi - E. muelleriana / Platysace lanceolata - Allocasuarina littoralis - Hibbertia aspera Oxylobium ilicifolium - Ozothamnus diosmifolius - Correa reflexa var. reflexa / Lomandra confertifolia ssp. similis - Danthonia
longifolia - Gonocarpus teucrioides
Description
Statistics
Southern Coastal Lowlands Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is an
open forest up to 25 metres in height comprising E.
globoidea and E. longifolia. The tall shrub layer comprises
Allocasuarina littoralis and Persoonia littoralis, Notolaea
venosa, and Acacia irrorata ssp. irrorata. The low shrub
layer comprises Ozothamnus argophyllus, Ozothamnus
diosmipholius, Hibbertia aspera and Senecio lautus ssp.
dissectifolius. The ground cover contains grasses Entolasia
stricta, Microlaena stipoides, and Poa meionectes,
intertwined with sedges Lepidosperma urophorum, Dianella
caerulea var. caerulaea, and Lepidosperma laterale.
Extant area (ha): 16 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 18 900
Percentage Cleared: 10%
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 300 ha (12%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Forest harvesting and clearing
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor – Reasonable
Southern Coastal Lowlands Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is
distributed from the lower Clyde catchment, down through
Moruya and to the lower Tuross catchment west of Gulaga.
It is found mainly on Ordovician sediments on undulating
slopes and ridges in the foothills of the South Coast.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
1
61%
2
8%
less informative
T
T
3
52%
2
2%
positive
Backhousia myrtifolia
T
T
5
43%
4
5%
less informative
Corymbia maculata
T
T
2
39%
3
4%
less informative
Angophora floribunda
T
T
2
35%
1
7%
less informative
Eucalyptus paniculata ssp. paniculata
T
T
3
30%
2
3%
less informative
Eucalyptus muelleriana
T
T
3
30%
3
5%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
Eucalyptus longifolia
Species
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
T
T
1
30%
2
5%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
61%
1
18%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
2
61%
2
10%
positive
Hibbertia aspera
M
Z
1
57%
2
7%
less informative
Ozothamnus argophyllus
M
S
2
52%
1
3%
positive
Notelaea venosa
M
S
1
52%
2
13%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
48%
1
17%
less informative
Acacia irrorata ssp. irrorata
M
S
2
48%
2
2%
less informative
Pittosporum revolutum
M
S
1
43%
2
7%
less informative
Macrozamia communis
M
A
1
39%
2
6%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
39%
1
14%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
74%
2
15%
positive
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
65%
1
17%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
65%
1
16%
less informative
Senecio lautus ssp. dissectifolius
L
F
1
61%
1
5%
less informative
Lepidosperma urophorum
L
V
2
57%
2
7%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
52%
2
27%
less informative
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
1
48%
1
8%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
2
48%
2
14%
less informative
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
1
48%
2
9%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
48%
1
13%
less informative
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
1
43%
2
12%
less informative
16
Vegetation Group 11: Coastal Shrub/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus globoidea - E. botryoides / Allocasuarina littoralis - Persoonia linearis / Lepidosperma
urophorum - Imperata cylindrica var. major - Entolasia marginata / Schelhammera undulata - Gonocarpus teucrioides
Description
Statistics
Coastal Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is an open forest up to 25 metres
in height dominated by E. botryoides and E. globoidea, with
occasionally Angophora floribunda. It has a scattered
understorey of Pittosporum undulatum and Acacia longifolia.
The ground cover has a dense sward of grasses Imperata
cylindrica, Entolasia stricta and Echinopogon ovataus
intermingled with sedges Lomandra longifolia, Lepidosperma
laterale and Lepidosperma urophorum. A low herb layer
contains Glycine clandestina, Viola hederacea, Desmodium
varians, Schelhammera undulata, Lagenifera stipitata, Pratia
purpurescens, and Hypericum gramineum.
Extant area (ha): 0
Pre-1750 area (ha): 170
Percentage Cleared: Statistic unreliable
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Not assessed
Mapping Reliability: 5/5 - Poor. Needs further confirmation as a
vegetation group.
Coastal Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is mainly found between
Moruya and Tilba Tilba on alluvial coastal soils at elevations
less than 20 metres.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
2
41%
2
8%
less informative
T
T
2
41%
3
3%
less informative
Angophora floribunda
T
T
1
35%
1
7%
less informative
Hibbertia aspera
M
Z
2
82%
2
7%
positive
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
2
59%
2
10%
positive
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
53%
1
18%
less informative
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
1
41%
2
9%
less informative
Acacia longifolia
M
S
1
41%
2
4%
less informative
Notelaea venosa
M
S
1
35%
2
13%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
35%
1
17%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
2
35%
1
14%
less informative
Cassytha glabella forma glabella
M
L
2
35%
1
2%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
1
82%
1
10%
less informative
Imperata cylindrica var. major
L
G
2
82%
2
6%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
82%
1
30%
positive
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
2
82%
1
16%
positive
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
2
76%
1
17%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
71%
1
20%
positive
Entolasia marginata
L
G
2
65%
2
5%
positive
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
2
59%
1
8%
positive
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
59%
1
17%
positive
Lepidosperma urophorum
L
V
4
53%
2
7%
positive
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
2
53%
1
17%
positive
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
53%
1
17%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
53%
2
15%
positive
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
53%
1
13%
less informative
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
2
47%
2
12%
less informative
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
2
47%
2
9%
less informative
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
1
47%
1
11%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
41%
2
20%
less informative
Kennedia rubicunda
L
F
2
41%
1
4%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
41%
2
21%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
35%
2
27%
less informative
Gahnia sieberiana
L
V
3
35%
2
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
Eucalyptus botryoides
Species
17
Vegetation Group 12: Coastal Hinterland (Buckenbowra) Shrub/Cycad Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Corymbia gummifera - Eucalyptus globoidea - E. sieberi - Macrozamia communis - Correa lawrenciana var.
lawrenciana - Acacia obtusifolia - Hibbertia aspera - Hibbertia dentata - Imperata cylindrica var. major - Viola hederacea Entolasia stricta - Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
Description
Statistics
Coastal Hinterland (Buckenbowra) Shrub/Cycad Dry Forest
is an open forest up to 25 metres in height, dominated by
Corymbia gummifera, with occasional trees of E. globoidea.
The tall shrub layer comprises mainly Macrozamia
communis and Acacia obtusifolia. The ground cover
comprises mainly grass Imperata cylindrica with scattered
low shrubs Playsace lanceolata and Leucopogon
lanceolatus, with a low cover of herbs Viola hederacea var.
hederacea and Pratia purpurascens, sedges such as Dianella
caerulea, ferns Blechnum cartilagineum and bracken
Pteridium esculentum.
Extant area (ha): 1 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 800
Percentage Cleared: 0 %
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 065 ha (61%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressure: Forest harvesting
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
This vegetation group is found only on the northern exposed
slopes and ridges on granites on Bolero Mountain, south of
the Kings Highway.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
90%
3
5%
positive
T
1
60%
2
8%
less informative
T
T
3
40%
3
11%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
1
100%
2
12%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
90%
1
18%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
80%
1
17%
less informative
Tetratheca thymifolia
M
Z
1
70%
2
5%
less informative
Hibbertia scandens
M
L
1
70%
1
3%
less informative
Macrozamia communis
M
A
3
60%
2
6%
positive
Correa lawrenciana var. lawrenciana
M
S
1
60%
2
1%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Corymbia gummifera
T
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
Eucalyptus sieberi
Species
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
60%
1
27%
less informative
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
3
60%
2
9%
positive
Tylophora barbata
M
L
1
50%
2
11%
less informative
Hibbertia aspera
M
Z
1
50%
2
7%
less informative
Hibbertia dentata
M
Z
1
40%
1
6%
less informative
Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa
M
Z
1
40%
2
5%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
2
40%
2
10%
less informative
Acacia longifolia
M
S
3
40%
2
4%
less informative
Imperata cylindrica var. major
L
G
1
90%
2
6%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
80%
1
20%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
1
80%
2
15%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
80%
1
16%
less informative
Blechnum cartilagineum
L
E
1
80%
2
9%
less informative
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
1
70%
1
8%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
1
70%
1
10%
less informative
Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia
L
F
1
70%
1
6%
less informative
Hydrocotyle geraniifolia
L
F
1
60%
2
1%
less informative
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
1
60%
2
9%
less informative
Calochlaena dubia
L
E
1
60%
2
6%
less informative
Dampiera purpurea
L
F
1
50%
2
1%
less informative
Xanthorrhoea concava
L
X
1
40%
1
2%
less informative
Scaevola ramosissima
L
F
1
40%
1
2%
less informative
Oplismenus aemulus
L
G
1
40%
1
2%
less informative
18
Vegetation Group 13: Rainshadow Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus agglomerata - Angophora floribunda - Allocasuarina littoralis - Leucopogon juniperinus - Pomax
umbellata - Poranthera microphylla - Phyllanthus hirtellus - Lepidosperma gunnii - Aristida vagans
This vegetation unit is equivalent to Map Unit W5:
Wadbilliga Gorge Dry Forest (Keith & Bedward (1999).
Description
Rainshadow Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest is an open
forest up to 20 metres in height, dominated by E.
agglomerata, Angophora floribunda with Allocasuarina
littoralis as an intermediate small tree layer. The ground
cover comprises small herbs Pomax umbellatus, Poranthera
microphylla, Phyllanthus hirtellus along with sedges
Lepidosperma laterale, Lomandra longifolia, and Lomandra
multiflora ssp. multiflora, intermixed with grass Microlaena
stipoides and Aristida vagans.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 10 100
Pre-1750 area (ha): 10 100
Percentage Cleared: 0 %
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 6 900 ha (68%)
Rainshadow Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest is confined to
rainshadow areas in the upper Deua and Belowra valleys on
Granites and Ordovician sediments. It occurs between 200
and 400 metres in elevation on exposed ridges and slopes in
the lower parts of these valleys.
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: None
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
69%
3
5%
positive
T
T
1
62%
1
7%
less informative
T
T
2
46%
2
8%
less informative
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
T
1
31%
3
11%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
100%
1
18%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
3
62%
2
10%
positive
Oxylobium ilicifolium
M
Z
1
46%
2
8%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
38%
2
12%
less informative
Leucopogon juniperinus
M
Z
2
38%
1
2%
less informative
Leptospermum trinervium
M
Z
1
31%
2
3%
less informative
Pomax umbellata
L
F
2
100%
1
6%
positive
Entolasia stricta
L
G
1
92%
2
15%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
2
77%
1
18%
positive
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
2
77%
1
17%
positive
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
69%
1
14%
less informative
Phyllanthus hirtellus
L
F
2
62%
1
4%
positive
Opercularia varia
L
F
1
62%
1
2%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
62%
2
27%
positive
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
1
62%
1
17%
less informative
Vernonia cinerea var. cinerea
L
F
1
54%
1
3%
less informative
Lepidosperma gunnii
L
V
2
54%
1
3%
positive
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
54%
1
16%
less informative
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
1
54%
1
8%
less informative
Aristida vagans
L
G
2
54%
1
2%
positive
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
2
46%
1
10%
less informative
Lomandra glauca
L
R
1
46%
2
5%
less informative
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
46%
1
17%
less informative
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
1
38%
1
7%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
1
31%
2
20%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
31%
1
17%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
31%
1
14%
less informative
Austrostipa rudis ssp. nervosa
L
G
1
31%
1
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus agglomerata
T
Angophora floribunda
Eucalyptus globoidea
Species
19
Vegetation Group 14: Northern Coastal Hinterland Shrub/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus punctata - E. fibrosa - Corymbia maculata – C. gummifera - Jacksonia scoparia - Daviesia
ulicifolia - Hakea sericea - Pomax umbellata - Themeda australis - Entolasia stricta - Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa Lomandra glauca - Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris - Caesia parviflora var. parviflora
Description
Statistics
Northern Coastal Hinterland Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is an
open forest up to 25 metres in height, and has a variable tree
layer comprising Eucalyptus fibrosa, Corymbia gummifera,
Corymbia maculata, and Eucalyptus punctata. The tall
shrub layer comprises Persoonia linearis, Macrozamia
communis, Jacksonia scoparia and Hakea sericea. Ground
cover includes Entolasia stricta and Themeda australis, with
sedges Dianella revoluta var. revoluta, Lepidosperma
laterale, and Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa, and
Lomandra glauca, and low shrubs Pomax umbellatus and
Daviesia ulicifolia.
Extant area (ha): 6 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 7 100
Percentage Cleared: 0 %
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 900 ha (27%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Inappropriate fire regimes
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 -Reasonable
This vegetation group is confined to the lower immediate
valleys of the Lower Shoalhaven on exposed slopes and
ridges. It occurs between 20 and 200 metres in elevation on
soils derived from Permian mudstones.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
1
88%
3
3%
less informative
T
T
3
75%
1
1%
positive
T
T
3
63%
3
4%
positive
Corymbia gummifera
T
T
2
63%
3
5%
positive
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
100%
1
18%
positive
Macrozamia communis
M
A
1
100%
2
6%
less informative
Jacksonia scoparia
M
S
2
75%
1
0%
positive
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
2
75%
2
9%
positive
Oxylobium ilicifolium
M
Z
1
63%
2
8%
less informative
Acacia ulicifolia
M
Z
1
63%
1
3%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
50%
1
11%
less informative
Hakea sericea
M
Z
2
50%
1
1%
positive
Pomax umbellata
L
F
2
100%
1
6%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
2
88%
2
20%
positive
Patersonia sericea
L
R
1
88%
2
3%
less informative
Panicum simile
L
G
1
88%
1
1%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
1
88%
1
6%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
88%
2
15%
positive
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
1
88%
1
7%
less informative
Phyllanthus hirtellus
L
F
1
75%
1
4%
less informative
Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa
L
R
3
75%
1
4%
positive
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
2
75%
1
17%
positive
Laxmannia gracilis
L
F
1
75%
1
0%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
2
75%
1
14%
positive
Lomandra obliqua
L
R
1
63%
1
3%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
50%
2
27%
positive
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
50%
1
14%
less informative
Lomandra glauca
L
R
2
50%
2
5%
positive
Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris
L
F
2
50%
1
2%
positive
Caesia parviflora var. parviflora
L
B
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Aristida vagans
L
G
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus punctata
T
Eucalyptus fibrosa
Corymbia maculata
Species
20
Vegetation Group 15: North East Tableland Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi – E. agglomerata / Persoonia linearis - Allocasuarina littoralis - Lomatia ilicifolia /
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea - Lomandra obliqua - Phyllanthus hirtellus
Description
Statistics
North East Tableland Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest up
to 20 metres in height, and has a variable tree layer of
Eucalyptus agglomerata, E. globoidea and E. punctata. It
has a sparse tall shrub layer of Persoonia linearis,
Allocasuarina littoralis, Hakea dactyliodes and Lomatia
silaifolia. The ground layer is mainly small sedges
comprising Dianella revoluta var. revoluta and Lomandra
obliqua, and grasses Entolasia stricta and Micolaena
stipoides.
Extant area (ha): 76 000
This vegetation group occurs on Permian mudstone in the
middle Shoalhaven and Wollondilly catchments, mainly on
upper slopes of varying exposure. It is found between 500
and 800 metres in elevation. It may occur further north in
the southern Blue Mountains area.
Environmental Pressures: Clearing
Pre-1750 area (ha): 140 600
Percentage Cleared: 46%
Bioregion: South-east Highlands and Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 15 000 (11%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
72%
3
11%
positive
T
T
3
66%
3
5%
positive
T
T
3
41%
2
8%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
Eucalyptus agglomerata
Eucalyptus globoidea
Species
Eucalyptus punctata
T
T
2
38%
3
3%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
83%
1
18%
positive
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
3
62%
2
10%
positive
Lomatia ilicifolia
M
Z
2
45%
1
4%
less informative
Hakea dactyloides
M
S
1
45%
2
3%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
38%
1
21%
less informative
Hibbertia empetrifolia
M
Z
2
38%
1
2%
less informative
Rhytidosporum procumbens
M
S
1
31%
1
1%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
31%
1
17%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
2
83%
1
5%
positive
Lomandra obliqua
L
R
1
55%
1
3%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
55%
1
14%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
52%
1
13%
less informative
Pomax umbellata
L
F
2
48%
1
6%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
48%
2
27%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
48%
2
15%
less informative
Phyllanthus hirtellus
L
F
1
34%
1
4%
less informative
Lepidosperma gunnii
L
V
1
34%
1
3%
less informative
Patersonia longifolia
L
R
1
31%
1
1%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
31%
1
17%
less informative
21
Vegetation Group 16: Shoalhaven Gorge Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus agglomerata - Eucalyptus punctata - Eucalyptus bosistoana / Acacia parramattensis / Lissanthe
strigosa - Olearia viscidula - Bursaria spinosa / Dianella revoluta var. revoluta - Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
Description
Statistics
Shoalhaven Gorge Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest up to 25
metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus agglomerata and
E. punctata, E. moluccana is an occasional sub-dominant. It has
a sparse ground cover layer dominated by grasses Chionochloa
pallida and Microlaena stipoides, and occasionally Danthonia
longifolia, with small sedges Dianella revoluta var. revoluta,
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea, and Lomandra multiflora ssp.
multiflora. Scattered small herbs form a sparse layer in between
the sedge and grass layer, and include Goodenia hederacea ssp.
hederacea, Opercularia varia, Gonocarpus tetragynus, and
Oxalis perrinans.
Extant area (ha): 23 900
This vegetation group is found between Goodmans Ford and
Mongarlowe in the Upper Shoalhavent on upper slopes of
Permian and Ordovician sediments. It lies with a narrow band of
elevation between 500 and 700 metres.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 32 400
Percentage Cleared: 26%
Bioregion: South-East Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 11 000 (34%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Clearing
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
64%
3
5%
positive
T
3
55%
3
3%
positive
T
T
3
45%
2
2%
less informative
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
T
3
36%
2
8%
less informative
Lissanthe strigosa
M
Z
1
73%
1
2%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
55%
1
18%
less informative
Olearia viscidula
M
S
1
45%
2
1%
less informative
Bursaria spinosa
M
S
2
45%
2
7%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
36%
1
21%
less informative
Acacia parramattensis
M
S
3
36%
1
1%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
2
82%
1
14%
positive
Opercularia varia
L
F
1
64%
1
2%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
2
64%
1
7%
positive
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
55%
1
8%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
55%
2
27%
positive
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
2
55%
1
14%
positive
Joycea pallida
L
G
2
55%
2
12%
positive
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
55%
1
16%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
2
55%
1
6%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
55%
1
30%
less informative
Senecio species E
L
F
1
45%
1
11%
less informative
Dichelachne parva
L
G
1
45%
1
1%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
36%
2
23%
less informative
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
1
36%
1
8%
less informative
Daucus glochidiatus
L
F
1
36%
1
5%
less informative
Danthonia longifolia
L
G
2
36%
2
3%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
36%
1
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus agglomerata
T
Eucalyptus punctata
T
Eucalyptus bosistoana
Species
22
Vegetation Group 17: Kowmung Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus punctata – E. agglomerata / Persoonia linearis - Micrantheum ericoides - Oxylobium
ilicifolium - Stypandra glauca / Pomax umbellata - Lomandra glauca - Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
Southern Blue Mountains. It is found on shallow skeletal soils on
exposed slopes and ridges on Devonian sediments.
Description
Kowmung Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest up to 25 metres in
height, dominated by Eucalyptus punctata, occasionally with E.
agglomerata. A sparse tall shrub layer comprises Persoonia
linearis and Leptomeria acida. The small shrub layer contains
Stypandra glauca, Oxylobium ilicifolium, and Hardenbergia
violacea, and Lomatia silaifolia. The open ground cover
comprises herbs and graminoids Pomax umbellata, Micrantheum
ericoides, Lomandra glauca, Lomandra multiflora ssp.
multiflora, Goodenia hederacea, Dianella caerulaea var.
caerulea, Gonocarpus teucrioides, Dampiera purparescens and
Pratia purpurascens.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 4 600
Pre-1750 area (ha): 4 800
Percentage Cleared: 4 %
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 4 200 (88%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
This vegetation group lies within 450 and 800 metres in
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to Reasonable
elevation in the middle Kowmung and Murrun catchments in the
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
93%
2
2%
positive
T
T
3
52%
3
5%
positive
T
T
2
33%
3
11%
less informative
Eucalyptus blaxlandii
T
T
2
33%
3
1%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
93%
1
18%
positive
Micrantheum ericoides
M
Z
2
63%
2
0%
positive
Oxylobium ilicifolium
M
Z
2
56%
2
7%
positive
Lomatia silaifolia
M
Z
2
41%
2
1%
less informative
Leptomeria acida
M
S
3
37%
1
1%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
33%
1
27%
less informative
Stypandra glauca
L
V
3
93%
2
4%
positive
Pomax umbellata
L
F
2
70%
1
6%
positive
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
2
56%
1
14%
positive
Lomandra glauca
L
R
2
56%
2
5%
positive
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
2
56%
1
16%
positive
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
2
52%
1
5%
positive
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
2
48%
1
9%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
2
48%
1
16%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
2
44%
1
10%
less informative
Dampiera purpurea
L
F
2
44%
2
1%
less informative
Lomandra obliqua
L
R
2
37%
1
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus punctata
T
Eucalyptus agglomerata
Eucalyptus sieberi
Species
23
Vegetation Group 18: Southern Coastal Hinterland Moist Shrub/Vine/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus muelleriana – E. cypellocarpa / Hibbertia dentata - Leucopogon lanceolatus var.
lanceolatus - Notelaea venosa - Elaeocarpus reticulatus / Cissus hypoglauca - Tylophora barbata - Geitonoplesium
cymosum
Kangaroo Valleys. This vegetation group is comparable to
map unit 14: Hinterland Wet Shrub Forest in the Eden CRA
Region (Keith and Bedward 1999).
Description
Southern Coastal Hinterland Moist Shrub/Vine/Grass Forest is
a tall open forest usually over 30 metres in height, dominated
by Eucalyptus muelleriana with E. cypellocarpa. The
understorey comprises Hibbertia dentata, Elaeocarpus
reticulatus, Notolea venosa, and Acacia falciformis. The
ground cover is a mixture of vines, including Geitenoplesium
cymosum, Tylophora barbata, Cissus hypoglauca, Eustrephus
latifolius, Pandorea pandorana, and ferns Pteridium
esculentum and Doodia aspera.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 49 200
Pre-1750 area (ha): 49 900
Percentage Cleared: 1%
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Southern Coastal Hinterland Moist Shrub/Vine/Grass Forest is
widespread in gullies and sheltered slopes belw 400 metres
elevation on the footslopes of the South Coast escarpment. It
is found mainly on Ordovician sediments between lower
Yadboro and lower Tuross catchments. Small outliers occur
in the sheltered upper slopes of the middle Shoalhaven and
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 26 300 ha (53%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Forest harvesting
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
72%
3
4%
positive
T
T
1
64%
3
4%
less informative
T
T
1
50%
2
7%
less informative
Hibbertia dentata
M
Z
2
88%
1
5%
positive
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
1
86%
2
14%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
86%
1
13%
less informative
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
2
81%
1
10%
positive
Tylophora barbata
M
L
2
74%
2
10%
positive
Notelaea venosa
M
S
2
69%
2
12%
positive
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
2
69%
1
10%
positive
Acacia falciformis
M
S
1
60%
2
9%
less informative
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
1
55%
2
8%
less informative
Pittosporum revolutum
M
S
1
55%
2
7%
less informative
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
2
52%
2
10%
positive
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
50%
1
16%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
43%
1
27%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
2
40%
2
10%
less informative
Ozothamnus argophyllus
M
S
3
36%
1
3%
less informative
Smilax australis
L
L
2
81%
2
14%
positive
Poa meionectes
L
G
2
74%
2
13%
positive
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
66%
1
16%
less informative
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
2
64%
1
8%
positive
Goodenia ovata
L
F
1
60%
2
4%
less informative
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
2
55%
2
11%
positive
Doodia aspera
L
E
2
55%
2
10%
positive
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
55%
1
13%
less informative
Gahnia melanocarpa
L
V
1
53%
1
4%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
52%
1
19%
less informative
Blechnum cartilagineum
L
E
2
48%
2
9%
less informative
Calochlaena dubia
L
E
3
40%
2
6%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus muelleriana
T
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
Synoum glandulosum
Species
24
Vegetation Group 19: Coastal Escarpment and Hinterland Dry Shrub/Fern Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus muelleriana - Angophora floribunda / Acacia falciformis - Platysace lanceolata - Leucopogon
lanceolatus var. lanceolatus - Acacia obtusifolia - Oxylobium ilicifolium - Ozothamnus argophyllus - Hibbertia dentata /
Poranthera microphylla - Pomax umbellata
between 150 and 600 metres. It is found mainly on soils
derived from Ordovician sediments.
Description
Coastal Escarpment and Hinterland Dry Shrub/Fern Forest is
an open forest up to 25 metres tall, dominated by Eucalyptus
muelleriana with Angophora floribunda. The tall shrub layer
comprises mainly Acacia falciformis and A. obtusifolia. The
ground cover is mainly a mixture of low shrubs Leucopogon
lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus, Platysace lanceolatus, and
Oxylobium ilicifolium and bracken Pteridium esculentum and
herbs and graminoids Dianella caerulaea var. caerulea,
Clematis aristata, Lomandra longifolia, Poranthera
microphylla, Billardiera scandens, and Hardenbergia
violacea, and scattered grasses Microlaena stipoides and
Entolasia stricta.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 62 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 62 900
Percentage Cleared: 1%
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 36 100 ha (57%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Forest harvesting & inapprop
This vegetation group is distributed between the Upper
Yadboro, Deua, and Middle Tuross catchments at elevations
riate fire regimes
Mapping Reliability: Moderate - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
89%
3
5%
positive
T
T
3
57%
1
7%
positive
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
T
T
1
43%
2
5%
less informative
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
T
2
31%
3
11%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
89%
1
18%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
69%
1
26%
less informative
Acacia falciformis
M
S
3
66%
2
9%
positive
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
63%
2
12%
positive
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
63%
1
17%
positive
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
2
63%
2
9%
positive
Oxylobium ilicifolium
M
Z
2
43%
2
7%
less informative
Ozothamnus argophyllus
M
S
1
37%
1
3%
less informative
Hibbertia dentata
M
Z
1
37%
1
6%
less informative
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
1
37%
1
10%
less informative
Geitonoplesiumcymosum
M
L
1
34%
2
11%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
34%
1
14%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
86%
1
16%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
49%
1
18%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
49%
2
27%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
1
46%
2
15%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
43%
1
16%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
43%
1
13%
less informative
Pomax umbellata
L
F
1
37%
1
6%
less informative
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
1
31%
1
17%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus muelleriana
T
Angophora floribunda
Species
25
Vegetation Group 20: Coastal Hinterland Ecotonal Gully Rainforest
Indicator Species: Synoum glandulosum - Acmena smithii - Elaeocarpus reticulatus / Cissus hypoglauca - Callicoma
serratifolia - Tristaniopsis collina - Cyathea australis - Psychotria loniceroides / Marsdenia rostrata - Blechnum
cartilagineum - Calochlaena dubia
Description
between 50 and 500 metres in elevation on alluvium in
sheltered gullies along the breadth of the South Coast.
Coastal Hinterland Ecotonal Gully Rainforest is an ecotonal
closed forest up to 25 metres tall with multiple layers of
vegetation. The tree layer is a mixture of Acmena smithii,
Synoum glandulosum with an intermediate tree layer of
Elaeocarpus reticulatus, Tristaniopsis collina, and Callicome
serratifolia. The lower shrub layer comprises shrubs Notolaea
venosa, Acacia mablelliae, with tree ferns including Livistona
australis and Cyathea australis. A variable ground cover
includes ferns Calochlaena dubia, Doodia aspera, and
bracken Pteridium esculentum intermixed with scattered vines
Cissus hypoglauca, Eustrephus latifolius, Morinda
jasminoides, Tylophora barbata.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 3 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 3 300
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 800 ha (55%)
This vegetation group is scattered in small patches from south
of Jervis Bay to Mimosa Rocks. It has been difficult to map
because of few of the API polygons are narrow enough to map
this riparian vegetation group. The sites indicate that it occurs
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: None
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
2
63%
2
7%
positive
T
T
2
59%
3
8%
positive
T
T
2
33%
3
4%
less informative
Backhousia myrtifolia
T
T
3
31%
4
5%
less informative
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
2
85%
1
9%
positive
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
2
81%
2
9%
positive
Cyathea australis
M
D
2
70%
2
8%
positive
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
1
63%
2
14%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
63%
1
14%
less informative
Notelaea venosa
M
S
1
56%
2
12%
less informative
Morinda jasminoides
M
L
1
54%
3
9%
less informative
Tylophora barbata
M
L
1
52%
2
10%
less informative
Callicoma serratifolia
M
Z
3
52%
2
2%
positive
Tristaniopsis collina
M
S
3
50%
2
1%
positive
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
2
50%
2
12%
positive
Livistona australis
M
P
1
48%
2
4%
less informative
Hibbertia dentata
M
Z
1
48%
1
5%
less informative
Acacia mabellae
M
S
2
43%
2
2%
less informative
Pittosporum revolutum
M
S
1
37%
2
7%
less informative
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
1
37%
2
11%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
31%
1
17%
less informative
Blechnum cartilagineum
L
E
3
93%
2
8%
positive
Calochlaena dubia
L
E
2
81%
2
5%
positive
Smilax australis
L
L
2
72%
2
14%
positive
Doodia aspera
L
E
2
59%
2
10%
positive
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
1
57%
2
12%
less informative
Psychotria loniceroides
L
F
2
52%
2
5%
positive
Pseuderanthemum variabile
L
F
2
50%
2
6%
positive
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
1
48%
1
8%
less informative
Smilax glyciphylla
L
L
1
43%
1
3%
less informative
Gahnia melanocarpa
L
V
1
43%
1
4%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Synoum glandulosum
T
Acmena smithii
Eupomatia laurina
Species
26
Vegetation Group 21: Northern Foothills Moist Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Corymbia maculata - Synoum glandulosum - Eucalyptus pilularis – E. paniculata ssp. paniculata / Elaeocarpus reticulatus - Acacia mabellae - Macrozamia communis - Cissus hypoglauca - Breynia oblongifolia - Hibbertia aspera
- / Gahnia melanocarpa - Pteridium esculentum /Entolasia stricta
Northern Foothills Moist Shrub Forest is a tall open forest
over 30 metres tall comprising a variable tree canopy. In the
southern end of its range Corymbia maculata and Eucalyptus
pilularis dominate the tree canopy whereas in the north
Syncarpia glomulifera and E. saligna tend to be more
dominant. An intermediate tree layer comprises Synoum
glandulosum, Elaeocarpus reticulatus, Notolea longifolia,
Acacia mabelliae, and Persoonia linearis. An intermediate
shrub layer contains Macrozamia communis, Hibbertia
aspera, and Breynia oblongifolia. A variable ground cover of
sedges Gahnia melanocarpa, Lomandra longifolia, and
Lepidosperma urophorum, is intertwined with vines Smilax
australis, Parsonsia straminea, Clematis aristata, Pandorea
pandorana and Morinda jasminoides. Ferns such as
Calochlaena dubia and Doodia aspera form small patches in
amongst the rest of the ground cover.
escarpment and in the lower Shoalhaven and Kangaroo Valley
valleys. It is found mainly between 20 and 250 metres in
elevation on deep clay soils.
This vegetation group is found on sheltered slopes on
Ordovician sediments in the rolling coastal foothills in the
Clyde-Kioloa area. Further to the North, it is found in
sheltered gullies and slopes on the Permian mudstone
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 67 100
Pre-1750 area (ha): 87 700
Percentage Cleared: 23%
Bioregion: South-east Corner, Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 23 400 ha (26%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressues: Clearing
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
71%
3
3%
positive
T
T
2
67%
2
7%
positive
Eucalyptus pilularis
T
T
2
56%
3
2%
positive
Eucalyptus paniculata ssp. paniculata
T
T
2
47%
3
3%
less informative
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
2
91%
2
9%
positive
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
1
82%
1
9%
less informative
Macrozamia communis
M
A
1
75%
2
5%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
75%
1
14%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
71%
1
16%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
69%
1
18%
less informative
Tylophora barbata
M
L
1
67%
2
10%
less informative
Breynia oblongifolia
M
S
1
60%
1
8%
less informative
Notelaea longifolia forma longifolia
M
S
2
58%
1
2%
positive
Hibbertia dentata
M
Z
1
58%
1
5%
less informative
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
1
58%
1
11%
less informative
Parsonsia straminea
M
L
1
55%
2
6%
less informative
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
1
53%
2
14%
less informative
Hibbertia aspera
M
Z
2
53%
2
6%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Corymbia maculata
T
Synoum glandulosum
Species
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
53%
1
26%
less informative
Acacia mabellae
M
S
2
53%
2
2%
positive
Morinda jasminoides
M
L
1
51%
3
9%
less informative
Notelaea venosa
M
S
2
44%
2
12%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
76%
2
14%
positive
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
76%
1
16%
less informative
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
1
67%
1
8%
less informative
Smilax australis
L
L
1
56%
2
14%
less informative
Pseuderanthemum variabile
L
F
1
56%
2
6%
less informative
Gahnia melanocarpa
L
V
2
53%
1
4%
positive
Desmodium varians
L
F
1
53%
1
17%
less informative
Psychotria loniceroides
L
F
1
51%
2
5%
less informative
27
Vegetation Group 22: Southern Coastal Hind Dune/Headland Scrub
Indicator Species: Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia - Melaleuca armillaris - Acacia sophorae - Monotoca
elliptica - Leucopogon parviflorus - Hibbertia obtusifolia - Correa reflexa var. reflexa - Rhagodia candolleana ssp.
candolleana / Oxalis perennans - Pteridium esculentum - Dichondra repens - Kennedia rubicunda
Southern Coastal Hind Dune/Headland Scrub is a shrubland
dominated by Banksia integrifolia, together with a sparse
cover of Acacia sophorae. A sparse lower shrub layer of
bracken Pteridium esculentum, Lomandra longifolia and
shrubs Leucopogon parvifolius and Monotoca elliptica is
interwoven with a low sparse ground cover of grasses Poa
meionectes and Entolasia stricta, together with herbs Oxalis
perrinans, Pratia purpurescens, and Glycine clandestina.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 200
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1400
Percentage Cleared: 86%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Southern Coastal Hind Dune/Headland Scrub is found in
coastal hind dunes. No sites of this vegetation map were
sampled within the Southern CRA Region. It was mapped in
the Southern CRA Region in conjunction with ecosystem
number 23. An equivalent map unit 61 is found in the Eden
CRA Region (Keith and Bedward 1999).
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 40 ha (5%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Residential development
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
2
100%
2
1%
positive
T
T
4
33%
2
0%
less informative
Acacia sophorae
M
S
1
78%
2
0%
less informative
Monotoca elliptica
M
Z
1
67%
1
1%
less informative
Leucopogon parviflorus
M
Z
1
67%
2
0%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
44%
1
21%
less informative
Correa reflexa var. reflexa
M
S
1
44%
1
4%
less informative
Rhagodia candolleana ssp. candolleana
M
S
1
33%
2
0%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
89%
1
8%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
1
56%
2
21%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
1
44%
1
10%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
1
44%
2
14%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
44%
1
17%
less informative
Kennedia rubicunda
L
F
1
44%
1
4%
less informative
Isolepis nodosa
L
V
1
44%
2
1%
less informative
Zoysia macrantha
L
G
1
33%
2
0%
less informative
Senecio lautus ssp. maritimus
L
F
1
33%
2
0%
less informative
Poa poiformis
L
G
3
33%
2
1%
less informative
Imperata cylindrica var. major
L
G
3
33%
2
6%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
33%
1
30%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
1
33%
2
15%
less informative
Dichelachne crinita
L
G
1
33%
1
3%
less informative
1
44%
3
0%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia
T
Melaleuca armillaris
Species
Carpobrotus glaucescens
28
Vegetation Group 23: Southern Coastal Dune Scrub complex
Indicator Species: Acacia sophorae - Leucopogon parviflorus / Spinifex sericeus - Zoysia macrantha - Isolepis
nodosa - Calystegia soldanella - Austrofestuca littoralis - Actites megalocarpa
Description
Statistics
Southern Coastal Dune Scrub complex has a variable shrub
and grass layer, made up of Acacia sophoraea, Spinifex
sericeus, and Banksia integrifolia. The patchy ground cover
includes Isolepsis nodosa, Carex longebrachiata, Desmodium
varians, and Carpobrotus glaucescens.
Extant area (ha): 1 500
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 700
Percentage Cleared: 7%
Bioregion: South-east Corner, Sydney Basin
It occurs from south of Kiama down to Wallaga Lake in
moister zones on deep aeolian soils on middle sand dunes.
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 885 ha (52%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Residential development
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable. It is possibly too fine
to map accurately at a regional scale
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
5
75%
2
1%
positive
M
Z
2
50%
1
0%
positive
L
G
3
100%
1
0%
positive
Zoysia macrantha
L
G
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Isolepis nodosa
L
V
3
50%
2
1%
positive
Calystegia soldanella
L
M
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Austrofestuca littoralis
L
G
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Actites megalocarpa
L
F
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Acacia sophorae
M
Leucopogon parviflorus
Spinifex sericeus
Species
29
Vegetation Group 24: Coastal Wet Heath Swamp Forest
Indicator Species: Casuarina glauca / Myoporum acuminatum - Melaleuca ericifolia / Parsonsia straminea / Gahnia
clarkei - Viola hederacea.
Description
Statistics
Coastal Wet Heath Swamp Forest is a low-forest up to 10
metres tall, dominated by Casuarina glauca. In the
intermediate shrub layer Melaleuca ericifolia occurs along
with Myoporum acuminatum, Acacia longifolia var. longifolia
and Parsonsia straminea. The ground cover is variable and
includes cutting grass Gahnia clarkei, along with sedges
Baumea juncea, and herbs Viola hederacea.
Extant area (ha): 4 100
Coastal Wet Heath Swamp Forest is restricted to acid sulphate
soils above semi saline flats along the edges and low lying
tributaries of coastal lagoons. It occurs between Seven Mile
Beach and Bermagui. Further to the south in the Eden CRA
Region, Map Unit 63 (Keith and Bedward 1999) replaces this
ecosystem.
Vulnerability Class: 3
Pre-1750 area (ha): 10 900
Percentage Cleared: 62%
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 000 ha (12%)
Environmental Pressures: Residential development
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
83%
3
1%
positive
L
1
83%
1
5%
less informative
M
L
2
67%
2
6%
positive
M
S
3
67%
0
0%
positive
Melaleuca ericifolia
M
Z
4
67%
3
1%
positive
Acacia longifolia
M
S
2
50%
2
4%
positive
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
3
33%
2
12%
less informative
Gahnia clarkei
L
V
4
100%
2
2%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
83%
1
20%
positive
Lobelia alata
L
F
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Baumea juncea
L
V
4
50%
3
0%
positive
Juncus kraussii ssp. australiensis
L
R
5
33%
1
0%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Casuarina glauca
T
Stephania japonica var. discolor
M
Parsonsia straminea
Myoporum acuminatum
Species
30
Vegetation Group 25: South Coast Swamp Forest complex
Indicator Species: Casuarina glauca - Avicennia marina var. australasica - Acacia sophorae / Lyperanthus
suaveolens - Apium prostratum ssp. prostratum var. prostratum - Enchylaena tomentosa
Description
Statistics
South Coast Swamp Forest complex- Casuarina glauca is a
dense forest up to 15 metres tall, dominated by Casuarina
glauca, with Acacia sophorae and Avicennia marina. The
ground cover is sparse with herbs and graminoids including
Commersonia cyanea, Pratia purpurescens, and Rhagodia
candolleana ssp. candolleana.
Extant area (ha): 1 800
South Coast Swamp Forest complex occurs in less wet
situations than vegetation type 24, in the upper reaches of
major river estuaries and tributaries between Seven Mile
Beach and Wallaga Lake.
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 535 ha (3%)
Pre-1750 area (ha): 15 900
Percentage Cleared: 89%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, Residential development,
and weed infestation
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Casuarina glauca
T
T
4
100%
2
1%
positive
Avicennia marina var. australasica
T
T
3
40%
0
0%
positive
Solanum pungetium
M
S
1
60%
1
5%
less informative
Acacia sophorae
M
S
2
60%
2
1%
positive
Rhagodia candolleana ssp. candolleana
M
S
3
40%
2
0%
less informative
Suaeda australis
L
C
3
40%
2
0%
less informative
Sarcocornia quinqueflora ssp. quinqueflora
L
C
2
40%
2
0%
less informative
Samolus repens
L
F
2
40%
1
0%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
2
40%
1
10%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
40%
2
21%
less informative
Dendrobium teretifolium
L
B
2
40%
2
0%
less informative
Commelina cyanea
L
F
2
40%
1
1%
less informative
2
40%
2
0%
less informative
Tetragonia tetragonoides
31
Vegetation Group 27: Ecotonal Coastal Swamp Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus botryoides – E. tereticornis / Casuarina glauca - Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia /
Breynia oblongifolia - Acacia longifolia / Oplismenus imbecillis - Entolasia marginata - Echinopogon ovatus Imperata cylindrica var. major - Carex longebrachiata
Description
Statistics
Ecotonal Coastal Swamp Forest is an open forest up to 20
metres tall, dominated by Casuarina glauca, with E.
botryoides. The tall shrub layer is a variable mixture of
Banksia integrifolia and Acacia longifolia. The ground cover
is an open cover of sedges Lomandra longifolia, Carex
longebrachiata and Isolepsis nodosa, grasses Oplismenus
imbecillus, Echinopogon ovaus, and Imperata cylindrica, and
Commelina cyanea, as well as herbs Dichondra repens,
Desmodium varians, and Glycine clandestina.
Extant area (ha): 850
This ecosystem is found on periodically inundated gley soils
in hind-dune environments.
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, and urban development
Pre-1750 area (ha): 10 400
Percentage Cleared: 92%
Bioregion: South-east Corner, Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 390 ha (7%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
71%
3
1%
positive
T
T
2
59%
2
1%
positive
Eucalyptus botryoides
T
T
4
41%
2
3%
less informative
Parsonsia straminea
M
L
1
59%
2
6%
less informative
Breynia oblongifolia
M
S
2
53%
1
9%
positive
Acacia longifolia
M
S
2
53%
2
4%
positive
Solanumpungetium
M
S
1
47%
1
5%
less informative
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
2
41%
2
9%
less informative
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
1
41%
2
12%
less informative
Pittosporum revolutum
M
S
2
35%
1
7%
less informative
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
2
82%
2
12%
positive
Entolasia marginata
L
G
2
82%
2
5%
positive
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
2
65%
1
11%
positive
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
65%
2
21%
positive
Imperata cylindrica var. major
L
G
2
59%
2
6%
positive
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
59%
1
17%
positive
Carex longebrachiata
L
V
2
59%
2
2%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
53%
2
27%
positive
Isolepis nodosa
L
V
2
53%
2
0%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
53%
1
30%
positive
Commelina cyanea
L
F
2
53%
1
1%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
47%
1
20%
less informative
Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides
L
F
2
47%
2
7%
less informative
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
2
41%
2
10%
less informative
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
2
41%
1
11%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
2
41%
1
10%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
41%
1
16%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
35%
2
20%
less informative
Senecio linearifolius
L
F
1
35%
1
8%
less informative
Kennedia rubicunda
L
F
2
35%
1
4%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Casuarina glauca
T
Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia
Species
32
Vegetation Group 28: Coastal Sands Blackbutt-Old Man Banksia Shrub-Fern Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus botryoides - Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia - Eucalyptus pilularis / Banksia
serrata - Monotoca elliptica - Marsdenia rostrata - Allocasuarina littoralis - Stephania japonica var. discolor Acacia longifolia - Hibbertia scandens / Imperata cylindrica var. major - Lepidosperma concavum - Schelhammera
undulata
Description
Statistics
Coastal Sands Blackbutt-Old Man Banksia Shrub-Fern Forest
is an open forest dominated by Eucalyptus botryoides, with
occasionally E. pilularis. There may be a sparse cover a mall
tree layer of Banksia serrata. A mistratum layer may also
comprise Allocasuarina littoralis, Acacia longifolia, and
Breynia oblongifolia. A moderate cover in the ground cover
layer usually consists of bracken Pteridium esculentum,
Lomandra longifolia and grass Imperata cylindrica var. major.
A sparse cover of twiners, Marsdenia rostrata, Glycine
clandestina, and herbs Pratia purpurescens, and
Schelhammera undulata can be found in the ground layer.
Extant area (ha): 3 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 4 200
Percentage Cleared: 10%
Bioregion: South-east Corner, Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 700 ha (340%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Clearing and urban development
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable.
Coastal Sands Blackbutt-Old Man Banksia Shrub-Fern Forest
is distributed from about Seven Mile Beach in the Shoalhaven
down to Tuross Heads on flat sand-dunes, usually behind
vegetation groups 22 or 23, which are part of the fore and hind
dune vegetation complex.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
80%
2
2%
positive
T
3
53%
2
1%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus botryoides
T
Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia
T
Species
Eucalyptus pilularis
T
T
3
33%
3
3%
less informative
Banksia serrata
M
S
3
67%
3
2%
positive
Monotoca elliptica
M
Z
2
60%
1
1%
positive
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
2
53%
2
12%
positive
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
3
53%
2
10%
positive
Stephania japonica var. discolor
M
L
1
47%
1
5%
less informative
Acacia longifolia
M
S
2
47%
2
4%
less informative
Hibbertia scandens
M
L
2
40%
1
3%
less informative
Breynia oblongifolia
M
S
1
40%
1
9%
less informative
Macrozamia communis
M
A
3
33%
2
6%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
33%
1
21%
less informative
Imperata cylindrica var. major
L
G
2
67%
2
6%
positive
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
1
53%
2
9%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
47%
1
30%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
40%
1
20%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
1
40%
2
20%
less informative
Lepidosperma concavum
L
V
4
40%
2
1%
less informative
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
1
40%
1
17%
less informative
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
1
33%
1
8%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
1
33%
1
10%
less informative
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
33%
1
17%
less informative
33
Vegetation Group 29: Northern Coastal Sands Shrub/Fern Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus pilularis Corymbia gummifera / Elaeocarpus reticulatus - Monotoca elliptica Banksia serrata / Pteridium esculentum / Gonocarpus teucrioides - Lepidosperma laterale
Description
Statistics
Northern Coastal Sands Shrub/Fern Forest is an open forest
dominated by E. pilularis, with Coyrymbia gummifera, with
some occasional patches of Turpentine. The shrub layer
usually comprises Elaeocarpus reticulatus, Banksia serrata,
Monotoca elliptica, and Acacia longifolia. Ground cover is
mainly sedges Lomandra longifolia and Lepidosperma
laterale, with graminoids Enolasia stricta, Dianella Caerulea
car caerulea, and Patersonia glabrata.
Extant area (ha): 1 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 4 400
Percentage Cleared: 57%
Bioregion: South-east Corner, Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 700 ha (39%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
This vegetation group is mainly found in the low foothills
behind Jervis Bay and Ulladulla. It occurs on moderately deep
silty loam, derived from Permian mudstones at elevations
below 100 metres. Some smaller outliers of this vegetation
group are found further south towards Jervis Bay.
Environmental Pressures: Clearing and urban development
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
77%
3
3%
positive
T
3
54%
3
5%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus pilularis
T
Corymbia gummifera
T
Species
Syncarpia glomulifera
T
T
4
31%
3
2%
less informative
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
2
69%
1
10%
positive
Monotoca elliptica
M
Z
2
62%
1
1%
positive
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
62%
1
17%
less informative
Banksia serrata
M
S
3
62%
3
2%
positive
Hibbertia scandens
M
L
1
46%
1
3%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
38%
1
18%
less informative
Acacia longifolia
M
S
2
38%
2
4%
less informative
Hibbertia linearis
M
Z
1
31%
1
0%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
4
31%
2
10%
less informative
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
2
77%
2
9%
positive
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
4
54%
1
17%
positive
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
46%
1
16%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
46%
2
15%
less informative
Patersonia glabrata
L
R
2
38%
2
4%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
38%
1
16%
less informative
Smilax australis
L
L
1
31%
2
15%
less informative
Gahnia sieberiana
L
V
3
31%
2
2%
less informative
34
Vegetation Group 30: Jervis Bay Shrub/Palm Moist Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus botryoides - Eucalyptus pilularis / Acmena smithii - Synoum glandulosum - - Notelaea
longifolia forma longifolia - Livistona australis / Cissus hypoglauca - Gahnia clarkei
Jervis Bay Shrub/Palm Moist Forest is an open forest forest,
dominated by E. botryoides, with Eucalyptus pilularis. The
tall moist shrub understorey comprises a variety of shrubs,
including Notelea longifolia, Endiandra sieberi, Livistona
australis, Acmena smithii, and Synoum glandulosum. The
ground cover includes vines Cissus hypoglauca and
Eustrephus latifolius, with cutting grass Gahnia clarkei, and
herbs Viola hederacea and Schelhammera undulata.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 1 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 800
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
This vegetation group is mainly found on deep sandy soils on
sheltered sites within the Jervis Bay Peninsular. It has not been
mapped in the current version of the vegetation map for the
South Coast.
Area in reserves (ha): 1 600 ha (89%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, well protected in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
74%
2
0%
positive
T
T
2
68%
3
9%
positive
T
T
3
63%
2
8%
positive
Eucalyptus botryoides
T
T
3
63%
2
2%
positive
Eucalyptus pilularis
T
T
3
58%
3
3%
positive
Backhousia myrtifolia
T
T
4
47%
4
6%
less informative
Hedycarya angustifolia
T
T
3
32%
3
5%
less informative
Ficus coronata
T
T
4
32%
3
4%
less informative
Notelaea longifolia forma longifolia
M
S
2
89%
1
2%
positive
Livistona australis
M
P
3
74%
2
4%
positive
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
3
53%
2
10%
positive
Parsonsia straminea
M
L
1
47%
2
6%
less informative
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
2
47%
2
12%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
47%
1
14%
less informative
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
2
47%
1
10%
less informative
Breynia oblongifolia
M
S
1
37%
1
9%
less informative
Stephania japonica var. discolor
M
L
1
32%
1
5%
less informative
Sarcopetalum harveyanum
M
L
1
32%
2
4%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
63%
1
20%
less informative
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
1
58%
1
8%
less informative
Gahnia clarkei
L
V
3
53%
2
2%
positive
Pyrrosia rupestris
L
E
2
37%
2
8%
less informative
Calochlaena dubia
L
E
3
37%
2
6%
less informative
Acianthus fornicatus
L
B
1
32%
2
1%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Endiandra sieberi
T
Acmena smithii
Synoum glandulosum
Species
35
Vegetation Group 32: Escarpment Rocky Shrub Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus smithii – E. olsenii – E. blaxlandii / Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. A - Hakea macraeana
- Platysace lanceolata - Grevillea oxyantha ssp. oxyantha - Eriostemon myoporoides ssp. myoporoides - Acacia
olsenii - Phebalium coxii
Description
Statistics
Escarpment Rocky Shrub Dry Forest is an open forest up to 20
metres in height dominated by Eucalyptus smithii, and
Eucalyptus blaxlandii and Eucalyptus olsenii. The shrub layer
may comprise Acacia olsenii, Grevillea oxyantha ssp.
oxyantha, Notolea venosa, Playsace lanceolatus, and
Exocarpus cuppressiforme. The ground cover is sparse,
mainly covered in herbs such as Galium propinquum,
Plectanthus parvifolius and ferns Pyrrosia rupestris and
Asplenium flabelliforme.
Extant area (ha): 45
This vegetation group is found in small patches on the rocky
tops within Deua National Park on skeletal soils, or on steep
scree slopes on Ordovician sediments within the upper
Yadboro catchment, anywhere between 600 and 1100 metres.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 - Poor – Reasonable. It may be more
extensive than indicated on the vegetation map.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 45
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 45 ha (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
100%
2
1%
positive
T
3
50%
0
0%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus smithii
T
Eucalyptus olsenii
T
Species
Eucalyptus blaxlandii
T
T
3
50%
3
1%
positive
Notelaea venosa
M
S
1
100%
2
13%
less informative
Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. A
M
S
1
75%
1
3%
less informative
Hakea macraeana
M
S
1
75%
1
1%
less informative
Exocarpos cupressiformis
M
S
1
75%
1
5%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
3
50%
2
12%
positive
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
1
50%
2
15%
less informative
Grevillea oxyantha ssp. oxyantha
M
S
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Eriostemon myoporoides ssp. myoporoides
M
S
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
Bursaria spinosa
M
S
1
50%
2
8%
less informative
Acacia olsenii
M
S
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
1
75%
2
12%
less informative
Pyrrosia rupestris
L
E
2
50%
2
8%
positive
Plectranthus parviflorus
L
F
2
50%
2
6%
positive
Isotoma axillaris
L
F
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Galium propinquum
L
F
2
50%
1
4%
positive
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
50%
2
13%
positive
Crassula sieberiana ssp. sieberiana
L
F
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
36
Vegetation Group 33: Hinterland Gully Head Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus smithii – E. paniculata ssp. paniculata / Beyeria lasiocarpa - Solanum pungetium Acacia mabellae / Oplismenus aemulus - Sigesbeckia orientalis ssp. orientalis - Pellaea falcata var. falcata - Doodia
aspera
It has affinities with Map Unit 3: Rocks Tops Dry Shrub
Forest in the Eden CRA Region (Keith and Bedward 1999).
Description
Hinterland Gully Head Shrub Forest is an open forest up to 20
metres, dominated by Eucalyptus smithii, and E. muelleriana
and E. paniculata ssp. paniculata. It can have a tall shrubby
understorey comprising Beyeria lasiocarpa, Notolea venosa,
Acacia mabellae, Cassinia trinerva, with occasional rainforest
elements, such as Backhousia myrtifolia and Acmena smithii.
The ground cover may comprise vines and twiners, such as
Clematis aristata, Cissus hypoglauca, Tylophora barbata, and
Mardenia rostrata with ferns Doodia aspera and Pellaea
falcata ssp. falcata. Herbs and forbs include Goodenia ovata,
Oxalis perennans, and Plectranthus parvifolius.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 1 200
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 200
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-east Corner, Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 000 ha (83%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
This vegetation group is is found between 100 and 300 metres
elevation on steep rocky slopes on Ordovician sediments,
often just above small steep creeks. Its main ocurrences are
on the western footslopes of the Wandera Range and in the
Diamond Creek catchment of the eastern Deua ranges.
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 - Poor-Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
40%
2
1%
less informative
T
T
3
40%
2
3%
less informative
Eucalyptus muelleriana
T
T
3
40%
3
5%
less informative
Commersonia fraseri
T
T
4
40%
1
1%
less informative
Backhousia myrtifolia
T
T
2
40%
4
6%
less informative
Beyeria lasiocarpa
M
S
4
100%
2
2%
positive
Tylophora barbata
M
L
2
80%
2
11%
positive
Solanum pungetium
M
S
1
80%
1
5%
less informative
Notelaea venosa
M
S
2
80%
2
13%
positive
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
2
80%
2
12%
positive
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
2
80%
1
11%
positive
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
3
80%
2
10%
positive
Cassinia trinerva
M
S
1
80%
1
3%
less informative
Astrotricha latifolia
M
S
1
60%
2
1%
less informative
Acacia mabellae
M
S
4
60%
2
3%
positive
Sarcopetalum harveyanum
M
L
1
40%
2
4%
less informative
Rapanea howittiana
M
L
2
40%
2
7%
less informative
Prostanthera lasianthos
M
S
1
40%
1
2%
less informative
Helichrysum elatum
M
S
2
40%
1
1%
less informative
Smilax australis
L
L
1
100%
2
15%
less informative
Oplismenus aemulus
L
G
2
100%
1
2%
positive
Sigesbeckia orientalis ssp. orientalis
L
F
2
80%
1
7%
positive
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
80%
2
10%
positive
Doodia aspera
L
E
2
80%
2
11%
positive
Plectranthus parviflorus
L
F
2
60%
2
6%
positive
Oxalis perennans
L
F
2
60%
1
8%
positive
Goodenia ovata
L
F
2
60%
2
5%
positive
Gahnia melanocarpa
L
V
2
60%
1
5%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus smithii
T
Eucalyptus paniculata ssp. paniculata
Species
37
Vegetation Group 34: Deua/Buckenbowra Ecotonal Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus smithii – E. elata - E. cypellocarpa / Commersonia fraseri - Notelaea venosa Elaeocarpus reticulatus - Astrotricha latifolia - Bertya brownii - Poranthera corymbosa - Hibbertia dentata /
Sticherus lobatus - Opercularia aspera
Description
Statistics
Deua Ecotonal Shrub Forest is an open forest up to 25 metres
in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus smithi, E.
cypellocarpa, and E. elata. The overstorey also commonly
includes E. faxtigata as a subdominant tree. The shrub
undertsorey includes Astrotricha latifolia, Elaeocarpus
reticulatus, Notelaea venosa, and Acacia obtusifolia. The
ground cover includes herbs and twiners such as Billardiaera
scandens, Kennedia rubicunda, Poranthera corymbosa,
Gonocarpus tetragynus, with scattered ferns Pteridium
esculentum, and Sticherus lobatus.
Extant area (ha): 120
Pre-1750 area (ha): 120
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-east Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 120 ha (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in
reserves
This vegetation group is found on steep and rocky sheltered
sites, at elevations between 500 and 700 metres in the Eastern
Deua ranges.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
1
100%
3
7%
less informative
T
T
3
50%
2
1%
positive
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
T
1
50%
3
11%
less informative
Eucalyptus elata
T
T
3
50%
3
3%
positive
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
T
T
3
50%
2
5%
positive
Commersonia fraseri
T
T
4
50%
2
1%
positive
Notelaea venosa
M
S
2
100%
2
13%
positive
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
2
100%
1
10%
positive
Astrotricha latifolia
M
S
4
100%
2
1%
positive
Bertya brownii
M
S
4
50%
0
0%
positive
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
3
50%
2
9%
positive
Poranthera corymbosa
M
Z
3
100%
2
1%
positive
Hibbertia dentata
M
Z
1
50%
1
6%
less informative
Sticherus lobatus
L
E
3
50%
3
1%
positive
Kennedia rubicunda
L
F
2
100%
1
4%
positive
Opercularia aspera
L
F
1
50%
1
4%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
50%
1
30%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
100%
2
27%
positive
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
2
100%
1
14%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
50%
1
27%
less informative
Smilax australis
L
L
2
50%
2
15%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus fastigata
T
Eucalyptus smithii
Species
38
Vegetation Group 35: South Coast and Byadbo Acacia Scrubs
Indicator Species: Acacia silvestris - Eriostemon trachyphyllus - Notelaea venosa - Cassinia trinerva - Beyeria
lasiocarpa - Pomaderris brogoensis
Description
Statistics
South Coast and Byadbo Acacia Scrubs is an open forest
shrubland dominated by Acacia sylvestris, along with Beyeria
lasiocarpa, Cassinia trinerva, and Pomaderris brogoensis. It
has a minimal to sparse ground cover. Few of the forbs and
ferns are sufficiently abundant and frequencyuent to act as
reliable indicator species.
Extant area (ha): 4000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 4000
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-east Corner and Eden and southern end of
Kosiuszko range
On the South Coast, this vegetation group occurs in small to
medium sized patches between the Buckenbowra escarpment
down to the Wadbilliga ranges, at elevations between 50 and
500 metres. It occurs on steep slopes on skeletal soils on
Ordovician sediments, often on the lower slopes adjoining dry
creeks. Elsewhere it is found in the Snowy River Gorges on
scree slopes on steep rocky hillsides.
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 700 ha (68%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well protected in reserves
within its environmental niche of rocky slopes
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good.
Equivalent vegetation group in the Eden is Map Unit 4:
Acacia scrub (Keith and Bedward 1999)
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
5
100%
2
1%
positive
M
S
4
86%
1
0%
positive
Notelaea venosa
M
S
3
57%
2
13%
positive
Cassinia trinerva
M
S
1
57%
1
3%
less informative
Beyeria lasiocarpa
M
S
3
57%
2
2%
positive
Pomaderris brogoensis
M
S
3
43%
1
0%
less informative
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
1
43%
2
15%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Acacia silvestris
M
Eriostemon trachyphyllus
Species
39
Vegetation Group 36: Montane / Sub-Alpine Dry Rocky Shrubland
Indicator Species: Leptospermum micromyrtus - Kunzea ericoides - Leucopogon attenuatus - Prostanthera
decussata - Oxylobium ellipticum - Epacris robusta - Asterolasia trymalioides - Kunzea muelleri / Carex breviculmis Deyeuxia monticola var. monticola
Description
Statistics
Montane / Sub-Alpine Dry Rocky Shrubland is a shrubland
with Leptospermum micromyrtus, Kunzea ericoides, and
Leucopogon attenuatum as predominant shrubs, with
occasional emergent eucalypt species Eucalyptus cinerea ssp.
triplex. Ground cover includes shrubs such as Asterolasia
trymalioides, Epacris robusta, and Oxylobium ellipticum, with
sedge Carex breviculmis as dominants.
Extant area (ha): 2 600
This map unit is mainly found in the ACT on exposed rocky
slopes between 1050 and 1400 metres elevation.
Vulnerability Class: 4
Pre-1750 area (ha): 2 600
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 600 ha (100%)
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well protected in reserves
within its environmental niche of rocky slopes
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Z
2
100%
1
0%
positive
Z
2
83%
2
2%
positive
M
Z
2
67%
1
1%
positive
M
S
2
50%
0
0%
positive
Oxylobium ellipticum
M
Z
2
50%
2
3%
positive
Epacris robusta
M
Z
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Asterolasia trymalioides
M
S
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Kunzea muelleri
M
Z
4
33%
1
0%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
2
33%
1
12%
less informative
Calytrix tetragona
M
Z
3
33%
2
1%
less informative
Callistemon pallidus
M
Z
1
33%
2
0%
less informative
Carex breviculmis
L
V
2
67%
1
5%
positive
Deyeuxia monticola var. monticola
L
G
1
50%
1
3%
less informative
Trachymene anisocarpa
L
F
3
33%
1
0%
less informative
Thysanotus tuberosus ssp. tuberosus
L
F
1
33%
1
3%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
33%
1
17%
less informative
Deyeuxia quadriseta
L
G
1
33%
1
3%
less informative
Derwentia perfoliata
L
F
2
33%
1
3%
less informative
Danthonia monticola
L
G
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Leptospermum micromyrtus
M
Kunzea ericoides
M
Leucopogon attenuatus
Prostanthera decussata
Species
40
Vegetation Group 37: Scabby Range Dry Shrub Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus debeuzevillei / Westringia lucida - Phebalium squamulosum ssp. ozothamnoides Oxylobium ellipticum - Oxylobium alpestre - Leptospermum namadgiensis - Kunzea muelleri - Epacris robusta Asterolasia trymalioides - Acacia alpina - Pimelea linifolia ssp. caesia - Viola improcera
Description
Statistics
Scabby Range Dry Shrub Woodland is a low to forest up to 15
metres tall, dominated by E. debeuzevillei. The understorey
comprises Kunzea muellerii, Leptospermum namadgiensis,
Westringia lucida, Oxylobium alpestris, and Phebalium
squamulosum ssp. ozothamnoides. The ground cover is
mainly scattered Poa phillipsiana and other Poa spp., as well
as the sedge Lepidosperma laterale.
Extant area (ha): 1 200
This vegetation group is mainly found in the Scabby Ranges
south of the ACT, at elevations between 1500 and 1650 metres
on tops of the high mountain peaks.
Vulnerability Class: 4 (Fire prone type because of heathy
understorey and fire sensitive tree layer)
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 200
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 100 ha (92%)
Environmental Pressures: Occasional moderate – severe fires
every 20 – 40 years
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus debeuzevillei
T
T
2
100%
3
1%
positive
Westringia lucida
Phebalium squamulosumssp.
ozothamnoides
M
S
3
100%
2
0%
positive
M
S
3
100%
2
0%
positive
Oxylobiumellipticum
M
Z
2
100%
2
3%
positive
Oxylobium alpestre
M
Z
2
100%
2
2%
positive
Leptospermum namadgiensis
M
Z
2
100%
0
0%
positive
Kunzea muelleri
M
Z
3
100%
1
0%
positive
Epacris robusta
M
Z
2
100%
2
0%
positive
Asterolasia trymalioides
M
S
2
100%
2
0%
positive
Baeckea utilis
M
Z
1
50%
2
2%
less informative
Acacia alpina
M
S
3
50%
3
0%
positive
Pimelea linifolia ssp. caesia
L
F
2
100%
2
1%
positive
Caladenia lyallii
L
B
1
100%
1
0%
less informative
Viola improcera
L
F
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
50%
1
18%
less informative
Poa phillipsiana
L
G
3
50%
3
0%
positive
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
50%
1
17%
less informative
Derwentia perfoliata
L
F
1
50%
1
3%
less informative
41
Vegetation Group 38: Tableland Dry Heath Shrub/Herb/Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus goniocalyx / Calytrix tetragona - Westringia eremicola - Platysace lanceolata Persoonia pinifolia / Lomandra confertifolia ssp. pallida
Description
Statistics
Tableland Dry Heath Shrub/Herb/Grass Woodland is a low
open woodland dominated by shrubs Calytrix tetragona,
Stypandra glauca, and Persoonia pinifolius. Occasional
emergent patches of Eucalyptus goniocalyx may be found
within this Vegetation Group. Ground cover is a sparse cover
of graminoids Lomandra confertifolia ssp. pallida, Drosera
sp., and Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi, with occasional
ocurrences of Danthonia monticola.
Extant area (ha): 2 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 2 400
Percentage Cleared: 4%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 700 ha (71%)
Vulnerability Class: 4 (Fire prone type because of heathy
understorey)
This vegetation group is found on the lower slopes of the
Tidbinbilla ranges in the ACT on skeletal soils on rocky
outcrops.
Environmental Pressures: Occasional moderate – severe fires
every 20 – 40 years
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable to Good
.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
40%
3
4%
less informative
M
Z
3
100%
2
1%
positive
Westringia eremicola
M
S
3
40%
3
0%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
40%
2
12%
less informative
Stypandra glauca
L
V
2
60%
2
4%
positive
Thysanotus tuberosus ssp. tuberosus
L
F
2
40%
1
3%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
1
40%
2
20%
less informative
Pomax umbellata
L
F
2
40%
1
7%
less informative
Plantago hispida
L
F
3
40%
1
1%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
3
40%
1
30%
less informative
Danthonia monticola
L
G
1
40%
1
1%
less informative
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
2
40%
1
7%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
T
Calytrix tetragona
Species
42
Vegetation Group 39: ACT Tableland Herb/Wetland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus polyanthemos ssp. polyanthemos / Acacia genistifolia / Juncus subsecundus Gonocarpus tetragynus - Wurmbea dioica ssp. dioica - Wahlenbergia gracilis - Triptilodiscus pygmaeus - Solenogyne
dominii - Panicum effusum
Description
Statistics
Tableland Herb/Wetland is a moist sedgeland comprising the
sedge Juncus subsecundus, grasses Eragrostis sp. and
Panicum effusum. The ground cover comprises a diversity of
herbs Bulbine bulbosa ssp. bulbosa, Drosera Peltata,
Euchiton gymnocephalus, Solenogyne dominii, and Wurmbea
dioicea.
Extant area (ha): 0
It has not been mapped in the current version of the extant
vegetation map.
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: - (-%)
Pre-1750 Area: 475
Percentage Cleared: Bioregion: Alpine Area
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Grazing and weed infestation
Mapping Reliability: 5/5 – Poor. This group could not be
readily mapped because of a poor correlation with canopy API
layer.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Eucalyptus polyanthemos ssp.
polyanthemos
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
T
1
50%
3
2%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
50%
1
21%
less informative
Acacia genistifolia
M
S
2
50%
1
1%
positive
Juncus subsecundus
L
R
3
100%
1
1%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
3
100%
1
30%
positive
Wurmbea dioica ssp. dioica
L
B
3
50%
1
2%
positive
Wahlenbergia gracilis
L
F
2
50%
1
5%
positive
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
L
F
2
50%
1
1%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
1
50%
2
20%
less informative
Solenogyne dominii
L
F
4
50%
1
1%
positive
Schoenus apogon
L
V
1
50%
1
4%
less informative
Pomax umbellata
L
F
1
50%
1
7%
less informative
Panicum effusum
L
G
2
50%
1
3%
positive
Joycea pallida
L
G
1
50%
2
12%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
1
50%
1
13%
less informative
Euchiton sphaericus
L
F
1
50%
1
6%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
3
50%
1
12%
positive
Eragrostis Unknown
Epilobium billardierianumssp.
billardierianum
L
G
4
50%
3
0%
positive
L
F
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
Drosera peltata
L
F
3
50%
1
1%
positive
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
1
50%
1
7%
less informative
Carex inversa
L
V
1
50%
1
6%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
1
50%
1
7%
less informative
Bulbine bulbosa
L
B
3
50%
1
3%
positive
Agrostis avenacea var. avenacea
L
G
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
43
Vegetation Group 40: Rhyolite Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus stenostoma / Leptospermum trinervium - Boronia ledifolia - Platysace lanceolata Persoonia linearis - Leucopogon setiger - Hakea dactyloides - Allocasuarina littoralis / Patersonia glabrata - Pimelea
linifolia ssp. linifolia - Patersonia longifolia - Lomandra glauca
Description
Statistics
Rhyolite Dry Shrub Forest is a low open forest up to 15 metres
tall, dominated by E. stenostoma. The understorey comprises
shrubs Boronia ledifolia, Allocasuarina littoralis, Persoonia
linearis, Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia, Hakea dactylioide,
Pomaderris gilmourii var gilmourii, and Leucopon setiger.
The ground cover includes sedges Gahnia microstachya,
Lepidosperma laterale, Lomandra glauca, and Patersonia
longifolia.
Extant area (ha): 2 700
Pre-1750 area (ha): 2 700
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 700 (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
This vegetation group mainly occurs in small to forest patches
within Deua National Park.
Environmental Pressures: Inappropriate fire regimes
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
100%
3
0%
positive
T
T
1
33%
3
5%
less informative
T
T
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Leptospermum trinervium
M
Z
3
100%
2
3%
positive
Boronia ledifolia
M
Z
2
100%
1
0%
positive
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
3
67%
2
12%
positive
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
67%
1
18%
positive
Leucopogon setiger
M
Z
3
67%
1
0%
positive
Hakea dactyloides
M
S
3
67%
2
3%
positive
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
3
67%
2
10%
positive
Xanthorrhoea australis
M
X
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Tetratheca thymifolia
M
Z
1
33%
2
6%
less informative
Pultenaea villifera var. villifera
M
Z
1
33%
2
0%
less informative
Pultenaea daphnoides
M
Z
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Poranthera ericifolia
M
Z
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Pomaderris lanigera
M
S
2
33%
2
1%
less informative
Ozothamnus obcordatus ssp. major
M
S
2
33%
1
1%
less informative
Mirbelia rubiifolia
M
Z
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Leptospermum deuense
M
Z
2
33%
3
0%
less informative
Hibbertia Unknown
M
Z
3
33%
0
0%
positive
Gompholobium virgatumvar. aspalathoides
M
S
2
33%
2
0%
less informative
Epacris calvertiana var. calvertiana
M
Z
2
33%
3
0%
less informative
Dodonaea triquetra
M
S
1
33%
2
2%
less informative
Comesperma sphaerocarpum
M
Z
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Acrotriche divaricata
M
Z
2
33%
1
1%
less informative
Acacia kydrensis
M
S
2
33%
3
0%
less informative
Xanthosia pilosa
L
F
2
100%
1
2%
positive
Patersonia glabrata
L
R
2
100%
2
4%
positive
Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia
L
F
3
67%
1
6%
positive
Patersonia longifolia
L
R
2
67%
1
1%
positive
Lomandra glauca
L
R
2
67%
2
5%
positive
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
3
67%
1
17%
positive
Gahnia microstachya
L
V
3
67%
2
0%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus stenostoma
T
Eucalyptus agglomerata
Callitris rhomboidea
Species
44
Vegetation Group 41: Lower Snowy Rain Shadow Woodland/Shrubland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus polyanthemos ssp. polyanthemos - Callitris endlicheri - Acacia doratoxylon /
Eriostemon trachyphyllus - Melaleuca armillaris - Prostanthera porcata - Pomaderris gilmourii var. gilmourii /
Deyeuxia scaberula - Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
Description
Statistics
Lower Snowy Rainshadow Woodland/Shrubland is a
shrubland with a tall understorey of Acacia doratoxylon, and
emergents of Callitris endlicheri and Eucalyptus
polyanthemos ssp. polyanthemos. A lower shrub layer
comprises Eriostemon trachyphyllus and Acacia subtilinervis.
Ground cover is sparse with grasses and sedges Poa spp. and
Lepidosperma laterale.
Extant area (ha): 11 100
This vegetation group is found within the lower Snowy
catchment of Kosciusko National Park.
Vulnerability Class: 5
Pre-1750 area (ha): 11 100
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 6 400 ha (58%)
Environmental Pressures: Inappropriate fire regimes
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
2
67%
3
2%
positive
T
T
3
67%
3
1%
positive
T
T
3
67%
1
0%
positive
Eucalyptus baeuerlenii
T
T
1
33%
2
0%
less informative
Eucalyptus albens
T
T
2
33%
3
1%
less informative
Eriostemon trachyphyllus
M
S
3
100%
1
0%
positive
Melaleuca armillaris
M
S
3
33%
2
0%
less informative
Prostanthera porcata
M
S
2
33%
0
0%
positive
Pomaderris gilmourii var. gilmourii
M
S
2
33%
0
0%
positive
Crowea exalata
M
S
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Acacia subtilinervis
M
S
1
33%
0
0%
positive
Acacia kydrensis
M
S
2
33%
3
0%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
100%
2
12%
positive
Lissanthe strigosa
M
Z
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Leptospermum deuense
M
Z
3
33%
3
0%
less informative
Boronia anemonifolia var. anemonifolia
M
Z
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Dendrobium speciosum
L
B
2
33%
1
1%
less informative
Pleurosorus rutifolius
L
E
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
L
E
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Plectranthus parviflorus
L
F
2
33%
2
6%
less informative
Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia
L
F
1
33%
1
6%
less informative
Phyllanthus hirtellus
L
F
1
33%
1
4%
less informative
Hybanthus monopetalus
L
F
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Brachychiton populneus ssp. populneus
L
F
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Deyeuxia scaberula
L
G
2
67%
1
0%
positive
Poa Unknown
L
G
3
33%
3
2%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
1
33%
2
15%
less informative
Danthonia linkii var. fulva
L
G
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Lomandra confertifolia ssp. similis
L
R
1
33%
2
4%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
3
67%
1
14%
positive
Lepidosperma viscidum
L
V
3
33%
1
0%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
2
33%
1
17%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
T
Callitris endlicheri
Acacia doratoxylon
Species
Eucalyptus polyanthemos ssp.
polyanthemos
45
Vegetation Group 42: Southern Blue Mountains Mallee Heath
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus stricta / Platysace linearifolia - Leptospermum trinervium - Isopogon anemonifolius Hibbertia serpyllifolia - Hakea dactyloides - Epacris microphylla var. microphylla - Allocasuarina nana / Lindsaea
linearis - Ptilothrix deusta
Description
Statistics
Southern Blue Mountains Mallee Heath has a eucalypt
emergent overstorey of Eucalyptus stricta, over a shrub
understorey of Allocasuarina littoralis, Hakea dactylioides,
Leptospremum arachnoides, and Banksia marginata. The
ground cover is mainly sedges Carex appressa, Patersonia
fragilis, and Ptilanthelium deustum, with a smattering of small
herbs including Platysace linearifolia, Patersonia fragilis, and
small fern Lindsaea linearis.
Extant area (ha): 480
Pre-1750 area (ha): 480
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 475 ha (99%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Southern Blue Mountains Mallee Heath is found on the
remnant Permian mudstone plateau at Kanangra Walls and on
the Mt. Fatigue firetrail and on the Loombah Plateau past
Mount Werong.
Environmental Pressures: Inappropriate fire regimes
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
M
3
100%
3
0%
positive
M
Z
2
75%
2
1%
positive
Leptospermum trinervium
M
Z
2
75%
2
3%
positive
Isopogon anemonifolius
M
Z
3
75%
1
1%
positive
Hibbertia serpyllifolia
M
Z
2
75%
2
0%
positive
Hakea dactyloides
M
S
3
75%
2
3%
positive
Epacris microphylla var. microphylla
M
Z
2
75%
2
2%
positive
Allocasuarina nana
M
Z
4
75%
5
1%
positive
Leptospermum arachnoides
M
Z
3
50%
1
0%
positive
Banksia marginata
M
S
3
50%
2
1%
positive
Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia
M
Z
3
50%
3
2%
positive
Lindsaea linearis
L
E
1
100%
1
2%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
2
75%
1
17%
positive
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
1
75%
2
9%
less informative
Ptilothrix deusta
L
V
3
50%
2
0%
positive
Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia
L
F
1
50%
1
6%
less informative
Patersonia fragilis
L
R
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Goodenia stelligera
L
F
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
Dampiera stricta
L
F
2
50%
1
1%
positive
Carex appressa
L
V
4
50%
1
7%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus stricta
T
Platysace linearifolia
Species
46
Vegetation Group 43: Western Slopes Riparian Moist Sedge Forest/Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus camaldulensis - Eucalyptus bridgesiana / Acacia dealbata - Leptospermum obovatum
- Leptospermum continentale / Carex appressa - Eleocharis pusilla - Cyperus Unknown
Description
Statistics
Western Slopes Riparian Moist Sedge Forest/Woodland is an
open forest/woodland up to 30 metres in height, dominated by
E. camaldulensis. The understorey is mainly dominated by
sedges Carex inversa and C. appressa, with Cyperus and
Elaeocharis spp., grass Danthosia racemosa ssp. racemosa
and a range of small herbs.
Extant area (ha): 1 300
There is very little left of this ecosystem in its natural state.
Much of the structural and floristic diversity has been lost and
replaced with exotic grasses, willows, and weeds.
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Pre-1750 area (ha): 29 600
Percentage Cleared: 96%
Bioregion: South-West Slopes
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Changes in flooding regimes, weed
infestation, and grazing
Western Slopes Riparian Moist Sedge Woodland is found on
alluvial soils along the watercourses of major rivers, in the
Murray, Murrumbidgee, and Lachlan catchments.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
100%
1
0%
positive
M
S
1
75%
2
19%
less informative
L
V
3
50%
1
7%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
T
Acacia dealbata
Carex appressa
Species
47
Vegetation Group 44: Kowmung/Coxs Blue Mountains Shrub/Moist Herb Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi - Eucalyptus punctata - Eucalyptus blaxlandii - Clematis aristata Geitonoplesium cymosum - Elaeocarpus reticulatus - Dianella tasmanica - Doodia aspera - Senecio linearifolius Stypandra glauca
Description
Statistics
Kowmung/Coxs Blue Mountains Shrub/Moist Herb Forest is
an open forest, co-dominated by Eucalyptus blaxlandii and E.
punctata. Depending on aspect, the shrub layer may contain
Elaeocarpus reticulatus, Senecio linearifolia, and Stypandra
glauca. The ground layer is a mixture of ferns Doodia aspera,
Asplenium flabelliforme, and Pellaea falcata, as well as sedge
Dianella Tasmanica, and forbs, Hydroctyle laxiflora, Pratia
purpurescens, and Desmodium brachypodum.
Extant area (ha): 10 500
Pre-1750 area (ha): 11 500
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 9 400 ha (86%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
This vegetation group is found at elevations between 500 and
900 metres on Devonian sediments on moderately sheltered
slopes within Kanangra-Boyd National Park and higher parts
of the Southern Blue Mountains National Park.
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well protected in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 - Poor to Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
43%
3
11%
less informative
T
2
43%
3
3%
less informative
T
T
3
43%
3
1%
less informative
T
T
3
36%
3
14%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
79%
1
26%
positive
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
2
61%
1
11%
positive
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
2
50%
1
14%
positive
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
2
50%
1
10%
positive
Tylophora barbata
M
L
3
46%
2
10%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
46%
1
18%
less informative
Indigofera australis
M
S
2
39%
1
8%
less informative
Bursaria spinosa
M
S
2
39%
2
7%
less informative
Solanum prinophyllum
M
S
1
36%
1
2%
less informative
Notelaea venosa
M
S
2
36%
2
13%
less informative
Cassinia aculeata
M
S
2
36%
1
9%
less informative
Citriobatus pauciflorus
M
Z
2
32%
2
4%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
61%
2
13%
positive
Doodia aspera
L
E
2
57%
2
10%
positive
Senecio linearifolius
L
F
2
54%
1
7%
positive
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
2
54%
1
10%
positive
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
54%
2
23%
positive
Stypandra glauca
L
V
2
50%
2
4%
positive
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
50%
2
10%
positive
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
2
50%
2
12%
positive
Geranium neglectum
L
F
2
46%
1
5%
less informative
Goodenia ovata
L
F
2
43%
1
5%
less informative
Acianthus exsertus
L
B
2
43%
2
1%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
3
36%
1
20%
less informative
Teucrium corymbosum
L
F
2
36%
2
0%
less informative
Chiloglottis reflexa
L
B
2
36%
2
1%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
Eucalyptus punctata
T
Eucalyptus blaxlandii
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
Species
48
Vegetation Group 45 Southern Blue Mountains Gully Forest
Indicator Species: Backhousia myrtifolia - Eucalyptus punctata / Bursaria spinosa - Pandorea pandorana - Acacia
clunies-rossiae / Plectranthus parviflorus - Pellaea falcata var. falcata - Asplenium flabellifolium
the ACT, and on the eastern fall of the plateau above the Deua
River. It can be found on a variety of substrates. Further
sampling is required to determine the full extent of this
vegetation group in the Southern CRA Region.
Description
Southern Blue Mountains Gully Forest is a tall open eucalypt
forest dominated by Eucalyptus punctata, although other
eucalypts may predominate instead. The secondary tree layer
comprises a moderate to dense cover of Acacia clunies-rossiae
with Backhousia myrtifolia and Alectryon cinereus. The
understorey comprises a sparse to moderate cover of Bursaria
spinosa, Citriobatus pauciflorus, and Breynia oblongifolia. A
smattering of vines interwine the lowere tree canopy and the
upper ground cover, and comprise, Pandorea, pandorana, The
ground cover is mainly herbs Plectranthus parviflorus,
Sigesbeckia orientalis, Stellaria flaccida, Geranium
neglectum,and Dichondra repens. On the forest floor an open
cover of ferns , Pellaea falcata var. falcata, Pyrrosia rupestris
and Andiatum aethiopicum,may be found.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 1 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 300
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 300 ha (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well protected in reserves
This vegetation group is found in small patches on limestone
in the Jenolan and Wombeyan Caves areas, a small patch in
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 - Poor to Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
42%
4
5%
less informative
T
T
2
35%
1
0%
less informative
Eucalyptus punctata
T
T
2
31%
3
3%
less informative
Bursaria spinosa
M
S
3
88%
2
7%
positive
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
2
81%
2
14%
positive
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
2
69%
1
11%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
65%
1
27%
positive
Citriobatus pauciflorus
M
Z
2
58%
2
4%
positive
Acacia clunies-rossiae
M
S
3
50%
3
0%
positive
Solanum prinophyllum
M
S
2
46%
1
2%
less informative
Stephania japonica var. discolor
M
L
2
38%
1
5%
less informative
Breynia oblongifolia
M
S
2
38%
1
9%
less informative
Olearia viscidula
M
S
2
35%
2
1%
less informative
Marsdenia flavescens
M
L
2
31%
2
2%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
2
31%
1
14%
less informative
Plectranthus parviflorus
L
F
2
85%
2
6%
positive
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
81%
2
10%
positive
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
2
69%
2
12%
positive
Sigesbeckia orientalis ssp. orientalis
L
F
2
65%
1
6%
positive
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
2
62%
2
12%
positive
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
2
58%
2
10%
positive
Geranium neglectum
L
F
2
50%
1
5%
positive
Urtica incisa
L
F
3
46%
2
5%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
46%
2
21%
less informative
Pyrrosia rupestris
L
E
2
42%
2
8%
less informative
Adiantum aethiopicum
L
E
2
38%
1
5%
less informative
Senecio linearifolius
L
F
2
35%
1
7%
less informative
Galium gaudichaudii
L
F
2
31%
1
7%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Backhousia myrtifolia
T
Alectryon subcinereus
Species
49
Vegetation Group 46: Kowmung Dry Shrub/Herb Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus punctata / Olearia viscidula - Indigofera australis - Solanum prinophyllum / Pratia
purpurascens - Dichondra repens - Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi - Sigesbeckia orientalis ssp. orientalis
Description
Statistics
Kowmung Dry Shrub/Herb Forest is an open forest up to 22
metres tall, dominated by Eucalyptus punctata, with
occasional E.crebra. The shrub layer contains Olearia
viscosa, Indigofera australis, Persoonia linearis, and
occasional Bursaria spinosa. The ground cover is a mixture
of forbs, Pratia purpurascens, Dichondra repens, Sigesbeckia
orientalis, Glydcine clandestina, and ferns Cheilanthes sieberi
var. sieberi and Pellaea falcata ssp. falcata.
Extant area (ha): 11 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 11 400
Percentage Cleared: 1%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 10 600 ha (92%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
This assemblage occurs on the lower slopes of the Kowmung
catchment on steep slopes on Devonian sediments.
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well protected in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 - Poor to Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
78%
2
3%
positive
M
S
3
81%
2
1%
positive
M
S
2
63%
1
8%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus punctata
T
Olearia viscidula
Indigofera australis
Species
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
59%
1
27%
positive
Solanum prinophyllum
M
S
2
56%
1
1%
positive
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
48%
1
18%
less informative
Citriobatus pauciflorus
M
Z
2
44%
2
4%
less informative
Bursaria spinosa
M
S
2
37%
2
7%
less informative
Breynia oblongifolia
M
S
2
33%
1
9%
less informative
Acacia clunies-rossiae
M
S
2
33%
3
1%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
2
85%
1
10%
positive
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
63%
2
20%
positive
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
2
63%
1
7%
positive
Sigesbeckia orientalis ssp. orientalis
L
F
2
52%
1
6%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
48%
1
30%
less informative
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
44%
2
10%
less informative
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
44%
1
17%
less informative
Plantago gaudichaudii
L
F
2
41%
2
1%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
37%
2
20%
less informative
Plectranthus parviflorus
L
F
2
37%
2
6%
less informative
Ajuga australis
L
F
2
37%
1
5%
less informative
50
Vegetation Group 47: Southern Escarpment Herb/Grass Moist Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus maidenii – E.s globoidea – E. elata / Indigofera australis - Bursaria spinosa Pomaderris aspera / Tylophora barbata - Geitonoplesium cymosum / Glycine clandestina - Poa meionectes Plectranthus parviflorus
This vegetation group is equivalent to map unit 35 in the Eden
CRA Region (Keith & Bedward 1999).
Description
Southern Escarpment Herb/Grass Moist Forest is a tall open
forest, dominated by Eucalyptus maidenii and E. globoidea,
occasionally with E. bosistoana, E. elata, E. cypellocarpa, or
E. baueriana. The sparse tall shrub layer comprises Bursaria
spinosa and Pomaderris aspera, with a smaller intermediate
shrub layer of Indigofera australis, Senecio linearifolius, and
Goodenia ovata dominate on open shrub layer. The diverse
forb and grassy understorey contains grasses Poa meionectes
and Microlaena stipoides, forbs Plectranthus parvifolius,
Lomandra longifolia, with twiners Smilax australis, Tylophora
barbata, Rubus parvifolius, Geitenoplesium cymosum, and
Glycine clandestina.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 950
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 400
Percentage Cleared: 32%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 585 ha (42%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Intensive forest harvesting
Southern Escarpment Herb/Grass Moist Forest is found on
moderate to steep dry slopes on granites on the escarpments
surrounding the Belowra, Touga, Bega, and Towamba valleys
(Keith & Bedward 1999). This vegetation group
predominantly occurs in the Eden CRA Region with small
outliers in the upper Tuross valleys. It may have been
undermapped in the Southern CRA Region.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
67%
2
1%
positive
T
2
58%
2
8%
positive
T
T
3
48%
3
2%
less informative
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
T
T
3
42%
2
5%
less informative
Eucalyptus baueriana
T
T
2
30%
2
1%
less informative
Indigofera australis
M
S
3
88%
1
7%
positive
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
79%
1
14%
less informative
Tylophora barbata
M
L
2
64%
2
10%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
58%
1
27%
less informative
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
2
55%
1
11%
positive
Bursaria spinosa
M
S
2
55%
2
7%
positive
Pomaderris aspera
M
S
2
52%
2
4%
positive
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
1
52%
2
12%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
94%
1
29%
positive
Poa meionectes
L
G
3
91%
2
13%
positive
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
91%
1
16%
positive
Senecio linearifolius
L
F
2
82%
1
7%
positive
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
76%
2
20%
positive
Plectranthus parviflorus
L
F
2
73%
2
6%
positive
Smilax australis
L
L
2
67%
2
14%
positive
Doodia aspera
L
E
2
64%
2
10%
positive
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
2
61%
1
11%
positive
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
1
61%
1
10%
less informative
Goodenia ovata
L
F
3
55%
1
5%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
52%
2
27%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
52%
1
16%
less informative
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
1
48%
1
16%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus maidenii
T
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
Eucalyptus elata
Species
51
Vegetation Group 48: Coastal Lowlands Riparian Herb/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Angophora floribunda – E. globoidea – E. elata / Eustrephus latifolius - Tylophora barbata Gahnia melanocarpa / Oplismenus imbecillis - Dichondra repens - Pratia purpurascens - Pellaea falcata var. falcata
- Entolasia marginata
Coastal Lowlands Riparian Herb/Grass Forest is found on
alluvium in sheltered riparian valleys generally below 300
metres, mainly in the lower Tuross catchment.
Description
Coastal Lowlands Riparian Herb/Grass Forest is a diverse and
heterogeneous a tall open forest up to 30 metres tall, mostly
dominated by Angophora floribunda or E. elata, with
occasional occurrences of E. botryoides, or E. globoidea. It
may have scattered rainforest elements in the secondary tree
stratum.
The vegetation group is equivalent to map unit 18 in the Eden
CRA Region (Keith & Bedward 1999).
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 2 500
There is a diverse open shrub layer, comprising Gahnia
melanostachya, Breynia oblongifolia, and Hymenatherea
dentata, and Rapanea howittiana. The species rich ground
cover comprises bracken Pteridium esculentum, large forbs
Sigesbeckia orientalis and sedge Carex longebrachiata within
a diverse ground cover of grasses Microlaena stipoides and
Oplismenus imbecillus, with scrambling forbs Dichondra
repens, Glycine clandestina, Pratia purpurascens, Desmodium
varians and Hydrocotyle laxiflora. The ground cover also has
a smattering of small ferns, including Pellaea falcata ssp.
falcata and Doodia aspera. A diverse variety of vines and
twiners are intertwined in amongst the ground layer and
include Eustrephus latifolius, Geitenoplesium cymosum,
Clematis glyciphylla ssp. glyciphylla, and Marsdenia rostrata.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 5 200
Percentage Cleared: 52%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 375 ha (7%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Clearing and rural residential subdivision
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
L
1
86%
1
14%
less informative
L
1
62%
1
11%
less informative
M
L
2
57%
2
10%
positive
M
S
1
57%
1
8%
less informative
Clematis glycinoides var. glycinoides
M
L
1
54%
1
4%
less informative
Rapanea howittiana
M
L
1
49%
2
6%
less informative
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
2
49%
2
12%
less informative
Hymenanthera dentata
M
S
1
46%
1
5%
less informative
Pittosporum revolutum
M
S
1
43%
2
7%
less informative
Notelaea venosa
M
S
1
43%
2
12%
less informative
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
2
41%
2
9%
less informative
Ozothamnus diosmifolius
M
S
1
41%
1
5%
less informative
Hibbertia aspera
M
Z
2
41%
2
7%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
89%
2
27%
positive
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
2
84%
2
11%
positive
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
84%
2
20%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
81%
1
29%
positive
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
2
70%
1
10%
positive
Gahnia melanocarpa
L
V
2
62%
1
4%
positive
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
62%
2
14%
positive
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
62%
1
17%
positive
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
2
57%
2
10%
positive
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
1
57%
1
11%
less informative
Sigesbeckia orientalis ssp. orientalis
L
F
1
54%
2
6%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
54%
2
23%
positive
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
51%
2
10%
positive
Entolasia marginata
L
G
2
51%
2
5%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eustrephus latifolius
M
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
Tylophora barbata
Breynia oblongifolia
Species
52
Vegetation Group 49: Southern Hinterland Shrub/Herb/Grass Riparian Forest
Indicator Species: Angophora floribunda - Eucalyptus elata / Hymenanthera dentata - Acacia mearnsii / Dichondra
repens - Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides - Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Pellaea falcata var. falcata - Oplismenus
imbecillis - Stellaria flaccida - Desmodium varians
The vegetation group is equivalent to map unit 19 in the Eden
CRA Region (Keith & Bedward 1999).
Description
Southern Hinterland Shrub/Herb/Grass Riparian Forest is an
open forest dominated by E. elata with occasional occurrences
of Angophora floribunda as a co-dominant. Acacia mearnsii
comprises a tall shrub layer up to 8 metres tall. An
intermediate shrub layer of Hymenathera dentata and
occasional Clematis trinervia is also present. The diverse
ground cover is composed of mainly small forbs, including
Dichondra repens, Desmodium varians, Stellaria flaccida,
Pratia purpurascens and Geranium solanderi var. solanderi.
The ground cover also comprises ferns, such as Pellaea
falcata ssp. falcata and bracken Pteridium esculentum, as well
as grasses Microlaena stipoides, Oplismenus imbecillus, and
Echinopogon ovatus, and graminoids Lomandra longifolia and
Carex longebrachiata. Twiners and vines include Glycine
clandestina and Clematis glyciphylla ssp. glyciphylla.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 5 100
Pre-1750 area (ha): 10 200
Percentage Cleared: 44%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 700 ha (26%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Clearing and rural residential subdivision
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Southern Hinterland Shrub/Herb/Grass Riparian Forest occurs
at low lying elevations below 250 metres elevations in open
sheltered slopes and gullies, on either granites or Ordovician
sediments.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
1
54%
1
7%
less informative
T
T
3
50%
3
2%
positive
Hymenanthera dentata
M
S
2
83%
1
4%
positive
Acacia mearnsii
M
S
3
76%
1
5%
positive
Clematis glycinoides var. glycinoides
M
L
2
74%
1
4%
positive
Solanum pungetium
M
S
1
63%
1
5%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
57%
1
14%
less informative
Cassinia trinerva
M
S
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
1
48%
2
11%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
94%
2
20%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
3
93%
2
26%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
93%
1
29%
positive
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
1
85%
1
10%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
83%
2
22%
positive
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
1
81%
1
10%
less informative
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
81%
2
9%
positive
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
2
78%
2
11%
positive
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
2
74%
2
9%
positive
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
74%
1
16%
positive
Carex longebrachiata
L
V
1
57%
2
2%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
56%
1
11%
less informative
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
2
54%
1
10%
positive
Sigesbeckia orientalis ssp. orientalis
L
F
1
48%
1
6%
less informative
Arthropodium milleflorum
L
B
1
48%
1
7%
less informative
Doodia aspera
L
E
2
46%
2
10%
less informative
Adiantum aethiopicum
L
E
2
46%
1
5%
less informative
Urtica incisa
L
F
2
44%
2
5%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Angophora floribunda
T
Eucalyptus elata
Species
53
Vegetation Group 50: Southern Escarpment Herb/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Angophora floribunda - Eucalyptus tereticornis – E. globoidea / Acacia mearnsii / Glycine
clandestina - Dichondra repens - Desmodium varians - Lepidosperma laterale - Lagenifera stipitata - Plectranthus
parviflorus
Description
Statistics
Southern Escarpment Herb/Grass Dry Forest is an open forest
up to 20 metres in height dominated by Angophora floribunda,
with Eucalyptus tereticornis and E.globoidea. Acacia
mearnsii forms an open tree layer, with an open and variable
small shrub layer dominated by Lomandra longifolia. The
ground cover is mainly a grassy cover of Microlaena
stipoides, Echinopogon ovatus, Poa meionectes, with forbs
Dichondra repens, Glycine clandestina, Desmodium varians,
Lagenifera stipitata, and Pratia purpurascens.
Extant area (ha): 20 100
Southern Escarpment Herb/Grass Dry Forest occurs from near
the coast south of Bawley Point down to the upper Bega
Valley, mainly on granites, below 400 metres in elevation. It
occurs on undulating terrain in the lower parts of the Araluen,
Deua, and Belowra valleys.
Environmental Pressures: Clearing and rural residential subdivision
Pre-1750 area (ha): 26 500
Percentage Cleared: 24%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 8 500 ha (32%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
59%
1
7%
positive
T
3
45%
3
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Angophora floribunda
T
Eucalyptus tereticornis
T
Species
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
T
3
45%
2
8%
less informative
Acacia mearnsii
M
S
2
59%
2
6%
positive
Leucopogon juniperinus
M
Z
3
41%
1
2%
less informative
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
1
41%
1
11%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
36%
1
18%
less informative
Allocasuarina littoralis
M
S
1
36%
2
10%
less informative
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
1
32%
2
9%
less informative
Exocarpos cupressiformis
M
S
1
32%
1
5%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
95%
1
30%
positive
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
95%
2
20%
positive
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
86%
1
17%
positive
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
1
77%
1
10%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
2
77%
1
17%
positive
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
2
64%
1
16%
positive
Plectranthus parviflorus
L
F
2
55%
2
6%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
50%
2
27%
positive
Desmodium brachypodum
L
F
3
46%
1
1%
less informative
Vernonia cinerea var. cinerea
L
F
1
41%
1
3%
less informative
Sigesbeckia orientalis ssp. orientalis
L
F
1
41%
1
6%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
2
41%
2
14%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
1
41%
2
15%
less informative
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
1
41%
1
11%
less informative
Arthropodiummilleflorum
L
B
1
41%
1
8%
less informative
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
36%
2
10%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
2
36%
1
11%
less informative
Plantago debilis
L
F
1
32%
1
3%
less informative
Opercularia varia
L
F
1
32%
1
2%
less informative
Aristida vagans
L
G
1
32%
1
2%
less informative
Ajuga australis
L
F
2
32%
1
5%
less informative
54
Vegetation Group 51: Araluen Acacia Herb/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus melliodora – E. maidenii - Angophora floribunda - Eucalyptus kartzoffiana /
Hymenanthera dentata - Acacia mearnsii / Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides - Echinopogon ovatus - Pellaea falcata
var. nana
Description
Statistics
Araluen Acacia Herb/Grass Dry Forest is a tall open forest up
to 25 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
melliodora and E. maidenii, with Angophora floribunda and
E. elata, and occasionally E. kartzoffiana as a co-dominant.
The shrub understorey is an open cover of Hymenanthera
dentata and Indigofera australis. The understorey is mainly a
grassy cover of Microlaena stipoides, with scattered patches
of Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana and Echinopogon ovatus,
and with scattered low cover of forbs including Desmodium
varians, Lepidosperma laterale, and fern Cheilanthes sieberi
var. sieberi.
Extant area (ha): 4 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 8 800
Percentage Cleared: 44%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 920 ha (10%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Araluen Acacia Herb/Grass Dry Forest occurs on steep east
facing slopes above the Araluen Valley on granitic soils.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
100%
3
5%
positive
T
T
3
80%
3
1%
positive
T
T
3
60%
1
7%
positive
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
T
3
40%
2
8%
less informative
Eucalyptus elata
T
T
3
40%
3
3%
less informative
Hymenanthera dentata
M
S
1
80%
1
5%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus melliodora
T
Eucalyptus maidenii
Angophora floribunda
Species
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
80%
1
27%
less informative
Indigofera australis
M
S
1
60%
1
8%
less informative
Acacia mearnsii
M
S
3
60%
2
6%
positive
Tylophora barbata
M
L
2
40%
2
11%
less informative
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
2
40%
2
12%
less informative
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
1
40%
1
12%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
40%
1
15%
less informative
Acacia implexa
M
S
1
40%
1
4%
less informative
Desmodium varians
L
F
1
80%
1
17%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
1
60%
2
20%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
60%
2
27%
positive
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
60%
1
17%
less informative
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
1
60%
1
11%
less informative
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
1
40%
1
11%
less informative
Pellaea falcata var. nana
L
E
1
40%
2
2%
less informative
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
40%
2
10%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
40%
1
30%
less informative
Geranium neglectum
L
F
1
40%
1
5%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
40%
1
16%
less informative
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
L
G
1
40%
2
8%
less informative
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
1
40%
1
7%
less informative
Brachychiton populneus ssp. populneus
L
F
1
40%
1
2%
less informative
55
Vegetation Group 52: Bega Valley Shrub/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus tereticornis - Acacia floribunda - Correa reflexa var. reflexa - Acacia mearnsii Melaleuca ericifolia - Leptospermum emarginatum - Kunzea ericoides - Dodonaea viscosa ssp. spatulata - Bertya
rosmarinifolia - Themeda australis
Description
Statistics
Bega Valley Shrub/Grass Forest is a tall open forest,
dominated by Eucalyptus tereticornis, with E. globoidea and
Angophora floribunda. Acacia mearnsii occasionally occurs
as a small tree layer up to 9 metres tall. Lomandra longifolia,
Kunzea ericoides, Bursaria spinosa, and Dodonaea viscosa
ssp. viscosa dominate the lower shrub layer. The upper
ground cover is mainly Lomandra longifolia, Kunzea
ericoides, Bursaria spinosa, and Dodonaea viscosa ssp.
viscosa. Themeda australis and Danthonia longifolia
dominate the grassy ground cover, with scattered forbs
including Dichondra repens and Oxalis perennans.
Extant area (ha): Pre-1750 area (ha): Percentage Cleared: -%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: - ha (-%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Not assessed
Mapping Reliability: Not Mapped
Bega Valley Shrub/Grass Forest occurs in small patches along
the Bemboka River in the Bemboka Valley on granites and on
Ordovician sediments. As it only occurs outside the Southern
CRA Region this ecosystem has not been mapped.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
67%
3
2%
positive
T
T
3
67%
2
1%
positive
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
T
1
33%
2
8%
less informative
Eriostemon trachyphyllus
T
T
1
33%
3
0%
less informative
Correa reflexa var. reflexa
M
S
1
100%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia mearnsii
M
S
1
100%
2
6%
less informative
Trema aspera
M
S
1
67%
1
0%
less informative
Melaleuca ericifolia
M
Z
3
67%
3
1%
positive
Leptospermum lanigerum
M
Z
1
67%
2
1%
less informative
Leptospermum emarginatum
M
Z
2
67%
1
0%
positive
Kunzea ericoides
M
Z
3
67%
2
2%
positive
Hakea microcarpa
M
S
1
67%
1
1%
less informative
Exocarpos cupressiformis
M
S
1
67%
1
5%
less informative
Dodonaea viscosa ssp. spatulata
M
S
2
67%
2
1%
positive
Bursaria lasiophylla var. lasiophylla
M
S
1
67%
1
4%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
100%
2
20%
positive
Senecio quadridentatus
L
F
1
100%
1
4%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
100%
2
27%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
1
100%
2
15%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
100%
1
14%
less informative
Poa labillardieri
L
G
1
67%
2
9%
less informative
Plectranthus graveolens
L
F
1
67%
1
0%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
67%
1
8%
less informative
Lepidosperma gunnii
L
V
1
67%
1
3%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
67%
2
21%
positive
Danthonia longifolia
L
G
3
67%
2
3%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus tereticornis
T
Acacia floribunda
Species
56
Vegetation Group 53: Riparian Grass/Herb River Oak Forest
Indicator Species: Casuarina cunninghamiana ssp. cunninghamiana / Acacia floribunda - Hymenanthera dentata Acacia mearnsii / Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides - Entolasia marginata - Oplismenus aemulus - Carex
longebrachiata - Carex appressa
Description
Statistics
Riparian Acacia Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest is a tall open forest
up to 30 metres tall, dominated by Casuarina
cunninghamiana. As it is a widespread vegetation type, it
may have variable shrub and ground cover layers. In the
South Coast section of the Southern CRA Region, it may
contain a tall shrub layer of Hymenanthera dentata, Acacia
mearnsii, and Acacia floribunda. The ground cover may be an
open to dense cover of grasses such as Microlaena stipoides,
Echinopogon ovatus, Entolasia marginata, and Oplismenus
aemulus, with forbs and graminoids, such as Carex appressa,
Carex longebrachiata, Dichondra repens, and Geranium
solanderi var. solanderi.
Extant area (ha): 8 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 11 200
Percentage Cleared: 21%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, South Eastern Highlands,
Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 900 ha (26%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Nutrification, weed infestation, and
grazing along riparian zones
Riparian Acacia Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest is widespread
riparian community occuring from near sea level up to 750
metres in elevation. The western patches of this assemblage
may contain different ground cover elements and have not
been extensively sampled.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Casuarina cunninghamiana ssp.
cunninghamiana
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
T
4
59%
3
0%
positive
Acacia floribunda
T
T
3
47%
1
1%
less informative
Hymenanthera dentata
M
S
2
65%
1
5%
positive
Acacia mearnsii
M
S
3
59%
2
6%
positive
Stephania japonica var. discolor
M
L
1
35%
1
5%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
3
100%
2
27%
positive
Entolasia marginata
L
G
1
59%
2
5%
less informative
Rumex brownii
L
F
1
47%
1
6%
less informative
Oplismenus aemulus
L
G
2
47%
1
2%
less informative
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
2
47%
1
11%
less informative
Carex longebrachiata
L
V
2
47%
2
2%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
1
47%
1
7%
less informative
Poa labillardieri
L
G
1
41%
2
9%
less informative
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
2
41%
2
12%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
1
41%
1
13%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
1
41%
2
21%
less informative
Urtica incisa
L
F
2
35%
2
5%
less informative
57
Vegetation Group 54: Far South Coast Forest Red Gum Grass/Herb Dry Forest/Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus globoidea - Angophora floribunda – E. tereticornis / Acacia mearnsii - Bursaria
spinosa / Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides - Themeda australis - Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Eragrostis leptostachya Echinopogon ovatus
Description
Statistics
Far South Coast Grass/Herb Dry Forest/Woodland is an open
forest/woodland, dominated by Eucalyptus tereticornis, with
E. globoidea and Angophora floribunda. Acacia mearnsii
occasionally occurs as a small tree layer up to 9 metres tall.
The lower shrub understorey includes Bursaria spinosa,
Dodonaea viscosa ssp. viscosa. The grassy ground cover is
dominated by Themeda australis, Echinopogon ovatus,
Echinopogon caespitosus var. caespitosus, and Microlaena
stipoides, with forbs including Dichondra repens, Hydrocotyle
laxiflora, Glycine clandestina, and the fern Cheilanthes sieberi
(Keith and Bedward 1999).
Extant area (ha): 3 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 23 600
Percentage Cleared: 83%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 700 ha (7%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Rural residential development,
grazing, and weed infestation
Bega Valley Shrub/grass forest occurs from the Bega Valley
all the way up the coast onto the Cumberland Plain. It occurs
mainly on granites and on more fertile shales on undulating
terrain lower lying areas of the South Coast.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
66%
2
7%
positive
T
3
64%
1
6%
positive
T
T
3
61%
3
1%
positive
Acacia mearnsii
M
S
1
64%
2
5%
less informative
Bursaria spinosa
M
S
2
63%
2
7%
positive
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
1
38%
1
12%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
100%
2
20%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
3
96%
2
26%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
3
95%
2
19%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
88%
1
29%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
80%
2
22%
positive
Desmodium varians
L
F
1
80%
1
16%
less informative
Eragrostis leptostachya
L
G
2
79%
1
1%
positive
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
2
63%
1
10%
positive
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
1
59%
1
7%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
57%
1
17%
less informative
Galium propinquum
L
F
1
54%
1
4%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
54%
1
11%
less informative
Wahlenbergia gracilis
L
F
1
52%
1
4%
less informative
Glycine tabacina
L
F
1
52%
1
2%
less informative
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
1
52%
1
8%
less informative
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
1
50%
1
11%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
1
50%
1
13%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
48%
1
14%
less informative
Poa labillardieri
L
G
2
46%
2
9%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
46%
1
8%
less informative
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
L
G
2
43%
2
8%
less informative
Austrostipa rudis ssp. nervosa
L
G
2
43%
1
2%
less informative
Panicum effusum
L
G
1
38%
1
2%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
38%
1
15%
less informative
Acaena echinata
L
F
1
36%
1
5%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus globoidea
T
Angophora floribunda
T
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Species
58
Vegetation Group 55: Eastern Tableland Fern/Herb/Grass Moist Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus fastigata / Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus - Coprosma quadrifida Tasmannia lanceolata - Pomaderris aspera - Olearia megalophylla - Persoonia silvatica / Pteridium esculentum / Poa
meionectes / Viola hederacea - Dianella tasmanica - Leptinella filicula
basalt. This vegetation group has affinities with map unit 16:
Basalt Wet Herb Forest in the Eden CRA Region (Keith and
Bedward 1999). The combined sample data from Eden and
Southern surveys indicates that this Vegetation Group extends
from Brown Mountain to the northern end of Tallaganda,
mainly on the eastern fall of the spine of the Great Dividing
Range.
Description
Eastern Tableland Fern/Herb/Grass Moist Forest is a tall open
forest up to 40 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus
fastigata with E. radiata and E. viminalis. The tall open
shrub layer is a sparse layer of Acacia dealbata, while the
middle shrub layer contains Lomatia myricoides, Persoonia
sylvatica, Leucopogon lanceolatus, Coprosma quadrifida, and
Acacia melanoxylon. The ground cover is diverse and
comprises grasses Poa meionectes and Microlaena stipoides,
bracken Pteridium esculentum, and graminoids, Dianella
tasmanica and Lomandra longifolia. The forbs form a
continuous carpet and include Viola hederacea, Asperula
scoparia, Stellaria flaccida and Stellaria pungens,
intermingled with vines of Clematis aristata and Glycine
clandestina.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 37 200
Pre-1750 area (ha): 38 500
Percentage Cleared: 3%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 13 700 ha (36%)
Eastern Tableland Fern/Herb/Grass Moist Forest occurs along
the spine of the South Coast escarpment from Tallanganda
State Forest down into the Eden CRA Region and into East
Gippsland. It occurs between 700 and 1350 metres in
elevation, on deep porous clay soils derived from granites or
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Intensive forest harvesting
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
84%
3
6%
positive
T
T
3
36%
3
6%
less informative
Eucalyptus viminalis
T
T
3
34%
3
7%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
88%
1
26%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
59%
1
16%
positive
Coprosma quadrifida
M
S
2
52%
1
9%
positive
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
41%
2
19%
less informative
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
1
36%
1
8%
less informative
Tasmannia lanceolata
M
S
2
34%
1
3%
less informative
Pomaderris aspera
M
S
2
32%
2
4%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
3
96%
2
13%
positive
Pteridium esculentum
L
E
3
95%
2
30%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
93%
1
19%
positive
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
3
89%
1
12%
positive
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
1
73%
1
16%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
71%
1
17%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
66%
1
29%
less informative
Senecio species E
L
F
1
63%
1
10%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
63%
2
27%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
1
63%
1
11%
less informative
Veronica calycina
L
F
1
59%
1
11%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
57%
2
15%
positive
Leptinella filicula
L
F
2
46%
1
2%
less informative
Persoonia silvatica
L
F
2
41%
1
2%
less informative
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
2
39%
2
10%
less informative
Polystichum proliferum
L
E
2
36%
2
7%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus fastigata
T
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
Species
59
Vegetation Group 56: Tableland and Escarpment Moist Herb/Fern Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata – E. viminalis – E. fastigata / Glycine clandestina - Viola
hederacea - Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia - Stellaria pungens - Dianella tasmanica - Acaena novae-zelandiae
Description
Statistics
Tableland and Escarpment Moist Herb/Fern Grass Forest is an
open forest, up to 30 metres in height, co-dominated by
Eucalyptus radiata and E. viminalis. Acacia dealbata
dominates an open shrub layer, with Leucopogon lanceolatus,
and Senecio sp. E. The ground cover layer comprises
Lomandra longifolia, Pteridium esculentum, and Dianella
tasmanica, with forbs including Glycine clandestina, Viola
hederacea, Viola betonicifolia, Dichondra repens, Lagenifera
stipitata, Stellaria pungens, intertwined with the small vine,
Clematis aristata.
Extant area (ha): 31 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 48 100
Percentage Cleared: 35%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 10 400 ha (22%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, grazing, and weed
infestation
Tableland and Escarpment Moist Herb/Fern Grass Forest
occurs in scattered small to Medium sized patches along the
spine of the South Coast escarpment from Tallanganda State
Forest down into the Eden CRA Region into East Gippsland.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 -Good
It occurs between 700 and 1350 metres elevation on drier
slopes and aspects adjoining mostly vegetation group 55, on
less fertile, shallower soils in similar terrain and lithology.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
79%
3
6%
positive
T
3
69%
3
7%
positive
T
T
3
50%
3
6%
positive
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
83%
1
16%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
74%
1
26%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
45%
2
19%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
76%
1
29%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
74%
1
19%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
69%
1
16%
positive
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
67%
2
20%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
62%
2
27%
positive
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
2
62%
1
16%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
60%
1
29%
less informative
Senecio species E
L
F
1
57%
1
10%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
55%
2
20%
positive
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
50%
1
12%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
50%
1
19%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
48%
2
15%
less informative
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
45%
1
17%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
40%
2
23%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
3
38%
2
14%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
38%
1
11%
less informative
Veronica calycina
L
F
2
36%
1
11%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
36%
1
18%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
T
Eucalyptus viminalis
T
Eucalyptus fastigata
Species
60
Vegetation Group 57: Southern Escarpment Shrub/Fern/Herb Moist Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus cypellocarpa – E. fastigata – E. obliqua / Cyathea australis / Leucopogon lanceolatus
var. lanceolatus - Tylophora barbata - Pteridium esculentum - Viola hederacea - Stellaria flaccida / Dianella
tasmanica - Blechnum cartilagineum
This vegetation group is equivalent to Map Unit 15: Mountain
Wet Herb Forest in the Eden CRA Region (Keith & Bedward
1999).
Description
Southern Escarpment Shrub/Fern/Herb Moist Forest is an
ecotonal open forest up to 35 metres tall, co-dominated by
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa and E. fastigata, with occasional E.
obliqua and E. radiata. An open shrub layer comprises
Leucopogon lanceolatus, along with Cyathea australis,
scattered Coprosma quadrifida, Hakea eriantha, Acacia
falciformis, and A. obtusifolia up to 4 metres in height. It has
a reasonably well developed groundcover of herbs, Viola
hederacea, Stellaria flaccida, Hierochloe rariflora, and
Schelhammera undulata, found in amongst Lomandra
longifolia and Dianella tasmanica, fern Blechnum
cartilagineum, and scrambling vine Tylophora barbata.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 37 200
Pre-1750 area (ha): 45 000
Percentage Cleared: 17%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 27 400 ha (61%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Southern Escarpment Shrub/Fern/Herb Moist Forest is found
on moist sheltered slopes in high rainfall zones along the
South Coast escarpment from Macquarie Pass down to
Wadbilliga National Park on granites, siltstones and
mudstones, and Ordovician sediments.
Environmental Pressures: Limited to small areas of intensive
Forest Harvesting
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
92%
1
4%
positive
T
T
3
70%
3
6%
positive
T
T
3
49%
3
1%
less informative
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
T
T
2
38%
3
6%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
68%
1
16%
positive
Tylophora barbata
M
L
2
62%
2
10%
positive
Cyathea australis
M
D
2
59%
2
9%
positive
Coprosma quadrifida
M
S
1
57%
1
9%
less informative
Hakea eriantha
M
S
1
38%
1
2%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
32%
1
18%
less informative
Acacia falciformis
M
S
2
32%
2
9%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
84%
1
19%
positive
Smilax australis
L
L
2
81%
2
14%
positive
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
2
70%
2
9%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
62%
1
27%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
1
57%
2
12%
less informative
Blechnum cartilagineum
L
E
4
54%
2
9%
positive
Schelhammera undulata
L
F
2
49%
1
8%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
41%
2
27%
less informative
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
2
41%
1
17%
less informative
Hierochloe rariflora
L
G
2
41%
2
1%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
38%
1
18%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
38%
1
16%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
35%
2
23%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
35%
1
30%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
35%
1
30%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
32%
1
13%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
T
Eucalyptus fastigata
Eucalyptus obliqua
Species
61
Vegetation Group 58: Tableland and Escarpment Wet Layered Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus fastigata E. cypellocarpa/ Acacia melanoxylon - Olearia argophylla / Dicksonia
antarctica - Cyathea australis / Polystichum proliferum - Blechnum nudum / Stellaria flaccida - Smilax australis
This vegetation group is equivalent to Map Unit 10: Mountain
Wet Fern Forest in the Eden RFA Region (Keith and Bedward
1999).
Description
Tableland and Escarpment Wet Layered Shrub Forest is a tall
open forest exceeding 40 metres in height, and is usually
dominated by pure stands of Eucalyptus fastigata with
occasional E.cypellocarpa. The tall shrub layer comprises
Olearia argophylla, Acacia melanoxylon, and Bedfordia
arborescens up to 10 metres in height. The understorey is
dominated by Dicksonia antartica, Cyathea australis,
Tasmannia lanceolata and Coprosma quadrifida, often
intertwined with Smilax australis and Clematis aristata. The
ground cover comprises ferns, Polystichum proliferum,
Blechnum nudum, Pteridium esculentum, and Fieldia australis,
and herbs Viola hederacea, and Hydrocotyle spp.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 25 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 25 000
Percentage Cleared: 1%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 21 100 ha (84%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Tableland and Escarpment Wet Layered Shrub Forest occurs in
the Budawang, Deua, and Wadbilliga National Parks, Monga
State Forest, on moist sheltered gullies and slopes between 250
and 1000 metres elevation. It occurs on deep clay loam soils
derived from granites and Ordovician sediments on the South
Coast escarpment.
Environmental Pressures: Limited to small areas of intensive
forest harvesting
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
81%
3
6%
positive
T
3
38%
2
5%
less informative
M
L
2
41%
2
10%
less informative
Coprosma quadrifida
M
S
1
81%
1
9%
less informative
Olearia argophylla
M
S
3
59%
2
3%
positive
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
2
53%
1
10%
positive
Cyathea australis
M
D
3
63%
2
9%
positive
Tasmannia lanceolata
M
S
1
47%
1
3%
less informative
Bedfordia arborescens
M
S
4
41%
2
2%
less informative
Pomaderris aspera
M
S
3
34%
2
4%
less informative
Polystichum proliferum
L
E
2
75%
2
7%
positive
Dicksonia antarctica
L
D
3
66%
3
5%
positive
Blechnum nudum
L
E
3
59%
2
3%
positive
Fieldia australis
L
E
2
41%
3
3%
less informative
Blechnum wattsii
L
E
2
31%
2
2%
less informative
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
2
75%
2
9%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
63%
1
19%
less informative
Hydrocotyle geraniifolia
L
F
1
31%
2
1%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
38%
2
27%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
78%
1
26%
less informative
Smilax australis
L
L
2
66%
2
14%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus fastigata
T
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
T
Tylophora barbata
Species
62
Vegetation Group 59: Eastern Tableland and Escarpment Shrub/Fern Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata – E. sieberi / Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus - Hibbertia
obtusifolia - Acacia falciformis - Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. A / Pteridium esculentum - Dianella tasmanica
Description
Statistics
Eastern Tableland and Escarpment Shrub/Fern Dry Forest is
an open forest up to 20 metres in height, co-dominated by
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata, and E.sieberi. The shrub
layer comprises Leucopogon lanceolatus, Acacia falciformis,
and Monotoca scoparia, Lomandra longifola and Pteridium
esculentum dominate an open ground cover, interspersed with
an open cover of graminoid Dianella tasmanica, and herbs
including Gonocarpus tetragynus, Polyscias sambucifolia and
Daviesia ulicifolia.
Extant area (ha): 24 900
Eastern Tableland and Escarpment Shrub/Fern Dry Forest is
found in a narrow band of elevation between 700 and 900
metres along the Tallaganda and Deua-Budawang escarpment.
It occurs on dry exposed slopes on moderately shallow sandy
clay loams derived from Ordovician sediments.
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
Pre-1750 area (ha): 27 700
Percentage Cleared: 10%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 12 100 ha (44%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
86%
3
6%
positive
T
3
70%
3
10%
positive
M
S
2
86%
1
16%
positive
Acacia falciformis
M
S
2
47%
2
9%
less informative
Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. A
M
S
1
44%
1
3%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
44%
1
18%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
53%
1
21%
positive
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
2
40%
1
9%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
33%
1
11%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
60%
1
29%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
42%
1
20%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
42%
1
17%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
30%
1
18%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
2
37%
2
14%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
35%
2
27%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
51%
1
13%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
58%
1
12%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
T
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
Species
63
Vegetation Group 60: Southern Blue Mountains Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi / Monotoca scoparia - Lomatia silaifolia - Persoonia linearis - Leucopogon
lanceolatus var. lanceolatus / Pteridium esculentum - Amperea xiphoclada var. xiphoclada - Lomandra glauca
Description
Statistics
Southern Blue Mountains Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest
up to 15 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus sieberi.
The understorey comprises Lomatia silaifolia, Persoonia
linearis, Monotoca scoparia, Leucopogon lanceolatus var.
lanceolatus, and Oxylobium ilicifolium. The sparse ground
cover comprises bracken Pteridium esculentum, sedges
Lomandra longifolia and Lomandra glauca, Gonocarpus
teucriodes, Goodenia bellidifolia ssp. bellidifolia, and Poa
sieberiana ssp. sieberiana.
Extant area (ha): 6 700
Southern Blue Mountains Dry Shrub Forest occurs
predominantly on dry escarpment slopes of Kanangra-Boyd
National Park at elevations between 600 and 1200 metres. It
occurs on stony skeletal loam soils derived mainly from
Devonian sediments, and further to the south on Ordovician
sediments.
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
Pre-1750 area (ha): 8 000
Percentage Cleared: 16%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 6 300 ha (79%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
T
3
94%
3
11%
positive
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
59%
1
18%
positive
Persoonia laurina ssp. intermedia
M
S
1
53%
2
0%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
53%
1
17%
positive
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
2
35%
2
9%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
2
65%
1
11%
positive
Lomatia silaifolia
M
Z
2
65%
2
1%
positive
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
53%
1
21%
less informative
Oxylobium ilicifolium
Leptospermum polygalifoliumssp.
polygalifolium
M
Z
3
47%
2
8%
less informative
M
Z
2
35%
2
3%
less informative
Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa
M
Z
3
35%
2
5%
less informative
Chiloglottis reflexa
L
B
2
53%
2
1%
positive
Thelymitra nuda
L
B
2
47%
1
0%
less informative
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
2
76%
2
9%
positive
Amperea xiphoclada var. xiphoclada
L
F
2
76%
1
3%
positive
Goodenia bellidifolia ssp. bellidifolia
L
F
2
35%
2
1%
less informative
Lomandra glauca
L
R
2
71%
2
5%
positive
Lomandra obliqua
L
R
2
47%
1
3%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
2
35%
1
12%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
53%
2
13%
positive
64
Vegetation Group 61: Southern Escarpment Edge Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus fraxinoides – E. sieberi / Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus - Platysace
lanceolata - Acacia obliquinervia / Dianella tasmanica - Pteridium esculentum
and 1100 metres on granites, sandstones, and Ordovician
sediments.
Description
Southern Escarpment Edge Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest
up to 20 metres tall, dominated by E. fraxinoides with
occasional E. fastigata and E. radiata ssp. radiata. The
understorey comprises on open shrub layer of Leucopogon
lancelatus var. lanceolatus, Acacia obtusifolia, Choretrum
candollei, and Persoonia sylvatica, with bracken Pteridium
esculentum. The sparse ground cover comprises graminiods
Dianella tasmanica, Lomandra longifolia, and Stylidium
graminifolium, with scattered tussock grass Poa meionectes.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 10 500
Pre-1750 area (ha): 10 500
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 8 200 ha (78%)
Southern Escarpment Edge Dry Shrub Forest occurs on ridges
and slightly sheltered slopes along the South Coast escarpment
from about Budawang National Park to the eastern fall of
Tallaganda, and also on the higher parts of Deua and
Wadbilliga National Parks. It occurs in reasonably high
rainfall areas, on rocky shallow sandy loam soils between 700
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
65%
3
1%
positive
T
T
3
54%
3
11%
positive
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
T
T
1
31%
3
6%
less informative
Eucalyptus fastigata
T
T
3
31%
3
7%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
88%
1
16%
positive
Acacia obliquinervia
M
S
2
62%
1
2%
positive
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
2
46%
2
9%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
35%
1
18%
less informative
Choretrum candollei
M
S
1
31%
1
1%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
62%
2
12%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
62%
1
17%
less informative
Persoonia silvatica
L
F
2
31%
1
2%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
1
31%
2
14%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
46%
1
13%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
96%
1
12%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus fraxinoides
T
Eucalyptus sieberi
Species
65
Vegetation Group 62: Southern Escarpment Edge Moist Shrub/Fern Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi – E. fraxinoides – E. cypellocarpa / Eucalyptus obliqua / Leucopogon
lanceolatus var. lanceolatus / Sticherus lobatus - Blechnum wattsii - Pteridium esculentum - Hierochloe rariflora
moderately deep sandy loams on granites, sandstones, and
Ordovician sediments.
Description
Southern Escarpment Edge Moist Shrub/Fern Forest is a tall
open forest up to 35 metres in height, co-dominated by
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa, E. fraxinoides, and E. sieberi. It
often borders vegetation group number 57. The understorey
comprises an open shrub layer of Leucopogon lanceolatus var.
lanceolatus, with bracken, Pteridium esculentum, and
scattered tall fern Cyathea australis. The ground cover is
mainly ferns Blechnum wattsii, Sticherus lobatus, and
Calochlaena dubia, with herbs and graminoids, Hierochloe
rariflora, Dianella caerulea var. caerulea, and Dianella
tasmanica, and Viola hederacea var. hederacea.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 495
Pre-1750 area (ha): 480
Percentage Cleared: 2%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 385 ha (78%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Southern Escarpment Edge Moist Shrub/Fern Forest occurs
from Budawang National Park, on the eastern fall of
Tallaganda State Forest, down through the Deua and Berlang
escarpments, into Badja State Forest, and Wadbilliga National
Park. It often occurs on sheltered easterly aspects in small to
medium sized forest patches along the escarpment between
500 metres and 1200 metres in elevation. It is found on
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
Mapping Reliability: Reasonably Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
57%
3
11%
positive
T
T
3
57%
3
1%
positive
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
T
T
3
57%
2
5%
positive
Eucalyptus obliqua
T
T
3
43%
3
1%
less informative
Eucalyptus fastigata
T
T
1
43%
3
7%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
86%
1
17%
positive
Cyathea australis
M
D
1
57%
2
9%
less informative
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
1
43%
2
9%
less informative
Sticherus lobatus
L
E
4
100%
2
1%
positive
Blechnum wattsii
L
E
3
100%
2
2%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
43%
1
20%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
43%
1
30%
less informative
Hierochloe rariflora
L
G
3
57%
2
1%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
71%
1
27%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
43%
2
13%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
43%
1
16%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
Eucalyptus fraxinoides
Species
66
Vegetation Group 63: Southern Blue Mountains Plateau Acacia/Fern/Herb Moist Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus fastigata – E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana / Clematis aristata - Acacia falciformis
- Lomatia myricoides - Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus / Pteridium esculentum - Dianella tasmanica Podolepis jaceoides
Description
Statistics
Southern Blue Mountains Plateau Acacia/Fern/Herb Moist
Forest is a tall open forest up to 30 metres tall, co-dominated
by Eucalyptus fastigata and E. cypellocarpa. An open shrub
layer up to 3 metres tall comprises Lomatia myricoides and
Leucopogon lanceolatus in amongst patches of Lomandra
longifolia and bracken Pteridium esculentum. The ground
cover is a diverse carpet of grass Poa sieberiana var.
sieberiana, and forbs Dianella tasmanica, Gonocarpus
teucrioides, Hydrocotyle laxiflora, Senecio sp. E, Stellaria
pungens, and Viola hederacea var. hederacea.
Extant area (ha): 3 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 3 000
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 3 000 ha (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
Southern Blue Mountains Plateau Acacia/Fern/Herb Moist
Forest occurs on the eastern fall of the Kanangra-Boyd plateau
in the middle and upper Kowmung catchments. It is found on
moderately deep clay soils on weathered Devonian sediments.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
62%
3
7%
positive
T
T
3
54%
3
14%
positive
M
L
2
46%
1
3%
less informative
M
S
3
92%
2
9%
positive
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
2
62%
1
8%
positive
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
3
54%
1
17%
positive
Persoonia linearis
M
S
2
38%
1
18%
less informative
Persoonia laurina ssp. intermedia
M
S
2
31%
2
0%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
2
31%
1
11%
less informative
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
2
31%
2
9%
less informative
Citriobatus pauciflorus
M
Z
2
31%
2
4%
less informative
Chiloglottis reflexa
L
B
2
100%
2
1%
positive
Acianthus exsertus
L
B
2
62%
2
1%
positive
Blechnum cartilagineum
L
E
3
31%
2
9%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
77%
2
23%
positive
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
2
77%
2
9%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
69%
1
20%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
69%
2
20%
positive
Senecio species E
L
F
2
69%
1
10%
positive
Podolepis jaceoides
L
F
2
54%
2
1%
positive
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
2
46%
1
18%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
1
38%
2
15%
less informative
Podolepis hieracioides
L
F
2
31%
1
1%
less informative
Geranium neglectum
L
F
2
31%
1
5%
less informative
Poa poiformis
L
G
2
46%
2
1%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
92%
1
27%
positive
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
77%
1
13%
positive
Cyperus laevis
L
V
2
38%
1
0%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus fastigata
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
Hibbertia scandens
Acacia falciformis
Species
67
Vegetation Group 64: Southern East Tableland Edge Shrub/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana – E. radiata ssp. radiata / Monotoca scoparia Epacris impressa - Persoonia silvatica / Poa meionectes - Joycea pallida
Description
Statistics
Southern East Tableland Edge Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is an
open forest up to 25 metres tall, co-dominated by E.
dalrympleana and E.radiata. The understorey comprises on
open shrub layer of Monotoca scoparia, Hovea linearis,
Bossaia foliosa, and Persoonia sylvatica up to 1m tall. The
ground cover is a sparse layer of Lomandra longifolia, grasses
Chionochloa pallida, Poa meionectes, and Microlaena
stipoides, with an even more open cover of herbs including
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea, and Lomandra multiflora var.
multiflora.
Extant area (ha): 3 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 4 400
Percentage Cleared: 11%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 000 ha (23%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited to some clearing on private
land
Southern East Tableland Edge Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is
found mainly in small discrete and discontinuous patches of
forest from southern Tallaganda down to Bondi State Forest.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
2
83%
3
14%
positive
T
3
70%
3
6%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
T
T
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
T
2
39%
3
14%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
39%
1
17%
less informative
Persoonia chamaepeuce
M
S
1
30%
1
7%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
30%
2
19%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
2
74%
1
11%
positive
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
48%
1
10%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
43%
1
21%
less informative
Bossiaea foliosa
M
Z
2
43%
2
2%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
39%
2
12%
less informative
Epacris impressa
M
Z
2
39%
2
1%
less informative
Daviesia corymbosa
M
Z
3
39%
1
0%
less informative
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
2
35%
2
9%
less informative
Oxylobium procumbens
M
Z
2
30%
1
0%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
61%
1
30%
less informative
Persoonia silvatica
L
F
1
43%
1
2%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
1
39%
1
11%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
35%
1
17%
less informative
Senecio species E
L
F
1
30%
1
11%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
2
83%
2
14%
positive
Joycea pallida
L
G
2
57%
2
12%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
52%
2
27%
less informative
Deyeuxia monticola var. monticola
L
G
1
30%
1
3%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
48%
1
14%
less informative
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
52%
1
16%
less informative
68
Vegetation Group 65: Southern Escarpment Edge Moist Heath Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata – E. rubida ssp. rubida / Oxylobium ellipticum - Prostanthera
monticola - Pomaderris phylicifolia ssp. phylicifolia - Phebalium ellipticum - Persoonia mollis ssp. mollis / Stylidium
graminifolium - Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
Description
Statistics
Southern Escarpment Edge Moist Heath Forest is an open
forest up to 20 metres tall, dominated by Eucalyptus radiata,
with occasional E.rubida. The understorey comprises a shrub
layer of Oxylobium ellipticum, Accrotriche divaricata and
Acacia obliquinervia. The ground cover is mainly Lomandra
longifolia, with occasional Gahnia sieberiana with herbs
Stylidium graminifolium and Patersonia fragilis, as well as
prostrate shrubs, such as Astroloma pinifolium.
Extant area (ha): 45
Pre-1750 area (ha): 45
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 45 ha (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Southern Escarpment Edge Moist Heath Forest occurs in a few
isolated patches, usually on moist clay loam soils on ridges in
Kanangra-Boyd National Park, and on the western fall of
Deua National Park. Soils are derived from Ordovician
sediments.
Environmental Pressures: Limited, protected within reserves.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
60%
3
7%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
T
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
T
T
3
40%
3
6%
less informative
Acacia obliquinervia
M
S
1
40%
2
3%
less informative
Oxylobium ellipticum
M
Z
4
80%
2
3%
positive
Astroloma pinifolium
M
Z
1
40%
1
0%
less informative
Acrotriche divaricata
M
Z
3
40%
1
1%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
100%
1
17%
positive
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
2
60%
1
7%
positive
Patersonia fragilis
L
R
2
40%
2
0%
less informative
Gahnia sieberiana
L
V
4
40%
2
2%
less informative
69
Vegetation Group 66: Eastern Tablelands Grass/Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata – E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana / Hibbertia obtusifolia Monotoca scoparia / Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana - Gonocarpus tetragynus - Pteridium esculentum - Stylidium
graminifolium
Description
Statistics
Eastern Tablelands Shrub/Grass Moist Forest is an open forest
up to 25 metres tall, co-dominated by Eucalyptus radiata ssp.
radiata and E. dalrympleana. It has a sparse shrub cover of
mainly Monotoca scoparia, with Leucopogon lanceolatus var.
lanceolatus. The ground cover is an open grassy layer of
grass Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana, interspersed with
bracken Pteridium esculentum, and graminoids Stylidium
graminifolium and Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea, small
shrubs, and herbs Hibbertia obtusifolia, and Gognocarpus
tetragynus.
Extant area (ha): 27 100
Pre-1750 area (ha): 112 800
Percentage Cleared: 76%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 18 000 ha (16%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Clearing on private land
Eastern Tablelands Shrub/Grass Moist Forest occurs from
Tallaganda and Berlang State Forests and on the Oberon
plateau and Kanangra-Boyd National Park. It occurs on drier
undulating ridges and slopes on shallow clay soils derived
from Ordovician or Devonian sediments.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
92%
3
6%
positive
T
T
3
88%
3
14%
positive
M
S
2
48%
1
17%
less informative
M
S
2
32%
1
8%
less informative
M
Z
2
72%
1
21%
positive
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
2
60%
1
11%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
64%
1
30%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
52%
1
17%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
1
36%
2
20%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
2
36%
1
7%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
36%
2
13%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
Lomatia myricoides
Hibbertia obtusifolia
Species
70
Vegetation Group 67: Northern Plateaux Moist Fern/Herb/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus fastigata – E.dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana - Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata /
Lomatia myricoides - Acacia melanoxylon / Stellaria pungens - Viola hederacea - Senecio hispidulus var. hispidulus Hydrocotyle peduncularis - Geranium graniticola.
weathered clay soils derived from granite, basalt, and
Ordovician sediments on sheltered slopes on these plateaux.
Description
Northern Plateaux Moist Fern/Herb/Grass Forest is a tall open
forest up to 30 metres tall, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
fastigata, E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana, and E. radiata
ssp. radiata. The understorey is a sparse shrub layer up to 4
metres in height comprising mainly Acacia melanoxylon,
Lomatia myricoides, and Helichrysum scorpioides. The
ground cover is made up of tall graminoids such as Lomandra
longifolia and Dianella tasmanica, bracken Pteridium
esculentum, overlying a diverse and dense carpet of grass Poa
sieberiana, and herbs Stellaria pungens, and Viola hederacea,
Gonocarpus tetragynus, Viola betonicifolia var. betonicifolia,
and Geranium graniticola.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 27 600
Pre-1750 area (ha): 35 900
Percentage Cleared: 23%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 19 200 ha (53%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Some clearing on private land
Northern Plateaux Moist Fern/Herb/Grass Forest is found at
elevations between 900 and 1200 metres elevation on the
Oberon and Kanangra-Boyd plateaux. It occurs on deep
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
76%
3
7%
Positive
T
T
2
71%
3
14%
Positive
T
T
3
62%
3
6%
Positive
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
2
62%
1
8%
Positive
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
2
62%
1
10%
positive
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
43%
1
17%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
76%
2
20%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
71%
1
20%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
43%
1
17%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
43%
1
11%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
43%
1
30%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
2
38%
1
18%
less informative
Senecio hispidulus var. hispidulus
L
F
2
33%
1
3%
less informative
Hydrocotyle peduncularis
L
F
2
33%
2
3%
less informative
Geranium graniticola
L
F
2
33%
2
0%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
43%
2
13%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus fastigata
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
Species
71
Vegetation Group 68: North East Tablelands Shrub/Herb/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus viminalis – E. pauciflora – E. macarthurii / Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides Themeda australis / Poranthera microphylla - Helichrysum scorpioides Hypericum japonicum - Euchiton
gymnocephalus - Microtis parviflora - Veronica plebeia - Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea.
Description
Statistics
North-East Tablelands Shrub/Herb/Grass Dry Forest is an
open forest up to 25 metres in height, co-dominated by
Eucalyptus viminalis and E. pauciflora with occcasionally E.
radiata. Helcihrysum scorpoides may be found in the shrub
layer, depending on past disturbance and grazing regimes.
Lomandra longifolia dominates the upper ground layer, and
interspersed between the Lomandra tussocks are grasses such
as Themeda australis and Microlaena stipoides, with herbs
including Euchiton gymnostachys, Poranthera microphylla,
Hypolepsis japonica, and Dichondra repens.
Extant area (ha): 8 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 10 300
Percentage Cleared: 15%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 200 ha (21%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Some clearing on private land.
Grazing affects natural character of ground layer
North-East Tablelands Shrub/Herb/Grass Dry Forest is mainly
found on alluvial benches along the upper Shoalhaven and
Wollondilly Rivers and tributaries between 500 and 650
metres elevation.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
60%
3
8%
positive
T
T
3
60%
3
14%
positive
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
T
T
1
40%
3
7%
less informative
Prostanthera lasianthos
M
S
2
40%
1
2%
less informative
Hakea dactyloides
M
S
1
40%
2
3%
less informative
Epacris microphylla var. microphylla
M
Z
1
40%
2
2%
less informative
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
2
30%
1
8%
less informative
Cassinia aculeata
M
S
1
30%
1
10%
less informative
Acacia longifolia
M
S
1
30%
2
4%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
70%
2
27%
positive
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
60%
1
18%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
1
60%
1
11%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
50%
2
20%
positive
Hypericum japonicum
L
F
1
50%
1
3%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
2
50%
1
11%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
40%
1
20%
less informative
Microtis parviflora
L
B
1
40%
1
0%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
40%
2
21%
less informative
Veronica plebeia
L
F
1
30%
1
5%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
30%
1
17%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
1
30%
1
6%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
30%
1
30%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
1
30%
2
15%
less informative
Austrostipa rudis ssp. nervosa
L
G
2
30%
1
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus viminalis
T
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Species
72
Vegetation Group 69: Eastern Tablelands Damp Heath
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus mannifera / Melaleuca armillaris / Epacris microphylla var. microphylla Leptospermum myrtifolium - Leptospermum polygalifolium ssp. polygalifolium
Description
Statistics
Eastern Tablelands Damp Heath is an open sedge shrubland
up to 2 metres high, with an emergent shrub layer of
Leptospermum myrtifolium, over a lower shrub layer of
Epacris microphylla ssp. microphylla and Acacia rubida. The
ground cover is composed of sedge Schoenus apogon, grasses
Microlaena stipoides and Danthonia spp., as well as herbs
Hypericum gramineum, Mitrasacme serpyllifolia, Gonocarpus
tetragynus, and Stylidium graminifolium.
Extant area (ha): 385
Pre-1750 area (ha): 395
Percentage Cleared: 100%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 105 ha (13%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Eastern Tablelands Damp Heath occurs in isolated small
patches on flat plateaux in the Penrose State Forest and within
western Morton National Park and in the Oalen Ford and
Penrose areas. The soils are impeded clay loam soils within
enclosed drainages in the upper tributaries of creeks. Only a
few areas have been mapped. It is possibly a little more
widespread than indicated on the regional vegetation map.
Environmental Pressures: Mapping Reliability: 4/5 - Poor to Reasonable.
More fieldwork is needed to confirm extent of vegetation
group, and its relationship to other swamp heaths.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Group score
Growth (50
Group
Form percentile) frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus mannifera
T
T
4
40%
3
6%
less informative
Acacia rubida
M
S
2
40%
1
4%
less informative
Epacris microphylla var. microphylla
M
Z
2
100%
2
2%
positive
Leptospermum myrtifolium
M
Z
3
60%
1
2%
positive
Selaginella uliginosa
L
E
3
40%
1
1%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
2
80%
1
17%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
60%
1
17%
positive
Mitrasacme serpyllifolia
L
F
2
60%
1
0%
positive
Hypoxis hygrometrica var. hygrometrica
L
F
1
60%
1
1%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
60%
1
30%
positive
Gonocarpus micranthus ssp. micranthus
L
F
2
60%
1
2%
positive
Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A
L
F
2
40%
1
3%
less informative
Veronica gracilis
L
F
1
40%
1
1%
less informative
Hypericum japonicum
L
F
2
40%
1
3%
less informative
Hydrocotyle peduncularis
L
F
2
40%
2
3%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
60%
2
27%
positive
Poa meionectes
L
G
5
40%
2
14%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
40%
2
15%
less informative
Dichelachne inaequiglumis
L
G
2
40%
2
3%
less informative
Danthonia monticola
L
G
2
40%
1
1%
less informative
Agrostis aequata
L
G
1
40%
0
0%
positive
Restio fimbriatus
L
R
2
40%
2
0%
less informative
Schoenus apogon
L
V
3
80%
1
4%
positive
Juncus planifolius
L
R
2
40%
1
1%
less informative
73
Vegetation Group 70: Western Escarpment Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dives – E. goniocalyx / Xanthorrhoea australis / Platylobium formosum ssp. formosum
- Persoonia chamaepeuce - Leucopogon virgatus - Kunzea ericoides - Bursaria spinosa - Banksia marginata /
Themeda australis / Galium propinquum
Description
Statistics
Western Escarpment Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest up to
18 metres tall, dominated by Eucalyptus dives, with occasional
E. goniocalyx. The understorey comprises blackboy,
Xanthorrhoea australis, along with shrubs Platylobium
formosum ssp. formosum, and Banksia marginata, with
Kunzea ericoides. The ground cover cover is made up of a
sparse cover of Themeda australis, and an even more sparse
cover of herbs including Glycine clandestina, Gonocarpus
tetragynus, Hardenbergia violacea, and Persoonia
chamaepitys.
Extant area (ha): 1600
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 600
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 200 ha (75%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, Well conserved in reserves
Western Escarpment Dry Shrub Forest is found on steep dry
slopes on the foothills in the Khancoban and Tooma valleys
adjoining the Kozciusko National Park between 300 and 700
metres in elevation. It occurs on shallow podzolic soils
derived from Silurian granites.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
1
83%
3
13%
less informative
T
T
1
50%
3
4%
less informative
T
T
3
33%
3
7%
less informative
Xanthorrhoea australis
M
X
3
83%
2
1%
positive
Grevillea rosmarinifolia
M
S
1
83%
1
0%
less informative
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
1
83%
1
7%
less informative
Platylobium formosumssp. formosum
M
Z
3
67%
2
6%
positive
Persoonia chamaepeuce
M
S
1
67%
1
8%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
67%
1
21%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
1
50%
1
6%
less informative
Leucopogon virgatus
M
Z
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
Kunzea ericoides
M
Z
3
50%
2
2%
positive
Bursaria spinosa
M
S
1
50%
2
8%
less informative
Banksia marginata
M
S
2
50%
2
1%
positive
Pultenaea procumbens
M
Z
1
33%
1
3%
less informative
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
2
33%
1
8%
less informative
Lissanthe strigosa
M
Z
3
33%
1
2%
less informative
Leucopogon gelidus
M
Z
2
33%
1
1%
less informative
Goodia lotifolia
M
S
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
1
33%
1
8%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
67%
1
17%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
67%
1
16%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
67%
1
30%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
50%
1
20%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
50%
1
17%
less informative
Veronica calycina
L
F
1
50%
1
11%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
50%
2
20%
positive
Galium propinquum
L
F
1
50%
1
4%
less informative
Poa sieberiana var. cyanophylla
L
G
4
33%
2
3%
less informative
Epilobium billardierianumssp. cinereum
L
F
1
33%
1
6%
less informative
Cynoglossum australe
L
F
1
33%
1
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus dives
T
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
Species
74
Vegetation Group 71: Western Tableland Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dives – E. nortonii / Leptospermum brevipes - Lomatia myricoides - Acacia
melanoxylon - Prostanthera rotundifolia - Pomaderris subcapitata - Pomaderris aspera
Description
Statistics
Western Tableland Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest up to 15
metres tall, dominated by Eucalyptus macrorhyncha with
scattered E. nortonii. A scattered tall shrub layer of Acacia
melanoxylon and Lomatia myricoides may be present. The
understorey comprises a dense cover of Leptospermum
brevipes over a sparse ground cover of graminoids and grasses
including Lomandra filiformis spp. coriacea, Poa sieberiana
var. sieberiana and Lepidosperma laterale, with herbs
Euchiton gymnocephalus, Carex inversa and rock fern
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi.
Extant area (ha): 740
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 500
Percentage Cleared: 51%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 455 ha (30%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Limited, Well conserved in reserves
Western Tableland Dry Shrub Forest occurs on the western
and northern dry footslopes of the Bogong Mountain Range
between the Tumut and Goobarragandra rivers. It occurs on
shallow sandy loam soils on acid volcanics and infertile
granite rocks.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
1
80%
3
11%
less informative
T
3
60%
3
13%
positive
T
T
3
40%
3
2%
less informative
Leptospermum brevipes
M
Z
5
80%
2
0%
positive
Amyema miquelii
M
I
1
80%
1
0%
less informative
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
1
60%
1
8%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
60%
1
17%
less informative
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
1
60%
1
10%
less informative
Prostanthera rotundifolia
M
S
2
40%
2
0%
less informative
Pomaderris subcapitata
M
S
3
40%
1
0%
less informative
Pomaderris aspera
M
S
2
40%
2
5%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
40%
1
21%
less informative
Dodonaea viscosa ssp. spatulata
M
S
3
40%
2
1%
less informative
Coprosma quadrifida
M
S
1
40%
1
10%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
80%
1
17%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
80%
1
30%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
80%
1
11%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
60%
2
27%
positive
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
2
60%
1
7%
positive
Dichondra repens
L
F
1
60%
2
21%
less informative
Carex inversa
L
V
1
60%
1
6%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
40%
2
20%
less informative
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
1
40%
1
11%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
40%
1
14%
less informative
Dichelachne sieberiana
L
G
2
40%
2
3%
less informative
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
1
40%
1
7%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
2
40%
1
7%
less informative
Ajuga australis
L
F
1
40%
1
5%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
40%
1
19%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
Eucalyptus dives
T
Eucalyptus nortonii
Species
75
Vegetation Group 72: Southern Numeralla Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata – E. dives – E. pauciflora – E. bridgesiana / Exocarpos strictus Bursaria lasiophylla var. lasiophylla - Pultenaea procumbens
Description
Statistics
Southern Numeralla Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest up to
20 metres tall, co-dominated by Eucalyptus dives and
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata, with occasional E.
bridgesiana and E. pauciflora. Bursaria lasiophylla usually
dominates a tall shrub layer up to 3m tall, with an occasional
cover of Pteridum esculentum, Cassinia aculeata, and
Exocarpus strictus. The ground layer is a sparse cover of
grasses Poa tenera and Deyeuxia quadriseta, with an even
more sparse cover of herbs and decumbent shrubs including
Gonocarpus tetragynus, Hardenbergia violacea, Derwentia
perfoliata, and Glycine clandestina.
Extant area (ha): 0
Pre-1750 area (ha): 35
Percentage Cleared: %
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Needs further assessment
Vulnerability Class: -
Southern Numeralla Dry Shrub Forest occurs in small patches
along the southern end of the spine of the Numeralla Range, in
the southern part of the CRA Region which borders the northwest corner of the Eden CRA Region. It occurs on exposed
ridges and slopes on shallow clay loam soils derived from
metasedimentary rocks.
Mapping Reliability: not mapped currently. More field work
is needed to confirm this vegetation group.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
80%
3
7%
positive
T
T
3
80%
3
13%
positive
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
T
4
40%
3
14%
less informative
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
T
T
3
40%
3
6%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
60%
1
17%
less informative
Exocarpos strictus
M
S
1
60%
1
10%
less informative
Bursaria lasiophylla var. lasiophylla
M
S
2
60%
1
4%
positive
Cassinia aculeata
M
S
1
40%
1
10%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
60%
1
21%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
1
40%
1
6%
less informative
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
1
40%
2
9%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
80%
1
30%
less informative
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
1
40%
1
12%
less informative
Veronica plebeia
L
F
1
40%
1
5%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
40%
2
20%
less informative
Senecio diaschides
L
F
1
40%
1
2%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
40%
1
30%
less informative
Derwentia perfoliata
L
F
1
40%
1
3%
less informative
Poa tenera
L
G
2
60%
2
1%
positive
Deyeuxia quadriseta
L
G
2
40%
1
3%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
80%
1
16%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
2
40%
1
12%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
T
Eucalyptus dives
Species
76
Vegetation Group 73: Eastern Tableland Dry Shrub/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus viminalis – E. pauciflora - Cassinia longifolia - Bossiaea buxifolia - Acacia dealbata /
Themeda australis - Elymus scaber var. scaber / Gonocarpus tetragynus - Scleranthus biflorus - Chrysocephalum
semipapposum
Description
Statistics
Eastern Tableland Dry Shrub/Grass Forest is an open forest up
to 25-35 metres in height, co-dominated by E. pauciflora and
E. viminalis. A tall shrub layer comprises Cassinia longifolia
and Acacia dealbata, over a predominantly grassy understorey
of Themeda australis, Poa meionectes, and Poa sieberiana
var. sieberiana, intermixed with herbs Scleranthus biflorus,
Acaena novazelandiae, Asperula scoparia, and low shrubs
Mirbelia oxyloboides, Melichrus urceolatus, and
Chrysocephalum semipapposum.
Extant area (ha): 63 900
Eastern Tableland Dry Shrub/Grass Forest occurs between 600
and 800 metres elevation on a range of Ordovician, Devonian,
and Silurian sediments in broad valleys between Oalen Ford
and Nimmitabel. This widespread Vegetation Group occurs
on a wide variety of shallow clay soils derived from marine
sediments.
Environmental Pressures: Small patch clearing and grazing
Pre-1750 area (ha): 276 200
Percentage Cleared: 77%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 5 500 ha (2%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Vulnerability Class: 2
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
78%
3
7%
positive
T
3
78%
3
14%
positive
T
T
3
33%
3
6%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
2
63%
1
12%
positive
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
56%
2
19%
positive
Acacia rubida
M
S
1
37%
1
4%
less informative
Bossiaea buxifolia
M
Z
1
56%
1
3%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
52%
1
21%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
1
44%
1
6%
less informative
Mirbelia oxylobioides
M
Z
2
41%
1
1%
less informative
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
41%
1
10%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
1
41%
1
9%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
63%
1
30%
positive
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
1
56%
1
5%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
56%
1
17%
less informative
Senecio species E
L
F
1
48%
1
10%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
44%
1
11%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
1
44%
2
15%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
44%
1
19%
less informative
Chrysocephalum semipapposum
L
F
2
41%
1
2%
less informative
Ajuga australis
L
F
1
37%
1
5%
less informative
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
1
33%
1
12%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
33%
1
17%
less informative
Veronica calycina
L
F
1
33%
1
11%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
81%
2
20%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
63%
1
15%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
3
44%
2
14%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
37%
2
27%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
33%
1
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus viminalis
T
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
Species
77
Vegetation Group 74: South Eastern Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus bridgesiana – E. rubida ssp. rubida – E. pauciflora - Eucalyptus dives / Acaena
echinata / Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia - Euchiton gymnocephalus - Acaena novae-zelandiae - Veronica
plebeia - Dichondra repens - Scleranthus diander - Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
Description
Statistics
South Eastern Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest is an
open forest up to 20 metres tall, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
bridgesiana, E. pauciflora, and E. dives. It has a sparse shrub
understorey of Acacia dealbata up to 3 metres high. The
ground cover is a moderate cover of grasses Poa sieberiana
var. sieberiana and Elymus scaber, intermingled with a
smattering of herbs comprising Acaena novae-zealandiae,
Dichondra repens, Desmodium varians, Veronica plebeia, and
Epilobium billardierianum ssp. cinereum.
Extant area (ha): 60 800
South Eastern Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest occurs
in broad valleys from Delegate, Bredbo, up through the
Western footlopes of the Tinderrys, and into the Lake George
and Upper Shoalhaven River catchment. It occurs on a range
of clay loam soils derived from Ordovician, Silurian, and
Devonian sediments and acid volcanics.
Environmental Pressures: Small patch clearing and grazing
Pre-1750 area (ha): 144 500
Percentage Cleared: 58%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 9 800 ha (7%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
79%
3
6%
positive
T
T
3
64%
3
6%
positive
T
T
3
64%
3
14%
positive
Eucalyptus dives
T
T
3
57%
3
13%
positive
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
93%
2
19%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
1
71%
1
12%
less informative
Indigofera australis
M
S
1
36%
1
8%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
57%
1
21%
less informative
Bossiaea buxifolia
M
Z
1
50%
1
4%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
1
36%
1
6%
less informative
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
36%
1
10%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
1
36%
1
10%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
86%
1
16%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
86%
1
11%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
86%
1
19%
positive
Acaena echinata
L
F
1
86%
1
5%
less informative
Veronica plebeia
L
F
1
79%
1
4%
less informative
Desmodium varians
L
F
1
79%
1
17%
less informative
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
1
71%
1
12%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
71%
2
21%
positive
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
64%
1
17%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
1
64%
2
23%
less informative
Scleranthus diander
L
F
1
57%
1
1%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
1
57%
1
8%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
57%
1
30%
less informative
Epilobium billardierianumssp. cinereum
L
F
1
57%
1
6%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
50%
1
18%
less informative
Plantago hispida
L
F
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
1
50%
1
13%
less informative
Cymbonotus preissianus
L
F
1
50%
1
4%
less informative
Geranium neglectum
L
F
1
43%
1
5%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
T
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Species
78
Vegetation Group 75: Tablelands Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dives – E. rubida ssp. rubida / Hibbertia obtusifolia - Brachyloma daphnoides - Hovea
linearis - Bossiaea buxifolia / Joycea pallida / Gonocarpus tetragynus - Stackhousia monogyna
Description
Statistics
Tablelands Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest is an open forest,
dominated by Eucalyptus dives, with a co-dominant of
E.rubida. The understorey is a sparse shrub layer of Cassinia
longifolia and Acacia dealbata up to 2 metres high. The
grassy ground cover is mainly tussock grasses Chionochloa
pallida, with some Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana and
Dichelachne rara, occasionally interspersed with a sparse
cover of low shrubs Grevillea obtusiflora, Brachyloma
daphnoides, Hovea linearis, and Stackhousia monogyna with
graminoids Lomandra longifolia and Dianella revoluta ssp.
revoluta.
Extant area (ha): 38 500
Pre-1750 area (ha): 59 900
Percentage Cleared: 36%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 20 800 ha (35%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Small patch clearing and grazing
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Tablelands Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest occurs on exposed dry
footlsopes of the Tinderry Ranges, the Tidbinbilla Ranges and
in foothills on the western side of Lake Eucumbene Dam,
Lower Snowy, Delegate, and upper Murray Valleys.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
97%
3
12%
positive
T
T
3
72%
3
6%
positive
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
1
62%
1
12%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
48%
2
19%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
93%
1
21%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
69%
1
9%
positive
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
62%
1
9%
less informative
Bossiaea buxifolia
M
Z
1
52%
1
3%
less informative
Pultenaea procumbens
M
Z
2
31%
1
3%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
2
31%
1
6%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
66%
1
30%
positive
Stackhousia monogyna
L
F
1
41%
1
7%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
34%
1
17%
less informative
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
1
31%
1
12%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
31%
1
17%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
3
72%
2
12%
positive
Dichelachne rara
L
G
1
31%
1
7%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
41%
1
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus dives
T
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
Species
79
Vegetation Group 76: Central Tablelands Shrub/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida – E. pauciflora / Hibbertia obtusifolia - Daviesia mimosoides ssp.
mimosoides - Mirbelia oxylobioides / Themeda australis - Stellaria pungens - Euchiton gymnocephalus - Asperula
scoparia - Stylidium graminifolium - Ajuga australis
1350 metres in elevation on clay loams derived from granites,
and low quartz sediments.
Description
Central Tablelands Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is a low to forest
up to 12 metres tall, co-dominated by Eucalyptus rubida and
E. pauciflora. A sparse shrub layer of Daviesia mimosoides
ssp. mimosoides up to 2 metres in height is usually present.
The ground cover is an open layer of Themeda australis, Poa
sieberiana var. sieberiana, and Poa sieberiana var.
cyanophylla, intermixed with herbs Gonocarpus tetragynus,
Stellaria pungens, Stylidium graminifolium, and low
straggling shrubs Hibbertia obtusifolia, Mirbelia oxyloboides,
and Hovea linearis.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 42 700
Pre-1750 area (ha): 121 100
Percentage Cleared: 65%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 12 000 ha (10%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Central Tablelands Shrub/Grass Dry Forest is a reasonably
widespread vegetation group through the eastern parts of the
Kosciuzko Ranges from the Snowy Plains, through to the
Scabby Ranges bordering the ACT, with outlying forest
patches in the Bago-Maragle State Forest. It occurs around
the edge of frost hollows and broad valleys between 900 and
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation, small patch
clearing and grazing, and rural residential development
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
88%
3
6%
positive
T
1
81%
3
14%
less informative
T
T
1
31%
3
14%
less informative
Tetratheca bauerifolia
M
S
2
38%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
38%
2
19%
less informative
Persoonia chamaepeuce
M
S
1
31%
1
8%
less informative
Acacia pravissima
M
S
2
31%
1
1%
less informative
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
69%
1
10%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
1
69%
1
9%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
63%
1
21%
positive
Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides
M
Z
2
63%
3
7%
positive
Leucopogon hookeri
M
Z
1
56%
1
4%
less informative
Mirbelia oxylobioides
M
Z
3
50%
1
2%
positive
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
1
44%
1
7%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
63%
2
20%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
63%
1
30%
positive
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
63%
1
11%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
63%
2
15%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
56%
1
17%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
56%
1
17%
positive
Senecio species E
L
F
2
44%
1
11%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
44%
1
17%
less informative
Ajuga australis
L
F
1
44%
1
5%
less informative
Stackhousia monogyna
L
F
1
38%
1
8%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
38%
1
30%
less informative
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
1
31%
1
6%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
75%
2
20%
positive
Poa sieberiana var. cyanophylla
L
G
3
38%
2
3%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
38%
1
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
T
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
Species
80
Vegetation Group 77: Lower Snowy Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus goniocalyx – E. albens / Lissanthe strigosa - Cassinia longifolia - Brachyloma
daphnoides - Acacia boormanii / Joycea pallida - Elymus scaber var. scaber / Gonocarpus tetragynus - Stellaria
pungens - Astroloma humifusum
Description
Statistics
Lower Snowy Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest is an open
forest, dominated by E. goniocalyx, with occasional E.albens.
The understorey is a sparse cover of Cassinia longifolia and
Acacia boormanii, with scattered Bursaria lasiophylla and
Acacia melanoxylon on more sheltered sites. The ground
cover is a sparse layer of grasses Chionochloa pallida, Poa
sieberiana, Elymus scaber, intermixed with low shrubs
Brachyloma daphnoides, Lissanthe strigosa, and Astroloma
humifusum and herbs Gonocarpus tetragynus and Stellaria
pungens.
Extant area (ha): 58 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 62 900
Percentage Cleared: 7%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 38 200 ha (61%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Occasional severe intensity fires
Lower Snowy Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest is found on
dry exposed slopes with the Lower Snowy catchment in
rainshadow areas. It occurs between 500 and 800 metres in
elevation on shallow clay loams derived from admellites and
shales.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
77%
3
4%
positive
T
T
3
31%
3
1%
less informative
M
L
1
46%
1
1%
less informative
M
S
2
62%
1
12%
positive
Ozothamnus conditus
M
S
1
38%
1
0%
less informative
Bursaria lasiophylla var. lasiophylla
M
S
1
38%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
1
38%
1
10%
less informative
Exocarpos strictus
M
S
1
31%
1
9%
less informative
Exocarpos cupressiformis
M
S
1
31%
1
5%
less informative
Acacia boormanii
M
S
1
31%
0
0%
positive
Lissanthe strigosa
M
Z
1
85%
1
2%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
54%
1
10%
positive
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
2
31%
1
7%
less informative
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
1
38%
2
12%
less informative
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
L
E
1
31%
1
2%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
77%
1
30%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
54%
2
20%
positive
Astroloma humifusum
L
F
2
46%
1
3%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
38%
1
30%
less informative
Chrysocephalum semipapposum
L
F
3
38%
1
2%
less informative
Centaurium spicatum
L
F
1
31%
1
1%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
2
92%
2
12%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
2
54%
1
16%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
2
38%
2
20%
less informative
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
2
31%
1
8%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
38%
1
16%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
46%
1
14%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
38%
1
17%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
T
Eucalyptus albens
Clematis microphylla var. leptophylla
Cassinia longifolia
Species
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
81
Vegetation Group 78: Lower Snowy White Box Dry Shrub/Herb Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus albens - Callitris glaucophylla / Lissanthe strigosa - Acacia deanei ssp. paucijuga /
Bracteantha viscosa
Description
Statistics
Lower Snowy White Box Dry Shrub/Herb Woodland is an
open woodland up to 22 metres height dominated by
Eucalyptus albens and Callitris glaucophylla. There may be a
sparse shrub layer of Acacia deanei ssp. paucijuga. It has a
sparse low shrub layer of Lissanthe strigosa, Astroloma
humifusum, Bracteantha viscosa, Chrysocephalum
apiculatum, Chrysocephalum apiculatum, amongst scattered
grasses Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata, Danthonia eriantha,
and Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi.
Extant area (ha): 36 700
Lower Snowy White Box Dry Shrub/Herb Woodland occurs
on very dry exposed slopes and ridges in the Lower Snowy
River between 200 and 700 metres elevation. It occurs on
shallow sandy clay loams on admellites and granites.
Environmental Pressures: Occasional severe intensity fires
Pre-1750 area (ha): 40 700
Percentage Cleared: 10%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 34 300 ha (84%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
100%
3
1%
positive
T
3
100%
2
0%
positive
M
I
2
33%
1
0%
less informative
Acacia deanei ssp. paucijuga
M
S
2
100%
1
0%
positive
Gompholobium huegelii
M
S
1
33%
1
4%
less informative
Lissanthe strigosa
M
Z
1
100%
1
2%
less informative
Bracteantha viscosa
M
Z
1
67%
1
1%
less informative
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
L
E
1
67%
1
2%
less informative
Senecio quadridentatus
L
F
1
67%
1
4%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
1
67%
2
21%
less informative
Chrysocephalum semipapposum
L
F
1
67%
1
3%
less informative
Astroloma humifusum
L
F
1
67%
1
3%
less informative
Einadia nutans ssp. nutans
L
F
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
L
F
2
33%
1
4%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
33%
1
16%
less informative
Danthonia eriantha
L
G
2
33%
2
1%
less informative
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
L
G
1
33%
2
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus albens
T
Callitris glaucophylla
T
Amyema miquelii
Species
82
Vegetation Group 79: Montane Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus nortonii - Callitris endlicheri / Cassinia longifolia - Hibbertia obtusifolia Brachyloma daphnoides - Olearia tenuifolia - Calytrix tetragona / Joycea pallida / Dianella revoluta var. revoluta Pomax umbellata
Description
Statistics
Montane Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest is an open forest up
to 20 metres high, dominated by Eucalyptus nortonii with
occasional E.dives. Callitris endlicheri is an occasional codominant on dry rocky ridges. The understorey is an open
cover of Calytrix tetragona, Cassinia longifolia, Olearia
tenuifolia, and Acacia falciformis. The ground cover is an
open cover of grasses Chionochloa pallida and Dichelachne
micrantha, and graminoids Dianella revoluta ssp. revoluta and
Stypandra glauca.
Extant area (ha): 4 400
Montane Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest occurs in two main
patches, one large patch along the western footslopes of the
Tinderry Ranges, and the other on the ridges and slopes above
the Murrumbidgee River near the Naas River junction. It
occurs on soils derived from Ordovician sediments and
granodiorites.
Environmental Pressures: Occasional severe intensity fires,
housing development along the Murrumbidgee corridor
Pre-1750 area (ha): 5 300
Percentage Cleared: 17%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 100 ha (40%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Group score
Growth (50
Group
Form percentile) frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus nortonii
T
T
3
100%
3
2%
positive
Eucalyptus dives
T
T
3
45%
3
13%
less informative
Callitris endlicheri
T
T
4
36%
3
1%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
3
100%
1
12%
positive
Olearia tenuifolia
M
S
3
55%
2
0%
positive
Acacia falciformis
M
S
3
45%
2
9%
less informative
Exocarpos cupressiformis
M
S
2
36%
1
5%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
82%
1
21%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
1
64%
1
10%
less informative
Calytrix tetragona
M
Z
3
55%
2
1%
positive
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
2
45%
1
11%
less informative
Leucopogon attenuatus
M
Z
2
36%
1
1%
less informative
Dillwynia sericea
M
Z
2
36%
1
2%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
73%
1
30%
positive
Pomax umbellata
L
F
3
55%
1
6%
positive
Joycea pallida
L
G
2
64%
2
12%
positive
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
2
45%
1
8%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
45%
1
16%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
1
45%
1
12%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
2
64%
1
14%
positive
Stypandra glauca
L
V
2
45%
2
4%
less informative
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
36%
1
17%
less informative
83
Vegetation Group 80: ACT Dry Shrub/Herb Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dives – E. nortonii - Eucalyptus bridgesiana / Cassinia longifolia - Hibbertia
obtusifolia - Kunzea ericoides / Dichelachne micrantha / Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta Hypericum gramineum - Cymbonotus preissianus - Euchiton gymnocephalus
Description
Statistics
ACT Dry Shrub/Herb Forest is an open forest up to 22 metres
in height, dominated by Eucalyptus dives, with sometimes E.
bridgesiana and E. nortonii as co-dominants. E. rubida may
co-occur in the broad gullies at lower elevations. The shrub
layer is an open cover of Cassinia longifolia, Kunzea
ericoides, and Acacia dealbata. The ground cover is an open
grassy herbaceaous layer including herbs Wahlenbergia
stricta, Euchiton gynocephalus, Cymbonotus preissianus,
Glycine clandestina, and Acaena novaezelandiae, interspersed
with Dichelachne micrantha.
Extant area (ha): 2 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 2 400
Percentage Cleared: 17%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 500 ha (43%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Occasional severe intensity fires
ACT Dry Shrub/Herb Forest is found on intermediate moist
slopes and lower valleys in the Mount Tennant and Naas areas
within the ACT. It occurs on admellites and granites between
700 and 900 metres in elevation.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonably Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
80%
3
12%
positive
T
T
3
50%
3
2%
positive
T
T
3
50%
3
6%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus dives
T
Eucalyptus nortonii
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
Species
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
T
T
3
40%
3
6%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
2
85%
1
12%
positive
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
40%
2
19%
less informative
Olearia tenuifolia
M
S
2
35%
3
0%
less informative
Acacia falciformis
M
S
3
35%
2
9%
less informative
Bursaria lasiophylla var. lasiophylla
M
S
2
30%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
1
30%
1
10%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
80%
1
21%
positive
Kunzea ericoides
M
Z
3
55%
2
2%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
1
45%
1
10%
less informative
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
1
40%
1
7%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
100%
2
22%
positive
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
2
85%
1
12%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
80%
1
30%
positive
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
2
70%
1
17%
positive
Cymbonotus preissianus
L
F
2
65%
1
4%
positive
Oxalis exilis
L
F
1
60%
1
3%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
2
60%
1
11%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
55%
1
30%
less informative
Galium gaudichaudii
L
F
1
45%
1
7%
less informative
Senecio quadridentatus
L
F
2
40%
1
4%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
40%
1
19%
less informative
Plantago varia
L
F
1
35%
1
8%
less informative
Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides
L
F
1
35%
2
7%
less informative
Acaena ovina
L
F
2
30%
1
6%
less informative
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
2
50%
1
8%
positive
Poa induta
L
G
2
35%
3
4%
less informative
Schoenus apogon
L
V
2
55%
1
4%
positive
84
Vegetation Group 81: Eastern Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dives – E. bridgesiana - Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida / Cassinia longifolia - Bursaria
spinosa / Gonocarpus tetragynus - Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta - Daucus glochidiatus
Description
Statistics
Eastern Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest is an open forest up to
25 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus bridgesiana
and E. dives. E. rubida may occasionally co-occur. An open
shrub layer up to 3 metres in height contains predominantly
Cassinia longifolia and Bursaria spinosa. The ground layer
comprises grasses Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana, Elymus
scaber, and Dichelachne rara along with herbs Glycine
clandestina, Gonocarpus tetragynus, Hydrocotyle laxiflora,
Euchiton sphaericus, and Geranium solanderi var. solanderi.
Extant area (ha): 12 400
ACT Dry Shrub/Herb Forest is found on moist slopes and
lower valleys in the Mount Tennant area within the ACT. It
occurs on soils derived from admellites, leucogranites and
granites between 700 and 950 metres in elevation.
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation and grazing
Pre-1750 area (ha): 28 400
Percentage Cleared: 56%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 7 800 ha (29%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
59%
3
12%
positive
T
3
59%
3
5%
positive
T
T
3
43%
3
6%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
3
85%
1
11%
positive
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
74%
2
18%
less informative
Bursaria spinosa
M
S
3
72%
2
7%
positive
Dodonaea viscosa ssp. spatulata
M
S
1
31%
2
1%
less informative
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
1
59%
1
7%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
50%
1
21%
less informative
Bossiaea buxifolia
M
Z
1
33%
1
3%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
3
87%
1
29%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
87%
1
29%
positive
Euchiton sphaericus
L
F
1
87%
1
4%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
3
72%
2
22%
positive
Plantago varia
L
F
1
70%
1
7%
less informative
Galium gaudichaudii
L
F
1
65%
1
7%
less informative
Acaena ovina
L
F
1
61%
1
5%
less informative
Senecio gunnii
L
F
1
59%
1
5%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
59%
1
17%
less informative
Desmodium varians
L
F
1
52%
1
17%
less informative
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
2
50%
1
11%
positive
Veronica calycina
L
F
1
48%
1
11%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
46%
2
18%
less informative
Daucus glochidiatus
L
F
1
43%
1
5%
less informative
Wahlenbergia communis
L
F
1
39%
1
2%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
3
39%
1
13%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
3
80%
1
15%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
1
63%
2
19%
less informative
Dichelachne rara
L
G
2
50%
1
6%
positive
Poa induta
L
G
1
43%
3
4%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
1
74%
1
12%
less informative
Carex inversa
L
V
1
63%
1
5%
less informative
Schoenus apogon
L
V
1
44%
1
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus dives
T
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
T
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
Species
85
Vegetation Group 82: Western Montane Acacia Fern/Herb Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus viminalis – E. robertsonii ssp. robertsonii / Cassinia aculeata - Acacia dealbata /
Asperula scoparia - Viola hederacea - Stellaria pungens - Lagenifera stipitata - Acaena novae-zelandiae - Glycine
clandestina
Description
Statistics
Western Montane Acacia Fern/Herb Forest is a tall open forest
over 35 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
viminalis, E.bicostata, and E. robertsonii ssp. robertsonii. The
shrub layer is an open cover of shrubs comprising Cassinia
aculeata, Acacia dealbata, and Coprosma quadrifida. The
ground cover comprises an open cover of herbs Asperula
scoparia, Acaena ovina, Lagenifera stipitata, Stellaria
pungens, vines, Glycine clandestina and Rubus parvifolius, in
amongst graminoids Lomandra longifola and Dianella
tasmanica and scattered Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana.
Extant area (ha): 96 100
Pre-1750 area (ha): 149 100
Percentage Cleared: 36%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 69 900 ha (47%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation and inappropriate
fire regimes
Western Montane Acacia Fern/Herb Forest is a widespread
community on the western and north-western montane
escarpment and plateaux of the Kosciuzko mountain massif.
It occurs on moderately deep clay loams derived from
granites, Silurian sediments, and volcanics between 750 and
1150 metres in elevation.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
74%
3
7%
positive
T
T
3
68%
3
6%
positive
Cassinia aculeata
M
S
2
68%
1
9%
positive
Coprosma quadrifida
M
S
1
66%
1
9%
less informative
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
1
61%
1
8%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
61%
2
19%
positive
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
1
45%
1
7%
less informative
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
2
37%
1
10%
less informative
Platylobium formosumssp. formosum
M
Z
1
37%
2
6%
less informative
Polystichum proliferum
L
E
1
45%
2
7%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
74%
2
15%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
71%
1
19%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
68%
2
19%
positive
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
2
68%
1
16%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
68%
1
18%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
61%
1
30%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
55%
1
30%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
1
45%
2
23%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
2
39%
1
13%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
37%
2
21%
less informative
Senecio species E
L
F
1
34%
1
10%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
34%
2
27%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
87%
1
26%
less informative
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
2
45%
1
11%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
1
55%
2
12%
less informative
Luzula flaccida
L
V
1
32%
1
8%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus viminalis
T
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
Species
86
Vegetation Group 83: Montane Riparian Moist Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii – E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana - Eucalyptus
viminalis / Cassinia aculeata - Acacia melanoxylon - Lomatia myricoides - Pomaderris aspera / Carex appressa /
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides / Gynatrix pulchella - Blechnum minus
Description
Statistics
Montane Riparian Moist Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest is a tall
open forest up to 25 metres in height, co-dominated by
Eucalyptus dalrympleana and E. robertsonii ssp. robertsonii.
A tall shrub layer up to 6 metres comprises Acacia
melanxylon, with a lower stratum up to 2 metres high
comprising Lomatia myricoides, Cassinia aculeata, and
Coprosma quadrifida. A sparse ground cover comprises
grasses Microlaena stipoides and Poa helsmsii with herbs
Acaena ovina, Geranium neglectum, Violacea hederacea, and
Dichondra repens, with scattered ferns including Blechnum
minus and Pteridium esculentum.
Extant area (ha): 925
Pre-1750 area (ha): 935
Percentage Cleared: 1%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 425 ha (45%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation and inappropriate
fire regimes
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
62%
3
7%
positive
T
3
62%
3
14%
positive
T
T
3
46%
3
8%
less informative
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
3
100%
1
10%
positive
Bursaria lasiophylla var. lasiophylla
M
S
3
76%
1
5%
positive
Cassinia aculeata
M
S
1
100%
1
9%
less informative
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
1
92%
1
8%
less informative
Pomaderris aspera
M
S
1
69%
2
4%
less informative
Gynatrix pulchella
M
S
1
69%
1
1%
less informative
Coprosma quadrifida
M
S
1
69%
1
10%
less informative
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
1
46%
1
8%
less informative
Blechnum minus
L
E
1
85%
1
1%
less informative
Adiantum aethiopicum
L
E
1
77%
1
5%
less informative
Asplenium flaccidumssp. flaccidum
L
E
1
62%
1
1%
less informative
Geranium neglectum
L
F
1
100%
1
5%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
100%
1
19%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
92%
1
20%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
1
85%
2
21%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
1
77%
2
20%
less informative
Ranunculus lappaceus
L
F
1
69%
1
7%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
69%
1
30%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
69%
1
11%
less informative
Senecio linearifolius
L
F
1
62%
1
7%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
1
62%
2
23%
less informative
Gratiola peruviana
L
F
1
62%
1
1%
less informative
Rumex brownii
L
F
1
54%
1
6%
less informative
Mentha diemenica
L
F
1
54%
1
1%
less informative
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
1
54%
1
17%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
92%
2
27%
positive
Poa helmsii
L
G
3
62%
1
2%
positive
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
1
62%
1
11%
less informative
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
1
92%
1
11%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
1
92%
1
7%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
T
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana
T
Eucalyptus viminalis
Species
87
Vegetation Group 84: Montane Wet Heath/Herb Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus pauciflora – E. ovata) / Leptospermum grandifolium - Correa lawrenciana var
cordifolia -/ Polystichum proliferum - Poa helmsii - Dianella tasmanica - Carex appressa
Description
Statistics
Montane Wet Heath/Herb Woodland is a highly
heterogeneous shrubland/low woodland dominated by
Leptospermum grandiflorum with a variety of montane or
eucalypt emergents. The ground cover comprises ferns
Blechnum pennamarina, Polystichum proliferum, and
Blechnum nudum in amongst grasses Poa helmsii and
graminoids Carex appressa and Dianella tasmanica. Small
herbs are found scattered on the forest floor including
Asperula scoparia and Hydrocotyle peduncularis.
Extant area (ha): -
This vegetation group was not mapped because the scale and
resolution of the region-wide map did not pick up this
particular small niche ecosystem. It is also possible that more
intensive sampling may produce an identifiable and mappable
vegetation group.
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation and inappropriate
fire regimes
Pre-1750 area (ha): Percentage Cleared: %
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: - ha ( -%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliabillity: Not mapped
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
1
40%
1
8%
less informative
M
Z
5
100%
2
1%
positive
L
E
2
60%
2
7%
positive
Blechnum penna-marina
L
E
2
60%
2
1%
positive
Dicksonia antarctica
L
D
3
40%
3
6%
less informative
Blechnum wattsii
L
E
2
40%
2
2%
less informative
Blechnum nudum
L
E
2
40%
2
4%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
60%
1
19%
positive
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
40%
1
20%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
40%
1
17%
less informative
Hydrocotyle peduncularis
L
F
1
40%
2
3%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
40%
2
15%
less informative
Poa helmsii
L
G
3
60%
1
2%
positive
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
1
80%
1
11%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
1
60%
2
13%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
2
60%
1
7%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Lomatia myricoides
M
Leptospermum grandifolium
Polystichum proliferum
Species
88
Vegetation Group 85: Montane Riparian Moist Shrub/Sedge/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana – E. viminalis – E. robertsonii ssp. robertsonii /
Leptospermum lanigerum - Epacris breviflora - Coprosma hirtella - Tasmannia lanceolata - Lomatia myricoides / Poa helmsii - Carex appressa / Rubus parvifolius Mentha laxiflora
Description
Statistics
Montane Riparian Moist Shrub/Sedge/Grass Forest is an open
forest up to 27 metres tall, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
dalrympleana and E. viminalis. The shrub layer comprises a
tall stratum of Acacia meloanoxylon and Leptospermum
lanigerum with a lower ground layer of Coprosma hirtella,
Lomatia myricoides, Epacris brevis, and Cassinia aculeata.
The ground cover is an open cover of grasses Poa helmsii,
herbs, Mentha laxiflora, Stellaria pungens, Geranium
potentilloides ssp. potentilloides, and Asperula scoparia, in
amongst small patches of Ferns including Blechnum nudum,
Blechnum penninervis, and Blechnum minus. Montane
Riparian Moist Shrub/Sedge/Grass Forest occurs
predominantly in the Cotter and Booromba Rocks catchments.
It occurs on colluvial based silty loams on leucogranites and
Silurian sediments.
Extant area (ha): Pre-1750 area (ha): 30
Percentage Cleared: -%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: -ha ( %)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited.
Map Reliability: Not mapped at a regional scale because it is
located in fine riparian corridors. Further field checking is
needed to confirm this vegetation group and its distribution
through the montane areas of the Snowy Mountains.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
2
61%
3
14%
positive
T
T
3
56%
3
7%
positive
T
T
2
44%
3
7%
less informative
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
2
72%
1
10%
positive
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
2
56%
1
7%
positive
Tasmannia lanceolata
M
S
2
50%
1
3%
positive
Olearia phlogopappa
M
S
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
2
50%
1
8%
positive
Cassinia aculeata
M
S
1
44%
1
9%
less informative
Leptospermum lanigerum
M
Z
3
83%
1
1%
positive
Epacris breviflora
M
Z
1
72%
2
2%
less informative
Polystichum proliferum
L
E
2
67%
2
7%
positive
Blechnum penna-marina
L
E
3
50%
2
1%
positive
Blechnum nudum
L
E
2
50%
2
3%
positive
Blechnum minus
L
E
2
44%
1
1%
less informative
Mentha laxiflora
L
F
2
67%
1
0%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
67%
1
19%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
61%
2
20%
positive
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
2
56%
1
17%
positive
Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides
L
F
2
56%
2
7%
positive
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
50%
2
15%
positive
Epilobium billardierianumssp. hydrophyllum
L
F
2
44%
1
0%
less informative
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana
L
F
1
44%
1
5%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
39%
1
20%
less informative
Ranunculus lappaceus
L
F
1
39%
1
7%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
39%
1
11%
less informative
Poa helmsii
L
G
2
72%
1
2%
positive
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
2
83%
1
11%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
67%
1
27%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
2
72%
1
7%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana
T
Eucalyptus viminalis
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
Species
89
Vegetation Group 86: Sub-alpine Moist Shrub Alpine Ash Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus pauciflora – E. delegatensis / Tasmannia lanceolata - Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. B Coprosma hirtella - Lomatia myricoides - Persoonia subvelutina
Description
Statistics
Western Sub-alpine Moist Shrub Forest is a tall open forest up
to 45 metres in height dominated by Eucalyptus delegatensis,
with E. pauciflora often forming a secondary tree layer. There
is usually a sparse to moderate cover of shrubs, including
Tasmannia lanceolata, Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. B,
Coprosma hirtella, Persoonia subvelutina, and Olearia
megalophylla. Bossiaea foliosa and Leucopogn hookeri may
also be present in quite dense patches in some stands.
Extant area (ha): 22 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 22 900
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 20 300 ha (89%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
The ground cover may also comprise Asperula scoparia,
Stylidium graminifolium, Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia,
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana, Stellaria pungens,
Poranthera microphylla, Acaena novae-zelandiae, and
Brachycome spathulata.
Environmental Pressures: Limited to occasionally infrequent
fires during droughts
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good. The vegetation
classification did not include large stands of Alpine Ash in
Bago-Meragle State Forest, which occurs on deep loess
derived soils.
This vegetation group is found at high elevations through the
higher parts of the South Eastern Highlands and Alpine Area
bioregions, on moderately exposed sheltered aspects.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
1
56%
3
14%
less informative
T
3
56%
3
2%
positive
T
T
2
44%
2
2%
less informative
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana
T
T
2
44%
3
14%
less informative
Tasmannia lanceolata
M
S
2
89%
1
3%
positive
Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. B
M
S
2
89%
2
3%
positive
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
2
78%
1
8%
positive
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
2
67%
1
8%
positive
Persoonia subvelutina
M
S
2
56%
1
0%
positive
Olearia megalophylla
M
S
2
56%
1
3%
positive
Olearia phlogopappa
M
S
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
33%
1
17%
less informative
Leucopogon hookeri
M
Z
2
44%
1
4%
less informative
Leptospermum grandifolium
M
Z
3
44%
2
1%
less informative
Bossiaea foliosa
M
Z
4
44%
2
3%
less informative
Platylobium formosumssp. formosum
M
Z
2
33%
2
6%
less informative
Chiloglottis valida
L
B
1
56%
1
1%
less informative
Polystichum australiense
L
E
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
1
89%
2
15%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
78%
1
17%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
67%
1
17%
less informative
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana
L
F
1
67%
1
5%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
1
56%
2
20%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
56%
1
18%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
56%
1
19%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
44%
1
20%
less informative
Senecio species E
L
F
1
44%
1
11%
less informative
Brachycome spathulata
L
F
2
44%
1
6%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
1
33%
1
12%
less informative
Poa ensiformis
L
G
2
33%
2
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
Eucalyptus delegatensis
T
Eucalyptus stellulata
Species
90
Vegetation Group 87: Western Escarpment Moist Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus delegatensis – E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana / Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. B Daviesia latifolia - Coprosma hirtella / Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia - Stellaria pungens - Derwentia
derwentiana ssp. maideniana - Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana
Description
Statistics
Western Escarpment Moist Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest is a tall
open forest up to 35 metres in height, co-dominated by E.
delegatensis and E.dalrympleana. The understorey comprises
an open shrub layer of Coprosma hirtella, Daviesia lataifolia,
Polyscias sambucifolius ssp. B, and Tasmannia xerophila.
The ground cover is dominated by tussock grass Poa
ensiformis, in amongst a diverse ground herbaceous layer
including Stellaria pungens, Viola betonicifolia var.
betonicifolia, Asperula conferta, Derwentia derwentiana ssp.
derwentiana, Derwentia derwentiana ssp. montanum, Acaena
ovina, Clematis aristata, and fern Polystichum proliferum.
Extant area (ha): 76 200
Pre-1750 area (ha): 76 400
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 61 200 ha (80%)
Environmental Pressures: Occasional high intensity fires
during droughts once every 40 to 60 years.
Vulnerability Class: 5
Western Escarpment Moist Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest is found
on moist plateaux and sheltered slopes along the Kosciuszko
escarpment from about the Crackenback, Geehi and Tumut
escarpments and onto the Bago-Maragle plateau.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Eucalyptus delegatensis
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
89%
3
2%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
T
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana
T
T
3
67%
3
14%
positive
Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. B
M
S
2
89%
2
3%
positive
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
2
78%
1
8%
positive
Tasmannia xerophila
M
S
2
67%
2
1%
positive
Acacia obliquinervia
M
S
2
44%
2
2%
less informative
Daviesia latifolia
M
Z
2
78%
2
3%
positive
Leucopogon gelidus
M
Z
2
56%
1
1%
positive
Lomatia fraseri
M
Z
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Leucopogon maccraei
M
Z
2
33%
2
0%
less informative
Arthropodium milleflorum
L
B
2
33%
1
8%
less informative
Polystichum proliferum
L
E
2
56%
2
7%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
100%
1
17%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
100%
2
20%
positive
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. maideniana
L
F
2
89%
3
0%
positive
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana
L
F
2
89%
1
5%
positive
Asperula conferta
L
F
2
89%
1
7%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
78%
1
19%
positive
Wahlenbergia gloriosa
L
F
1
67%
1
2%
less informative
Senecio linearifolius
L
F
2
56%
1
8%
positive
Picris angustifolia ssp. merxmuelleri
L
F
1
56%
1
0%
less informative
Geranium potentilloides var. abditum
L
F
1
56%
1
0%
less informative
Veronica notabilis
L
F
1
44%
1
1%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis ciliata
L
F
2
44%
2
1%
less informative
Poa ensiformis
L
G
4
67%
2
2%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
67%
1
16%
less informative
Poa helmsii
L
G
1
56%
1
2%
less informative
Deyeuxia monticola var. monticola
L
G
2
44%
1
3%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
67%
1
27%
positive
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
2
56%
1
11%
positive
91
Vegetation Group 88: Bogong Gum Western Escarpment Shrub/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus viminalis – E. chapmaniana - Eucalyptus dives / Daviesia latifolia - Coprosma hirtella
- Westringia eremicola - Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. B / Dianella tasmanica - Asperula conferta
moderate to large patches on steep moist sheltered sites on
moderately deep clay loams.
Description
Bogong Gum Western Escarpment Shrub/Grass Forest is an
open forest up to 25 metres in height, co-dominated by
Eucalyptus chapmaniana and E. viminalis. The understorey is
a shrub layer up to 2 metres tall, including Polyscias
sambucifolia ssp. B, Daviesia latifolia, Westringia
eremophila, Cassinia longifolia, Grevillea victoriae,
Choretrum pauciflora, and Lomatia fraseri. The ground cover
comprises a mixture of tussock grasses, Poa ensiformis and
Poa labillardieri, and herbs including Asperula conferta,
Clematis aristata, Lobelia gibbosa, in amongst Lomandra
longifolia and bracken Peteridium esculentum.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 580
Pre-1750 area (ha): 580
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 580 ha (100%)
Environmental Pressures: Occasional high intensity fires
during droughts once every 40 to 60 years.
Bogong Gum Western Escarpment Shrub/Grass Forest is
found in isolated patches within the middle to upper Geehi
catchment and the upper Kancoban Creek catchments at
elevations between 700 and 1000 metres. It is found in
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
75%
3
8%
positive
T
T
4
75%
0
0%
positive
Eucalyptus dives
T
T
4
50%
3
13%
positive
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
2
100%
1
8%
positive
Westringia eremicola
M
S
3
75%
3
0%
positive
Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. B
M
S
2
75%
2
3%
positive
Choretrum pauciflorum
M
S
1
75%
1
2%
less informative
Grevillea victoriae
M
S
4
50%
2
0%
positive
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
4
50%
1
12%
positive
Daviesia latifolia
M
Z
2
100%
2
3%
positive
Lomatia fraseri
M
Z
1
75%
2
1%
less informative
Lobelia gibbosa
L
F
1
100%
1
1%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
75%
1
20%
less informative
Gonocarpus montanus
L
F
1
50%
1
1%
less informative
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana
L
F
1
50%
1
5%
less informative
Asperula conferta
L
F
2
50%
1
7%
positive
Poa labillardieri
L
G
5
50%
2
9%
positive
Poa ensiformis
L
G
2
50%
2
2%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
50%
1
27%
positive
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
100%
2
13%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus viminalis
T
Eucalyptus chapmaniana
Species
92
Vegetation Group 89: Eastern Tablelands Acacia/Herb/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana – E. viminalis / Acacia dealbata -/ Poa labillardieri Carex appressa / Acaena novae-zelandiae - Stellaria pungens - Dichondra repens - Glycine clandestina - Hydrocotyle
laxiflora - Asperula conferta - Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
Description
Statistics
Eastern Tablelands Acacia/Herb/Grass Forest is a tall open
forest up to 35 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus
dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana. The understorey comprises
a shrub layer of Acacia dealbata, up to 3 metres in height.
The ground cover is a grassy cover of Microlaena stipoides
and tussock grass Poa sieberiana ssp. sieberiana in amongst
herbs Acaena ovina, Stellaria pungens, Dichondra repens, and
Glycine clandestina, sedge Carex appressa and bracken
Pteridium esculentum.
Extant area (ha): 18 400
Eastern Tablelands Acacia/Herb/Grass Forest is found
between 700 and 1200 metres elevation on sheltered aspects
and undulating plateau hills on the Oberon and north-eastern
Taralga plateaux, as well as the lower footslopes of the
western side of Tallaganda and Tinderry Ranges. It occurs on
soils derived from a variety of substrates, including
granodiorites and granites, as well as Ordovician and Silurian
sediments.
Environmental Pressures: Weed Infestation and grazing on
public and private lands
Pre-1750 area (ha): 22 200
Percentage Cleared: 17%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 3 300 ha (15%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Group score
Growth (50
Group
Form percentile) frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana
T
T
3
50%
3
14%
positive
Eucalyptus viminalis
T
T
3
42%
3
7%
less informative
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
1
65%
1
10%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
58%
2
19%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
88%
1
18%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
85%
2
20%
positive
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
81%
2
20%
positive
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
2
65%
1
13%
positive
Rumex brownii
L
F
1
62%
1
6%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
62%
1
30%
positive
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
58%
2
23%
positive
Asperula conferta
L
F
2
54%
1
7%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
46%
1
17%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
46%
1
11%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
1
38%
1
8%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
38%
1
11%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
35%
1
18%
less informative
Mentha diemenica
L
F
1
35%
1
1%
less informative
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
1
35%
1
17%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
31%
1
8%
less informative
Epilobium billardierianumssp. cinereum
L
F
1
31%
1
6%
less informative
Poa labillardieri
L
G
3
69%
2
9%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
65%
2
27%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
46%
1
16%
less informative
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
2
42%
1
11%
less informative
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
1
50%
1
11%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
2
69%
1
7%
positive
93
Vegetation Group 90: Northern Tablelands Acacia Herb/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus bridgesiana – E. dives / Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Geranium solanderi var. solanderi Acaena novae-zelandiae - Elymus scaber var. scaber - Stellaria pungens - Glycine clandestina - Rumex brownii Senecio quadridentatus
Description
Statistics
Northern Tablelands Acacia Herb/Grass Dry Forest is an open
forest up to 25 metres in height, dominated by E. bridgesiana
with occasionally E. dives. The understorey comprises a shrub
layer of Acacia dealbata and Cassinia longifolia, up to 3
metres in height. The ground cover is and open grassy layer
of Elymus scaber, Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana and
Microlaena stipoides, and Echinopogon ovatus, set in amongst
a herbaceous layer of Stellaria pungens, Acaena ovina,
Glycine clandestina, and Rumex brownii.
Extant area (ha): 28 400
Northern Tablelands Acacia Herb/Grass Dry Forest occurs on
the broader flat gullies and footslopes of the upper
Shoalhaven, Wollondilly, Abercrombie, and Macquarie
catchments, in small to medium sized patches on either
alluvial soils or on loamy soils on granite substrates.
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation, ground cover
alteration and grazing on public and private lands
Pre-1750 area (ha): 77 800
Percentage Cleared: 63%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 3 300 ha (4%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
Group
score (50 frequency
percentile)
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
T
Eucalyptus dives
T
T
3
69%
3
6%
positive
T
2
41%
3
12%
Cassinia longifolia
less informative
M
S
1
45%
1
12%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
41%
2
19%
less informative
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
1
31%
1
7%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
90%
2
22%
positive
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
2
76%
1
13%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
66%
1
18%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
59%
2
20%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
59%
1
30%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
45%
2
21%
less informative
Rumex brownii
L
F
1
41%
1
6%
less informative
Senecio quadridentatus
L
F
2
34%
1
4%
less informative
Desmodium varians
L
F
2
34%
1
17%
less informative
Veronica plebeia
L
F
1
31%
1
5%
less informative
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
1
31%
1
6%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
31%
1
8%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
31%
1
17%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
31%
1
30%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
2
62%
1
15%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
59%
2
27%
positive
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
2
52%
1
11%
positive
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
2
34%
1
11%
less informative
94
Vegetation Group 91: Burrinjuck Acacia Dry Herb/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus bridgesiana – E. macrorrhyncha – E. bicostata / Acacia dealbata / Stellaria pungens Acaena novae-zelandiae - Glycine clandestina - Geranium neglectum - Urtica incisa
Description
Statistics
Burrinjuck Acacia Dry Herb/Grass Forest is a tall open forest
up to 32 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
bridgesiana and E. bicostata, with scattered E. macrorryncha.
The understorey comprises an open shrub layer of Acacia
dealbata, up to 4 metres in height. The ground cover is a
relatively dense grassy cover of Poa sieberiana var.
sieberiana, set in amongst an herbaceous layer of Acacia
ovina, Stellaria pungens, Glycine clandestina, and Geranium
neglectum.
Extant area (ha): 4 900
Burrinjuck Acacia Dry Herb/Grass Forest occurs in a discrete
area of the Southern CRA region, mainly confined to the
sheletered gullies and slopes of the Burrunjuck and
Adjungbilly areas within the middle catchment of the
Murrumbidgee River. It occurs on deep soils derived from
acid volcanics, admellites, and conglomerates between 600
and 800 metres in elevation in these localities.
Environmental Pressures: Frequent burning, weed infestation,
ground cover alteration and grazing on private lands
Pre-1750 area (ha): 5 900
Percentage Cleared: 12%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 600 ha (27%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
Group
score (50 frequency
percentile)
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
T
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
T
3
75%
3
6%
positive
T
1
67%
3
10%
Eucalyptus bicostata
less informative
T
T
4
50%
1
0%
positive
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
T
T
3
42%
3
7%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
3
100%
2
19%
positive
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
2
33%
1
12%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
92%
2
20%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
92%
1
19%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
83%
1
30%
less informative
Geranium neglectum
L
F
1
67%
1
5%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
1
58%
2
21%
less informative
Urtica incisa
L
F
1
33%
2
5%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
50%
2
27%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
1
50%
1
12%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
1
33%
1
7%
less informative
95
Vegetation Group 92: Tablelands Acacia/Grass/Herb Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus bridgesiana – E. melliodora – E. cinerea / Acacia mearnsii / Microlaena stipoides var.
stipoides / Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis - Schoenus apogon - Luzula flaccida - Lepidosperma gunnii
Description
Statistics
Tablelands Acacia/Grass/Herb Dry Forest is a heterogeneous
open forest up to 20 metres tall, with a variety of codominants, including Eucalyptus bridgesiana and E.
melliodora. The shrub layer comprises Acacia mearnsii up to
4 metres in height and Callitris sieberi along broad and rocky
riparian flats. Grasses, such as Microlaena stipoides and Poa
sieberiana var. sieberiana dominate the ground cover, in
amongst an open cover of graminoids including Lomandra
longifolia and Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis, Luzula
flaccida, and Schoenus apogon.
Extant area (ha): 1 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 4 200
Percentage Cleared: 69%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 90 ha (2%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Frequent burning, weed infestation,
ground cover alteration and grazing on private lands
Tablelands Acacia/Grass/Herb Dry Forest occurs mainly in
broad river flats or moist alluvial fans in the Wee Jasper-YassMundoonen areas, as well as small outliers in the Oalen Ford
area. It occurs on clay loams derived from sandstone or shales
between 600 and 750 metres in elevation.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group score Group
(50
frequency
percentile)
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
T
Eucalyptus melliodora
T
T
3
46%
3
6%
less informative
T
2
38%
3
5%
Acacia mearnsii
less informative
M
S
3
62%
2
6%
positive
Leptospermum myrtifolium
M
Z
5
31%
1
2%
less informative
Leptospermum juniperinum
M
Z
4
31%
2
1%
less informative
Callistemon sieberi
M
Z
3
31%
1
0%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
54%
1
30%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
54%
1
19%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
46%
2
20%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
1
38%
2
23%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
1
38%
2
21%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
31%
1
17%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
31%
1
18%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
31%
1
12%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
3
85%
2
27%
positive
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
2
31%
1
11%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
1
54%
1
12%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
31%
1
14%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
54%
1
14%
less informative
Schoenus apogon
L
V
1
46%
1
4%
less informative
Luzula flaccida
L
V
1
46%
1
8%
less informative
Lepidosperma gunnii
L
V
1
31%
1
3%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
2
31%
1
7%
less informative
96
Vegetation Group 93: Western Tablelands Herb/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha – E. robertsonii ssp. robertsonii – E. bridgesiana / Hibbertia
obtusifolia - Acrotriche serrulata - Platylobium formosum ssp. parviflorum / Microtis unifolia - Wurmbea dioica ssp.
dioica - Caladenia carnea var. carnea - Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Gonocarpus tetragynus - Hypericum gramineum
Description
Statistics
Western Tablelands Herb/Grass Dry Forest is an open forest
up to 20 metres tall, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
macrorhyncha and E. robertsonii ssp. robertsonii, along with
occasional E. bridgesiana. The shrub layer is an open cover
of Acacia dealbata up to 2 metres tall over a lower open shrub
layer of Senecio sp E and Helichrysum scorpioides. The
ground cover comprises a diverse open layer of herbs,
including Viola betonicifolia var. betonicifolia, Geranium
solanderi var. solanderi, Wahlenbergia stricta, Lomandra
filiformis ssp. filiformis, Acaena ovina, Asperula scoparia, and
bracken Pteridium esculentum.
Extant area (ha): 45 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 104 000
Percentage Cleared: 56%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 18 600 ha (18%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Clearing for pine plantations,
ground cover alteration and grazing on private lands
Western Tablelands Herb/Grass Dry Forest is found on the
northwestern slopes of the Kosciusko ranges and within
Tumut State Forest between 400 and 800 metres in elevation.
It occurs on moderately deep clay soils derived from slates
and granodiorites.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group score Group
(50
frequency
percentile)
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
T
T
3
72%
3
10%
positive
T
3
61%
3
6%
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
positive
T
T
3
44%
3
6%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
53%
2
19%
less informative
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
1
50%
1
10%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
83%
1
21%
positive
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
2
75%
1
7%
positive
Microtis unifolia
L
B
2
64%
1
3%
positive
Wurmbea dioica ssp. dioica
L
B
2
50%
1
2%
positive
Caladenia carnea var. carnea
L
B
1
47%
1
0%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
97%
2
22%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
94%
1
29%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
89%
1
29%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
2
83%
1
17%
positive
Plantago varia
L
F
2
78%
1
7%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
75%
1
16%
positive
Cymbonotus preissianus
L
F
2
75%
1
4%
positive
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
2
72%
1
11%
positive
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
2
72%
1
13%
positive
Senecio species E
L
F
1
67%
1
10%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
67%
1
11%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
67%
1
18%
positive
Veronica calycina
L
F
1
58%
1
11%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
1
58%
1
11%
less informative
Drosera auriculata
L
F
2
56%
1
2%
positive
Acaena echinata
L
F
1
56%
1
5%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
97%
2
27%
positive
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
2
69%
1
12%
positive
Luzula flaccida
L
V
2
75%
1
8%
positive
Carex breviculmis
L
V
2
64%
1
4%
positive
97
Vegetation Group 94: South West Slopes Acacia Dry Herb/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus bridgesiana – E. macrorrhyncha / Acacia dealbata / Microlaena stipoides var.
stipoides / Dichondra repens - Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Acaena novae-zelandiae - Luzula flaccida - Microtis unifolia
occurs on undulating plateaux on moderately deep clay soils
derived from slates and granodiorites.
Description
South-west Slopes Acacia Dry Herb/Grass Forest is an open
forest up to 20 metres tall, usually dominated by E.
bridgesiana and E. macrorryncha, with occasionally E.
robertsonii ssp. robertsonii, E.dalrympleana, and E.
goniocalyx. The shrub layer is a sparse cover of Acacia
dealbata up to 2 metres tall, over a lower open shrub layer of
bracken Pteridium esculentum, and shrubs Hibbertia
obtusifolia and Senecio tenuiflorus. The ground cover
comprises a diverse open layer of herbs, including Viola
betonicifolia var. betonicifolia, Geranium solanderi var.
solanderi, Wahlenbergia stricta, Lomandra filiformis ssp.
filiformis, Acaena ovina, and Asperula scoparia, and bracken
Pteridium esculentum.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 18 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 66 100
Percentage Cleared: 71%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 3 500 ha (6%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Clearing for pine plantations,
ground cover alteration and grazing on private lands
Western Tablelands Herb/Grass Dry Forest is found on the
north-west slopes of the Kosciusko ranges and within Tumut
State Forest between 400 and 800 metres in elevation. It
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group score Group
(50
frequency
percentile)
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
T
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
T
3
61%
3
6%
positive
T
2
58%
3
10%
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
positive
T
T
4
42%
3
6%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
92%
2
18%
positive
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
44%
1
21%
less informative
Microtis unifolia
L
B
1
42%
1
3%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
92%
2
20%
positive
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
89%
2
22%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
75%
1
18%
positive
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
1
67%
1
13%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
61%
1
29%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
47%
1
17%
less informative
Daucus glochidiatus
L
F
1
42%
1
5%
less informative
Senecio tenuiflorus
L
F
1
39%
1
3%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
31%
1
17%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
31%
1
18%
less informative
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
1
31%
1
17%
less informative
Cymbonotus lawsonianus
L
F
1
31%
1
1%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
4
86%
2
27%
positive
Echinopogon ovatus
L
G
1
58%
1
11%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
53%
1
15%
less informative
Danthonia pilosa var. pilosa
L
G
2
31%
2
7%
less informative
Luzula flaccida
L
V
1
50%
1
8%
less informative
98
Vegetation Group 95: Tableland Acacia Moist Herb Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus pauciflora – E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana / Acacia dealbata - Olearia
erubescens / Helichrysum scorpioides - Stellaria pungens - Lagenifera stipitata - Acaena novae-zelandiae - Viola
betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia - Asperula scoparia - Dianella tasmanica - Geranium neglectum
derived from granodiorites in the Kosciuszko area, and on
Ordovician metasediments in the eastern area.
Description
Tablelands Acacia Moist Herb Forest is an open forest,
dominated by Eucalyptus pauciflora, with E. dalrympleana as
an occasional co-dominant. The understorey is a sparse shrub
layer up to 3 metres high and mainly comprises Acacia
dealbata, Helichrysum scorpioides, Persoonia sylvatica, and
Olearia erubescens. The ground cover is a dense cover of
tussock grass, Poa meonectes and Microlaena stipoides, with
the inter-tussock spaces taken up with Stellaria pungens,
Lagenifera stipitata, Asperula scoparia, Viola betonicifolia,
Dianella tasmanica, Geranium neglectum, and scattered
Lomandra longifolia.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 33 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 44 300
Percentage Cleared: 23%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 14 900 ha (33%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Tablelands Acacia Moist Herb Forest occurs in sub-alpine
environments in the middle Snowy, Crackenback, and
southern Jindabyne areas on the eastern fall of the Kosciuszko
ranges, as well as the tops of the Tinderry, Tallaganda, and
Badja ranges. It occurs on well drained sandy clay loam soils
Environmental Pressures: Alteration of ground cover and
grazing on private lands
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
86%
3
14%
positive
T
T
3
57%
3
14%
positive
T
T
3
32%
3
7%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
75%
2
19%
positive
Olearia erubescens
M
S
1
43%
1
8%
less informative
Leucopogon hookeri
M
Z
2
39%
1
4%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
82%
1
11%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
79%
2
20%
positive
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
2
68%
1
16%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
68%
1
18%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
64%
1
16%
positive
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
64%
2
15%
positive
Geranium neglectum
L
F
2
54%
1
4%
positive
Persoonia silvatica
L
F
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
46%
1
30%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
43%
1
17%
less informative
Ranunculus plebeius
L
F
1
43%
1
2%
less informative
Pratia pedunculata
L
F
2
39%
1
3%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
39%
2
23%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
2
36%
1
18%
less informative
Arrhenechthites mixta
L
F
2
36%
1
2%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
2
32%
1
8%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
32%
1
30%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
32%
1
11%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
3
46%
2
14%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
43%
2
27%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
36%
1
27%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
57%
2
13%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
Eucalyptus fastigata
Species
99
Vegetation Group 96: Tableland Tussock Grass/Herb Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus pauciflora – E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana / Hibbertia obtusifolia - Exocarpos
strictus - Acrotriche serrulata - Lomatia myricoides / Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia - Acaena novae-zelandiae Veronica calycina - Scleranthus biflorus - Asperula conferta
including Tertiary basalt, granodiorites, porphyry, and
Ordovician silstones and shales.
Description
Tablelands Acacia Moist Herb Forest is an open forest
dominated by Eucalyptus pauciflora, with E. dalrympleana as
a frequent co-dominant. The understorey is a sparse tall shrub
layer of Acacia dealbata, A. melanoxylon, and Exocarpus
strictus, with a low shrub layer mainly comprised of Hibbertia
obtusifolia and Acrotriche serrulata. The ground cover is a
dense cover of tussock grass, Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana
and Microlaena stipoides, with the inter-tussock spaces taken
up with Wahlenbergia stricta, Viola betonicifolia, Acaena
ovina, Viola betonicifolia, Geranium solanderi var. solanderi,
and Veronica calycina.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 5 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 19 700
Percentage Cleared: 70%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 4 000 ha (20%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Tablelands Acacia Moist Herb Forest occurs in undulating
plateaux between Oberon and Crookwell in the northern part
of the region. A disjunct outlier occurs on the highest points
of the Tinderry ranges. It occurs on ridges and frost hollows
on clay loams derived from a wide variety of substrates,
Environmental Pressures: Alteration of ground cover and
grazing on private lands
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
100%
3
14%
positive
T
T
3
91%
3
14%
positive
Exocarpos strictus
M
S
1
45%
1
9%
less informative
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
3
36%
1
8%
less informative
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
1
36%
1
10%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
36%
2
19%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
55%
1
21%
positive
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
1
45%
1
7%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
73%
1
17%
positive
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
1
64%
1
13%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
55%
1
30%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
55%
1
19%
positive
Veronica calycina
L
F
1
45%
1
11%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
36%
2
20%
less informative
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
1
36%
1
6%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
2
36%
1
17%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
36%
1
12%
less informative
Asperula conferta
L
F
2
36%
1
7%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
5
36%
2
20%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
36%
1
16%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
Species
100
Vegetation Group 97: Montane /Herb/Grass/Dry Shrub Mountain GumForest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana – E. pauciflora / Acacia dealbata / Poa induta /
Clematis aristata - Coprosma hirtella - Stellaria pungens - Poranthera microphylla - Acaena novae-zelandiae Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana - Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides - Senecio gunnii
with Vegetation Group 98 although its ground cover and shrub
layers have a different composition.
Description
Montane Acacia/Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest is an open
forest up to 27 metres tall co-dominated by Eucalyptus
pauciflora and E. dalrympleana. The shrub layer is a sparse
cover of Acacia dealbata, up to 2 metres tall. The ground
cover is mainly tussock grass Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana,
intermixed with low shrubs Derwentia derwentiana ssp.
derwentiana and Helichrysum scorpoides, and herbs Stellaria
pungens, Acaena ovina, Poranthera microphylla, Asperula
scoparia, and Glycine clandestina.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 65 700
Pre-1750 area (ha): 67 200
Percentage Cleared: 2%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 51 400 ha (76%)
Montane Acacia/Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest is found
between 1100 and 1550 metres on the eastern and northern
sides of the Kosciusko plateau, into the Scabby Ranges, and
the higher parts of the ACT ranges. It is found on sandy clay
loams derived from a variety of substrates, including
admellites, volcanics, and sandstone. It overlaps somewhat
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
T
3
84%
3
13%
positive
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
T
2
81%
3
13%
positive
Eucalyptus delegatensis
T
T
3
36%
3
2%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
69%
2
18%
positive
Olearia erubescens
M
S
1
53%
1
7%
less informative
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
2
51%
1
7%
positive
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
2
44%
1
8%
less informative
Olearia megalophylla
M
S
1
43%
1
3%
less informative
Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides
M
Z
3
48%
2
6%
less informative
Arthropodium milleflorum
L
B
1
34%
1
7%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
94%
2
18%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
68%
1
16%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
2
65%
1
17%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
65%
1
18%
positive
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
63%
2
14%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
59%
1
29%
positive
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana
L
F
2
59%
1
4%
positive
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
56%
1
11%
positive
Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides
L
F
2
51%
2
6%
positive
Senecio gunnii
L
F
1
46%
1
5%
less informative
Brachycome spathulata
L
F
2
41%
1
6%
less informative
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
2
35%
1
16%
less informative
Ranunculus lappaceus
L
F
1
31%
1
7%
less informative
Poa induta
L
G
2
46%
3
4%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
30%
1
15%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
74%
1
26%
positive
Luzula flaccida
L
V
1
30%
1
8%
less informative
101
Vegetation Group 98: Western Montane Moist Shrub Mountain Gum Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus pauciflora – E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana / Daviesia ulicifolia - Persoonia
chamaepeuce - Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides - Oxylobium ellipticum / Stylidium graminifolium - Stellaria
pungens - Senecio gunnii - Brachycome spathulata - Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris
sandstone. It overlaps somewhat with Vegetation Group 97
although its ground cover and shrub layers have a different
composition.
Description
Western Montane Moist Shrub Forest is an open forest up to
20 metres in height dominated by Eucalyptus pauciflora, with
E. dalrympleana. The shrub layer is an open cover of
Daviesia ulicifolia, Olearia erubescens, and Davisia
mimosoides ssp. mimosoides, up to 1.5 metres tall. The
ground cover is mainly tussock grass Poa sieberiana var.
sieberiana, intermixed with low shrubs Persoonia
chamaepitys, and herbs Stylidium graminifolium, Stellaria
pungens, and scattered clumps of Lomandra longifolia.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 82 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 83 500
Percentage Cleared: 1%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Western Montane Acacia/Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest is
found between 900 and 1600 metres in elevation scattered
through the western and easten sides of the Kosciusko plateau,
into the Scabby Ranges, and the higher parts of the ACT
ranges. It is found on sandy clay loams derived from a variety
of substrates, including granodiorites, volcanics, and
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 60 000 ha (72%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
91%
3
14%
positive
T
T
2
59%
3
14%
positive
M
S
2
71%
1
7%
positive
M
S
1
47%
1
8%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
35%
2
19%
less informative
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
1
32%
1
7%
less informative
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
2
76%
1
9%
positive
Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides
M
Z
3
44%
2
6%
less informative
Oxylobium ellipticum
M
Z
3
38%
2
3%
less informative
Leucopogon fletcheri ssp. brachysepalus
M
Z
2
35%
1
1%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
32%
1
21%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
71%
1
17%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
56%
2
20%
positive
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
53%
1
18%
less informative
Senecio gunnii
L
F
1
44%
1
6%
less informative
Brachycome spathulata
L
F
1
38%
1
6%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
1
38%
2
15%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris
L
F
2
35%
1
1%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
Persoonia chamaepeuce
Olearia erubescens
Species
102
Vegetation Group 99: Montane Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus pauciflora / Leucopogon hookeri - Daviesia ulicifolia - Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. B Oxylobium ellipticum - Olearia megalophylla / Helichrysum scorpioides - Senecio gunnii - Brachycome spathulata Derwentia perfoliata
substrates, including granodiorites, leucogranites, volcanics,
and Silurian sandstone and shales.
Description
Montane Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest is an open forest up to
18 metres in height dominated by Eucalyptus pauciflora. The
shrub layer is a sparse cover of Daviesia ulicifolia, Polyscias
sambucifolius ssp. B, Coprosma hirtella, Olearia
megalophylla, and Oxylobium ellipticum, up to 1.5 metres tall.
The ground cover is mainly tussock grass Poa sieberiana var.
sieberiana, intermixed with a diverse low shrubs Leucopogon
hookeri, Helichrysum scorpoides, Senecio gunnii, and
Brachycome spathulata, along with herbs, Stellaria pungens,
Viola betonicifolia, Asprula scoparia, Poranthera
microphylla, and scattered tussocks of Lomandra longifolia.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 16 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 16 300
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 15 700 ha (96%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Montane Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Forest is found between 1450
and 1650 metres in elevation scattered through the higher parts
of the Northern Bogong, Brindabella, and Namadgi Ranges. It
is found on sandy clay loams derived from a variety of
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
61%
3
14%
positive
M
S
3
58%
1
3%
positive
Olearia megalophylla
M
S
2
48%
1
3%
less informative
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
1
48%
1
7%
less informative
Olearia erubescens
M
S
1
39%
1
8%
less informative
Ozothamnus thyrsoideus
M
S
2
32%
1
1%
less informative
Leucopogon hookeri
M
Z
2
68%
1
4%
positive
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
2
61%
1
9%
positive
Oxylobium ellipticum
M
Z
2
48%
2
3%
less informative
Oxylobium alpestre
M
Z
2
32%
2
1%
less informative
Leucopogon gelidus
M
Z
1
32%
1
1%
less informative
Bossiaea foliosa
M
Z
3
32%
2
2%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
90%
2
19%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
84%
1
16%
positive
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
71%
1
11%
positive
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
71%
2
15%
positive
Senecio gunnii
L
F
2
65%
1
5%
positive
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
2
65%
1
18%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
55%
1
17%
positive
Brachycome spathulata
L
F
2
55%
1
6%
positive
Derwentia perfoliata
L
F
2
52%
1
3%
positive
Stackhousia monogyna
L
F
1
48%
1
7%
less informative
Wahlenbergia gloriosa
L
F
1
39%
1
2%
less informative
Brachycome aculeata
L
F
1
39%
1
2%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
39%
1
19%
less informative
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana
L
F
2
35%
1
5%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
1
32%
1
8%
less informative
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
2
32%
1
17%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
45%
1
27%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
2
55%
2
13%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
Polyscias sambucifolia ssp. B
Species
103
Vegetation Group 100: ACT Montane Dry Shrub/Grass Snow Gum Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus pauciflora – E. rubida ssp. rubida / Acacia dealbata - Daviesia mimosoides ssp.
mimosoides - Olearia erubescens / Poa induta / Stellaria pungens - Glycine clandestina - Asperula scoparia - Senecio
gunnii - Stackhousia monogyna - Brachycome spathulata
Description
Statistics
ACT Montane Dry Shrub/Grass Forest is an open forest up to
22 metres in height dominated by Eucalyptus pauciflora, with
E. rubida asa co-dominant. The shrub layer is an open cover
of Acacia dealbata, Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides, up
to 3 metres tall. The ground cover is mainly tussock grass Poa
induta, intermixed with herbs, Stellaria pungens, Glycine
clandestina, Asperula scoparia, Poranthera microphylla,
Gonocarpus tetragynus, and Oreomyrrhis eriopoda.
Extant area (ha): 24 500
Pre-1750 area (ha): 24 500
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 18 900 ha (77%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
ACT Montane Dry Shrub/Grass Forest is found between 1100
and 1300 metres on the lower slopes and valley bottoms in the
Namadgi Ranges. It is found on silty clay loams derived from
granodiorites, admellites and Silurian sandstone and shales.
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
85%
3
13%
positive
T
T
3
51%
3
6%
positive
T
T
3
31%
3
7%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
3
76%
2
18%
positive
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
1
53%
1
12%
less informative
Olearia erubescens
M
S
1
49%
1
8%
less informative
Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides
M
Z
2
51%
3
6%
positive
Arthropodium milleflorum
L
B
1
45%
1
7%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
3
95%
2
19%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
3
82%
1
29%
positive
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
1
76%
1
11%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
71%
2
14%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
71%
1
18%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
69%
1
16%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
1
65%
1
7%
less informative
Euchiton sphaericus
L
F
1
64%
1
5%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
60%
1
29%
positive
Senecio gunnii
L
F
1
58%
1
5%
less informative
Stackhousia monogyna
L
F
1
49%
1
7%
less informative
Brachycome spathulata
L
F
1
49%
1
6%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
47%
1
17%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
3
47%
1
13%
less informative
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana
L
F
1
47%
1
5%
less informative
Plantago varia
L
F
1
44%
1
7%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
42%
1
17%
less informative
Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides
L
F
2
42%
2
7%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
1
40%
1
11%
less informative
Acaena ovina
L
F
1
40%
1
5%
less informative
Poa induta
L
G
3
95%
2
3%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
67%
1
15%
less informative
Dichelachne rara
L
G
1
62%
1
6%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
49%
1
27%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
Eucalyptus viminalis
Species
104
Vegetation Group 101: North-Western Montane Dry Shrub-Herb-Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana – E. pauciflora / Clematis aristata - Daviesia latifolia
- Coprosma hirtella - Platylobium formosum ssp. parviflorum - Persoonia chamaepeuce / Stellaria pungens - Asperula
scoparia - Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia - Luzula flaccida - Ranunculus lappaceus
on clay loams derived from sandstone or shales between 600
and 750 metres in elevation.
Description
North-Western Montane Dry Shrub-Herb-Grass Forest is a
heterogeneous open forest up to 30 metres in height, with a
var.eity of co-dominants, including Eucalyptus dalrympleana
and E. pauciflora. The shrub layer comprises Daviesia
lotifolia, Coprosma hirtella and Platylobium formosum ssp.
formosum up to 2 metres in height and Callitris sieberi along
broad and rocky riparian flats. Grasses, such as Microlaena
stipoides and Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana dominate the
ground cover, in amongst an open cover of herbs, such as
Stellaria pungens, Asperula scoparia, Acaena novae-zelandiae
and graminoids including Lomandra longifolia, Luzula
flaccida, and Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 41 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 43 000
Percentage Cleared: 4%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 18 200 ha (77%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
North-Western Montane Dry Shrub-Herb-Grass Forest occurs
mainly in broad river flats or in moist gullies from Tumut
through to the Upper Murray ranges near Corryong. It occurs
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
T
3
97%
3
13%
positive
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
T
3
73%
3
13%
positive
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
T
T
3
44%
3
6%
less informative
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
2
63%
1
7%
positive
Persoonia chamaepeuce
M
S
2
53%
1
7%
positive
Olearia erubescens
M
S
1
53%
1
8%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
52%
2
19%
positive
Daviesia latifolia
M
Z
2
65%
2
2%
positive
Platylobium formosumssp. parviflorum
M
Z
2
58%
2
1%
positive
Arthropodium species A
L
B
2
56%
2
0%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
94%
2
19%
positive
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
92%
2
14%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
89%
1
16%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
89%
1
18%
positive
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
2
87%
1
11%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
81%
1
29%
positive
Veronica calycina
L
F
1
76%
1
10%
less informative
Ranunculus lappaceus
L
F
1
69%
1
6%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
65%
2
22%
positive
Craspedia var.iabilis
L
F
2
63%
1
1%
positive
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
2
60%
1
17%
positive
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
60%
1
11%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
58%
1
17%
positive
Lagenifera stipitata
L
F
2
56%
1
16%
positive
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
2
55%
1
17%
positive
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana
L
F
1
55%
1
4%
less informative
Cymbonotus preissianus
L
F
2
50%
1
4%
positive
Dichelachne inaequiglumis
L
G
2
53%
2
2%
positive
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
2
81%
1
11%
positive
Luzula flaccida
L
V
2
85%
1
7%
positive
99
Vegetation Group 102: Brindabella Montane Dry Fern/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana – E. pauciflora / Cassinia aculeata / Polystichum
proliferum / Clematis aristata - Coprosma hirtella - Geranium neglectum - Senecio tenuiflorus - Ranunculus lappaceus
dacite ignnibrite, tuffs, porphyry and rhyolite on the plateau
tops of the Brindabella Ranges.
Description
Brindabella Montane Dry Fern/Grass Forest is an open forest
up to 30 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana and E. pauciflora. The
understorey is a sparse layer of shrubs, comprising mainly an
upper layer of Acacia dealbata and Cassinia aculeata up to 4
metres in height, with a lower layer of Coprosma hirtella,
Pteridium esculentum, and Senecio tenuiflorus. The ground
cover is a reasonably dense cover of Poa sieberiana var.
sieberiana, with a sparse cover of herbs in the intertussock
spaces comprising herbs Asperula scoparia, Stellaria pungens,
Geranium neglectum, and Ranunculus lappaceus, with
occasional small patches of the fern Polystichum proliferum.
Brindabella Montane Dry Fern/Grass Forest is found in the
northern part of the Brindabella Ranges, between 800 and 100
metres in elevation. It occurs on clay loams derived from
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 3 700
Pre-1750 area (ha): 3 700
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 3 100 ha (84%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited. Well conserved in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species Name
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Eucalyptus fastigata
Eucalyptus viminalis
Clematis aristata
Coprosma hirtella
Acacia dealbata
Cassinia aculeata
Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana
Asperula scoparia
Stellaria pungens
Geranium neglectum
Pteridium esculentum
Viola hederacea
Senecio tenuiflorus
Glycine clandestina
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Lagenifera stipitata
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
Poranthera microphylla
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Ranunculus lappaceus
Pterostylis coccina
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
Helichrysum scorpioides
Stylidium graminifolium
Polystichum proliferum
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
Veronica calycina
Senecio linearifolius
Rubus parvifolius
Vegetation
Layer
T
T
T
T
M
M
M
M
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Growth
Form
T
T
T
T
L
S
S
S
G
F
F
F
E
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
B
G
F
F
E
F
F
F
L
Group
score
(50th
percentile)
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Group
frequency
77%
66%
30%
27%
95%
86%
75%
68%
100%
95%
93%
89%
82%
73%
73%
73%
73%
70%
64%
57%
57%
48%
48%
45%
45%
43%
43%
43%
41%
41%
41%
Non-group
score (50th
percentile)
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Non-group
frequency
14%
14%
7%
7%
26%
7%
19%
9%
30%
14%
19%
4%
30%
19%
3%
29%
18%
16%
16%
17%
22%
7%
0%
27%
11%
17%
7%
7%
11%
7%
11%
Fidelity class
positive
positive
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
positive
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
uninformative
100
Vegetation Group 103: Western Montane Dry Fern/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dives – E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana – E. robertsonii ssp. robertsonii /
Hibbertia obtusifolia - Coprosma hirtella - Persoonia chamaepeuce - Acacia rubida / Stylidium graminifolium Dianella revoluta var. revoluta - Dianella tasmanica - Senecio tenuiflorus - Brachycome spathulata
Description
Statistics
Western Montane Dry Fern/Grass Forest is an open forest up
to 30 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus dives, E.
dalrympleana, and E. robertsonii ssp. robertsonii. The shrub
layers comprises scattered Acacia melananoxylon, over a
lower stratum, comprising an open cover of bracken Pteridum
esculentum and a sparse cover of shrubs Coprosma hirtella,
Platylobium formosum ssp. formosum, Monotoca scoparia,
Cassinia aculeata, and Acacia rubida. The ground cover is an
open cover of Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana in amongst low
creeping shrubs such as Persoonia chamaepitys and
Brachycome spatulata.
Extant area (ha): 46 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 70 500
Percentage Cleared: 33%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 27 300 ha (39%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Clearing for pine plantations,
occasional severe fires, and patch clearing on private lands
Brindabella Montane Dry Fern/Grass Forest is found in the
northern part of the Brindabella Ranges, between 800 and 100
metres in elevation. It occurs on clay loams derived from
dacite ignnibrite, tuffs, porphyry and rhyolite on reasonably
exposed upper ridges and slopes in the ranges.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
75%
3
12%
positive
T
T
4
72%
3
14%
positive
T
T
3
69%
3
6%
positive
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
T
3
38%
3
10%
less informative
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
1
69%
1
7%
less informative
Persoonia chamaepeuce
M
S
1
53%
1
7%
less informative
Cassinia aculeata
M
S
1
53%
1
9%
less informative
Acacia rubida
M
S
1
41%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia melanoxylon
M
S
1
38%
1
10%
less informative
Tetratheca bauerifolia
M
S
1
34%
1
4%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
1
34%
1
12%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
34%
2
19%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
88%
1
21%
less informative
Platylobium formosumssp. formosum
M
Z
1
66%
2
5%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
59%
1
11%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
78%
1
17%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
53%
1
30%
less informative
Senecio tenuiflorus
L
F
1
47%
1
3%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
1
47%
2
15%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
44%
1
20%
less informative
Brachycome spathulata
L
F
1
44%
1
6%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
1
41%
2
20%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
41%
1
18%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
41%
1
30%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
34%
1
17%
less informative
Geranium neglectum
L
F
1
34%
1
5%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
50%
1
27%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
56%
1
13%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
1
53%
2
13%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus dives
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
Species
101
Vegetation Group 104: Tableland Acacia/Fern/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii – E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana / Acacia dealbata Platylobium formosum ssp. formosum - Exocarpos strictus - Acrotriche serrulata / Dichelachne sieberiana /
Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Asperula scoparia - Stackhousia monogyna
clay podzolic soils, derived from a var.iety of substrates
including granodiorites and porphyritic dacites.
Description
Tableland Acacia/Herb/Grass Forest Western Montane Dry
Fern/Grass Forest is an open forest up to 25 metres in height,
co-dominated by Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii and
E. dalrympleana. The shrub layer comprises a sparse cover of
Acacia dealbata and Cassinia longifolia, over a lower stratum,
comprising an moderate cover of bracken Pteridum
esculentum and a sparse cover of shrubs Coprosma hirtella,
Platylobium formosum ssp. formosum, Hibbertia obtusifolia,
Accrotriche serrulata, and Senecio sp. E. The ground cover is
an open cover of Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana in amongst
low creeping shrubs such as Persoonia chamaepitys and
Brachycome spatulata, with occasional Tetratheca
bauerifolia.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 41 100
Pre-1750 area (ha): 48 100
Percentage Cleared: 15%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 30 400 ha (63%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Clearing for pine plantations,
occasional severe fires, and patch clearing on private lands
Tableland Acacia/Herb/Grass Forest Western Montane Dry
Fern/Grass Forest is found between 600 and 1200 metres in
elevation on steep to undulating sheltered slopes. It occurs on
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
67%
3
6%
positive
T
T
3
63%
3
14%
positive
M
S
2
74%
2
19%
positive
M
S
2
52%
1
9%
positive
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
2
41%
1
12%
less informative
Platylobium formosumssp. formosum
M
Z
2
67%
1
6%
positive
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
67%
1
21%
positive
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
2
52%
1
7%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
93%
1
30%
positive
Senecio species E
L
F
1
89%
1
10%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
78%
1
29%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
1
67%
2
20%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
59%
2
23%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
56%
1
16%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
56%
2
15%
positive
Veronica calycina
L
F
1
48%
1
11%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
44%
1
17%
less informative
Stackhousia monogyna
L
F
1
44%
1
7%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
44%
1
17%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
41%
1
18%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
41%
1
19%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
1
52%
2
20%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
52%
2
27%
less informative
Dichelachne sieberiana
L
G
2
41%
2
3%
less informative
Poa meionectes
L
G
3
37%
2
14%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
70%
1
27%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
56%
1
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
Acacia dealbata
Exocarpos strictus
Species
102
Vegetation Group 105: ACT Montane Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana – E. dives / Hibbertia obtusifolia - Exocarpos strictus
- Acacia dealbata - Persoonia chamaepeuce - Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides - Cassinia longifolia / Asperula
scoparia - Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia - Stylidium graminifolium
Brindabella ranges in the ACT. It occurs on clay loams
derived from substrates, such as admellites and leucogranites,
as well as Ordovician metasediments.
Description
ACT Montane Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest up to 25
metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp
dalrympleana, along with E. dives. The shrub layer comprises
an open cover of Acacia dealbata and Exocarpus strictus up to
4 metres in height, with occasional Cassinia longifolia and
Daviesia mimosoides spp mimosoides, Daviesia ilicifolia, and
Senecio gunnii. The ground cover is an open cover of
graminoids including Lomandra longifolia, Stylidium
graminofolium and bracken Pteridum esculentun, over a grass
layer of Poa induta. The inter-tussock patches are a light
cover of creeping herbs including Asperula scoparia, Viola
betonicifolia, Glycine clandestina, and Geranium
potentilloides ssp. potentilloides, in amongst low creeping
shrubs such as Persoonia chamaepitys and Stackhousia
monogyna.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 3 100
Pre-1750 area (ha): 3 100
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 3 000 ha (97%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, well conserved in reserves.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
ACT Montane Dry Shrub Forest is found between 1250 and
1450 metres in elevation on the tops of the southern
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
96%
3
14%
positive
T
T
3
71%
3
12%
positive
T
T
2
42%
3
14%
less informative
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
T
T
2
38%
3
7%
less informative
Exocarpos strictus
M
S
2
67%
1
9%
positive
Acacia dealbata
M
S
3
67%
2
19%
positive
Persoonia chamaepeuce
M
S
2
54%
1
7%
positive
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
1
50%
1
7%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
2
50%
1
12%
positive
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
71%
1
21%
positive
Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides
M
Z
2
50%
3
6%
positive
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
2
46%
1
11%
less informative
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
1
46%
1
7%
less informative
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
2
42%
2
9%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
96%
1
29%
positive
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
96%
2
15%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
71%
1
16%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
67%
1
17%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
67%
1
30%
positive
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
2
63%
1
12%
positive
Senecio gunnii
L
F
2
46%
1
6%
less informative
Stackhousia monogyna
L
F
2
42%
1
7%
less informative
Oxalis exilis
L
F
1
38%
1
3%
less informative
Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides
L
F
1
38%
2
7%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
33%
2
20%
less informative
Ranunculus lappaceus
L
F
1
33%
1
7%
less informative
Poa induta
L
G
3
54%
3
4%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
46%
1
27%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
2
50%
1
14%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
T
Eucalyptus dives
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Species
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
103
Vegetation Group 106: Montane Dry Shrub/Tussock Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii – E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana - Eucalyptus
pauciflora / Platylobium formosum ssp. formosum - Persoonia chamaepeuce - Olearia erubescens - Tetratheca
bauerifolia - Monotoca scoparia - Exocarpos strictus - Daviesia latifolia - Cassinia uncata / Poa Unknown
Description
Statistics
Montane Dry Shrub/Tussock Forest is an open forest up to 25
metres in height dominated by Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp.
robertsonii, along with E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana
and occasionally E. pauciflora. The shrub layer is an open
cover of moderately tall shrubs, Platylobium formosum and
Olearia erubescens and scattered Acacia rubida, with
Cassinia uncata, Daviesia latifolia, and scattered Exocarpus
strictus. The ground cover comprises tussock grass Poa sp.
and graminoid Lomandra longifolia, along with low shrubs
and herbs, Tetratheca bauerifolia, Asperula scoparia, and
Craspedia jamesii.
Extant area (ha): 29 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 30 000
Percentage Cleared: 1%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 28 900 ha (96%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, well conserved in reserves.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Montane Dry Shrub/Tussock Forest is found in the central and
northern plateaux and upper slopes of the northern Kosciuszko
massif, between 600 and 1100 metres in elevation. It occurs
on clay loams derived from rhyolites, dacites, and granites.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
88%
3
7%
positive
T
T
2
63%
3
14%
positive
T
T
2
50%
3
14%
positive
Persoonia chamaepeuce
M
S
2
88%
1
7%
positive
Olearia erubescens
M
S
2
88%
1
8%
positive
Tetratheca bauerifolia
M
S
2
75%
1
4%
positive
Exocarpos strictus
M
S
2
50%
1
9%
positive
Cassinia uncata
M
S
2
50%
2
1%
positive
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
2
38%
1
17%
less informative
Coprosma hirtella
M
S
1
38%
1
8%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
1
38%
1
12%
less informative
Acacia rubida
M
S
2
38%
1
4%
less informative
Platylobium formosumssp. formosum
M
Z
2
100%
2
6%
positive
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
2
50%
1
11%
positive
Leucopogon fletcheri ssp. brachysepalus
M
Z
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
50%
1
21%
less informative
Daviesia latifolia
M
Z
3
50%
2
3%
positive
Caladenia gracilis
L
B
1
75%
1
1%
less informative
Thelymitra cyanea
L
B
1
38%
3
0%
less informative
Chiloglottis valida
L
B
1
38%
1
1%
less informative
Brachycome spathulata
L
F
1
88%
1
6%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
1
88%
2
15%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
75%
1
17%
less informative
Craspedia jamesii
L
F
1
75%
1
1%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
63%
1
17%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
63%
1
30%
less informative
Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia
L
F
2
50%
1
1%
positive
Stackhousia monogyna
L
F
1
38%
1
8%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
38%
1
18%
less informative
Poa Unknown
L
G
4
100%
3
2%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
88%
1
27%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus robertsonii ssp. robertsonii
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Species
104
Vegetation Group 107: Central Tableland/ACT Montane Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana – E. dives – E. pauciflora / Hibbertia obtusifolia Tetratheca bauerifolia - Persoonia chamaepeuce - Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides - Monotoca scoparia Brachyloma daphnoides - Exocarpos strictus - Oxylobium ellipticum / Stylidium graminifolium
between 850 and 1300 metres in elevation. It occurs on sandy
loams derived from Silurian Granites and Ordovician marine
sediments and sandstones.
Description
Central Tableland/ACT Montane Dry Shrub Forest is an open
forest up to 35 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana and E. dives. The shrub layer
is made up a sparse tall shrub layer of Exocarpus strictus and
Acacia dealbata with an intermediate open cover of
moderately tall shrubs Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides,
Oxylobium ellipticum, Daviesia ilicifolia, Brachyloma
daphnoides, Tetratheca bauerifolia, and Gonocarpus
tetragynus with procumbent shrubs such as Persoonia
chamaepitys.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 65 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 69 600
Percentage Cleared: 6%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 37 900 ha (54%)
Central Tableland/ACT Montane Dry Shrub Forest is found in
the Central Tablelands on separate disjunct locations: the first
in the west within the Namadgi and Yaouk ranges and the
second in the Tallanganda Ranges east of Captains Flat. It
occurs on lower slopes and moderately sheltered aspects
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, well conserved in reserves.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
T
3
75%
3
14%
positive
Eucalyptus dives
T
T
4
66%
3
12%
positive
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
T
2
53%
3
14%
positive
Tetratheca bauerifolia
M
S
2
81%
1
4%
positive
Persoonia chamaepeuce
M
S
2
75%
1
7%
positive
Exocarpos strictus
M
S
2
50%
1
9%
positive
Choretrum pauciflorum
M
S
1
34%
1
2%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
34%
2
19%
less informative
Acacia gunnii
M
S
1
31%
1
3%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
94%
1
21%
positive
Daviesia mimosoides ssp. mimosoides
M
Z
3
72%
2
6%
positive
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
2
69%
1
11%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
69%
1
9%
positive
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
66%
1
9%
less informative
Oxylobium ellipticum
M
Z
1
41%
2
3%
less informative
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
2
38%
2
9%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
78%
1
17%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
63%
1
30%
positive
Pimelea linifolia ssp. caesia
L
F
2
34%
2
1%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
44%
1
14%
less informative
105
Vegetation Group 108: Western Tablelands Dry Herb/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha - E. dives - Eucalyptus mannifera / Hibbertia obtusifolia - Platylobium
formosum ssp. formosum - Gonocarpus tetragynus - Hardenbergia violacea - Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis Dianella revoluta var. revoluta.
State Forest in the west to Tumut State Forest in the east. It
occurs on sandy clay loam soils derived from Granites and
metamorphic rocks.
Description
Western Tablelands Dry Herb/Grass Forest is an open forest
up to 25 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus
macrorhyncha, E. dives and E. mannifera, with occasionally
E. nortonii. The shrub layer comprises moderately tall shrubs
up to 1.5 metres in height, including Acacia rubida,
Platylobium formosum ssp. formosum, Monotoca scoparia,
and Melichrus urceolatus. The ground cover is an open cover
of tussock grasses of Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana and
Joycea pallida, and graminoids Lomandra longifolia,
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis, and Dianella revoluta ssp.
revoluta.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 75 700
Pre-1750 area (ha): 127 700
Percentage Cleared: 41%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 38 700 ha (30%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Western Tablelands Dry Herb/Grass Forest occurs in the
south-west corner of the Southern CRA Region on the
exposed slopes and ridges in the foothills from Woomargama
Environmental Pressures: Clearing for pine plantations
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
87%
3
10%
positive
T
3
74%
3
12%
positive
T
T
2
62%
3
5%
positive
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
T
T
3
40%
3
4%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
1
34%
1
12%
less informative
Acacia rubida
M
S
1
34%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
32%
2
19%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
87%
1
20%
positive
Platylobium formosumssp. formosum
M
Z
2
70%
1
5%
positive
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
49%
1
11%
less informative
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
49%
1
9%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
1
43%
1
6%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
89%
1
29%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
38%
1
17%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
2
34%
2
12%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
72%
1
15%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
1
51%
1
12%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
34%
1
14%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
45%
1
13%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
Eucalyptus dives
T
Eucalyptus mannifera
Species
106
Vegetation Group 109: Widespread Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dives – E. mannifera – E. macrorrhyncha / Hibbertia obtusifolia - Hovea linearis Daviesia leptophylla - Acacia gunnii / Joycea pallida / Gonocarpus tetragynus - Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
including Ordovician and Silurian siltstones and shales,
granites, phyllites, and sandstones.
Description
Widespread Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest is an
open forest up to 25 metres in height, co-dominated by
Eucalyptus dives, E. mannifera, and E. macrorryncha. The
shrub layer comprises a very sparse cover of Daviesia
leptophylla, with occasional occurrences of Acacia
falciformis, A. gunnii, and Brachyloma daphnoides. Tussock
grasses, such as Joycea pallida and Poa sieberiana ssp.
sieberiana dominate the ground cover. A smattering of herbs
and small shrubs are found in the inter-tussock areas including
Gonocarpus tetragynus, Hibbertia obtusifolia, Hovea linearis,
and Melichrus urceolatus.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 70 600
Pre-1750 area (ha): 158 000
Percentage Cleared: 55%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 16 200 ha (10%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Widespread Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest
occurs in a wide band from about west of Oberon, through the
Abercrombie river catchment, down to the Tinderry and
Brindabella Ranges in the middle of the Region. It is found on
undulating exposed and sheltered footslopes below the main
plateaux on soils derived from a wide range of substrates,
Environmental Pressures: Clearing for pine plantations
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
80%
3
12%
positive
T
T
3
68%
2
5%
positive
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
T
3
61%
3
10%
positive
T
T
3
32%
3
14%
less informative
Acacia gunnii
M
S
1
44%
1
3%
less informative
Gompholobium huegelii
M
S
2
32%
1
3%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
85%
1
21%
positive
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
73%
1
9%
less informative
Daviesia leptophylla
M
Z
2
44%
1
3%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
41%
1
11%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
34%
1
9%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
1
32%
1
6%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
68%
1
29%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
41%
1
17%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
4
93%
2
11%
positive
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
49%
1
16%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
1
49%
1
7%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
34%
1
14%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
41%
1
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus dives
T
Eucalyptus mannifera
Species
107
Vegetation Group 110: Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dives – E. mannifera - Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha / Acacia rubida - Acacia buxifolia
ssp. buxifolia / Austrostipa rudis ssp. rudis / Hibbertia obtusifolia - Persoonia chamaepeuce - Tetratheca bauerifolia /
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta -Astroloma humifusum
Description
Statistics
Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest is an open forest up to 22
metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus dives and E.
mannifera, with occasionally E. macrorhynchya. The shrub
layer is a very sparse cover of Acacia rubida, Cassinia
longifolia, Acacia buxifolia up to 3 metres in height. The
ground cover comprises a sparse cover of Poa sieberiana var.
sieberiana and Austrodanthonia rudis, interspersed with low
scrambling shrubs including Persoonia chamepitys,
Hardenbergia violacea, Hovea linearis, and Tetratheca
bauerifolia.
Extant area (ha): 18 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 21 500
Percentage Cleared: 12%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 7 900 ha (35%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Clearing for pine plantations, and
occasional patch clearing on private land
Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest occurs in a narrow strip on
the western side of the Brindabella Ranges, in the middle part
of the CRA Region. It is found on steep exposed slopes
between elevations of 600 and 1200 metres. Tablelands Dry
Shrub/Grass Forest is found on silty loams derived from
rhyolites and tuffs.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
94%
3
12%
positive
T
3
84%
3
5%
positive
T
T
3
55%
3
10%
positive
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
T
T
3
32%
3
6%
less informative
Cassytha pubescens
M
L
1
35%
1
3%
less informative
Persoonia chamaepeuce
M
S
1
94%
1
7%
less informative
Acacia rubida
M
S
1
74%
1
4%
less informative
Tetratheca bauerifolia
M
S
1
71%
1
4%
less informative
Indigofera australis
M
S
1
61%
1
8%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
1
61%
1
12%
less informative
Cassinia aculeata
M
S
1
52%
1
9%
less informative
Acacia buxifolia ssp. buxifolia
M
S
1
48%
1
1%
less informative
Grevillea lanigera
M
S
1
42%
2
2%
less informative
Exocarpos strictus
M
S
1
39%
1
9%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
100%
1
21%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
87%
1
11%
less informative
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
71%
1
9%
less informative
Platylobium formosumssp. formosum
M
Z
1
42%
2
6%
less informative
Daviesia leptophylla
M
Z
1
39%
1
3%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
1
35%
1
9%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
90%
2
29%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
74%
1
17%
less informative
Astroloma humifusum
L
F
1
52%
1
3%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
1
52%
2
15%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
48%
1
30%
less informative
Acaena echinata
L
F
1
32%
1
5%
less informative
Austrostipa rudis ssp. rudis
L
G
1
65%
1
1%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
3
48%
2
12%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
81%
1
15%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
87%
1
13%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus dives
T
Eucalyptus mannifera
T
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
Species
108
Vegetation Group 111: Central Northern Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dives - E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana / Acacia dealbata - Daviesia latifolia /
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides - Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa - Themeda australis / Scleranthus biflorus
Description
Statistics
Central Northern Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest is an
open forest up to 30 metres in height, dominated by
Eucalyptus dives and E. dalrympleana. The shrub layer is a
sparse cover of tall shrub Acacia dealbata up to 5 metres in
height, as well as a sparse lower shrub layer of Daviesia
latifolia. The ground cover is principally tussock grasses Poa
sieberiana var. sieberiana and Joycea pallida, as well as
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa, Microlaena stipoides,
and Themeda australis. A scattered cover of decumbent shrubs
includes Gonocarpus tetragynus, Hibbertia obtusifolia,
Hydrocotyle laxiflora and Hovea linearis.
Extant area (ha): 6 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 54 700
Percentage Cleared: 89%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 00 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation and grazing on
remaining patches
Central Northern Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest occurs in
the Crookwell-Taralga province in the study area, in a narrow
band of elevation between 750 and 900 metres. It occurs on
deep volcanic or granitic soils on broad higher parts of the
Crookwell and Taralga plateaux.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Eucalyptus dives
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
100%
3
12%
positive
T
3
70%
3
14%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
T
T
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
T
2
35%
3
11%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
60%
2
19%
positive
Gompholobium huegelii
M
S
1
30%
1
4%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
70%
1
21%
less informative
Daviesia latifolia
M
Z
1
45%
2
3%
less informative
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
40%
1
10%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
1
35%
1
6%
less informative
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
1
30%
1
7%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
80%
1
30%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
1
45%
2
23%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
40%
1
19%
less informative
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
1
30%
1
6%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
1
30%
1
13%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
3
65%
2
27%
positive
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
L
G
2
65%
2
8%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
2
50%
2
20%
positive
Joycea pallida
L
G
3
30%
2
12%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
30%
1
16%
less informative
109
Vegetation Group 112: Eastern Tablelands Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi – E. dives / Brachyloma daphnoides - Monotoca scoparia - Acacia gunnii Acacia terminalis - Rhytidosporum procumbens
Description
Statistics
Eastern Tablelands Dry Shrub Forest is an open forest up to 20
metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus sieberi and E.
dives, with scattered E. mannifera and E. radiata ssp. radiata.
The shrub layer is a sparse cover of Persoonia linearis, over a
low shrub understorey of Brachyloma daphnoides, Acacia
gunnii, A. terminalis, and Monotoca scoparia. The ground
cover comprises a sparse cover of tussock grass Poa
sieberiana var. sieberiana, together with scattered herbs,
graminoids, and small shrubs including Hibbertia obtusifolia,
Goodenia hederacea var. hederacea, Lomandra filiformis ssp.
coriacea, and Patersonia sericea.
Extant area (ha): 34 700
Pre-1750 area (ha): 52 600
Percentage Cleared: 34%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 7 300ha (14%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Eastern Tablelands Dry Shrub Forest occurs in a narrow band
along the spine of the Dividing Range from about Jerrong,
through the Cuckbundoon Ranges, down to the eastern side of
Tallaganda State Forest. It occurs on shallow infertile sandy
loams derived from sedimentary rocks and granites.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
79%
3
11%
positive
T
3
68%
3
12%
positive
T
T
2
42%
3
6%
less informative
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
T
T
2
37%
3
6%
less informative
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
T
3
32%
3
11%
less informative
Persoonia linearis
M
S
1
74%
1
18%
less informative
Acacia gunnii
M
S
1
47%
1
3%
less informative
Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus
M
S
1
42%
1
17%
less informative
Acacia terminalis
M
S
1
42%
1
4%
less informative
Rhytidosporum procumbens
M
S
1
32%
1
1%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
84%
1
21%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
63%
1
9%
positive
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
2
58%
1
11%
positive
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
37%
1
10%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
58%
1
30%
less informative
Pomax umbellata
L
F
1
32%
1
7%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
2
32%
1
6%
less informative
Billardiera scandens var. scandens
L
L
1
42%
1
13%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
2
42%
1
12%
less informative
Patersonia sericea
L
R
1
32%
2
3%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
3
32%
1
7%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
58%
1
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
Eucalyptus dives
T
Eucalyptus mannifera
Species
110
Vegetation Group 113: North East Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus mannifera – E. dives – E. rossii / Hakea dactyloides - Brachyloma daphnoides Pultenaea subspicata - Gompholobium huegelii - Kunzea parvifolia - Aotus ericoides / Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
- Patersonia sericea
substrates, including Ordovician and Silurian sandstone,
shales, quartzite, greywacke, shales, and Quaternary alluvium.
Description
North East Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest is an open
forest up to 22 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
mannifera and E.dives, with occasionally E.rossii as a codominant. The shrub layer is an open cover of Brachyloma
daphnoides, Hakea dactylioides, Pultenaea subspicata,
Persoonia mollis ssp. livens, Gompholobium huegelii, Banksia
spinulosa var. spinulosa, and Lomatia ilicifolia. The ground
cover is sparse cover of tussock grass Poa sieberiana var.
sieberiana, Joycea pallida, and Microlaena stipoides,
graminoids Dianella revoluta ssp. revoluta and Patersonia
sericea, with scattered herbs including Goodenia hederacea
var. hederacea and Hypericum gramineum.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 60 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 138 400
Percentage Cleared: 56%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 7 800 ha (6%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land
North-East Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest occurs in fairly
large continuous patches on undulating remnant sandstone
plateaux in the Upper Shoalhaven and Wollondilly River
catchments. It occurs between 550 and 750 metres elevation
on sandy clay loam soils derived from a wide var.iety of
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
78%
3
6%
positive
T
T
3
67%
3
13%
positive
Eucalyptus rossii
T
T
3
44%
3
3%
less informative
Persoonia mollis ssp. livens
M
S
1
67%
1
0%
less informative
Hakea dactyloides
M
S
2
67%
2
3%
positive
Gompholobium huegelii
M
S
1
56%
1
4%
less informative
Banksia marginata
M
S
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
67%
1
10%
positive
Pultenaea subspicata
M
Z
2
56%
2
1%
positive
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
44%
1
11%
less informative
Lomatia ilicifolia
M
Z
1
44%
1
4%
less informative
Kunzea parvifolia
M
Z
1
44%
2
1%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
44%
1
21%
less informative
Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa
M
Z
3
44%
2
5%
less informative
Aotus ericoides
M
Z
1
44%
2
1%
less informative
Mirbelia oxylobioides
M
Z
2
33%
1
2%
less informative
Melichrus procumbens
M
Z
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Dillwynia sericea
M
Z
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
44%
1
17%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
2
44%
1
6%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
44%
1
30%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
56%
2
27%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
2
44%
2
12%
less informative
Aristida vagans
L
G
1
44%
1
2%
less informative
Patersonia sericea
L
R
1
44%
2
3%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
2
78%
1
14%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus mannifera
T
Eucalyptus dives
Species
111
Vegetation Group 114: Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha – E. rossii – E. goniocalyx / Daviesia leptophylla - Brachyloma
daphnoides - Acacia gunnii - Persoonia rigida / Joycea pallida / Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
catchments. It occurs between 550 and 850 metres elevation
on sandy clay loam soils derived from a wide var.iety of
substrates, including Ordovician and Silurian sandstones,
shales, quartzite, greywacke, and shales.
Description
Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest is an open forest
up to 20 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus
macrorhyncha and E. rossii, with occasional E. polyanthemos
ssp. polyanthemos. The shrub layer comprises an open cover
of Daviesia leptopyhylla, Acacia gunnii, Brachyloma
daphnoides, and occasionally Persoonia rigida. The ground
cover comprises an open to dense cover of tussock grasses
Joycea pallida and Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana, together
with graminoids Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora,
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis, and Stypandra glauca. A
sparse cover of herbs and small shrubs are found in the gaps
between tussocks, and may comprise Gonocarpus tetragynus
and Goodenia hederacea var. hederacea.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 94 600
Pre-1750 area (ha): 208 700
Percentage Cleared: 55%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 16 800 ha (8%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest occurs in fairly
large continuous patches on infertile soils on sandstone and
conglomerates in the upper Abercrombie and Lachlan
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
92%
3
9%
positive
T
T
3
83%
3
2%
positive
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Eucalyptus polyanthemos ssp.
polyanthemos
T
T
3
53%
3
3%
positive
T
T
3
30%
3
2%
less informative
Acacia gunnii
M
S
1
43%
1
3%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
74%
1
21%
less informative
Daviesia leptophylla
M
Z
3
47%
1
2%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
45%
1
11%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
1
43%
1
9%
less informative
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
34%
1
9%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
72%
1
29%
positive
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
1
47%
1
5%
less informative
Persoonia rigida
L
F
1
36%
1
1%
less informative
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
1
34%
1
12%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
30%
1
18%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
3
77%
2
11%
positive
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
40%
1
16%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
38%
1
14%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
2
32%
1
12%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
51%
1
13%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
Eucalyptus rossii
Species
112
Vegetation Group 115: South East Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus rossii – E. mannifera / Cassinia longifolia - Acacia rubida / Pultenaea procumbens Brachyloma daphnoides - Leucopogon microphyllus var. pilibundus - Daviesia leptophylla / Joycea pallida / Dianella
revoluta var. revoluta - Persoonia rigida
Description
Statistics
South East Tablelands Dry Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest is an
open forest up to 18 metres in height, dominated by
Eucalyptus rossii, together with E. mannifera and occasional
E. macrorryncha or E.dives. The shrub layer is sparse cover of
tall shrubs Acacia rubida, A. uncinata and Cassinia longifolia
together with an open cover of shrubs Pultenaea procumbens,
Melichrus urceolatus, Leucopogon microphyllus var.
pilibundus, and Brachyloma dapnoides. The ground cover
comprises a high cover of tussock grass Joycea pallida and
Poa sieberiana, together with a sparse cover of graminoids
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta and Lomandra longifolia.
Extant area (ha): 59 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 74 200
Percentage Cleared: 19%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 5 200 ha (7%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
90%
3
3%
positive
T
T
3
85%
3
5%
positive
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
T
3
35%
3
11%
less informative
Eucalyptus dives
T
T
3
35%
3
13%
less informative
Cassinia longifolia
M
S
1
45%
1
12%
less informative
Acacia rubida
M
S
1
45%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia uncinata
M
S
2
30%
2
0%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
80%
1
21%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
1
75%
1
6%
less informative
Pultenaea procumbens
M
Z
3
70%
1
3%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
1
60%
1
9%
less informative
Leucopogon microphyllus var. pilibundus
M
Z
3
50%
2
0%
positive
Daviesia leptophylla
M
Z
1
30%
1
3%
less informative
Bossiaea buxifolia
M
Z
1
30%
1
4%
less informative
Persoonia rigida
L
F
1
40%
1
1%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
40%
1
30%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
3
85%
2
12%
positive
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
40%
1
16%
less informative
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora
L
R
1
35%
1
14%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
60%
1
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus rossii
T
Eucalyptus mannifera
Species
113
Vegetation Group 116: Western Slopes Herb/Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha – E. blakelyi / Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides - - Elymus scaber
var. scaber - Danthonia pilosa var. pilosa / Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa - Tricoryne elatior - Juncus
subsecundus - Luzula densiflora - Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Description
Statistics
Western Slopes Herb/Grass Woodland is open woodland up to
25 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus
macrorhyncha and E. blakelyii, and occasionally E.
goniocalyx or E. melliodora. The shrub layer is virtually
absent. The ground cover comprises a moderate cover of
grasses Microlaena stipoides, Danthonia pilosa ssp. pilosa,
Elymus scaber, and Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana, together
with herbs including Hydrocotyle laxiflora, Geranium
solanderi var. solanderi, Oxalis perrenans, Rumex brownii,
and Tricoryne elatior.
Extant area (ha): 6 500
Pre-1750 area (ha): 83 000
Percentage Cleared: 92%
Bioregion: South –Wst Slopes
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land,
weeds and grazing.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
68%
3
10%
positive
T
T
2
50%
2
3%
positive
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
T
T
3
45%
3
4%
less informative
Eucalyptus melliodora
T
T
2
41%
3
5%
less informative
Tricoryne elatior
L
B
1
45%
1
2%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
1
77%
1
13%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
68%
2
23%
positive
Rumex brownii
L
F
1
59%
1
6%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
59%
1
8%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
45%
1
30%
less informative
Desmodiumvar.ians
L
F
1
32%
1
17%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
3
91%
2
27%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
2
68%
1
15%
positive
Danthonia pilosa var. pilosa
L
G
3
68%
1
7%
positive
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
L
G
3
36%
2
8%
less informative
Bothriochloa macra
L
G
2
32%
2
3%
less informative
Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa
L
R
2
55%
1
3%
positive
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
1
36%
1
7%
less informative
Juncus subsecundus
L
R
1
36%
1
1%
less informative
Luzula densiflora
L
V
1
32%
1
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Species
114
Vegetation Group 117: Western Slopes White Box Dry Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus albens / Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides - Bothriochloa macra - Austrostipa scabra
ssp. falcata - Aristida ramosa var. ramosa / Tricoryne elatior - Oxalis perennans.
Description
Statistics
Western Slopes Dry Grass Woodland is an open woodland up
to 25 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus albens, with
occasionally E. blakelyii as a co-dominant. The shrub layer is
virtually absent with rare occurrences of Acacia vestita. The
ground cover is made up of grasses, Microlaena stipoides,
Botriochloa macra, Elymus scaber, Austrostipa scabra ssp.
falcata, and Austrostipa racemosa ssp. racemosa,
intermingled with lily Tricoryne elatior, herb Rumex brownei,
and graminoid Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis.
Extant area (ha): 8 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 107 200
Percentage Cleared: 92%
Bioregion: South-West Slopes
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 30 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land, weed
infestation and grazing.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
76%
3
1%
positive
L
B
1
65%
1
2%
less informative
Rumex brownii
L
F
1
59%
1
6%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
47%
1
8%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
47%
1
30%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
41%
2
23%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
76%
2
27%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
65%
1
16%
less informative
Bothriochloa macra
L
G
2
59%
2
3%
positive
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
L
G
2
47%
2
3%
less informative
Danthonia Unknown
L
G
3
41%
3
1%
less informative
Aristida ramosa var. ramosa
L
G
3
41%
2
1%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
3
35%
2
20%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
1
53%
1
12%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus albens
T
Tricoryne elatior
Species
115
Vegetation Group 118: Western Slopes Dry Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sideroxylon – E. macrorrhyncha – E. goniocalyx - Eucalyptus blakelyi / - Stypandra
glauca / Gonocarpus tetragynus - Daucus glochidiatus - Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi - Goodenia hederacea ssp.
hederacea - Wurmbea dioica ssp. dioica
Description
Statistics
Western Slopes Dry Grass Forest is a heterogeneous open
forest up to 20 metres in height, dominated by a variety of
eucalypts, including Eucalyptus sideroxylon, E. blakelyii, E.
goniocalyx, and E. macrorhyncha. The shrub layer is highly
var.iable and may include Allocasuarina verticillata, Callitris
endlicheri, or Calytrix tetragona. The ground cover is made
up of an open cover of grasses, Danthonia spp., Danthonia
pilosa ssp. pilosa, and herbs Centaurium spicatum and
Euchiton sphaericus.
Extant area (ha): 3 100
This group may need to be sub-divided further into separate
groups, based on further survey.
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land, weed
infestation and grazing.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 6 900
Percentage Cleared: 55%
Bioregion: South-West Slopes
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 500 ha (7%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
50%
3
1%
positive
T
2
50%
3
11%
positive
T
T
2
50%
3
4%
positive
Eucalyptus blakelyi
T
T
2
50%
2
3%
positive
Eucalyptus rossii
T
T
4
33%
3
3%
less informative
Eucalyptus nortonii
T
T
2
33%
3
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
T
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Species
Callitris endlicheri
T
T
5
33%
3
1%
less informative
Allocasuarina verticillata
M
S
3
33%
2
0%
less informative
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
33%
1
10%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
33%
1
21%
less informative
Calytrix tetragona
M
Z
3
33%
2
1%
less informative
Wurmbea dioica ssp. dioica
L
B
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Microtis unifolia
L
B
1
33%
1
4%
less informative
Arthropodium minus
L
B
2
33%
1
1%
less informative
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
2
83%
1
7%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
83%
1
30%
positive
Daucus glochidiatus
L
F
2
83%
1
5%
positive
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
2
50%
1
6%
positive
Senecio tenuiflorus
L
F
2
33%
1
3%
less informative
Rumex brownii
L
F
1
33%
1
6%
less informative
Microseris lanceolata
L
F
2
33%
1
3%
less informative
Euchiton sphaericus
L
F
2
33%
1
6%
less informative
Euchiton involucratus
L
F
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Crassula sieberiana ssp. sieberiana
L
F
2
33%
1
2%
less informative
Centaurium spicatum
L
F
2
33%
1
1%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
50%
1
16%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
33%
2
27%
less informative
Danthonia Unknown
L
G
3
33%
3
1%
less informative
Danthonia pilosa var. pilosa
L
G
2
33%
2
7%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
2
67%
1
12%
positive
Stypandra glauca
L
V
2
67%
2
4%
positive
Lepidosperma laterale
L
V
1
33%
1
17%
less informative
116
Vegetation Group 119: Western Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha – E. polyanthemos ssp. polyanthemos / Acacia dealbata / Hibbertia
obtusifolia - Daucus glochidiatus - Senecio tenuiflorus - Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis / Danthonia pilosa var.
pilosa - Elymus scaber var. scaber - Dichelachne hirtella / Microseris lanceolata
Description
Statistics
Western Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest is an open forest
up to 25 metres in height dominated by Eucalyptus
macrorryncha, with E. polyanthemos ssp. vestita or E.
nortonii as sub-dominants. The shrub layer is a sparse cover
of tall shrubs, such as Acacia dealbata, and a moderately tall
shrub layer of Hibbertia obtusifolia, Senecio tenuifolia,
Stypandra glauca and Brachyloma daphnoides. The ground
cover comprises a sparse cover of herbs, including
Gonocarpus tetragynus, Hydrocotyle laxiflora, Daucus
glochidiatus, Luzula flaccida, Microtis unifolia, and Drosera
auriculata, together with a sparse cover of grasses such as
Danthonia pilosa ssp. pilosa and Elymus scaber.
Extant area (ha): 23 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 121 800
Percentage Cleared: 81%
Bioregion: South-West Slopes
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 300 ha (1%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land, weed
infestation and grazing.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
93%
3
10%
positive
T
T
3
62%
3
2%
positive
T
T
3
48%
3
2%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
2
55%
2
19%
positive
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
79%
1
21%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
48%
1
9%
less informative
Microtis unifolia
L
B
1
52%
1
3%
less informative
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
2
34%
1
7%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
79%
1
29%
positive
Daucus glochidiatus
L
F
1
66%
1
5%
less informative
Senecio tenuiflorus
L
F
1
62%
1
3%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
62%
2
23%
positive
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
55%
1
17%
less informative
Drosera auriculata
L
F
1
48%
1
2%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
41%
1
18%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
1
41%
1
13%
less informative
Microseris lanceolata
L
F
1
31%
1
3%
less informative
Danthonia pilosa var. pilosa
L
G
2
59%
2
6%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
2
52%
1
15%
positive
Dichelachne hirtella
L
G
1
45%
1
1%
less informative
Poa Unknown
L
G
3
38%
3
2%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
31%
2
27%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
2
59%
1
12%
positive
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
1
31%
1
7%
less informative
Luzula flaccida
L
V
1
45%
1
8%
less informative
Stypandra glauca
L
V
2
41%
2
4%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
Eucalyptus polyanthemos ssp.
polyanthemos
T
Eucalyptus nortonii
Species
117
Vegetation Group 120: Western Slopes Shrub/Herb/Grass Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha – E. albens / Stypandra glauca / Hibbertia obtusifolia - Hydrocotyle
laxiflora - Gonocarpus tetragynus - Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis - Daucus glochidiatus - Senecio species E Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea - Cheiranthera cyanea var. cyanea
Description
Statistics
Western Slopes Shrub/Herb/Grass Dry Forest is an open forest
up to 22 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus
macrorryncha, with occasionally E. albens and E.
polyanthemos as co-dominants. The shrub layer is virtually
absent on most sites. The ground cover is a sparse cover of
grasses and graminoids including tussock grass Poa
sieberiana var. sieberiana, Elymus scaber, Lomandra
filiformis ssp. filiformis, and Lomandra multiflora ssp.
multiflora. Herbs and decumbent shrubs present in the ground
layer include Gonocarpus tetragynus, Hibbertia obtusifolia,
Daucus glochidiatus, Hypericum gramineum, and Goodenia
hederacea var. hederacea.
Extant area (ha): 20 200
Pre-1750 area (ha): 131 300
Percentage Cleared: 84%
Bioregion: South-West Slopes
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 500 ha (2%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land, weed
infestation and grazing.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
96%
3
10%
positive
T
T
3
52%
3
1%
positive
Eucalyptus blakelyi
T
T
2
48%
2
3%
less informative
Eucalyptus polyanthemos ssp. vestita
Eucalyptus polyanthemos ssp.
polyanthemos
T
T
3
43%
3
0%
less informative
T
T
3
39%
3
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
Eucalyptus albens
Species
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
T
T
3
30%
2
1%
less informative
Acacia implexa
M
S
1
39%
1
4%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
39%
2
19%
less informative
Acacia paradoxa
M
S
1
35%
2
0%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
74%
1
21%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
43%
1
9%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
2
30%
1
6%
less informative
Bulbine bulbosa
L
B
1
30%
1
3%
less informative
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
1
30%
1
7%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
74%
2
23%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
74%
1
30%
positive
Daucus glochidiatus
L
F
1
61%
1
5%
less informative
Senecio species E
L
F
2
57%
1
10%
positive
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
2
48%
1
17%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
1
43%
1
6%
less informative
Cheiranthera cyanea var. cyanea
L
F
1
39%
1
1%
less informative
Senecio quadridentatus
L
F
1
35%
1
4%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
35%
1
8%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
35%
1
30%
less informative
Desmodiumvar.ians
L
F
1
35%
1
17%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
2
43%
1
16%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
39%
2
27%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
35%
2
20%
less informative
Dichelachne crinita
L
G
1
35%
1
3%
less informative
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
30%
1
16%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
2
70%
1
12%
positive
Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa
L
R
2
35%
1
3%
less informative
Stypandra glauca
L
V
1
43%
2
4%
less informative
118
Vegetation Group 121: Western Slopes Grass/Herb Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha – E. goniocalyx – E. rossii / Hibbertia obtusifolia - Brachyloma
daphnoides - Melichrus urceolatus Persoonia rigida / Poa sieberiana var. cyanophylla / Gonocarpus tetragynus Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea - Daucus glochidiatus
Description
Statistics
Western Slopes Grass/Herb Dry Forest is an open forest 15-22
metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
and Eucalyptus nortonii. The shrub layer comprises a sparse
layer of moderately tall shrubs such as Brachyloma
daphnoides, Hibbertia obtusifolia, Senecio sp. E, and
Persoonia rigida. The ground cover comprises an open cover
of tussock grasses Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana, Joycea
pallida, as well as Danthonia pilosa spp pilosa, and
Dichelachne sieberiana. Included in the ground cover are
herbs such as Gonocarpus tetragynus, Hypericum gramineum,
Daucus glochidiatus, and Hydrocotyle laxiflora, as well as
graminoids Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea.
Extant area (ha): 56 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 90 800
Percentage Cleared: 38%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands and South-West Slopes
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 16 900 ha (19%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
80%
3
10%
positive
T
T
3
72%
3
4%
positive
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
36%
2
19%
less informative
Xanthorrhoea glauca ssp. angustifolia
M
X
2
36%
2
0%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
2
80%
1
21%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
68%
1
9%
positive
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
1
40%
1
6%
less informative
Hovea linearis
M
Z
2
36%
1
10%
less informative
Pultenaea procumbens
M
Z
2
32%
1
3%
less informative
Acrotriche serrulata
M
Z
1
32%
1
7%
less informative
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
2
32%
1
7%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
96%
1
29%
positive
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
72%
1
17%
less informative
Senecio species E
L
F
1
56%
1
10%
less informative
Daucus glochidiatus
L
F
2
56%
1
5%
positive
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
48%
1
30%
less informative
Persoonia rigida
L
F
1
44%
1
1%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
44%
2
23%
less informative
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
1
36%
1
12%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
36%
1
11%
less informative
Stackhousia monogyna
L
F
2
32%
1
8%
less informative
Cheiranthera cyanea var. cyanea
L
F
1
32%
1
1%
less informative
Poa sieberiana var. cyanophylla
L
G
2
40%
2
3%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
2
40%
2
12%
less informative
Dichelachne sieberiana
L
G
2
40%
2
3%
less informative
Danthonia pilosa var. pilosa
L
G
2
40%
2
7%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
2
32%
1
16%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
2
92%
1
7%
positive
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
56%
1
14%
less informative
Stypandra glauca
L
V
2
32%
2
4%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Species
119
Vegetation Group 122: Northern Tablelands and Slopes Dry Shrub/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha – E. goniocalyx / Cassinia arcuata / Brachyloma daphnoides Daviesia leptophylla - Melichrus urceolatus - Dillwynia sericea / Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa - Themeda
australis - Aristida ramosa var. scaberula / Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Description
Statistics
Northern Tablelands and Slopes Dry Shrub/Grass Forest is an
open forest up to 15 metres in height, co-dominated by
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha, with occasional E. goniocalyx and
E.melliodora. The shrub layer comprises a sparse layer of
moderately tall shrubs such as Brachyloma daphnoides,
Hibbertia obtusifolia, Daviesia leptophylla, Dillwynia sericea,
with occasional occurrences of Cassinia arcuata. The ground
cover comprises sparse cover of grasses Danthonia racemosa
ssp. racemosa, Themeda australis, Aristida ramosa var.
scaberula, and Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana. Included in
the ground cover are herbs such as Gonocarpus tetragynus,
Hardenbergia violacea, and Chrysocephalum apiculatus.
Extant area (ha): 11 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 48 600
Percentage Cleared: 76%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands and South-West Slopes
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
78%
3
10%
positive
T
T
3
44%
3
4%
less informative
Eucalyptus melliodora
T
T
2
41%
3
5%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
67%
2
19%
less informative
Cassinia arcuata
M
S
1
37%
1
0%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
74%
1
21%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
67%
1
9%
positive
Daviesia leptophylla
M
Z
1
52%
1
3%
less informative
Melichrus urceolatus
M
Z
1
48%
1
6%
less informative
Dillwynia sericea
M
Z
1
48%
1
2%
less informative
Hovea linearis
M
Z
1
37%
1
10%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
93%
1
29%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
1
85%
1
5%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
37%
1
17%
less informative
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
L
F
1
37%
2
4%
less informative
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
L
G
2
70%
2
8%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
2
63%
2
20%
positive
Aristida ramosa var. scaberula
L
G
2
52%
2
1%
positive
Hardenbergia violacea
L
L
1
41%
1
16%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
1
74%
1
7%
less informative
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
33%
1
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Species
120
Vegetation Group 123: Montane/Sub-alpine Wet Heath/Bog
Indicator Species: Hakea microcarpa - Baeckea utilis - Epacris paludosa - Epacris breviflora - Leptospermum
myrtifolium / Restio australis - Empodisma minus - Gonocarpus micranthus ssp. micranthus
Description
Statistics
Montane/Sub-alpine Wet Heath/Bog is a sub-alpine sedge
heathland dominated by shrubs Hakea micrantha Baeckea
utilis and Epacris brevifolia. The ground cover is a dense
cover of sedges Restio australis and Empodisma minus,
interspersed with small herbs and decumbent shrubs, including
Gonocarpus micranthus ssp. micranthus, Arthropodium
milleflorum, and Asperula gunnii.
Extant area (ha): 5 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 6 100
Percentage Cleared: 3%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 5 400 ha (90%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Feral pig rutting.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
2
76%
1
1%
positive
M
Z
3
55%
2
1%
positive
M
Z
3
48%
2
0%
less informative
Epacris breviflora
M
Z
2
48%
1
2%
less informative
Leptospermum myrtifolium
M
Z
2
41%
1
2%
less informative
Epacris microphylla var. microphylla
M
Z
3
38%
2
2%
less informative
Comesperma retusum
M
Z
2
34%
1
0%
less informative
Callistemon pityoides
M
Z
2
31%
2
0%
less informative
Arthropodium milleflorum
L
B
2
45%
1
8%
less informative
Gonocarpus micranthus ssp. micranthus
L
F
2
59%
1
2%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
52%
1
17%
less informative
Hydrocotyle peduncularis
L
F
2
41%
2
2%
less informative
Asperula gunnii
L
F
2
41%
2
1%
less informative
Brachycome scapigera
L
F
2
31%
2
1%
less informative
Asperula pusilla
L
F
2
31%
1
0%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
1
31%
1
19%
less informative
Poa costiniana
L
G
3
34%
3
0%
less informative
Restio australis
L
R
3
93%
2
1%
positive
Empodisma minus
L
R
3
79%
3
1%
positive
Luzula modesta
L
V
2
38%
1
1%
less informative
Carex gaudichaudiana
L
V
2
34%
2
1%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Hakea microcarpa
M
Baeckea utilis
Epacris paludosa
Species
121
Vegetation Group 124: Western Montane/Sub-alpine Wet Heath/Herb Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus stellulata – E. pauciflora / Hakea microcarpa - Epacris breviflora - Baeckea utilis /
Hypericum japonicum - Hydrocotyle peduncularis - Gonocarpus micranthus ssp. micranthus - Empodisma minus Carex appressa
Description
Statistics
Western Montane Wet Heath/Herb Grass Woodland is a low
open woodland up to 10 metres in height dominated by
Eucalyptus pauciflora and E. stellulata, in wetter swampier
situations by Eucalyptus camphora ssp. humeana.
Extant area (ha): 5 400
The shrub layer is an open cover of shrubs Hakea micrantha
and Baeckea utilis, and Epacris brevifolia. The ground cover
is a dense cover of sedges Carex appressa, Restio australis
and Empodisma minus, interspersed with small herbs and
decumbent shrubs, including Hydrocotyle pedunculata,
Asperula gunnii, Arthropodium sp. A, Bulbine bulbosa, and
fern Blechnum penna-marina.
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Pre-1750 area (ha): 6 500
Percentage Cleared: 17%
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 425 ha (7%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Feral pig rutting, weed infestation,
and grazing.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
2
60%
2
2%
positive
T
2
60%
3
14%
positive
T
2
30%
3
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus stellulata
T
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
T
T
Species
Eucalyptus camphora ssp. humeana
T
T
3
30%
3
0%
less informative
Hakea microcarpa
M
S
2
80%
1
1%
positive
Epacris breviflora
M
Z
2
70%
1
2%
positive
Baeckea utilis
M
Z
3
70%
2
2%
positive
Leucopogon hookeri
M
Z
1
40%
1
4%
less informative
Leptospermum myrtifolium
M
Z
3
40%
1
2%
less informative
Leptospermum grandifolium
M
Z
2
40%
2
1%
less informative
Bulbine bulbosa
L
B
2
40%
1
3%
less informative
Arthropodium species A
L
B
2
40%
2
1%
less informative
Microtis unifolia
L
B
1
30%
1
4%
less informative
Blechnum penna-marina
L
E
2
40%
2
1%
less informative
Hypericum japonicum
L
F
2
70%
1
3%
positive
Hydrocotyle peduncularis
L
F
2
70%
2
3%
positive
Gonocarpus micranthus ssp. micranthus
L
F
2
70%
1
2%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
70%
1
19%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
60%
1
17%
positive
Asperula gunnii
L
F
2
60%
2
1%
positive
Pratia pedunculata
L
F
2
50%
1
3%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
40%
1
17%
less informative
Veronica species A
L
F
2
40%
1
0%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
1
40%
2
20%
less informative
Ranunculus lappaceus
L
F
2
40%
1
7%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
2
40%
1
8%
less informative
Cotula alpina
L
F
2
40%
1
1%
less informative
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
1
30%
1
12%
less informative
Drosera peltata
L
F
1
30%
1
1%
less informative
Brachycome obovata
L
F
2
30%
1
0%
less informative
Poa helmsii
L
G
1
40%
1
2%
less informative
Empodisma minus
L
R
2
70%
3
2%
positive
Carex appressa
L
V
2
70%
1
7%
positive
122
Vegetation Group 125: Montane Wet Heath/Herb Grassland
Indicator Species: Baeckea utilis - Hakea microcarpa - Leptospermum myrtifolium - Euchiton gymnocephalus /
Hydrocotyle peduncularis - Restio australis - Epilobium gunnianum - Epilobium billardierianum ssp. hydrophyllum
Description
Statistics
Montane Wet Heath/Herb Grassland is a mixed heath wet herb
grassland dominated by herbs and grasses, with a scattered
shrub layer of Baeckia utilis and Hakea micrantha. The
ground cover comprises wet tussock Poa labillardieri and
Austrostipa hookeri, intermingled with sedges Juncus falcatus
and Carex gaudichaudiana, and herbs Hydrocotyle
peduncularis, Oreomyrrhis ciliata, Ranunculus
pimpinellifolius, and R. lappaceus.
Extant area (ha): 935
Pre-1750 area (ha): 935
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 465 ha (50%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Feral pig rutting.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
2
57%
1
1%
positive
M
Z
1
71%
2
2%
less informative
Baeckea utilis
M
Z
3
71%
2
1%
positive
Leptospermum myrtifolium
M
Z
2
50%
1
2%
positive
Arthropodium milleflorum
L
B
2
64%
1
8%
positive
Euchiton gymnocephalus
L
F
2
86%
1
11%
positive
Hydrocotyle peduncularis
L
F
3
79%
2
2%
positive
Epilobium billardierianumssp. cinereum
L
F
2
79%
1
6%
positive
Hypericum japonicum
L
F
2
71%
1
3%
positive
Ranunculus pimpinellifolius
L
F
2
64%
2
1%
positive
Oreomyrrhis ciliata
L
F
2
64%
2
1%
positive
Ranunculus lappaceus
L
F
2
57%
1
7%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
50%
1
17%
less informative
Epilobium gunnianum
Epilobium billardierianumssp.
hydrophyllum
L
F
2
50%
1
1%
positive
L
F
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
43%
1
17%
less informative
Hypoxis hygrometrica var. hygrometrica
L
F
1
43%
1
1%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
43%
1
19%
less informative
Wahlenbergia ceracea
L
F
2
36%
1
1%
less informative
Stellaria angustifolia
L
F
1
36%
1
1%
less informative
Hydrocotyle tripartita
L
F
2
36%
1
1%
less informative
Brachycome scapigera
L
F
2
36%
2
1%
less informative
Austrofestuca hookeriana
L
G
2
79%
1
1%
positive
Poa labillardieri
L
G
3
57%
2
9%
positive
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
2
36%
1
8%
less informative
Restio australis
L
R
2
50%
3
1%
positive
Juncus falcatus
L
R
2
71%
1
0%
positive
Carex gaudichaudiana
L
V
2
50%
2
1%
positive
Luzula modesta
L
V
2
43%
1
1%
less informative
Eleocharis gracilis
L
V
3
43%
1
0%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Hakea microcarpa
M
Epacris breviflora
Species
123
Vegetation Group 126: Montane Wet Sedgeland
Indicator Species: Carex gaudichaudiana - Ranunculus amphitrichus - Neopaxia australasica - Stellaria
angustifolia - Ranunculus inundatus - Juncus brevibracteus - Hydrocotyle tripartita
Description
Statistics
Montane Wet Sedgeland is a dense sedgeland dominated by
Carex gaudichaudiana, Neopaxia australasica, and Juncus
brevis. Alpine herbs found in the ground cover layer include
Hydrocotyle tripartita, Ranunculus inundatus, R.
amphitrichus, and R. pimpinellifolius.
Extant area (ha): 530
Pre-1750 area (ha): 530
Percentage Cleared: 100%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 310 ha (58%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Feral pig rutting and weed
infestation.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
F
1
75%
2
0%
less informative
L
F
3
75%
1
0%
positive
Stellaria angustifolia
L
F
2
50%
1
1%
positive
Ranunculus pimpinellifolius
L
F
1
50%
2
1%
less informative
Ranunculus inundatus
L
F
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Hydrocotyle tripartita
L
F
3
50%
1
1%
positive
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
1
50%
2
23%
less informative
Carex gaudichaudiana
L
V
5
100%
2
1%
positive
Juncus brevibracteus
L
R
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Carex appressa
L
V
1
50%
1
7%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Ranunculus amphitrichus
L
Neopaxia australasica
Species
124
Vegetation Group 127: Sub-Alpine Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus debeuzevillei - Oxylobium alpestre - Olearia phlogopappa - Leucopogon hookeri Stellaria pungens - Helichrysum scorpioides - Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia - Poa fawcettiae - Derwentia
perfoliata - Carex breviculmis
Description
Statistics
Sub-Alpine Dry Shrub/Herb/Grass Woodland is an open forest
up to 20 metres in height dominated by Eucalyptus
debeuzevillei. The shrub layer comprises a moderate cover of
shrubs including Oxylobium alpestre, Helichrysum scorpoides,
Derwentiana perfoliata, Olearia phlogopappa, and Tasmannia
xerophila. The ground cover comprises an open cover of
tussock grass Poa fawcettiae, in amongst an open cover of
herbs and low shrubs including Stellaria pungens, Viola
betonicifolia, Carex brevis, and Senecio gunnii.
Extant area (ha): 35
This vegetation group occurs in the sub-alpine tract of western
Namadgi NP and on the Scabby ranges where it is found on
alpine humus soils on the crests and plateau between 1600 and
2000 metres.
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 35
Percentage Cleared: 100%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 35 ha (58%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable. Further field checking
is needed to verify the accuracy of the mapping of this
vegetation group.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
94%
3
0%
positive
M
S
1
69%
2
1%
less informative
Olearia phlogopappa
M
S
2
56%
1
2%
positive
Oxylobium alpestre
M
Z
3
94%
2
1%
positive
Leucopogon hookeri
M
Z
2
50%
1
4%
positive
Oxylobium ellipticum
M
Z
2
38%
2
3%
less informative
Bossiaea foliosa
M
Z
3
31%
2
3%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
88%
2
20%
positive
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
75%
1
11%
positive
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
2
69%
1
17%
positive
Senecio gunnii
L
F
1
69%
1
6%
less informative
Derwentia perfoliata
L
F
2
56%
1
3%
positive
Wahlenbergia gloriosa
L
F
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
Microseris lanceolata
L
F
2
50%
1
3%
positive
Celmisia species A
L
F
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides
L
F
1
44%
2
7%
less informative
Brachycome spathulata
L
F
1
44%
1
6%
less informative
Erigeron pappocromus var. gunnii
L
F
2
38%
1
0%
less informative
Aciphylla simplicifolia
L
F
2
38%
1
1%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
38%
1
19%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
2
31%
1
18%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
2
31%
1
8%
less informative
Brachycome aculeata
L
F
2
31%
1
2%
less informative
Poa fawcettiae
L
G
3
63%
3
0%
positive
Carex breviculmis
L
V
2
56%
1
5%
positive
Luzula novae-cambriae
L
V
2
38%
1
0%
less informative
Dianella tasmanica
L
V
3
31%
2
13%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus debeuzevillei
T
Tasmannia xerophila
Species
125
Vegetation Group 128: Sub-Alpine Dry Shrub/Herb Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus niphophila – E. pauciflora / Bossiaea foliosa / Poa Unknown / Stellaria pungens Helichrysum scorpioides - Cardamine species Y
Description
Statistics
Sub-Alpine Dry Shrub/Herb Woodland is dominated by
Eucalyptus niphophila. Bossiaea foliosa and Helichrysum
scorpioides dominate the shrub layer. The ground cover is
dominated by tussck grass Poa sp. (unknown). Between the
tussocks there are herbs such as Stellaria pungens,
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda, Scleranthus biflorus, and Goodenia
hederacea ssp. alpestris.
Extant area (ha): 45 800
Sub-Alpine Dry Shrub/Herb Woodland grows on alpine
humus in sub-alpine areas between 1500 and 1700 metres
usually on free draining slopes on ridges and spurs (Costin
1954).
Vulnerability Class: 5
Pre-1750 area (ha): 45 800
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 41 100 ha (90%)
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
57%
3
1%
positive
T
3
43%
3
14%
less informative
M
S
1
43%
2
0%
less informative
Leucopogon montanus
M
Z
1
100%
1
0%
less informative
Bossiaea foliosa
M
Z
4
71%
2
3%
positive
Daviesia ulicifolia
M
Z
1
43%
2
9%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
100%
2
20%
positive
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
1
86%
1
6%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
1
86%
1
8%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
71%
1
17%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
57%
1
11%
positive
Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris
L
F
1
57%
1
2%
less informative
Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A
L
F
1
43%
1
3%
less informative
Cardamine species Y
L
F
1
43%
0
0%
positive
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta
L
F
1
43%
1
12%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
43%
1
17%
less informative
Senecio species E
L
F
1
43%
1
11%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
43%
1
17%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
43%
1
19%
less informative
Poa Unknown
L
G
5
71%
3
2%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus niphophila
T
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
Hovea montana
Species
126
Vegetation Group 129: Alpine Tall Herbfield
Indicator Species: Grevillea australis - Richea continentis - Pimelea axiflora ssp. axiflora - Pimelea alpina Pentachondra pumila - Olearia phlogopappa / Poa saxicola - Poa Unknown / Senecio lautus ssp. alpinus - Aciphylla
glacialis - Acaena species A - Leucochrysum albicans ssp. albicans var. albicans
Description
Statistics
Alpine Wet Herbfield is a mixed alpine herb grassland,
dominated by tussock grass Poa sp. (unknown), and Deyeuxia
spp, with dense patches of shrubs Grevillea australis,
Helichrysum scorpoides, and Epacris microphylla ssp.
microphylla. The ground cover comprises herbs including
Acaena sp. A, Aciphylla glacialis, Senecio lautus ssp. alpinus,
Brachycome tadgellii, Celmisia spp, and Gonocarpus
montanus.
Extant area (ha): 6 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 6 100
Percentage Cleared: 2%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 6 000 ha (98%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Alpine tall herbfield grows on humified peats in the alpine and
sub-alpine zones on a wide range of physiography (Costin
1954)
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
It is prone to pig rutting.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable. Further field
assessment is needed to distinguish this vegetation group from
other vegetation groups in the Alpine Area bioregion.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
1
100%
1
5%
less informative
M
S
4
100%
1
0%
positive
Pimelea axiflora ssp. axiflora
M
S
1
50%
2
2%
less informative
Pimelea alpina
M
S
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
Olearia phlogopappa
M
S
1
50%
1
2%
less informative
Richea continentis
M
Z
1
50%
3
0%
less informative
Pentachondra pumila
M
Z
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Epacris microphylla var. microphylla
M
Z
2
50%
2
3%
positive
Baeckea gunniana
M
Z
1
50%
3
0%
less informative
Senecio lautus ssp. alpinus
L
F
2
100%
1
1%
positive
Aciphylla glacialis
L
F
1
100%
0
0%
positive
Acaena species A
L
F
2
100%
1
0%
positive
Stackhousia pulvinaris
L
F
1
50%
2
0%
less informative
Senecio pectinatus var. major
L
F
2
50%
0
0%
positive
Ranunculus anemoneus
L
F
2
50%
0
0%
positive
Microseris lanceolata
L
F
1
50%
1
3%
less informative
Lycopodium fastigiatum
Leucochrysum albicans ssp. albicans var.
albicans
L
F
1
50%
2
0%
less informative
L
F
3
50%
1
0%
positive
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
3
50%
1
12%
positive
Gonocarpus montanus
L
F
2
50%
1
1%
positive
Euphrasia collina ssp. diversicolor
L
F
1
50%
0
0%
positive
Euchiton fordianus
L
F
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
Celmisia Unknown
L
F
4
50%
0
0%
positive
Brachycome tadgellii
L
F
1
50%
0
0%
positive
Asperula pusilla
L
F
1
50%
1
1%
less informative
Poa Unknown
L
G
6
100%
3
2%
positive
Poa saxicola
L
G
3
50%
2
0%
positive
Deyeuxia carinata
L
G
2
50%
3
0%
positive
Deyeuxia affinis
L
G
1
50%
0
0%
positive
Chionochloa frigida
L
G
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Hymenanthera dentata
M
Grevillea australis
Species
127
Vegetation Group 130: Sub-Alpine Shrub/Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus niphophila / Olearia phlogopappa - Tasmannia xerophila - Hovea montana Bossiaea foliosa / Poa ensiformis - Poa hiemata / Stellaria pungens - Asperula gunnii
Description
Statistics
Sub-Alpine Shrub/Grass Woodland is a low forest up to 8
metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus niphophila. The
understorey comprises an open cover of Hovea montanum,
Tasmannia xerophila, Oxylobium ellipticum, and Prostanthera
cuneata. The ground cover is a dense cover of either Poa
ensiformis or P. hiemata, together with herbs Stellaria
pungens and Asperula gunnii.
Extant area (ha): 66 400
This vegetation group is found on alpine humus soils in the
sub-alpine tract of the Snoy Mountains. It occurs on a wide
range of slopes and aspects between 1600 and 1900 metres in
elevation.
Vulnerability Class: 5
Pre-1750 area (ha): 67 000
Percentage Cleared: 1%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 66 000 ha (99%)
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
It is prone to pig rutting.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
83%
3
0%
positive
M
S
2
100%
1
2%
positive
Tasmannia xerophila
M
S
2
67%
2
1%
positive
Hovea montana
M
S
2
67%
1
0%
positive
Prostanthera cuneata
M
S
3
50%
2
0%
positive
Ozothamnus secundiflorus
M
S
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
Podocarpus lawrencei
M
S
4
33%
1
0%
less informative
Pimelea ligustrina ssp. ciliata
M
S
2
33%
1
0%
less informative
Grevillea australis
M
S
2
33%
1
0%
less informative
Oxylobium ellipticum
M
Z
2
58%
2
3%
positive
Bossiaea foliosa
M
Z
3
50%
2
3%
positive
Leucopogon maccraei
M
Z
2
33%
2
0%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
2
67%
2
20%
positive
Asperula gunnii
L
F
1
58%
2
1%
less informative
Gonocarpus montanus
L
F
1
50%
1
1%
less informative
Lycopodium fastigiatum
L
F
2
42%
1
0%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
1
42%
1
11%
less informative
Senecio gunnii
L
F
1
33%
1
6%
less informative
Orites lancifolia
L
F
3
33%
0
0%
positive
Asperula pusilla
L
F
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
33%
1
19%
less informative
Poa ensiformis
L
G
2
92%
2
2%
positive
Poa hiemata
L
G
5
50%
3
0%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus niphophila
T
Olearia phlogopappa
Species
128
Vegetation Group 131: Sub-Alpine Grassland
Indicator Species: Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana - Poa costiniana / Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A - Scleranthus
biflorus - Ranunculus graniticola - Plantago antarctica - Craspedia coolaminica - Wahlenbergia densifolia Podolepis robusta
Description
Statistics
Sub-Alpine Herbfield is a mixed grass herbfield comprising
tussock grasses Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana and Poa
costiniana, among which can be found sedges and herbs
including Lepyrodia squarrosa, Scleranthus biflorus,
Ranunculus graniticola, Craspedia coolaminica, Plantago
antarctica, and Geranium antrorsum.
Extant area (ha): 40 000
Sub-alpine grassland grows on alpine humus and humified
peats in the sub-alpine zones of the Alpine Area bioregion
(Costin 1954).
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 38 100 ha (90%)
Pre-1750 area (ha): 42 400
Percentage Cleared: 6%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
It is prone to pig rutting.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Leucopogon hookeri
M
Z
1
40%
1
4%
less informative
Bulbine bulbosa
L
B
1
50%
1
3%
less informative
Arthropodium milleflorum
L
B
1
40%
1
8%
less informative
Prasophyllum alpinum
L
B
1
30%
1
0%
less informative
Geranium antrorsum
L
F
1
100%
2
1%
less informative
Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A
L
F
2
90%
1
3%
positive
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
2
90%
1
6%
positive
Ranunculus graniticola
L
F
2
80%
1
1%
positive
Epilobium billardierianumssp. cinereum
L
F
1
70%
1
6%
less informative
Plantago antarctica
L
F
2
60%
1
0%
positive
Craspedia coolaminica
L
F
2
60%
1
0%
positive
Brachycome scapigera
L
F
1
60%
2
1%
less informative
Acaena ovina
L
F
1
60%
1
6%
less informative
Wahlenbergia densifolia
L
F
1
50%
0
0%
positive
Podolepis robusta
L
F
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Microseris lanceolata
L
F
1
50%
1
3%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
40%
1
17%
less informative
Senecio lautus ssp. alpinus
L
F
1
40%
1
1%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
1
40%
1
18%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis argentea
L
F
2
40%
2
0%
less informative
Brachycome aculeata
L
F
2
40%
1
2%
less informative
Asperula gunnii
L
F
2
40%
2
1%
less informative
Wahlenbergia multicaulis
L
F
1
30%
1
1%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
30%
1
17%
less informative
Solenogyne gunnii
L
F
2
30%
1
3%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
1
30%
1
8%
less informative
Cardamine paucijuga
L
F
1
30%
1
0%
less informative
Asperula conferta
L
F
2
30%
1
7%
less informative
Danthonia nudiflora
L
G
1
60%
1
0%
less informative
Poa costiniana
L
G
4
50%
3
1%
positive
Festuca asperula
L
G
1
40%
1
1%
less informative
Luzula ovata
L
V
1
60%
1
0%
less informative
129
Vegetation Group 132: Brindabella Sub-Alpine Herb/Sedgeland
Indicator Species: Rhodanthe anthemoides - Rhytidosporum alpinum - Grevillea lanigera - Phebalium squamulosum
ssp. ozothamnoides - Persoonia chamaepeuce - Ozothamnus hookeri - Hovea montana - Hovea longifolia - Oxylobium
alpestre - Leucopogon hookeri - Brachyloma daphnoides
Description
Statistics
Brindabella Sub-Alpine Dry Herb/Grassland is a mixed herb
and sedgeland comprising sedges Carex breviculmis,
Lepyrodia squarrosa, intermingled with low shrubs and herbs
including Pimelea biflora, Linum marginale, Rhodanthe
anthemoides, Ranunculus graniticola, Scleranthus biflorus,
Aciphylla simplicifolia, Arthropodium milleflorum, and
Leucopogon hookeri.
Extant area (ha): 75
This vegetation group occurs on humified peats on high
mountain plateau in the northern parts of Kosciuzko and
western Namadgi NPs.
Vulnerability Class: 5
Pre-1750 area (ha): 75
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 75 ha (100%)
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
It is prone to pig rutting.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
1
80%
1
0%
less informative
M
S
3
60%
1
0%
positive
Rhytidosporum alpinum
M
S
2
40%
1
0%
less informative
Grevillea lanigera
M
S
2
40%
1
2%
less informative
Oxylobium alpestre
M
Z
1
60%
2
2%
less informative
Leucopogon hookeri
M
Z
2
60%
1
4%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
40%
1
10%
less informative
Arthropodium milleflorum
L
B
2
60%
1
8%
positive
Prasophyllum alpinum
L
B
1
40%
1
0%
less informative
Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A
L
F
2
80%
1
3%
positive
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
2
80%
1
6%
positive
Ranunculus graniticola
L
F
2
80%
2
1%
positive
Linum marginale
L
F
2
80%
1
1%
positive
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
2
60%
1
17%
positive
Senecio lautus ssp. alpinus
L
F
2
60%
1
1%
positive
Picris hieracioides
L
F
2
60%
1
2%
positive
Microseris lanceolata
L
F
1
60%
1
3%
less informative
Aciphylla simplicifolia
L
F
2
60%
2
1%
positive
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
2
40%
1
18%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis ciliata
L
F
2
40%
2
1%
less informative
Erigeron pappocromus var. gunnii
L
F
2
40%
2
0%
less informative
Epilobium billardierianumssp. cinereum
L
F
1
40%
1
6%
less informative
Craspedia Unknown
L
F
3
40%
3
0%
less informative
Bracteantha subundulata
L
F
2
40%
1
0%
less informative
Poa phillipsiana
L
G
3
40%
3
0%
less informative
Poa fawcettiae
L
G
4
40%
3
0%
less informative
Dichelachne crinita
L
G
1
40%
1
3%
less informative
Deyeuxia brachyathera
L
G
1
40%
1
0%
less informative
Danthonia monticola
L
G
1
40%
1
1%
less informative
Austrostipa nivicola
L
G
2
40%
1
0%
less informative
Agrostis venusta
L
G
2
40%
1
0%
less informative
Luzula modesta
L
V
2
40%
1
1%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Pimelea biflora
M
Rhodanthe anthemoides
Species
130
Vegetation Group 133: Sub-Alpine Wet Herb/Grassland/Bog
Indicator Species: Olearia algida - Grevillea australis - Epacris glacialis / Poa costiniana - Poa hiemata / Asperula
gunnii - Aciphylla simplicifolia - Ranunculus gunnianus - Microseris lanceolata - Craspedia lamicola
Description
Statistics
Sub-Alpine Wet Herb/Grassland/Bog is a wet herb sedgeland
comprising predominantly tussock grass Poa costiniana,
interspersed with low shrubs including Grevillea australis,
Pimelea alpina, Oxylobium ellipticum, Olearia algida , and
Epacris glacialis, together with herbs and forbs Aciphylla
glacialis, A. simplicifolia, Asperula gunnii, Ranunculus
gunnii, and Craspedia lamicola, as well as sedges Empodisma
minus and Carex gaudichaudiana.
Extant area (ha): 31 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 31 400
Percentage Cleared: 1%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 29 100 ha (93%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
The associated soils are fen peats found on level and gently
sloping conditions (Costin 1954).
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
It is prone to pig rutting.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable. Further field
assessment is needed to distinguish this vegetation group from
other vegetation groups in the Alpine Area bioregion.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
1
86%
1
0%
less informative
M
S
1
57%
2
0%
less informative
Pimelea alpina
M
S
2
43%
1
0%
less informative
Epacris glacialis
M
Z
3
71%
0
0%
positive
Baeckea gunniana
M
Z
1
71%
3
0%
less informative
Oxylobium ellipticum
M
Z
1
57%
2
3%
less informative
Richea continentis
M
Z
4
43%
2
0%
less informative
Epacris microphylla var. microphylla
M
Z
3
43%
2
2%
less informative
Asperula gunnii
L
F
2
100%
2
1%
positive
Aciphylla simplicifolia
L
F
2
100%
2
1%
positive
Ranunculus gunnianus
L
F
1
71%
0
0%
positive
Poranthera microphylla
L
F
2
71%
1
18%
positive
Microseris lanceolata
L
F
2
71%
1
3%
positive
Gonocarpus micranthus ssp. micranthus
L
F
1
71%
1
2%
less informative
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
1
57%
1
6%
less informative
Euchiton fordianus
L
F
1
57%
1
0%
less informative
Craspedia lamicola
L
F
2
57%
2
0%
positive
Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A
L
F
1
43%
1
3%
less informative
Ranunculus graniticola
L
F
1
43%
2
1%
less informative
Cotula alpina
L
F
1
43%
1
1%
less informative
Celmisia species B
L
F
1
43%
1
0%
less informative
Celmisia longifolia
L
F
2
43%
2
0%
less informative
Brachycome scapigera
L
F
1
43%
2
1%
less informative
Poa costiniana
L
G
4
100%
3
1%
positive
Poa hiemata
L
G
4
43%
3
0%
less informative
Empodisma minus
L
R
3
100%
3
2%
positive
Carex gaudichaudiana
L
V
2
57%
2
1%
positive
Oreobolus distichus
L
V
2
43%
1
0%
less informative
Luzula novae-cambriae
L
V
1
43%
1
0%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Olearia algida
M
Grevillea australis
Species
131
Vegetation Group 134: Eastern Tablelands Dry Heath
Indicator Species: Allocasuarina nana - Brachyloma daphnoides - Hakea dactyloides - Baeckea denticulata /
Patersonia longifolia - Joycea pallida
Similar vegetation occurs in Kanangra-Boyd and the Blue
Mountains. The equivalent Map Unit 53: Montane Heath
occurs in the Eden CRA Region (Keith & Bedward 1999).
Description
Eastern Tablelands Dry Heath is a closed shrubland up to 2
metres in height, dominated by Allocasuarina nana. In the
spaces between the clumps of A. nana, there is usually a
sparse cover of sclerophyllous shrubs, such as Brachyloma
daphnoides and Hakea dactylioides. The ground cover is a
scattered cover of tussock grass Joycea pallida, and
graminoids Patersonia longifolia, Stylidium graminifolium,
Lomandra glauca, and Dampiera stricta.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 4 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 4 100
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Eastern Tablelands Dry Heath occurs in small to moderately
tall sized and discontinuous patches from Wadbilliga National
Park, along the escarpment, and then in a broad band in the
upper Shoalhaven catchment up to about Oalen Ford. It
occurs on skeletal soils derived from either metamorphosed
sediments in the south or on tertiary colluvium and
undifferentiated sediments in the northern part of its
distribution.
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 300 ha (32%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Protected by virtue of its soils of low fertility.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
2
65%
2
3%
positive
M
S
1
40%
1
3%
less informative
Allocasuarina nana
M
Z
6
85%
2
1%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
2
75%
1
9%
positive
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
50%
1
11%
less informative
Mirbelia platylobioides
M
Z
2
35%
1
0%
less informative
Isopogon prostratus
M
Z
1
35%
3
0%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
30%
1
21%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
65%
1
17%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
50%
1
30%
less informative
Dampiera stricta
L
F
2
45%
1
1%
less informative
Joycea pallida
L
G
2
60%
2
12%
positive
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
35%
2
15%
less informative
Patersonia longifolia
L
R
2
60%
1
1%
positive
Lomandra glauca
L
R
1
50%
2
5%
less informative
Lepidosperma tortuosum
L
V
1
35%
1
0%
less informative
Lepidosperma gunnii
L
V
1
30%
1
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Hakea dactyloides
M
Gompholobium huegelii
Species
132
Vegetation Group 135: Southern Escarpment (Wadbilliga) Moist Heath
Indicator Species: Kunzea species C - Hakea dactyloides - Persoonia asperula - Banksia canei - Brachyloma
daphnoides - Hibbertia pedunculata - Platysace lanceolata / Amperea xiphoclada var. xiphoclada - Gonocarpus
tetragynus - Austrostipa pubinodis - Lomandra glauca - Schoenus apogon
Description
Statistics
Southern Escarpment (Wadbilliga) Moist Heath is a shrubland
up to 2 metres in height, usually comprising Banksia
canescens, Hakea dactylioides, Kunzea sp. C, Brachyloma
daphnoides, and occasionally dominated by Allocasuarina
nana. The ground layer is an open cover of grasses and
graminoids including Austrostipa pubescens, Lomandra
glauca, Schoenus apogon, Lepidospermia gunnii, L.
tortuosum, and Stylidium graminifolium. In the ground layer
may also be found low herbs and shrubs Hibbertia
peduncularis, Gonocarpus tetragynus, and Amperea
xiphoclada.
Extant area (ha): 155
Pre-1750 area (ha): 155
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South –East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 110 ha (71%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
The soils associated with this vegetation group are dry shallow
peats on flat rocky outcrops in the eastern montane tracts of
the South Eastern Highlands bioregion (Costin 1954).
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
3
75%
2
0%
positive
M
S
4
75%
2
3%
positive
M
S
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
Banksia canei
M
S
4
50%
2
0%
positive
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
3
100%
1
10%
positive
Hibbertia pedunculata
M
Z
3
88%
2
0%
positive
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
2
75%
2
12%
positive
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
38%
1
11%
less informative
Epacris microphylla var. microphylla
M
Z
1
38%
2
2%
less informative
Allocasuarina nana
M
Z
6
38%
4
1%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
3
88%
1
17%
positive
Amperea xiphoclada var. xiphoclada
L
F
2
88%
1
4%
positive
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
75%
1
30%
positive
Danthonia tenuior
L
G
1
100%
1
0%
less informative
Austrostipa pubinodis
L
G
2
88%
2
0%
positive
Lomandra glauca
L
R
3
100%
2
5%
positive
Patersonia sericea
L
R
2
38%
2
3%
less informative
Lepidosperma gunnii
L
V
1
88%
1
3%
less informative
Lepidosperma tortuosum
L
V
1
63%
1
0%
less informative
Schoenus apogon
L
V
2
50%
1
4%
positive
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
38%
1
14%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Kunzea species C
M
Hakea dactyloides
Persoonia asperula
Species
133
Vegetation Group 136: Jervis Bay Heath Shrub/Sedge Forest
Indicator Species: Corymbia gummifera - Eucalyptus sieberi / Banksia serrata - Bossiaea ensata - Xanthorrhoea
resinifera - Leptospermum trinervium - Isopogon anemonifolius / Lepidosperma concavum - Caustis flexuosa Caustis pentandra - Hypolaena fastigiata
Description
Statistics
Northern Coastal Heath Shrub/Sedge Forest is a floristically
and structurally diverse low open forest up to 15 metres tall,
dominated by Corymbia gummifera, along with E. sieberi as a
co-dominant. The understorey comprises an open tall shrub
layer of Banksia serrata, Leptospermum trinervium over an
intermediate shrub layer comprising Lambertia formosa,
Acacia suaveolens, Bossaia ensata, Woollsia pungens,
Isopogon aneminifolius and Xanthosia resinosa. An open
cover of sedges occurs in between the ground and the
intermediate shrub layer Caustis flexuosa, C. pentandra, and
Lepidosperma concavum.
Extant area (ha): 160
Pre-1750 area (ha): 160
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 160 ha (97%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
It only occurs in Commonwealth territory around Jervis Bay.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
79%
3
5%
positive
T
3
53%
3
11%
positive
M
S
3
95%
3
1%
positive
Acacia suaveolens
M
S
1
68%
1
1%
less informative
Persoonia levis
M
S
1
53%
1
2%
less informative
Persoonia mollis ssp. caleyi
M
S
2
42%
1
1%
less informative
Leptomeria acida
M
S
1
37%
1
1%
less informative
Xanthorrhoea resinifera
M
X
3
68%
2
1%
positive
Xanthorrhoea australis
M
X
2
32%
2
1%
less informative
Bossiaea ensata
M
Z
2
89%
2
0%
positive
Woollsia pungens
M
Z
2
68%
2
0%
positive
Leucopogon ericoides
M
Z
1
63%
1
1%
less informative
Leptospermum trinervium
M
Z
2
63%
2
3%
positive
Bossiaea heterophylla
M
Z
1
63%
1
1%
less informative
Isopogon anemonifolius
M
Z
2
53%
1
1%
positive
Lambertia formosa
M
Z
3
47%
2
1%
less informative
Banksia paludosa
M
Z
2
42%
2
1%
less informative
Hibbertia linearis
M
Z
1
37%
1
0%
less informative
Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia
M
Z
2
37%
3
1%
less informative
Ricinocarpos pinifolius
M
Z
2
32%
1
0%
less informative
Aotus ericoides
M
Z
2
32%
2
1%
less informative
Selaginella uliginosa
L
E
1
32%
2
1%
less informative
Xanthosia pilosa
L
F
1
68%
1
2%
less informative
Hybanthus monopetalus
L
F
1
37%
1
0%
less informative
Actinotus minor
L
F
2
37%
2
1%
less informative
Lomandra glauca
L
R
2
37%
2
5%
less informative
Hypolaena fastigiata
L
R
2
37%
0
0%
positive
Lepidosperma concavum
L
V
3
84%
2
1%
positive
Caustis flexuosa
L
V
3
68%
2
1%
positive
Caustis pentandra
L
V
2
58%
0
0%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Corymbia gummifera
T
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
Banksia serrata
Species
134
Vegetation Group 137: Coastal Escarpment Moist Shrub/Fern Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi – E. piperita / Acacia obtusifolia - Leptospermum trinervium - Tetratheca
thymifolia - Banksia paludosa - Aotus ericoides / Gleichenia dicarpa - Gahnia sieberiana - Amperea xiphoclada var.
xiphoclada
elevation on partially impeded clay soils derived from
Permian mudstones.
Description
Coastal Escarpment Moist Shrub/Fern Forest is an open forest
up to 25 metres tall, co-dominated by Eucalyptus sieberi and
Eucalyptus piperita. The understorey is an open cover of
Acacia obtusifolia, Leptospermum trinervium, Banksia
paludosa, and Leptomeria acida. The ground cover is a dense
mat of of Gleichenia dicarpa, with scattered Gahnia
sieberiana, and a sparse low herbaceous/graminoid layer
comprising Playsace lanceolata, Amperea xiphoclada, and
Gonocarpus teucrioides.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 17 600
Pre-1750 area (ha): 18 500
Percentage Cleared: 5%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 14 530 ha (78%)
Coastal Escarpment Moist Shrub/Fern Forest occurs in three
discrete patches on the edge of the sandstone escarpment in
Monga State Forest and Budawang National Park, the eastern
Morton plateau in the Upper Clyde catchment, and along the
northern escarpment from Fitzroy Falls to Budderoo National
Park. It usually occurs between 500 and 800 metres in
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
64%
3
11%
positive
T
T
3
64%
3
2%
positive
Corymbia gummifera
T
T
3
36%
3
5%
less informative
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
3
100%
2
9%
positive
Leptomeria acida
M
S
1
45%
1
2%
less informative
Platysace lanceolata
M
Z
1
73%
2
12%
less informative
Leptospermum trinervium
M
Z
2
73%
2
3%
positive
Tetratheca thymifolia
M
Z
2
64%
2
5%
positive
Banksia paludosa
M
Z
2
64%
2
1%
positive
Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa
M
Z
1
55%
2
5%
less informative
Aotus ericoides
M
Z
2
55%
1
1%
positive
Pultenaea daphnoides
Leptospermum polygalifoliumssp.
polygalifolium
M
Z
1
45%
1
2%
less informative
M
Z
2
45%
2
3%
less informative
Phyllota phylicoides
M
Z
2
36%
2
1%
less informative
Gleichenia dicarpa
L
E
5
73%
2
1%
positive
Lindsaea linearis
L
E
1
45%
1
2%
less informative
Amperea xiphoclada var. xiphoclada
L
F
1
64%
1
4%
less informative
Gonocarpus teucrioides
L
F
2
45%
2
9%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
45%
1
30%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
2
45%
2
15%
less informative
Empodisma minus
L
R
2
36%
3
2%
less informative
Gahnia sieberiana
L
V
2
64%
2
2%
positive
Dianella caerulea var. caerulea
L
V
1
45%
1
16%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
Eucalyptus piperita
Species
135
Vegetation Group 138: Northern Plateau and Escarpment Heath Shrub Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sieberi – E. consideniana -/ Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa - Leptospermum
trinervium - Hakea dactyloides - Tetratheca thymifolia - Petrophile pedunculata / Patersonia glabrata - Lomandra
obliqua - Caustis flexuosa
Description
Statistics
Northern Plateau and Escarpment Heath Shrub Dry Forest is
an open forest up to 18 metres tall, dominated by Eucalyptus
sieberi, along with E. consideniana. The shrub layer is a
moderately dense cover of Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa,
Acacia obtusifolia, Leptospermum trinervium, Hakea
dactyliodes, Banksia paludosa, and Petrophile pedunculata.
The ground cover comprises graminoids Lomandra obliqua,
Patersonia glabrata, Caustis flexuosa, and Lepidosperma
urophorum in amongst low shrubs such as Tetratheca
thymifolia, Bossaia obcordata, and Hibbertia empetrifolia.
Extant area (ha): 28 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 28 700
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 18 300 ha (64%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Northern Plateau and Escarpment Heath Shrub Dry Forest
occurs on exposed slopes and flat ridges in large patches on
skeletal silty clay loam podzols between 100 and 800 metres.
It occurs from about Mogo State Forest, up over the eastern
and central parts of the Morton plateau up to Barren Grounds.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
92%
3
11%
Positive
T
T
3
62%
3
2%
Positive
T
T
1
38%
3
5%
less informative
Eucalyptus mannifera
T
T
1
31%
3
6%
less informative
Cassytha pubescens
M
L
1
31%
1
3%
less informative
Acacia obtusifolia
M
S
2
77%
2
9%
positive
Acacia terminalis
M
S
1
69%
1
4%
less informative
Persoonia levis
M
S
2
62%
1
2%
positive
Hakea dactyloides
Grevillea linearifolia (Hawksbury Sandstone
form)
M
S
2
62%
2
3%
positive
M
S
2
38%
1
0%
less informative
Persoonia mollis ssp. leptophylla
M
S
2
31%
1
1%
less informative
Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa
M
Z
3
92%
2
5%
positive
Isopogon anemonifolius
M
Z
1
85%
1
1%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
77%
1
11%
less informative
Leptospermum trinervium
M
Z
3
77%
2
3%
positive
Lomatia ilicifolia
M
Z
1
69%
1
4%
less informative
Tetratheca thymifolia
M
Z
2
54%
2
5%
positive
Petrophile pedunculata
M
Z
2
54%
2
1%
positive
Banksia paludosa
M
Z
2
54%
2
1%
positive
Phyllota phylicoides
M
Z
2
46%
2
1%
less informative
Hibbertia empetrifolia
M
Z
2
46%
1
2%
less informative
Bossiaea obcordata
M
Z
2
46%
2
2%
less informative
Entolasia stricta
L
G
1
69%
2
15%
less informative
Anisopogon avenaceus
L
G
1
38%
2
1%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
31%
2
27%
less informative
Patersonia glabrata
L
R
2
92%
1
4%
positive
Lomandra obliqua
L
R
2
92%
1
3%
positive
Lomandra glauca
L
R
1
69%
2
5%
less informative
Patersonia longifolia
L
R
1
54%
2
1%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
1
38%
1
12%
less informative
Caustis flexuosa
L
V
2
54%
2
1%
positive
Lepidosperma urophorum
L
V
2
46%
2
7%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus sieberi
T
Eucalyptus consideniana
Eucalyptus agglomerata
Species
136
Vegetation Group 139: Northern Coastal Hinterland Heath Shrub Dry Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus sclerophylla - Corymbia gummifera / Hakea dactyloides - Leptospermum trinervium Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa - Persoonia mollis ssp. leptophylla - Lambertia formosa - Banksia paludosa Petrophile sessilis - Hakea teretifolia - Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia / Patersonia sericea
Description
Statistics
This vegetation type comprises mainly open forest dominated
by Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus sclerophylla) with Red
Bloodwood (Corymbia gummifera) usually present as a
subdominant. It has a moderately dense heathy shrub layer
dominated by sandstone broad-leaved Hakea (Hakea
dactylioides), low Banksias (Banksia paludosa and
B.spinulosa), Lambertia formosa, and Rough-barked Tea-tree
(Leptospermum trinervium). The groundcover comprises
Lepyrodia scariosa and Entolasia stricta.
Extant area (ha): 48 500
This vegetation group is distributed on shallow podzolic soils
on flat plateaux and low lying coastal areas from Jervis Bay
down to Ulladulla. Small amounts have been cleared around
Jervis Bay, although much of it is reserved within Morton
National Park.
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 52 800
Percentage Cleared: 8%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 31 400 ha (589%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
2
65%
3
1%
positive
T
3
65%
3
5%
positive
M
L
1
61%
1
2%
less informative
M
S
2
91%
2
3%
positive
Persoonia mollis ssp. leptophylla
M
S
2
74%
1
0%
positive
Persoonia levis
M
S
1
70%
1
2%
less informative
Gompholobium glabratum
M
S
1
39%
1
0%
less informative
Leptospermum trinervium
M
Z
3
87%
2
2%
positive
Lomatia ilicifolia
M
Z
1
83%
1
4%
less informative
Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa
M
Z
2
78%
2
5%
positive
Lambertia formosa
M
Z
2
70%
2
1%
positive
Banksia paludosa
M
Z
2
65%
2
1%
positive
Petrophile sessilis
M
Z
2
61%
2
0%
positive
Isopogon anemonifolius
M
Z
1
52%
1
1%
less informative
Hakea teretifolia
M
Z
2
52%
2
1%
positive
Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia
Leptospermum polygalifoliumssp.
polygalifolium
M
Z
3
52%
3
1%
positive
M
Z
2
48%
2
2%
less informative
Petrophile pedunculata
M
Z
2
43%
2
1%
less informative
Bossiaea heterophylla
M
Z
2
43%
1
1%
less informative
Aotus ericoides
M
Z
2
43%
2
1%
less informative
Mirbelia rubiifolia
M
Z
2
39%
1
0%
less informative
Lindsaea linearis
L
E
1
57%
1
2%
less informative
Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia
L
F
1
57%
1
6%
less informative
Mitrasacme polymorpha
L
F
1
48%
1
0%
less informative
Dampiera stricta
L
F
1
48%
1
1%
less informative
Stylidium lineare
L
F
1
43%
1
0%
less informative
Actinotus minor
L
F
2
43%
1
1%
less informative
Patersonia sericea
L
R
2
87%
1
3%
positive
Lomandra obliqua
L
R
1
61%
1
3%
less informative
Lepyrodia scariosa
L
R
2
61%
2
1%
positive
Cyathochaeta diandra
L
V
3
43%
2
0%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus sclerophylla
T
Corymbia gummifera
T
Cassytha glabella forma glabella
Hakea dactyloides
Species
137
Vegetation Group 140: Northern Coastal Tall Heath
Indicator Species: Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia - Epacris microphylla var. microphylla - Darwinia leptantha Leptospermum squarrosum - Sprengelia incarnata - Epacris obtusifolia - Dillwynia floribunda var. floribunda Hakea teretifolia - Xanthorrhoea resinifera - Allocasuarina distyla / Restio fastigiatus - Lepidosperma filiforme
Description
Statistics
Northern Coastal Tall Wet Heath is a wet sedge shrubland up
to 3 metres in height comprising an open cover of tall shrubs
Hakea teretifolia, Allocasuarina distyla, Leptospermum
attenuatum, L. squarrosum and Xanthorrhea resinosa. It has a
diverse intermediate shrub layer of smaller shrubs including
Sprengelia incarnata, Banksia paludosa, Dillwynia floribunda
ssp. floribunda, Baera rubioides, Sprengelia incarnata,
Epacris obtusifolia, E. microphylla ssp. microphylla,
Darwinia leptantha, as well as sedges Lepidosperma filiformis
and Restio fastigiatus, and herbs Actinotis minor.
Extant area (ha): 40 100
Pre-1750 area (ha): 40 100
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 33 900 ha (85%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
1
38%
3
5%
less informative
M
X
3
63%
2
1%
positive
Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia
M
Z
3
100%
2
1%
positive
Epacris microphylla var. microphylla
M
Z
2
94%
2
2%
positive
Darwinia leptantha
M
Z
2
94%
2
0%
positive
Leptospermum squarrosum
M
Z
2
81%
2
1%
positive
Sprengelia incarnata
M
Z
4
75%
2
0%
positive
Epacris obtusifolia
M
Z
3
75%
2
0%
positive
Dillwynia floribunda var. floribunda
M
Z
2
75%
2
0%
positive
Hakea teretifolia
M
Z
2
69%
2
1%
positive
Allocasuarina distyla
M
Z
3
63%
3
0%
positive
Bauera rubioides
M
Z
2
56%
2
0%
positive
Banksia paludosa
M
Z
2
56%
2
1%
positive
Petrophile sessilis
M
Z
2
50%
2
1%
positive
Isopogon anemonifolius
M
Z
1
50%
1
1%
less informative
Leucopogon esquamatus
M
Z
1
44%
2
0%
less informative
Boronia barkeriana
M
Z
2
44%
2
0%
less informative
Baeckea imbricata
M
Z
3
38%
3
0%
less informative
Melaleuca capitata
M
Z
2
31%
2
0%
less informative
Actinotus minor
L
F
1
81%
2
1%
less informative
Drosera spatulata
L
F
1
31%
1
0%
less informative
Restio fastigiatus
L
R
4
81%
3
0%
positive
Leptocarpus tenax
L
R
3
56%
3
1%
positive
Empodisma minus
L
R
3
38%
3
2%
less informative
Lepyrodia scariosa
L
R
2
31%
2
1%
less informative
Lepidosperma filiforme
L
V
4
81%
2
1%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Corymbia gummifera
T
Xanthorrhoea resinifera
Species
138
Vegetation Group 141: Northern South Coast and Escarpment Swamp Heath
Indicator Species: Leptospermum juniperinum - Sprengelia incarnata - Epacris obtusifolia - Banksia ericifolia var.
ericifolia - Baeckea imbricata / Empodisma minus - Leptocarpus tenax - Chorizandra sphaerocephala - Xyris
operculata - Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus - Lepidosperma forsythii
Description
Statistics
Northern Coast (and Escarpment) Wet Heath/Sedge is a mixed
heathy sedgeland, with a tall shrub layer comprising
Leptospermum attenuatum, Banksia ericifolia, L. juniperinum,
Melaleuca squarrosa over an intermediate shrub cover of
Sprengelia incarnata, Epacris obtusifolia, and Baeckea
imbricata. The ground layer comprises predominantly sedges
including button-grass Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus,
Xyris operculata, Empodismus minus, and Lepidosperma
forsythii.
Extant area (ha): 8 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 8 300
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 6 900 ha (83%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Z
2
94%
1
1%
Positive
M
Z
2
69%
3
0%
positive
Epacris obtusifolia
M
Z
2
69%
2
0%
positive
Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia
M
Z
3
63%
3
1%
positive
Baeckea imbricata
M
Z
2
50%
3
0%
positive
Melaleuca squarrosa
M
Z
2
44%
2
0%
less informative
Dillwynia floribunda var. floribunda
M
Z
2
31%
2
0%
less informative
Boronia barkeriana
M
Z
2
31%
1
0%
less informative
Gleichenia dicarpa
L
E
5
44%
2
1%
less informative
Selaginella uliginosa
L
E
2
31%
1
1%
less informative
Drosera binata
L
F
1
69%
3
0%
less informative
Empodisma minus
L
R
4
81%
3
2%
positive
Leptocarpus tenax
L
R
3
69%
2
1%
positive
Xyris operculata
L
R
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Restio complanatus
L
R
3
44%
2
0%
less informative
Chorizandra sphaerocephala
L
V
3
56%
2
0%
positive
Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus
L
V
4
50%
2
0%
positive
Lepidosperma forsythii
L
V
4
44%
0
0%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Leptospermum juniperinum
M
Sprengelia incarnata
Species
139
Vegetation Group 142: Northern Coastal Headland Moist Heath
Indicator Species: Baeckea imbricata - Westringia fruticosa - Pultenaea daphnoides - Phebalium squamulosum ssp.
argenteum - Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia - Sprengelia incarnata - Olearia tomentosa - Hakea teretifolia Allocasuarina distyla / Lepidosperma concavum
Pre-1750 area (ha):
Description
Percentage Cleared: -%
Northern Coastal Headland Dry Heath is a tall shrubland
dominated by Melaleuca squarrosa, M. linearifolia, together
with Allocasuarina distyla, Leptospermum polygalium ssp.
polygalifoium, Banksia ericifolia, and Hakea teretifolia. The
ground cover is mostly sedges such as Gahnia clarkei,
Empodismus minus, and Restio tetraphyllus ssp. meiostachyus,
as well as scrambling fern Gleichedia dicarpa.
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: ha (-%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Vulnerability Class: 5
This non-forest ecosystem was not mapped because of the
resolution and scale of the regional vegetation map.
Mapping Reliability: Not Mapped
Statistics
Extant area (ha):
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
S
1
75%
2
0%
less informative
S
1
75%
3
0%
less informative
M
S
2
50%
1
1%
positive
Baeckea imbricata
M
Z
5
100%
2
0%
positive
Pultenaea daphnoides
M
Z
2
75%
1
2%
positive
Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia
M
Z
2
75%
3
1%
positive
Sprengelia incarnata
M
Z
1
50%
3
1%
less informative
Hakea teretifolia
M
Z
2
50%
2
1%
positive
Allocasuarina distyla
M
Z
4
50%
3
0%
positive
Lepidosperma concavum
L
V
3
50%
3
1%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Westringia fruticosa
M
Phebalium squamulosumssp. argenteum
M
Olearia tomentosa
Species
140
Vegetation Group 143: South Coast Swamp Tall Shrubland/Open Woodland
Indicator Species: Melaleuca linariifolia - Melaleuca squarrosa - Melaleuca ericifolia - Leptospermum
polygalifolium ssp. polygalifolium / Restio tetraphyllus ssp. meiostachyus - Gleichenia dicarpa - Gahnia clarkei Empodisma minus - Schoenus lepidosperma ssp. pachylepis
Description
Statistics
Northern Coastal Tall Wet Sedge/Heath is a mixed heathy
sedgeland dominated by Melaleuca squarrosa, M. ericifolia,
M. linearifolia, and Leptospermum polygalifoium ssp.
polygalifolium. Sedges dominate the ground cover and
include Restio tetraphyllus ssp. meiostachyus,Gahnia clarkei,
Gleichenia dicarpa, and Schoenus lepidosperma ssp.
pachylepis.
Extant area (ha): 145
This non-forest ecosystem was not mapped because of the
resolution and scale of the regional vegetation map.
Vulnerability Class: 5
Pre-1750 area (ha): 145
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 140 ha (97%)
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable. Further field
checking is needed to verify the distribution on the South
Coast
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Nongroup
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Melaleuca linariifolia
T
T
2
67%
3
0%
positive
Syncarpia glomulifera
T
T
1
33%
3
2%
less informative
Eucalyptus pilularis
T
T
1
33%
3
3%
less informative
Corymbia gummifera
T
T
1
33%
3
5%
less informative
Melaleuca squarrosa
M
Z
5
100%
2
0%
positive
Melaleuca ericifolia
M
Z
3
67%
3
1%
positive
Leptospermum polygalifoliumssp. polygalifolium
M
Z
2
67%
2
3%
positive
Pultenaea villosa
M
Z
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Pultenaea daphnoides
M
Z
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Persoonia mollis ssp. caleyi
M
S
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Leptospermum juniperinum
M
Z
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Leptospermum continentale
M
Z
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Hibbertia empetrifolia
M
Z
2
33%
1
2%
less informative
Epacris pulchella
M
Z
2
33%
2
0%
less informative
Cassytha glabella forma glabella
M
L
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Callicoma serratifolia
M
Z
1
33%
2
2%
less informative
Aotus ericoides
M
Z
2
33%
2
2%
less informative
Restio tetraphyllus ssp. meiostachyus
L
R
3
100%
1
0%
positive
Gleichenia dicarpa
L
E
5
67%
2
1%
positive
Gahnia clarkei
L
V
4
67%
2
2%
positive
Empodisma minus
L
R
2
67%
3
2%
positive
Xanthosia tridentata
L
F
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Villarsia exaltata
L
F
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Sticherus flabellatus
L
E
1
33%
2
0%
less informative
Selaginella uliginosa
L
E
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Schoenus lepidosperma ssp. pachylepis
L
V
3
33%
0
0%
positive
Lindsaea linearis
L
E
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Gonocarpus humilis
L
F
2
33%
1
0%
less informative
Eleocharis acuta
L
V
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Deyeuxia nudiflora
L
G
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Species
141
Vegetation Group 144: Northern Coast and Hinterland Moist Heath
Indicator Species: Melaleuca linariifolia - Leptospermum polygalifolium ssp. polygalifolium - Leptomeria acida /
Selaginella uliginosa - Schoenus brevifolius - Hydrocotyle peduncularis - Gonocarpus micranthus ssp. micranthus Entolasia marginata - Drosera spatulata
Description
Statistics
Northern Coast and Hinterland Moist Heath is a
heterogeneous tall shrubland dominated by Melaleuca
linearifolia, together with Leptospermum polygalifolium, and
Leptomeria acida. The ground layer comprises mainly sedge
Schoenus brevis, together with small herbs including
Selaginella uliginosa, Gonocarpus micranthus ssp.
micranthus, Drosera spatulata, Hydrocotyle pedunculata, and
grass Entolasia marginata.
Extant area (ha): 40
Pre-1750 area (ha): Percentage Cleared: -%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: - ha (-%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Mapping Reliability: Not mapped. Further field checking is
needed to verify the distribution on the South Coast
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Nongroup
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Melaleuca linariifolia
T
T
4
100%
1
0%
positive
Eucalyptus piperita
T
T
3
33%
3
2%
less informative
Leptospermum polygalifoliumssp. polygalifolium
M
Z
2
100%
2
3%
positive
Leptomeria acida
M
S
1
67%
1
2%
less informative
Pultenaea linophylla
M
Z
2
33%
1
0%
less informative
Pultenaea daphnoides
M
Z
2
33%
1
2%
less informative
Platysace linearifolia
M
Z
2
33%
2
1%
less informative
Persoonia mollis ssp. leptophylla
M
S
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Persoonia mollis ssp. caleyi
M
S
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Melaleuca hypericifolia
M
Z
1
33%
2
0%
less informative
Leucopogon ericoides
M
Z
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Hibbertia riparia
M
Z
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Hibbertia empetrifolia
M
Z
2
33%
1
2%
less informative
Epacris pulchella
M
Z
2
33%
2
0%
less informative
Epacris microphylla var. microphylla
M
Z
3
33%
2
3%
less informative
Darwinia leptantha
M
Z
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Callistemon linearis
M
S
3
33%
1
0%
less informative
Banksia ericifolia var. ericifolia
M
Z
3
33%
3
2%
less informative
Selaginella uliginosa
L
E
2
100%
1
1%
positive
Schoenus brevifolius
L
V
6
67%
4
0%
positive
Pratia purpurascens
L
F
1
67%
1
10%
less informative
Hydrocotyle peduncularis
L
F
2
67%
2
3%
positive
Gonocarpus micranthus ssp. micranthus
L
F
3
67%
1
2%
positive
Entolasia marginata
L
G
3
67%
2
5%
positive
Drosera spatulata
L
F
2
67%
1
0%
positive
Villarsia exaltata
L
F
2
33%
1
0%
less informative
Trachymene anisocarpa
L
F
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Schizaea bifida
L
E
1
33%
1
0%
less informative
Mitrasacme polymorpha
L
F
2
33%
1
1%
less informative
Lepyrodia scariosa
L
R
3
33%
2
1%
less informative
Lepidosperma limicola
L
V
2
33%
2
0%
less informative
Species
142
Vegetation Group 145: Northern Plateau Mallee Heath
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus stricta – E. radiata ssp. radiata - Eucalyptus apiculata / Persoonia oxycoccoides Hakea dactyloides - Epacris microphylla var. microphylla - Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa - Baeckea linifolia /
Lepyrodia scariosa - Lepidosperma tortuosum
Description
Statistics
Northern Plateau Mallee Heath is a diverse sedge heathland
comprising an emergent eucalypt layer of Eucalyptus
apiculata, E. stricta, or E. bauerlenii, up to 8 metres in height.
The shrub layer is a moderate to dense cover of shrubs such as
Hakea dactylioides, Baeckia linifolia, Dillwynia floribunda
ssp. floribunda, Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa, Persoonia
oxycoccoides, and Epacris microphylla ssp. microphylla. The
ground layer comprises mainly sedges including
Lepidosperma tortuosum, Lepyrodia scariosa, and
Empodismus minus.
Extant area (ha): 1 300
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 300
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1300 ha (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, conserved within reserves.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
M
2
50%
3
0%
positive
T
T
2
50%
3
7%
positive
Eucalyptus baeuerlenii
T
T
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Eucalyptus apiculata
T
T
1
50%
0
0%
positive
Persoonia oxycoccoides
M
S
3
100%
1
0%
positive
Hakea dactyloides
M
S
2
100%
2
3%
positive
Symphionema paludosum
M
S
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Sphaerolobium vimineum
Grevillea linearifolia (Kanangra/ Braidwood
form)
M
S
2
50%
2
0%
positive
M
S
1
50%
0
0%
positive
Acacia dorothea
M
S
1
50%
2
0%
less informative
Epacris microphylla var. microphylla
M
Z
4
100%
2
2%
positive
Banksia spinulosa var. spinulosa
M
Z
4
100%
2
5%
positive
Baeckea linifolia
M
Z
2
100%
2
0%
positive
Pultenaea procumbens
M
Z
2
50%
1
3%
positive
Platysace linearifolia
M
Z
3
50%
2
1%
positive
Phyllota phylicoides
M
Z
2
50%
2
1%
positive
Leptospermum lanigerum
M
Z
3
50%
2
1%
positive
Leptospermum continentale
M
Z
2
50%
2
1%
positive
Dillwynia tenuifolia
M
Z
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Dillwynia floribunda var. floribunda
M
Z
3
50%
2
1%
positive
Selaginella uliginosa
L
E
2
50%
1
1%
positive
Gleichenia dicarpa
L
E
3
50%
2
1%
positive
Xanthosia dissecta
L
F
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Mitrasacme pilosa var. pilosa
L
F
2
50%
0
0%
positive
Goodenia heterophylla ssp. montana
L
F
2
50%
1
0%
positive
Dampiera purpurea
L
F
2
50%
2
1%
positive
Lepyrodia scariosa
L
R
2
100%
2
1%
positive
Restio fimbriatus
L
R
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Lepyrodia anarthria
L
R
2
50%
2
0%
positive
Empodisma minus
L
R
3
50%
3
2%
positive
Lepidosperma tortuosum
L
V
2
100%
1
0%
positive
Gahnia aspera
L
V
2
50%
2
2%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus stricta
T
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
Species
143
Vegetation Group 146: Tableland Dry Herb/Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus pauciflora – E. stellulata / Poa labillardieri / Asperula scoparia - Acaena novaezelandiae - Dichondra repens - Oreomyrrhis eriopoda - Geranium solanderi var. solanderi - Acaena ovina Scleranthus biflorus
Statistics
Description
Extant area (ha): 2 600
Tableland Dry Herb/Grass Woodland is an open woodland up
to 15 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus pauciflora
and E. stellulata. A shrub layer is virtually absent. The
ground cover is an open cover of tussock grasses Poa
sieberiana var. sieberiana and Poa labillardieri and grass
Elymus scaber, together with a herb cover of Asperula
scoparia, Acaena ovina, Dichondra repens, Geranium
solanderi, and Oreomyrrhis eriopoda.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 3 900
Percentage Cleared: 33%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 900 ha (49%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation and grazing
potentially changing the natural character of the ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
73%
3
14%
positive
T
T
3
65%
2
2%
positive
T
T
2
35%
3
6%
less informative
Leucopogon hookeri
M
Z
2
46%
1
4%
less informative
Bossiaea foliosa
M
Z
2
35%
2
2%
less informative
Asperula scoparia
L
F
2
77%
2
15%
positive
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
F
2
73%
1
18%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
1
62%
2
20%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
2
62%
2
20%
positive
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
1
58%
1
7%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
54%
1
16%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
54%
1
17%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
50%
1
30%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
2
50%
1
13%
positive
Acaena ovina
L
F
1
50%
1
5%
less informative
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
1
46%
1
6%
less informative
Poranthera microphylla
Epilobium billardierianumssp.
billardierianum
L
F
2
46%
1
18%
less informative
L
F
1
46%
1
1%
less informative
Stylidium graminifolium
L
F
1
42%
1
17%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
38%
2
23%
less informative
Euchiton sphaericus
L
F
1
38%
1
5%
less informative
Solenogyne gunnii
L
F
3
35%
1
3%
less informative
Helichrysum scorpioides
L
F
2
31%
1
11%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
3
65%
1
15%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
1
54%
2
20%
less informative
Poa labillardieri
L
G
2
54%
2
9%
positive
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
2
46%
1
11%
less informative
Carex inversa
L
V
3
46%
1
5%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
1
38%
1
7%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
Eucalyptus stellulata
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
Species
144
Vegetation Group 147: Tablelands Moist Sedge/Herb/Grassland
Indicator Species: Poa labillardieri - Carex gaudichaudiana / Asperula conferta - Epilobium hirtigerum - Euchiton
sphaericus - Hypericum japonicum - Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A - - Juncus filicaulis - Carex inversa
Statistics
Description
Extant area (ha): 1 200
Tablelands Moist Sedge/Herb/Grassland is a grassland type
dominated by wet tussock grass Poa labillardieri, together
with P. sieberiana var. sieberiana, and sedges Carex inversa
and C. gaudichaudiana. The ground cover comprises mainly
herbs such as Euchiton sphaericus, Epilobium hirtigerum, and
Solenogyne gunnii.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 6 400
Percentage Cleared: 81%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 680 ha (11%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation and grazing
potentially changing the natural character of the ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
F
2
89%
1
7%
positive
F
3
67%
2
0%
positive
L
F
1
61%
1
2%
less informative
Euchiton sphaericus
L
F
3
61%
1
5%
positive
Rumex brownii
L
F
1
50%
1
6%
less informative
Plantago var.ia
L
F
1
50%
1
8%
less informative
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
L
F
1
50%
1
8%
less informative
Hypericum japonicum
L
F
1
44%
1
3%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
3
44%
2
23%
less informative
Dichondra repens
L
F
1
39%
2
21%
less informative
Acaena ovina
L
F
1
39%
1
6%
less informative
Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A
L
F
1
33%
1
3%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
33%
1
17%
less informative
Ranunculus lappaceus
L
F
1
33%
1
7%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
33%
1
17%
less informative
Brachycome graminea
L
F
3
33%
1
0%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
67%
1
16%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
1
61%
2
20%
less informative
Poa labillardieri
L
G
4
50%
2
9%
positive
Carex inversa
L
V
3
83%
1
5%
positive
Carex gaudichaudiana
L
V
3
56%
2
1%
positive
Juncus filicaulis
L
R
1
44%
1
1%
less informative
Schoenus apogon
L
V
1
33%
1
4%
less informative
Juncus falcatus
L
R
1
33%
2
1%
less informative
Juncus australis
L
R
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Asperula conferta
L
Epilobium hirtigerum
L
Solenogyne gunnii
Species
145
Vegetation Group 148: Tableland Tussock Grassland /Sedgeland
Indicator Species: Poa labillardieri - Themeda australis / Carex appressa - Juncus australis - Juncus filicaulis /
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Description
Statistics
Tableland Tussock Grassland /Sedgeland/ Woodland is a
grassy ecosystem dominated by Poa labillardieri, with
scattered occurrences of emergent Eucalyptus pauciflora and
E. stellulata. The intertussock spaces are covered with a
ground cover including sedges Carex inversa and Juncus
australis, and occasionally Themeda australis.
Extant area (ha): 2 500
Pre-1750 area (ha): 11 700
Percentage Cleared: 79%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 85 ha (1%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
Z
3
33%
1
0%
less informative
F
1
42%
1
19%
less informative
L
G
5
100%
2
9%
positive
Carex appressa
L
V
2
83%
1
7%
positive
Juncus australis
L
R
2
33%
1
1%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Leptospermum obovatum
M
Acaena novae-zelandiae
L
Poa labillardieri
Species
146
Vegetation Group 149: Northern Tablelands Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana – E. dives / Leptospermum myrtifolium Acacia
obliquinervia - Joycea pallida / Lomandra glauca - Veronica plebeia
Description
Statistics
Northern Tablelands Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest is an open
forest up to 22 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus
dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana, with occasional E. dives, E.
viminalis and E. radiata ssp. radiata. The understorey
comprises mainly Letospermum myrtifolium. The ground
cover may include a dense cover of tussock grasses Poa
labillardieri, Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana, and Joycea
pallida, together with Lomandra glauca, Hydrocotyle
laxiflora, Viola hederacea, and Stellaria pungens.
Extant area (ha): 170
Pre-1750 area (ha): 2 500
Percentage Cleared: 92%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species
Eucalyptus dalrympleana ssp.
dalrympleana
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
T
2
83%
3
14%
positive
Eucalyptus viminalis
T
T
1
50%
3
8%
less informative
Eucalyptus dives
T
T
4
50%
3
13%
positive
Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata
T
T
6
33%
3
7%
less informative
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
T
2
33%
3
14%
less informative
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
67%
2
19%
less informative
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
1
33%
1
8%
less informative
Gompholobium minus
M
S
1
33%
1
1%
less informative
Acacia obliquinervia
M
S
1
33%
2
3%
less informative
Monotoca scoparia
M
Z
1
83%
1
11%
less informative
Leptospermum myrtifolium
M
Z
3
67%
2
2%
positive
Bossiaea scortechinii
M
Z
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
Daviesia leptophylla
M
Z
5
33%
1
3%
less informative
Bossiaea buxifolia
M
Z
1
33%
1
4%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
83%
1
30%
less informative
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia
L
F
1
67%
1
17%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
1
50%
1
20%
less informative
Veronica plebeia
L
F
2
50%
1
5%
positive
Stellaria pungens
L
F
1
50%
2
20%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
1
50%
2
23%
less informative
Arrhenechthites mixta
L
F
1
33%
1
2%
less informative
Poa labillardieri
L
G
5
100%
2
9%
positive
Joycea pallida
L
G
2
83%
2
12%
positive
Rubus parvifolius
L
L
1
33%
1
11%
less informative
Lomandra glauca
L
R
2
67%
2
5%
positive
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
L
V
1
33%
1
14%
less informative
147
Vegetation Group 150: Far South East Tableland Moist Herb/Grass Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus viminalis – E. pauciflora / Poa labillardieri - - Themeda australis / Asperula conferta
- Psoralea adscendens - Sorghum leiocladum - Chrysocephalum apiculatum - Convolvulus erubescens
Description
Statistics
Far South East Tableland Moist Herb/Grass Forest is an open
forest dominated by Eucalyptus viminalis, along with E.
pauciflora. Scattered shrub of Acacia melanoxylon emerge
from a continuous grassy understorey dominated by Poa
labillardieri, Themeda australis, and Sorghum leiocladum. A
rich diverse cover of herbs includes Asperula conferta,
Psoralea adcendens, Chrysocephalum apiculatum, and
Convulvulus erubescens.
Extant area (ha): 385
Pre-1750 area (ha): 385
Percentage Cleared: 100%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 75 ha (19%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Far South East Tableland Moist Herb/Grass Forest is found at
elevations between 800 and 1000 metres on rolling hills
behind the Eden escarpment in low rainfall. It is found on
moderately clay soils derived from basalt.
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
A similar type, map unit 23B: Monaro Basalt Grass Woodland
occurs in the Eden CRA Region (Keith and Bedward 1999).
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
70%
3
8%
positive
T
3
60%
3
14%
positive
M
S
1
50%
1
10%
less informative
Asperula conferta
L
F
2
100%
1
7%
positive
Psoralea adscendens
L
F
2
60%
1
2%
positive
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
L
F
2
50%
1
4%
positive
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
2
40%
1
6%
less informative
Plantago var.ia
L
F
2
40%
1
8%
less informative
Convolvulus erubescens
L
F
1
40%
1
3%
less informative
Desmodiumvar.ians
L
F
1
30%
1
17%
less informative
Acaena echinata
L
F
2
30%
1
5%
less informative
Poa labillardieri
L
G
3
100%
2
9%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
3
90%
2
20%
positive
Sorghum leiocladum
L
G
1
50%
1
1%
less informative
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
2
30%
1
8%
less informative
Danthonia penicillata
L
G
2
30%
1
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus viminalis
T
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
Acacia melanoxylon
Species
148
Vegetation Group 151: Tableland Sedge/Grass Herbland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus stellulata / Carex appressa / Poa labillardieri - Themeda australis - Pennisetum
alopecuroides - Hemarthria uncinata var. uncinata / Lythrum hyssopifolia - Geranium solanderi var. solanderi Hydrocotyle algida - Haloragis heterophylla - Asperula conferta
Description
Statistics
Tableland Sedge/Grass Herbland is a grassy ecosystem codominated by Poa labillardieri, Themeda australis, Carex
appressa, and Hemarthrea uncinata and sedge Lepyrodia
scariosa. Within the grassy sward, herbs such as Geranium
solanderi var. solanderi, Asperula conferta, Lythrum
hyssopifolia, Haloragis heterophylla, and Hydrocotyle algida
are scattered at low cover.
Extant area (ha): 70
Pre-1750 area (ha): 3 400
Percentage Cleared: 98%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable.
This vegetation group may be under mapped as it occurs in
adiscrete environmental niche in moister soils within
temperate grasslands.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
5
40%
2
2%
less informative
L
F
1
80%
1
0%
less informative
L
F
1
80%
1
13%
less informative
Hydrocotyle algida
L
F
1
60%
1
0%
less informative
Haloragis heterophylla
L
F
1
60%
1
1%
less informative
Asperula conferta
L
F
1
60%
1
7%
less informative
Stellaria pungens
L
F
1
40%
2
20%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
1
40%
2
23%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
1
40%
1
30%
less informative
Euchiton involucratus
L
F
2
40%
1
1%
less informative
Epilobium billardierianumssp. cinereum
L
F
1
40%
1
6%
less informative
Centella asiatica
L
F
2
40%
2
1%
less informative
Acaena ovina
L
F
1
40%
1
6%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
80%
2
20%
positive
Poa labillardieri
L
G
2
60%
2
9%
positive
Hemarthria uncinata var. uncinata
L
G
2
60%
1
1%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
60%
1
16%
less informative
Pennisetum alopecuroides
L
G
5
40%
1
0%
less informative
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
1
40%
1
8%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
2
100%
1
7%
positive
Juncus fockei
L
R
4
40%
1
0%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus stellulata
T
Lythrum hyssopifolia
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
Species
149
Vegetation Group 152: Tableland Herb/Grassland
Indicator Species: Themeda australis - Danthonia caespitosa / Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A - Chrysocephalum
apiculatum - Acaena ovina - Asperula conferta - Convolvulus erubescens - Carex inversa
Description
Statistics
Tableland Herb/Grassland is a grassy ecosystem dominated by
grasses such as Themeda australis and Poa sieberiana var.
sieberiana. A moderately diverse cover of herbs may be
found in pristine patches and may include Chrysocephalum
apiculatum, Acaena ovina, Asperula conferta, Convulvulus
erubescens, Hypericum gramineum, Plantago var.ia, Rumex
brownei, Scleranthus biflorus, and Epilobium billardierianum
ssp. cinereum.
Extant area (ha): 5 200
Pre-1750 area (ha): 38 400
Percentage Cleared: 86%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 3 600 ha (10%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
F
2
56%
1
2%
positive
L
F
2
54%
1
3%
positive
Acaena ovina
L
F
1
50%
1
5%
less informative
Asperula conferta
L
F
1
44%
1
7%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
42%
1
17%
less informative
Convolvulus erubescens
L
F
1
42%
1
3%
less informative
Rumex brownii
L
F
1
40%
1
6%
less informative
Plantago var.ia
L
F
2
40%
1
7%
less informative
Scleranthus biflorus
L
F
1
38%
1
5%
less informative
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
1
31%
1
13%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
4
98%
2
19%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
42%
1
15%
less informative
Carex inversa
L
V
1
40%
1
5%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A
L
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Species
150
Vegetation Group 153: Tablelands and Slopes Herb/Grassland/ Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus pauciflora – E. rubida ssp. rubida / Themeda australis - Dichelachne micrantha /
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis - Schoenus apogon
Description
Statistics
Tablelands and Slopes Herb/Grassland/ Woodland can be
either a temperate native grassland or a grassy woodland
depending on the local soil and topograpy. The overstorey
may include Eucalyptus pauciflora and E.rubida up to 5
metres in height. The dominant layer is a grassy cover of
tussock grasses Themeda australis, Dichelachne micrantha,
and occasional Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana. Herbs within
the grassy sward include Pimelea curviflora, Gonocarpus
tetragynus, Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Calocephalus
citreus, Hypericum gramineum, Microtis unifolia, and
Asperula conferta. The sedge Lepyrodia squarrosa is also
present on most sites.
Extant area (ha): 3 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 206 000
Percentage Cleared: 98%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 25 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class:
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Vegetation groups 152 and 153 are fairly similar in species
composition and could be potentially combined into one
group.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable. The regional
map oncly covers known sites of this vegetation group on
crown lands, and not private lands
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
49%
3
14%
less informative
T
2
37%
3
6%
less informative
M
Z
1
37%
2
1%
less informative
Microtis unifolia
L
B
1
40%
1
3%
less informative
Tricoryne elatior
L
B
1
34%
1
2%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
66%
1
29%
less informative
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
L
F
1
63%
1
3%
less informative
Leptorhynchos squamatus ssp. A
L
F
1
46%
1
3%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
1
46%
1
17%
less informative
Calocephalus citreus
L
F
1
46%
1
0%
less informative
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
1
43%
2
23%
less informative
Asperula conferta
L
F
1
37%
1
7%
less informative
Desmodiumvar.ians
L
F
1
34%
1
17%
less informative
Plantago var.ia
L
F
1
31%
1
8%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
1
31%
1
6%
less informative
Acaena ovina
L
F
1
31%
1
5%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
4
100%
2
19%
positive
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
1
51%
1
8%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
1
46%
2
27%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
43%
1
15%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis
L
R
1
40%
1
12%
less informative
Schoenus apogon
L
V
1
37%
1
4%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus pauciflora
T
Eucalyptus rubida ssp. rubida
T
Leptospermum squarrosum
Species
151
Vegetation Group 154: Tableland Dry Grassy Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus bridgesiana – E. melliodora / Themeda australis - Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
- Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides - Panicum effusum / Convolvulus erubescens
Description
Statistics
Tableland Dry Grassy Woodland is an open woodland,
partially dominated by trees such as Eucalyptus bridgesiana
and/or E. melliodora. It is predominantly a grassy ecosystem
dominated by grasses Themeda australis, Danthonia racemosa
ssp. racemosa, Microlaena stipoides, Panicum effusum and
Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana. Herbs found in amongst the
grassy sward include sparse and sometimes sporadic
occurrences of Gonocarpus tetragynus, Convulvulus
erubescens, Acaena ovina, Asperula conferta, and Euchiton
sphaericus.
Extant area (ha): 12 200
Pre-1750 area (ha): 223 300
Percentage Cleared: 95%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 310 ha (0.%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable. Further field
verification is needed to extent the extent of this vegetation
group, and its relationship other vegetation groups
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
70%
3
5%
positive
T
T
2
42%
3
5%
less informative
L
F
1
30%
1
30%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
4
98%
2
19%
positive
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
L
G
3
65%
2
8%
positive
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
3
60%
2
27%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
T
Eucalyptus melliodora
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Species
152
Vegetation Group 155: ACT Dry Herb/Grassland/Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus nortonii / Elymus scaber var. scaber - Themeda australis / Desmodium var.ians Geranium solanderi var. solanderi - Rumex brownii - Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Description
Statistics
ACT Dry Herb/Grassland/Woodland is an open forest up to 20
metres, occasionally dominated by Eucalyptus nortonii. The
understorey comprises a sparse understorey of shrubs, such as
Acacia echinula. The ground layer is predominantly an open
cover of grasses including Elymus scaber, Themeda australis,
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata, and Poa sieberiana var.
sieberiana, overtopped by a sparse cover of herbs including
Desmodium var.ians, Geranium solanderi var. solanderi,
Hydrocotyle laxiflora, Rumex brownei, Convolvulus
erubescens, and Daucus glochidiatus.
Extant area (ha):
Pre-1750 area (ha):
Percentage Cleared: %
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: - ha (- %)
Vulnerability Class: possibly 2
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
It is usually found on valley floors on slight rises on clay
loams derived from Acid Volcanics.
Mapping Reliability: Not mapped. Further field checking is
needed to check the extent of this vegetaiton group
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
43%
3
2%
less informative
L
F
2
70%
1
17%
positive
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
L
F
2
65%
1
13%
positive
Rumex brownii
L
F
2
52%
1
6%
positive
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
L
F
2
52%
2
23%
positive
Convolvulus erubescens
L
F
1
52%
1
3%
less informative
Euchiton sphaericus
L
F
1
48%
1
5%
less informative
Wahlenbergia communis
L
F
2
43%
1
3%
less informative
Plantago var.ia
L
F
2
43%
1
8%
less informative
Glycine clandestina
L
F
2
43%
1
30%
less informative
Daucus glochidiatus
L
F
2
43%
1
5%
less informative
Asperula conferta
L
F
2
43%
1
7%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
2
39%
1
8%
less informative
Hypericum gramineum
L
F
2
39%
1
17%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
2
35%
1
30%
less informative
Galium gaudichaudii
L
F
1
30%
1
7%
less informative
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
3
100%
1
15%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
2
61%
2
20%
positive
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
L
G
2
48%
2
3%
less informative
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
2
35%
1
8%
less informative
Bothriochloa macra
L
G
3
35%
2
3%
less informative
Panicum effusum
L
G
3
30%
1
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus nortonii
T
Desmodiumvar.ians
Species
153
Vegetation Group 156: Northern Slopes Dry Grassy Forest - Botriochloa macra
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha – E. blakelyi / Bothriochloa macra - Sporobolus elongatus Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata - Carex appressa - Aristida ramosa var. scaberula - Agrostis avenacea var. avenacea /
Rumex brownii
Description
Statistics
Northern Slopes Dry Grassy Forest is a grassy ecosystem
dominated by grasses such as Bothriochloa macra and
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata, which may be a disturbance
artefact as a result of clearing and grazing. Further sampling
and analysis is required to determine the actual validity of this
type.
Extant area (ha): 10
This vegetation group has not been extensively mapped in the
Northern subregion of the Southern CRA Region. Further
ground truthing is needed to verify the extent of this
vegetation group
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Pre-1750 area (ha): 10
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to Reasonable.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
33%
3
11%
less informative
L
F
1
44%
1
6%
less informative
Bothriochloa macra
L
G
3
89%
2
3%
Positive
Sporobolus elongatus
L
G
2
44%
1
0%
less informative
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
L
G
2
44%
2
3%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
3
33%
2
20%
less informative
Aristida ramosa var. scaberula
L
G
2
33%
2
2%
less informative
Agrostis avenacea var. avenacea
L
G
2
33%
1
2%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
1
33%
1
7%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha
T
Rumex brownii
Species
154
Vegetation Group 157: ACT/Monaro Dry Grassland
Indicator Species: Bothriochloa macra - Danthonia caespitosa - Austrostipa bigeniculata - Themeda australis /
Chrysocephalum apiculatum - Convolvulus erubescens - Acaena ovina - Goodenia pinnatifida - Wahlenbergia
communis - Vittadinia muelleri - Scleranthus diander
Description
Statistics
ACT/Monaro Dry Grassland is a grassy ecosystem dominated
by grasses Bothriochloa macra, Poa sieberiana var.
sieberiana, Themeda australis, Danthonia caespitosa, and
Austrostipa bigeniculata. Herbs found in amongst the grassy
sward include Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Acaena ovina,
Convulvus erubescens, Goodenia pinnatifida, Wahlenbergia
communis, Asperula conferta, and Vittadinia muelleri.
Extant area (ha): 2 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 159 900
Percentage Cleared: 98%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 425 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
F
2
89%
1
3%
positive
F
1
72%
1
3%
less informative
L
F
1
72%
1
5%
less informative
Goodenia pinnatifida
L
F
1
67%
1
0%
less informative
Wahlenbergia communis
L
F
1
61%
1
2%
less informative
Desmodiumvar.ians
L
F
1
56%
1
17%
less informative
Asperula conferta
L
F
1
56%
1
7%
less informative
Vittadinia muelleri
L
F
1
50%
1
1%
less informative
Scleranthus diander
L
F
2
44%
1
1%
less informative
Bothriochloa macra
L
G
3
89%
2
2%
positive
Danthonia caespitosa
L
G
1
61%
2
1%
less informative
Austrostipa bigeniculata
L
G
1
56%
2
1%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
50%
2
20%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
44%
1
16%
less informative
Enneapogon nigricans
L
G
1
39%
1
0%
less informative
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
L
G
2
39%
2
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
L
Convolvulus erubescens
L
Acaena ovina
Species
155
Vegetation Group 158: Monaro Dry Grassland
Indicator Species: Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata - Austrostipa bigeniculata - Enneapogon nigricans - Danthonia
caespitosa - Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa / Convolvulus erubescens - Carex inversa - Solenogyne dominii
Description
Statistics
Monaro Dry Grassland is a grassy ecosystem dominated by
Austrostipa bigeniculata, Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata,
Danthonia caespitosa, Danthonia racemosa, and Enneapogon
nigricans. Herbs found in amongst the grassy sward include
Wahlenbergia communis, Rumex brownei, Vittadinia muelleri,
Chrysocephalum apiculatum and Convolvulus erubescens.
Extant area (ha): 485
Pre-1750 area (ha): 92 800
Percentage Cleared: 99%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
F
1
60%
1
3%
less informative
L
F
1
50%
1
1%
less informative
Rumex brownii
L
F
1
50%
1
6%
less informative
Convolvulus erubescens
L
F
1
40%
1
3%
less informative
Solenogyne dominii
L
F
1
30%
1
1%
less informative
Oxalis exilis
L
F
2
30%
1
4%
less informative
Desmodiumvar.ians
L
F
1
30%
1
17%
less informative
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
L
F
3
30%
1
4%
less informative
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
L
G
3
90%
2
3%
positive
Austrostipa bigeniculata
L
G
3
90%
1
1%
positive
Enneapogon nigricans
L
G
1
70%
1
0%
less informative
Danthonia caespitosa
L
G
2
70%
2
1%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
60%
1
16%
less informative
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
L
G
2
50%
2
8%
positive
Danthonia linkii var. linkii
L
G
1
30%
2
0%
less informative
Danthonia laevis
L
G
1
30%
1
2%
less informative
Carex inversa
L
V
1
40%
1
5%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Wahlenbergia communis
L
Vittadinia muelleri
Species
156
Vegetation Group 159: Northern Slopes Dry Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus melliodora – E. bridgesiana / Eucalyptus blakelyi - Aristida ramosa var. scaberula Bothriochloa macra - Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata - Panicum effusum
Statistics
Description
Extant area (ha): 1 900
Northern Slopes Dry Grass Woodland is an open woodland up
to 25 metres in height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus blakelyii,
E. bridgesiana, and E. melliodora. The understorey comprises
scattered occasional clumps of Cassinia longifolia up to 2
metres in height. The ground layer comprises a moderate
cover of grasses Aristida ramosa var. scaberula, Austrostipa
scabra ssp. falcata, Themeda australis, and occasionally
Danthonia racemosa ssp. racemosa. Herbs found in the grass
sward include Euchiton sphacelatus and Hydrocotyle
laxiflora.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 17 700
Percentage Cleared: 89%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
83%
3
5%
positive
T
3
83%
3
6%
positive
T
T
3
83%
2
3%
positive
Aristida ramosa var. scaberula
L
G
3
58%
1
2%
positive
Bothriochloa macra
L
G
1
42%
2
3%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
3
33%
2
20%
less informative
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
L
G
2
33%
2
3%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus melliodora
T
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
T
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Species
157
Vegetation Group 160: SWS and SE Tableland Dry Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus blakelyi – E. melliodora / Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa - Austrostipa scabra
ssp. falcata - Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides - Elymus scaber var. scaber - Bothriochloa macra
Description
Statistics
Northern Slopes Dry Grass Woodland is a tall open woodland
up to 30 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus blakelyii
and E. melliodora. The shrub layer is virtually absent. The
ground cover is a moderate cover of grasses such as
Danthonia racemosa ssp. racemosa, Microlaena stipoides,
Panicum effusum, Botriochloa macra, and Themeda australis.
Herbs found in the grassy sward include Gonocarpus
tetragynus, Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea, Hydrocotyle
laxiflora, and Oxalis perrinans.
Extant area (ha): 7 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 247 500
Percentage Cleared: 97%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 695 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover. There is also increasing pressure from urban
and rural residential development affecting high quality
remnant patches in both the ACT and NSW
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
91%
2
3%
positive
T
T
3
71%
3
4%
positive
L
F
1
32%
1
30%
less informative
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
L
G
3
94%
2
8%
positive
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
L
G
2
71%
2
2%
positive
Panicum effusum
L
G
1
53%
1
2%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
50%
2
27%
positive
Elymus scaber var. scaber
L
G
1
50%
1
15%
less informative
Bothriochloa macra
L
G
2
47%
2
2%
less informative
Themeda australis
L
G
2
32%
2
20%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus blakelyi
T
Eucalyptus melliodora
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Species
158
Vegetation Group 161: Tablelands and Slopes Dry Herb/Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus melliodora / Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa - Themeda australis - Microlaena
stipoides var. stipoides - Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata / Gonocarpus tetragynus - Oxalis perennans - Lomandra
filiformis ssp. coriacea
Description
Statistics
Tablelands and Slopes Dry Herb/Grass Woodland is an open
woodland up to 25 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus
melliodora. A sparse layer of Acacia dealbata up to 3 metres
tall may be present. The ground cover comprises mostly
grasses Danthonia racemosa ssp. racemosa, Microlaena
stipoides, Themeda australis, and Austrostipa scabra ssp.
falcata. Herbs found in the grassy sward include Gonocarpus
tetragynus, Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea, Oxalis
perennans, and Acaena echinata.
Extant area (ha): 3 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 87 100
Percentage Cleared: 96%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover. There is also increasing pressure from urban
and rural residential development affecting high quality
remnant patches in both the ACT and NSW
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
100%
2
5%
positive
M
S
1
39%
2
19%
less informative
L
F
1
44%
1
30%
less informative
Oxalis perennans
L
F
1
33%
1
8%
less informative
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
L
G
2
61%
2
8%
positive
Themeda australis
L
G
2
44%
2
20%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
3
44%
2
27%
less informative
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
L
G
2
39%
2
3%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
1
33%
1
7%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus melliodora
T
Acacia dealbata
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Species
159
Vegetation Group 162: Western Slopes Moist Herb/Sedge/Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus blakelyi / Carex appressa -Poa labillardieri - Themeda australis / Ranunculus pumilio
var. pumilio - Lythrum hyssopifolia - Juncus holoschoenus - Rumex brownii
Description
Statistics
Western Slopes Moist Herb/Sedge/Grass Woodland is an open
forest/woodland up to 25 metres in height, dominated by
Eucalyptus blakelyii. The understorey comprises a sparse
occasional understorey of Acacia parramattensis up to 3
metres tall. The ground cover comprises sedge Carex appressa
and tussock grass Poa labillardieri and Cynodon dactylon, and
herbs such as Rumex brownei, Acaena ovina, and Geranium
retrorsum.
Extant area (ha): 410
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 900
Percentage Cleared: 78%
Bioregion: South-West Slopes
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Western Slopes Moist Herb/Sedge/Grass Woodland occurs on
small depressions and flat gullies in the upper catchments of
major rivers and creeks, between 400 and 650 metres
elevation from the Central Tablelands through to the eastern
part of the South-West slopes. Soils are predominantly sility
clay loams derived from alluvium deposited alongside river
banks and flats in low lying areas of broad valleys.
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable. Further field
verification is needed to check the extent anq uality of
remnant patches on the South-West Slopes.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
100%
2
3%
positive
L
F
1
40%
1
6%
less informative
Poa labillardieri
L
G
1
40%
2
9%
less informative
Carex appressa
L
V
3
80%
1
7%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus blakelyi
T
Rumex brownii
Species
160
Vegetation Group 163: Central North Slopes Dry Grass Woodland
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus blakelyi – E. polyanthemos ssp. polyanthemos / Cassinia arcuata - Dillwynia sericea /
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa - Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata / Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi - Goodenia
hederacea ssp. hederacea -Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
Description
Statistics
Central North Slopes Dry Grass Woodland is a grassy
woodland between 18 and 25 metres in height, dominated by
Eucalyptus blakelyii, with occasional E.polyanthemos. The
shrub layer is an open cover of shrubs such as Cassinia
arcuata, Dillwynia sericea, Brachyloma daphnoides, and
Acacia dealbata. The ground cover comprises an open cover
of grasses, such as Danthonia racemosa ssp. racemosa and
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata, together with sedges
Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis and Lomandra filiformis
ssp. coriacea, herb Goodenia hederacea var. hederacea, and
rock fern Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi.
Extant area (ha): 260
Pre-1750 area (ha): 7 400
Percentage Cleared: 78%
Bioregion: South-West Slopes
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
92%
2
3%
positive
T
T
3
42%
3
2%
less informative
T
T
3
33%
3
1%
less informative
Cassinia arcuata
M
S
2
50%
1
1%
positive
Acacia dealbata
M
S
1
42%
2
19%
less informative
Dillwynia sericea
M
Z
1
42%
1
2%
less informative
Hibbertia obtusifolia
M
Z
1
33%
1
21%
less informative
Brachyloma daphnoides
M
Z
3
33%
1
10%
less informative
Cheilanthes sieberi ssp. sieberi
L
E
1
67%
1
7%
less informative
Goodenia hederacea ssp. hederacea
L
F
1
50%
1
6%
less informative
Gonocarpus tetragynus
L
F
1
33%
1
30%
less informative
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa
L
G
2
92%
2
8%
positive
Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
L
G
1
50%
2
3%
less informative
Dichelachne micrantha
L
G
2
33%
1
8%
less informative
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea
L
R
1
42%
1
7%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Eucalyptus polyanthemos ssp.
polyanthemos
T
Callitris endlicheri
Species
161
Vegetation Group 164: Coastal Escarpment Cool Temperate Rainforest
Indicator Species: Eucryphia moorei - Hedycarya angustifolia / Parsonsia brownii - Fieldia australis - Lastreopsis
acuminata - Microsorum pustulatum var. pustulatum - Blechnum patersonii ssp. patersonii - Australina pusilla Microsorum scandens
between 800 and 1100 metres elevation in misty environments
along the South Coast escarpment.
Description
Coastal Escarpment Cool Temperate Rainforest is a closed
forest up to 25 metres in height, which is dominated by
Eucryphia moorei, with Hedycarya angustifolia. Tree ferns,
Dicksonia antartica and Cyathea australis dominate the tall
shrub layer up to 5 metres tall. Ferns, such as Pyrrus
rupestris, Lastreaopsis acuminata, Blechnum patersonii ssp.
patersonii, Microsorum pustulatum var. pustulatum,
Australina pusilla, and Microsorum scandens make up a
prominent ground cover. Scrambling vines, such as Smilax
australis, Parsonsia brownei, and Pandorea pandorana, are
found intermingled amongst the ground and shrub layers. The
fern epiphyte Fieldia australis is noticeable on fern trunks and
mossy decaying logs.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 1 100
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 100
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 935 ha (85%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, well conserved in reserves
Coastal Escarpment Cool Temperate Rainforest is found in
small patches in sheltered gullies from the tops of the
Budawang Ranges, through Monga State Forest, the Deua
Ranges, down to Peak Alone, and Brown Mountain. It occurs
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
98%
3
1%
positive
T
2
61%
3
5%
positive
T
T
3
39%
3
9%
less informative
Parsonsia brownii
M
L
3
71%
1
1%
positive
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
3
68%
2
14%
positive
Cyathea australis
M
D
2
63%
2
9%
positive
Coprosma quadrifida
M
S
2
46%
1
9%
less informative
Dendrobium pugioniforme
L
B
3
39%
2
1%
less informative
Sarcochilus falcatus
L
B
2
32%
2
1%
less informative
Dicksonia antarctica
L
D
4
100%
2
5%
positive
Pyrrosia rupestris
L
E
3
95%
2
7%
positive
Fieldia australis
L
E
3
90%
3
2%
positive
Lastreopsis acuminata
L
E
3
83%
2
2%
positive
Microsorum pustulatumvar. pustulatum
L
E
3
78%
2
1%
positive
Blechnum patersonii ssp. patersonii
L
E
3
78%
3
3%
positive
Microsorum scandens
L
E
3
63%
3
5%
positive
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
2
59%
2
11%
positive
Polystichum proliferum
L
E
3
56%
2
7%
positive
Blechnum wattsii
L
E
3
56%
2
2%
positive
Histiopteris incisa
L
E
1
39%
1
1%
less informative
Asplenium bulbiferumssp. gracillimum
L
E
2
34%
2
0%
less informative
Australina pusilla
L
F
2
76%
2
2%
positive
Urtica incisa
L
F
2
46%
2
5%
less informative
Elatostema reticulatumvar. reticulatum
L
F
3
41%
2
1%
less informative
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
2
34%
2
10%
less informative
Smilax australis
L
L
2
73%
2
14%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
2
34%
1
27%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Eucryphia moorei
T
Hedycarya angustifolia
T
Acmena smithii
Species
162
Vegetation Group 165: Southern Escarpment Cool/Warm Temperate Rainforest
Indicator Species: Acmena smithii - Hedycarya angustifolia - Pandorea pandorana - Marsdenia rostrata Coprosma quadrifida / Microsorum scandens - Dicksonia antarctica - Pyrrosia rupestris - Diplazium australe Lastreopsis microsora
occurs between 100 and 700 metres in elevation on organic
loams over colluvium in east or southern facing aspects.
Description
Southern Escarpment Cool/Warm Temperate Rainforest is a
closed forest up to 25 metres in height, which is dominated by
Acmena smithii, with Hedycarya angustifolia and occasionally
Doryphora sassafras. Lianas include Pandorea pandorana,
Smilax australis, Marsdenia rostrata and Cissus hypoglauca.
A prominent understorey layer can be found under the forest
canopy, which is up to 4 metres in height. Characteristic
species include Dicksonia antartica, Cyathea australis, and
Coprosma quadrifida. A partially continuous ground layer is
made up of mainly ferns, dominated by Microsorium
scandens, Pyrrosia rupestris, Lastreopsis microphylla, and
Pellaea falcata ssp. falcata. Small ferns Fieldia australis and
Asplenium flabelliforme are prominent in mossy areas.
This forest ecosystem is equivalent to Map Unit 7: Hinterland
Warm Temperate Forest, which is found in the Eden CRA
Region (Keith and Bedward 1999).
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 3 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 3 400
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 600 ha (47%)
Southern Escarpment Cool/Warm Temperate Rainforest
occurs in sheltered gullies in the footslopes and middle parts
of the escarpment from Wandera Mountain, the Deua ranges,
down to Murrabrine State Forest in the Eden CRA Region. It
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, well conserved in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
85%
3
8%
positive
T
T
2
58%
3
5%
positive
Synoum glandulosum
T
T
3
47%
2
8%
less informative
Doryphora sassafras
T
T
4
45%
3
1%
less informative
Aphanopetalum resinosum
T
T
4
44%
3
4%
less informative
Eucryphia moorei
T
T
4
35%
4
1%
less informative
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
3
95%
2
14%
positive
Dicksonia antarctica
M
D
4
91%
2
4%
positive
Cyathea australis
M
D
3
89%
2
8%
positive
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
3
78%
2
11%
positive
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
3
64%
2
10%
positive
Morinda jasminoides
M
L
3
60%
3
9%
positive
Coprosma quadrifida
M
S
2
65%
1
9%
positive
Olearia argophylla
M
S
2
44%
2
2%
less informative
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
2
42%
2
9%
less informative
Microsorum scandens
L
E
4
96%
3
4%
positive
Pyrrosia rupestris
L
E
3
89%
2
7%
positive
Fieldia australis
L
E
4
80%
2
2%
positive
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
3
80%
2
11%
positive
Diplazium australe
L
E
3
64%
2
2%
positive
Lastreopsis microsora
L
E
3
62%
4
5%
positive
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
60%
2
9%
positive
Lastreopsis Unknown
L
E
4
55%
3
0%
positive
Pteris umbrosa
L
E
4
53%
3
3%
positive
Blechnum patersonii ssp. patersonii
L
E
4
53%
3
3%
positive
Polystichum proliferum
L
E
3
51%
2
7%
positive
Microsorum pustulatumvar. pustulatum
L
E
3
40%
2
1%
less informative
Urtica incisa
L
F
2
56%
2
5%
positive
Australina pusilla
L
F
2
45%
2
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Acmena smithii
T
Hedycarya angustifolia
Species
163
Vegetation Group 166: Central Coastal Hinterland and Lowland Warm Temperate Rainforest
Indicator Species: Acmena smithii - Hedycarya angustifolia - Claoxylon australe - Aphanopetalum resinosum /
Morinda jasminoides - Marsdenia rostrata - Livistona australis / Lastreopsis microsora - Microsorum scandens Psychotria loniceroides
Central Coastal Hinterland and Lowland Warm Temperate
Rainforest is found in sheltered gullies in the foothills of the
Budawang Ranges down to the coast within the catchment of
the Clyde River and in the gorges of the eastern Morton
escarpment.
Description
Central Coastal Hinterland and Lowland Warm Temperate
Rainforest is a dense forest canopy up to 30 metres in height,
with a diverse tree canopy of Acmena smithii, Hedycarya
angustifolia, Ficus coronata, Cryptocarya glaucescens, and
other rainforest species. A secondary tree layer up to 10
metres tall comprises rainforest shrubs Eupomatia laurina,
Synoum glandulosum, and Notolea venosa, along with
Bangalow Palm Livistona australis, and tree ferns Cyathea
australis and Dicksonia antartica. There are a var.iety of
lianas including Marsdenia rostrata, Morinda jasminoides,
Pandorea pandorana, and Cissus hypoglaucca. The ground
cover is mainly ferns, Lastreopsis microsora, Microsorium
scandens, Lastreopsis decomposita, Asplenium australasicum,
Doodia aspera, and Microsorium scandens. Some herbs and
smaller vines are found in the lower ground cover including
Parsonsia straminea, Pseudantherum var.iabile, and
Eustrephus latifolius.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 7 500
Pre-1750 area (ha): 7 600
Percentage Cleared: 12%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 5 100 ha (68%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, well conserved in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
99%
3
6%
positive
T
4
97%
2
3%
positive
T
T
3
86%
2
2%
positive
Eupomatia laurina
T
T
3
82%
2
2%
positive
Synoum glandulosum
T
T
3
78%
2
6%
positive
Cryptocarya glaucescens
T
T
3
76%
2
0%
positive
Claoxylon australe
T
T
3
65%
2
2%
positive
Aphanopetalum resinosum
T
T
3
63%
3
3%
positive
Citronella moorei
T
T
3
49%
2
0%
less informative
Ceratopetalum apetalum
T
T
4
49%
3
1%
less informative
Schizomeria ovata
T
T
2
44%
1
1%
less informative
Dendrocnide excelsa
T
T
3
43%
3
1%
less informative
Cryptocarya microneura
T
T
2
37%
1
0%
less informative
Morinda jasminoides
M
L
4
94%
2
7%
positive
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
3
94%
2
10%
positive
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
3
78%
2
13%
positive
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
3
75%
2
9%
positive
Parsonsia straminea
M
L
3
73%
1
5%
positive
Cyathea australis
M
D
2
69%
2
8%
positive
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
2
58%
1
13%
positive
Rapanea howittiana
M
L
2
56%
1
5%
positive
Stephania japonica var. discolor
M
L
2
50%
1
4%
positive
Palmeria scandens
M
L
3
42%
1
0%
less informative
Livistona australis
M
P
2
83%
1
2%
positive
Tasmannia insipida
M
S
3
60%
2
1%
positive
Notelaea venosa
M
S
2
54%
1
12%
positive
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
2
50%
1
8%
positive
Ripogonum album
M
S
2
36%
1
0%
less informative
Lastreopsis microsora
L
E
4
97%
3
4%
positive
Microsorum scandens
L
E
4
90%
3
3%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Acmena smithii
T
Hedycarya angustifolia
T
Ficus coronata
Species
164
Lastreopsis decomposita
L
E
3
74%
3
2%
positive
Asplenium australasicum
L
E
3
73%
2
1%
positive
Doodia aspera
L
E
3
70%
2
9%
positive
Pyrrosia rupestris
L
E
3
67%
2
6%
positive
Pteris umbrosa
L
E
3
63%
3
2%
positive
Blechnum cartilagineum
L
E
3
63%
2
8%
positive
Arthropteris tenella
L
E
3
63%
2
1%
positive
Blechnum patersonii ssp. patersonii
L
E
3
57%
3
2%
positive
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
52%
2
9%
positive
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
3
44%
2
11%
less informative
Psychotria loniceroides
L
F
2
77%
2
4%
positive
Pseuderanthemumvar.iabile
L
F
3
70%
2
5%
positive
Smilax australis
L
L
2
91%
2
13%
positive
Rubus nebulosus
L
L
2
45%
1
1%
less informative
165
Vegetation Group 167: Warm Temperate - Subtropical Complex Rainforest
Indicator Species: Claoxylon australe - Acmena smithii - Ficus coronata - Dendrocnide excelsa - Baloghia inophylla
/ Pandorea pandorana - Hymenanthera dentata / Pandorea pandorana - Stephania japonica var. discolor - Marsdenia
flavescens - Sarcopetalum harveyanum - Cissus antarctica
This forest ecosystem has affinities with Map Unit 5: Bunga
Head Rainforest found in the Eden CRA Region (Keith and
Bedward 1999).
Description
Warm Temperate - Subtropical Complex Rainforest is a
closed forest up to 30 metres in height, co-dominated by
Claoxylon australe, Acmena smithii, Dendrocnide exelsa, and
Ficus coronata. An open secondary tree layer of Pittosporum
undulatum and Notelea venosa is often present. Citriobatus
pauciflorus and Breynia oblongifolia may be present in a
sparse shrub layer. The ground cover is a diverse mixture of
lianas, Marsdenia rostrata, Pandorea pandorana, Cissus
hypoglauca and Cissus antartica, as well as a diverse range of
vines, Smilax australis, Eustrephus latifolius, Aphanopetalum
resinosum, Geitenoplesium cymosum, Stephania japonica var.
discolor, and Sarchochilus harveyanum. A sparse ground
cover comprises ferns, Adiantum flabelliforme and
Arthropteris tenella, and grass/forb layer including
Oplismenus imbecillus and Plectranthus parvifolia.
This vegetation group may have been cleared much more than
what is indicated in the percentage cleared. This group could
be merged with vegetation group 177, which would give it a
much higher Vulnerability Class ranking of 2.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 4 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 5 000
Percentage Cleared: 2%
Bioregion: South-East Corner. Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 950 ha (19%)
Warm Temperate - Subtropical Complex Rainforest is found
in scattered small patches along the Coast from Kiama, down
through Jervis Bay, Milton, to Tuross Heads. It occurs in
small sheltered gullies on organic loams on a var.iety of
substrates.
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Weed invasion in smaller patches in
the Canbewarra, Kiama and Jamberoo escarpments.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
82%
3
3%
positive
T
T
2
73%
3
9%
positive
Ficus coronata
T
T
3
64%
3
4%
positive
Dendrocnide excelsa
T
T
4
64%
3
2%
positive
Baloghia inophylla
T
T
4
64%
4
0%
positive
Aphanopetalum resinosum
T
T
2
55%
3
5%
positive
Streblus brunonianus
T
T
2
45%
0
0%
positive
Alectryon subcinereus
T
T
1
45%
1
1%
less informative
Ehretia acuminata var. acuminata
T
T
3
36%
1
1%
less informative
Diospyros australis
T
T
4
36%
2
1%
less informative
Cryptocarya microneura
T
T
2
36%
2
1%
less informative
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
3
91%
2
15%
positive
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
3
91%
2
12%
positive
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
2
82%
1
14%
positive
Stephania japonica var. discolor
M
L
2
73%
1
5%
positive
Marsdenia flavescens
M
L
2
73%
2
2%
positive
Morinda jasminoides
M
L
1
64%
3
10%
less informative
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
3
64%
2
10%
positive
Celastrus australis
M
L
1
64%
2
2%
less informative
Sarcopetalum harveyanum
M
L
2
55%
2
4%
positive
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
2
55%
1
11%
positive
Cissus antarctica
M
L
3
55%
2
1%
positive
Parsonsia straminea
M
L
1
45%
2
6%
less informative
Hymenanthera dentata
M
S
3
82%
1
5%
positive
Breynia oblongifolia
M
S
1
82%
1
9%
less informative
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
2
64%
2
9%
positive
Notelaea venosa
M
S
2
55%
2
13%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Claoxylon australe
T
Acmena smithii
Species
166
Cassine australis var. australis
Sarcomelicope simplicifolia ssp.
simplicifolia
M
S
1
45%
2
0%
less informative
M
S
3
36%
3
0%
less informative
Clerodendrum tomentosum
M
S
1
36%
2
1%
less informative
Citriobatus pauciflorus
M
Z
3
55%
2
4%
positive
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
2
73%
2
10%
positive
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
2
73%
2
12%
positive
Arthropteris tenella
L
E
3
73%
3
2%
positive
Adiantum formosum
L
E
4
73%
3
2%
positive
Asplenium australasicum
L
E
2
36%
2
3%
less informative
Plectranthus parviflorus
L
F
2
55%
2
6%
positive
Urtica incisa
L
F
2
36%
2
5%
less informative
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
1
36%
2
10%
less informative
Sigesbeckia orientalis ssp. orientalis
L
F
2
36%
1
7%
less informative
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
2
82%
2
12%
positive
Smilax australis
L
L
2
73%
2
15%
positive
167
Vegetation Group 168: Ecotonal Granite Dry Rainforest
Indicator Species: Ficus coronata - Acmena smithii - Backhousia myrtifolia - Angophora floribunda - Rapanea
var.iabilis - Synoum glandulosum - Acacia floribunda / Pittosporum undulatum / Eustrephus latifolius
State Forest, and in the Araluen valley. It occurs primarily on
colluvial organic loams on granite substrate.
Description
Ecotonal Granite Dry Rainforest is an ecotonal closed forest
up to 22 metres in height, which is dominated by Backhousia
myrtifolia, with Pittosporum undulatum, and occasional Ficus
coronata, Angophora floribunda, and Acmena smithii. A
sparse shrub layer up to 4 metres tall may contain
Hymenanthera dentata, Breynia oblongifolia, and Cyathea
australis. The ground cover is a sparse cover of ferns
including Doodia aspera, Adiantum aethiopicum, Calochlaena
dubia and Adiantum hispidulum, along with a grassy herb
layer containing Lomandra longifolia, Microlaena stipoides,
Oplismenus aemulus, Stellaria flaccida and Viola hederacea.
Vines and climbers are much less common and may include
Morinda jasminoides, Marsdenia rostrata, and Pandorea
pandorana.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 195
Pre-1750 area (ha): 200
Percentage Cleared: 3%
Bioregion: South-East Corner
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 65 ha (33%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Ecotonal Granite Dry Rainforest occurs in scattered small
forest patches in sheltered gullies on Bolero Mountain, Monga
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
1
100%
3
4%
less informative
T
T
1
88%
3
9%
less informative
Backhousia myrtifolia
T
T
4
75%
4
6%
positive
Angophora floribunda
T
T
1
63%
1
7%
less informative
Rapanea var.iabilis
Casuarina cunninghamiana ssp.
cunninghamiana
T
T
1
50%
1
0%
less informative
T
T
4
50%
3
1%
positive
Synoum glandulosum
T
T
1
38%
2
8%
less informative
Acacia floribunda
T
T
2
38%
2
1%
less informative
Morinda jasminoides
M
L
1
88%
3
10%
less informative
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
1
75%
2
12%
less informative
Cyathea australis
M
D
1
63%
2
9%
less informative
Tylophora barbata
M
L
1
63%
2
11%
less informative
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
1
63%
2
15%
less informative
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
1
63%
1
11%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
50%
1
14%
less informative
Stephania japonica var. discolor
M
L
1
38%
1
5%
less informative
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
1
38%
2
10%
less informative
Breynia oblongifolia
M
S
1
75%
1
9%
less informative
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
3
63%
2
9%
positive
Hymenanthera dentata
M
S
2
50%
1
5%
positive
Prostanthera lasianthos
M
S
1
38%
1
2%
less informative
Lomatia myricoides
M
S
1
38%
1
8%
less informative
Callicoma serratifolia
M
Z
3
38%
2
2%
less informative
Doodia aspera
L
E
2
100%
2
11%
positive
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
1
63%
2
10%
less informative
Blechnum nudum
L
E
1
63%
2
4%
less informative
Adiantum hispidulum
L
E
1
63%
2
2%
less informative
Adiantum aethiopicum
L
E
2
63%
1
5%
positive
Pyrrosia rupestris
L
E
1
50%
2
8%
less informative
Lastreopsis microsora
L
E
1
50%
3
6%
less informative
Calochlaena dubia
L
E
2
50%
2
6%
positive
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
1
50%
2
12%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Ficus coronata
T
Acmena smithii
Species
168
Adiantum formosum
L
E
1
38%
3
2%
less informative
Viola hederacea
L
F
2
50%
1
20%
positive
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
2
50%
2
10%
positive
Psychotria loniceroides
L
F
1
50%
2
6%
less informative
Austrocynoglossum latifolium
L
F
1
50%
2
1%
less informative
Senecio linearifolius
L
F
1
38%
1
8%
less informative
Pseuderanthemumvar.iabile
L
F
1
38%
2
6%
less informative
Plectranthus parviflorus
L
F
2
38%
2
6%
less informative
Oplismenus aemulus
L
G
1
75%
1
2%
less informative
Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides
L
G
2
63%
2
27%
positive
Smilax australis
L
L
1
50%
2
15%
less informative
Clematis aristata
L
L
1
38%
1
27%
less informative
169
Vegetation Group 169: Coastal Hinterland Sub Tropical Warm Temperate Rainforest
Indicator Species: Acmena smithii - Doryphora sassafras - Synoum glandulosum - Cryptocarya glaucescens /
Morinda jasminoides / Livistona australis - Palmeria scandens
Description
Statistics
Coastal Hinterland Sub Tropical Warm Temperate Rainforest
is often a closed forest up to 30 metres in height, codominated by Acmena smithii and Doryphora sassafras,
Livistona australis is often present in the secondary tree layer.
Shrub layer is a sparse cover of Cyathea australis and
Coprosma quadrifida up to 4 metres in height. Lianas include
Pandoraea pandorana, Marsdenia rostrata, and Smilax
australis. Ground cover is a sparse cover of ferns
Microsorium scandens, Pyrrosia rupestris, and Pellaea
falcata ssp. falcata.
Extant area (ha): 3 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 5 700
Percentage Cleared: 47%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 300 ha (23%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Weed invasion in smaller patches in
the Canbewarra, Kiama and Jamberoo escarpments.
Coastal Hinterland Sub Tropical Warm Temperate Rainforest
occurs in small forest patches in sheltered gullies beneath the
Budawang, Morton, and Kiama-Shoalhaven eastern
escarpment.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
3
100%
3
9%
positive
T
T
4
88%
3
2%
positive
T
T
1
53%
2
8%
less informative
Cryptocarya glaucescens
T
T
3
47%
3
2%
less informative
Eupomatia laurina
T
T
1
35%
3
4%
less informative
Diospyros australis
T
T
1
35%
3
1%
less informative
Ceratopetalum apetalum
T
T
3
35%
4
2%
less informative
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
1
94%
2
15%
less informative
Morinda jasminoides
M
L
2
88%
3
9%
positive
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
1
88%
2
12%
less informative
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
1
71%
1
14%
less informative
Cyathea australis
M
D
1
53%
2
9%
less informative
Palmeria scandens
M
L
1
41%
3
1%
less informative
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
1
41%
1
11%
less informative
Rapanea howittiana
M
L
1
35%
2
6%
less informative
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
2
35%
2
10%
less informative
Livistona australis
M
P
1
47%
2
4%
less informative
Notelaea venosa
M
S
1
59%
2
13%
less informative
Coprosma quadrifida
M
S
1
53%
1
10%
less informative
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
1
47%
2
9%
less informative
Microsorum scandens
L
E
1
71%
4
5%
less informative
Pyrrosia rupestris
L
E
1
59%
2
8%
less informative
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
1
53%
2
10%
less informative
Lastreopsis microsora
L
E
2
47%
4
6%
less informative
Lastreopsis acuminata
L
E
2
47%
3
3%
less informative
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
1
47%
2
12%
less informative
Arthropteris tenella
L
E
2
47%
3
2%
less informative
Dicksonia antarctica
L
D
3
41%
3
5%
less informative
Doodia aspera
L
E
2
35%
2
11%
less informative
Calochlaena dubia
L
E
1
35%
2
6%
less informative
Asplenium australasicum
L
E
1
35%
2
3%
less informative
Oplismenus aemulus
L
G
1
35%
1
2%
less informative
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Acmena smithii
T
Doryphora sassafras
Synoum glandulosum
Species
170
Vegetation Group 170: Southern Coastal Hinterland Dry Gully Rainforest
Indicator Species: Backhousia myrtifolia - Acmena smithii - Aphanopetalum resinosum - Notelaea venosa Pittosporum undulatum / - Rapanea howittiana / Morinda jasminoides / Doodia aspera - Pellaea falcata var. falcata Lastreopsis decomposita - Lastreopsis microsora
Description
Statistics
Southern Coastal Hinterland Dry Gully Rainforest is a closed
forest up to 17 metres in height, co-dominated by Notelea
venosa, Backhousia myrtifolia, Pittosporum undulatum, and
Acmena smithii. An open tall shrub layer up to 4 metres in
height, usually contains Rapanea howittiana, Breynia
oblongifolia, and Cyathea australis. Doodia aspera dominates
the ground cover, along with Aslpenium flabelliforme, Pellaea
falcata ssp. falcata, Pyrrosia rupestris and Lasteropsis
acuminata. Lianas such as Marsdenia rostrata, Pandorea
pandorana, and Smilax australis intertwine in the shrub and
tree layer.
Extant area (ha): 5 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 6 000
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 400 ha (40%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, welll buffered by
sourrounding vegetation
Southern Coastal Hinterland Dry Gully Rainforest occurs in
dry sheltered gullies below 200 metres elevation in the
foothills along the South Coast from about Flat Rock State
Forest down to the northern Bega Valley. It occurs on shallow
organic loams, usually on the sides of steep rocky creeks.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Group
score (50
percentile)
Group
frequency
Non-group
score (50
percentile)
Non-group
frequency
Fidelity class
T
4
90%
3
4%
positive
T
T
3
72%
3
8%
positive
T
T
4
63%
3
3%
positive
Ficus coronata
T
T
2
32%
3
4%
less informative
Claoxylon australe
T
T
4
31%
2
3%
less informative
Morinda jasminoides
M
L
3
90%
2
8%
positive
Marsdenia rostrata
M
L
3
85%
2
11%
positive
Pandorea pandorana
M
L
3
82%
2
13%
positive
Rapanea howittiana
M
L
2
69%
2
5%
positive
Eustrephus latifolius
M
L
3
67%
1
13%
positive
Cissus hypoglauca
M
L
3
65%
2
9%
positive
Geitonoplesium cymosum
M
L
2
62%
1
10%
positive
Parsonsia straminea
M
L
3
44%
2
6%
less informative
Sarcopetalum harveyanum
M
L
2
37%
1
3%
less informative
Tylophora barbata
M
L
2
32%
2
10%
less informative
Marsdenia flavescens
M
L
3
31%
2
2%
less informative
Notelaea venosa
M
S
3
92%
1
11%
positive
Pittosporum undulatum
M
S
2
79%
1
8%
positive
Breynia oblongifolia
M
S
3
63%
1
8%
positive
Solanum pungetium
M
S
2
56%
1
4%
positive
Pittosporum revolutum
M
S
3
51%
1
6%
positive
Hymenanthera dentata
M
S
2
38%
1
5%
less informative
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
M
S
2
33%
1
10%
less informative
Beyeria lasiocarpa
M
S
2
32%
2
1%
less informative
Plectorrhiza tridentata
L
B
3
42%
2
1%
less informative
Doodia aspera
L
E
4
92%
2
9%
positive
Asplenium flabellifolium
L
E
3
72%
2
11%
positive
Pellaea falcata var. falcata
L
E
3
71%
2
9%
positive
Pyrrosia rupestris
L
E
3
67%
2
7%
positive
Lastreopsis decomposita
L
E
3
64%
3
3%
positive
Lastreopsis microsora
L
E
3
56%
4
5%
positive
Vegetation
Layer
Growth
Form
Backhousia myrtifolia
T
Acmena smithii
Aphanopetalum resinosum
Species
171
Cyathea australis
M
D
2
53%
2
8%
positive
Blechnum cartilagineum
L
E
2
42%
2
9%
less informative
Stellaria flaccida
L
F
3
55%
2
9%
positive
Plectranthus parviflorus
L
F
3
50%
2
5%
positive
Sigesbeckia orientalis ssp. orientalis
L
F
3
38%
1
6%
less informative
Psychotria loniceroides
L
F
2
38%
2
5%
less informative
Pseuderanthemumvar.iabile
L
F
3
37%
2
6%
less informative
Oplismenus imbecillis
L
G
3
91%
2
10%
positive
Smilax australis
L
L
3
82%
2
13%
positive
Clematis aristata
L
L
3
67%
1
26%
positive
173
Vegetation Group 172: Kosciuszko Western Escarpment Cool Temperate Rainforest
Indicator Species:
Statistics
Description
Kosciuszko Western Escarpment Cool Temperate Rainforest
is a closed forest up to 22 metres in height, dominated by
Atherosperma moschatum.
It occurs in sheltered gullies on the eastern side of the Grey
Mare Range above the Geehi Valley within Kosciusko
National Park at elevations between 600 and 700 metres.
There are stands similar to this in eastern and Central
Gippsland. It is a very remote and rare outlier to the
remainder of the southern cool temperate rainforests found in
Tasmania and in Victoria.
Extant area (ha): 105
Pre-1750 area (ha): 105
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 105 ha (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Limited, welll buffered by
sourrounding vegetation
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 173: Northern Grass Herb Forest on Basalt
Indicator Species:
Statistics
Description
Extant area (ha): 10
Northern Grass Herb Forest on basalt is an open forest found
in the Southern Highlands. Eucalypt overstorey includes
Eucalyptus radiata ssp radiata, E. viminalis, and E.
blaxlandii. The understorey is an open cover of shrubs, such
as Acacia falciformis, Breynia oblongifolia, and
Hymenanthera dentata. The ground cover is a rich carpet of
grasses and herbs, including Microlaena stipoides,
Echinopogon ovatus, and Deyeuxia microseta. Herbs include
Acaena novazelandiae, Dichondra repens, Glycine
clandestina, Pratia purpurascens, and fern Pellaea falcata ssp
falcata.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 5 300
Percentage Cleared: 100%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class:
Environmental Pressures: Patch clearing on private land
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 174: Shoalhaven Gorge Forest
Indicator Species:
Statistics
Description
Extant area (ha): 21 000
Shoalhaven Gorge Forest is an open forest up to 25 metres in
height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus tereticornis and E.
melliodora. The understorey comprises an open grassy layer
of grasses and herbs similar to Vegetation Group 46:
Kowmung Dry Shrub/Herb Forest.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 24 700
This vegetation group may be split into further groups as
indicated in the recent vegetation survey and mapping of
Bungonia Gorge and western Morton National Park (Graham
Higgs & Associates (2005).
Percentage Cleared: 15%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 8 200 ha (33%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited because its inaccessibility
and remoteness
Vulnerability Class: 5 in South Coast
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 175: Northern Coastal Lowlands Swamp Forest
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
Northern Coastal Lowlands Swamp is an open forest up to 25
metres high, dominated by Eucalyptus robusta, as well as a
variety of other eucalypts fringing the swamp forest. The
understorey comprises a moderate to dese cover of Melaleuca
species, including Melaleuca ericifolia, M. linearifolia, M.
squarrosa, or M. biconvexa, together a range of
Leptospermum spp. The ground cover can be a dense mixed
sward of grasses and sword grasses, with a fine scattering of
herbs and procumbent shrubs.
Extant area (ha): 950
It occurs along flat drainage lines on grey silty sandy loams,
which are inundated in winter.
Environmental Pressures: Limited because its inaccessibility
and remoteness
Pre-1750 area (ha): 955
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 250 ha (24%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 177: Illawarra Lowland Sub-Tropical Rainforest
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
Illawarra Lowland Sub-Tropical Rainforest is an open forest
up to 30 metres in height, with a diverse range of sub-tropical
rainforest overstorey species, including Planchonella
australis, Baloghia inophylla, Brachychiton acerifolius,
Dendrocnide exelsa, Toona australis, Alectryon cinereus,
Diospyros pentamera, and figs Ficus superba, Ficus coronata.
The shrub understorey mainly comprises species from the
canopy, together with alower shrub layer of Citriobatus
pauciflorus, Pittosporum revolutum, and Breynia oblongifolia.
Vines are common and include Malaisia scandens, Cissus
antartica, Legenephora moorei, Marsdenia flavescens,
Maclura cochinchinensis, and Piper novae-hollandiae. Ferns
in the ground layer include ferns Arthopteris tenella and
Doodia aspera, and herb Pseuderanthereum variabile (Mills
and Jakeman 1995).
Extant area (ha): 885
Pre-1750 area (ha): 8 300
Percentage Cleared: 89%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation in smaller
rainforest patches
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
This group perhaps should be merged with vegetation group
167, if further field data supports this proposition.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 178: Robertson Warm Temperate Rainforest
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
Robertson Warm Temperate Rainforest is an open forest up to
30 metres in height dominated by Quintinia sieberi, Polyosma
cunninghamii, and Doryphora sassafras. The secondary layer
comprises Hymenanthera dentata, Coporosma quadrifida,
Tasmannia insipida, and Ceratopetalum apetalum. The
ground cover comprises mainly ferns Lastreopsis micosora,
and Microsorum scandens (Mills and Jakeman 1995).
Extant area (ha): 390
Robertson Warm Temperate Rainforest occurs on Tertiary
basalt on the Illawarra escarpment in high rainfall areas
between 2000 and 2500 mm per annum. Mills and Jakeman
(1995) identified this rainforest type as having particular
ecological significance. Because the CRA floristic survey did
not survey this potential forest ecosystem, there was no
opportunity to check the validity of this Vegetation Group in
the Vegetation Group classification.
Vulnerability Class: 1
Pre-1750 area (ha): 490
Percentage Cleared: 20%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 25 ha (5%)
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation in smaller
rainforest patches
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 179: Eastern Deua Dry Shrub Forest
Indicator Species:
Eastern Deua Dry Shrub Forest is am open forest up to 25
metres in height, co-dominated by either E.consideniana or
Angophora costata, with A. floribunda, E. muelleriana, E.
globoidea, and E.sieberi. The understorey comprises an open
cover of Acacia obtusifolia, Platysace lanceolata, Oxylobium
ilicifolium, and Banksia spinulosa var spinulosa. The ground
cover comprises a sparse cover of grasses Entolasia stricta,
Lepidosperma gunnii, Lomandra confertifolia ssp similis, and
small herb Lagenifera stipitata.
This vegetation group occurs on orange-brown clay loams
derived from Ordovician sediments on the footslopes of the
Deua ranges.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 3 800
Pre-1750 area (ha): 3 800
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 2 400 ha (63%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: limited, well conserved in reserves
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 180: Cooma Dry Grass Forest
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
Cooma Dry Grass Forest is an open forest up to 20 metres in
height, co-dominated by Eucalyptus viminalis and E. dives.
Extant area (ha): 965
It occurs at around Cooma and Yaouk on shallow clay sily
loams derived from Ordovician sediments.
It has affinities with vegetation group 150, which is equivalent
to map unit 22a in the South-East Forests region (Keith &
Bedward 1999)
Pre-1750 area (ha): 965
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 0 ha (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Small patch learing, weed
infestation, and grazing
Mapping Reliability: 4/5 – Poor to reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 181: North Eastern Tablelands Gully Fern Forest
Indicator Species:
Statistics
Description
North Eastern Tablelands Gully Fern Forest is a tall open
forest up to 30 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus
elata, along with E. globoidea and E. cypellocarpa. The
understorey is a carpet of fern Calochlaena dubia, along with
various moist herbs and grasses found in gully heads and gully
lines.
This vegetation group occurs on relatively deep yellow
podzolic and grey clay loams on Permian and Devonian
desiments on eastern facing slopes towards drainage lines on
tributaries of the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee rivers.
Extant area (ha): 5 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 6 400
Percentage Cleared: 16%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area & Percentage in dedicated reserves: 1 400 ha (22%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Small patch learing, weed
infestation, and grazing
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 182: Western Slopes Dry Shrub Forest on Serpentinite
Indicator Species:
Description
Western Slopes Dry Shrub Forest on Serpentinite is an open
forest up to 22 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus
nortonii, along with E. macrorryncha. The understorey is an
open cover of medium shrubs and grass trees, dominated by
Xanthorrhoea glauca ssp angustifolia and Ricinocarpus
bowmanii, without many other shrub species. The ground
cover is dominated by a diversity of grasses, including a
diversity of Danthonia spp and Themeda australis, as well as
herbs and procumbent shrubs, such as Ammobium
craspedioides, and sedges Lomandra filiformis ssp filiformis
and Lomandra filiformis ssp coriacea.
This vegetation group occurs on Serpentinite rock outcrops
running in bands north of Tumut towards Gundagai.
Statistics
Extant area (ha):
Pre-1750 area (ha):
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 0 (0%)
Environmental Pressures: Small patch learing, weed
infestation, and grazing
Vulnerability Class: 3
Mapping Reliability: not mapped.
Although identifiable as a separate vegetation group in the
classification, this vegetation group was not mapped in the
first version of the vegetation map.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 183: Northern Tablelands Basalt Grass Forest
Indicator Species:
Extant area (ha): 965
Description
Northern Tablelands Basalt Grass Forest is an open forest up
to 20 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus polyanthemos
and Eucalyptus macrorryncha. The understorey is an open
cover of shrubs, such as Acacia falciformis and Cassinia
longifolia. The understorey comprises tussock grasses Poa
sieberiana var sieberiana. Herbs include Acaena
novazelandiae, Dichondra repens, Glycine clandestina,
Hydrocotyle laxiflora, and ferns Pellaea falcata ssp falcata
and Asplenium flabelliforme.
Northern Tablelands Basalt Grass Forest is found on basalt
outcrops in the upper Abercrombie River catchment. Similar
forest ecosystems are found on basalt residual outcrops in the
Northern Wollemi and Central Goulburn River National
Parks.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 965
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 150 (16%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Small patch learing, weed
infestation, and grazing
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable. There may be other
patches of this vegetation group in this part of the region not
yet mapped as this group.
Statistics
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 184: Jenolan River Heath Forest on Granite
Indicator Species:
Description
Jenolan River Heath Forest on Granite is an open forest up to
20 metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus goniocalyx, E.
punctata, and E.sp.mahek. The shrub layer is a moderate
cover of Acacia flocktoniae, Calytrix tetragona, Olearia
erubescens, Ozothamnus adnatus, Bossaia obcordata, and
Leucopogon attenuatus. The ground cover is a sparse cover of
herbs Pomax umbellatus and Phyllanthus hirtellus, and sedges
Lomandra glauca and Dianella revoluta var revoluta.
This vegetation group is equivalent to map unit 10U (Keith &
Benson 1988)
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 458
Pre-1750 area (ha): 611
Percentage Cleared: 25%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 152 (16%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Well buffered by surrounding
vegetation. Eucalypts may be prone to drought death in
drought years.
Mapping Reliability: 2
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 185: Mangrove Estuarine Low Forest
Indicator Species:
Mangrove Estuarine Low Forest is a low estuarine forest
dominated by Aegiceras corniculata or Avicennia marina var.
australica.
Mangrove Estuarine Low Forest is restricted to mudflats
occurring in the upper tidal zone zone. It occurs from about
Merimbula in the Eden CRA Region up the New South Wales
Coast (Keith & Bedward 1999, Keith 2004). Map Units 65 and
66 in the Eden CRA Region are mapped as one type in the
vegetation map for the Southern CRA Region.
This vegetation group occurs on impervious saline silts and
muds which limit oxygen diffusion.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 2 200
Pre-1750 area (ha): 2 500
Percentage Cleared: 12%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 630 (25%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Estuarine development and pollution
may threaten some of the patches of this vegetation group in
the future
Mapping Reliability: 1/5 – Very Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 186: Mudflats / Saltmarshes
Indicator Species:
Description
Mudflats / Saltmarshes is a mosaic of mudflats and
saltmarshes, which are dominated by the succulent herb
Sarcornia quinqueflora, and can be associated with a range of
other salt tolerant aquatic species, including Samolus repens,
Triglocin striatum. On less inundated parts of the saltmarsh,
grasses and grass-like plants may occur, such as Sporobolus
virginicus, Austrostipa stipoides, and Cyperus laevigatus
(Kieth 2004).
Mudflats / Saltmarshes occur in the mid-tidal zone of
estuaries, lakes, and lagoons along the entire South Coast
between Wallaga Lake and Kiama. It is equivalent to Map
Unit 64 in the Eden CRA Region (Keith & Bedward 1999).
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 400
Pre-1750 area (ha): 608
Percentage Cleared: 35%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 129 (21%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Estuarine development and
pollution may threaten some of the patches of this vegetation
group in the future
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 187: Coastal Headland Heathlands
Indicator Species:
Statistics
Description
Coastal Headland Heathlands are tall shrublands comprising a
dominant shrub layer of Leptospermum laevigatum, Melaleuca
armillaris ssp. Armillaris, Banksia integrifolia ssp.
integrifolia, and Westringia fruticosa. The ground cover may
comprise a sparse to open cover of grasses and grass-like
plants, including Entolasia stricta, Isolepis nodosa, Dianella
caerulea, and Lepidosperma concavum (Keith 2004)
Coastal Headland Heathlands occur on rocky headlands
between south of Narooma and Jervis Bay.
This vegetation group is found on dark loams and clays.
Extant area (ha): 1 100
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 400
Percentage Cleared: 21%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 460 (34%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation and lack of
appropriate fire regimes may affect natural integrity of
vegetation patches close to development
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 188: Sand Dune Wetlands
Indicator Species:
Description
Sand Dune Wetlands occur in the hind dune systems of the
South Coast and contain a range of wetland ecosystems.
Two typical examples of such wetlands are behind Seven Mile
Beach and north of Congo township.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 35
Pre-1750 area (ha): 266
Percentage Cleared: 87%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 19 (7%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Coastal development in catchments
of this vegetation group
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
181
Vegetation Group 189: Coastal Alluvial Valley Floor Wetlands
Indicator Species:
Statistics
Description
Coastal alluvial valley floor wetlands are lagoons and closed
parts of former estuaries adjoining coastal lakes and estuaries
on the South Coast. No vegetation samples have been taken in
this type. Keith (2004) provides detailed descriptions of the
equivalent vegetation type, termed coastal freshwater lagoons.
Further sampling of these wetlands is required to determine
the aquatic and terrestrial vegetation growing in and around
them.
Extant area (ha): 700
Pre-1750 area (ha): 740
Percentage Cleared: 5%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 110 (15%)
Vulnerability Class: 1
Environmental Pressures: Coastal development in catchments
of this vegetation group. Weed infestation and nutrification
combine to change natural character.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 190: Rock Outcrops/Scree Slopes
Indicator Species: None
Description
Rock outcrops are bare rocky outcrops mapped from aerial
photo-interpretation where there is obvious bare rock in patch
sizes greater than 2 hectares.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 3 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 3 000
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 1 700 (57%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited because of remoteness and
inaccessibility
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 191: Tableland Alluvial Valley Floor Wetlands
Indicator Species:
Statistics
Description
Tableland alluvial valley floor wetlands are wetlands found in
the central parts of the Southern Tablelands. Examples include
Lake George and Lake Bathurst. No vegetation samples have
been taken in this type. Further sampling of these wetlands is
required to determine the aquatic and terrestrial vegetation
growing in and around them.
This vegetation group is equivalent to the montake lakes
described in Keith (2004).
Extant area (ha): 17 900
Pre-1750 area (ha): 18 700
Percentage Cleared: 4%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 5 (0%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited because of remoteness and
inaccessibility
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 192: South West Slopes Tall Shrubland Low Forest
Indicator Species:
Description
South West Slopes Tall Shrubland Low Forest is a low open
forest up to 8 metres in height, co-dominated by Acacia
doratoxylon and Eucalyptus dwyeri. The ground cover is an
open grassy sward of scabrous shrubs such as Haloragis
aspera and Drosera peltata, fern Cheilanthes sieberi ssp
sieberi, and grasses Danthonia spp and scattered Aira
elegantissima. The lower ground cover comprises Poranthera
microphylla, Stuartina muelleri, Crassula sieberiana, and
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus.
This vegetation group occurs on flat rock outcrops in the
South-West Slopes bioregion. Soils are shallow clay loams
with limited water holding capacity.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 940
Pre-1750 area (ha): 940
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-West Slopes
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 45 (5%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Limited because of remoteness and
inaccessibility
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 194: North East Riparian Forest
Indicator Species:
Description
North East Riparian Forest is an open forest up to 20 metres in
height, dominated by Eucalyptus mannifera and E. amplifolia.
The understorey is a diverse mixture of heath species. The
ground cover is a diverse cover of grasses, herbs, and sedges.
This Vegetation Group was not mapped in the first version of
the vegetation map in 2000. It has been mapped in the
Northern sub-region because more site data came to hand
which indicated that it was a distinct vegetation type.
Statistics
Extant area (ha): 4 000
Pre-1750 area (ha): 16 100
Percentage Cleared: 75%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 170 (1%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Poor - Fair
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 195: SWS Grassy Shrub Forest on Granite
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus macrorhyncha - Eucalyptus blakelyi - Eucalyptus nortonii / Brachyloma daphnoides Hibbertia obtusifolia - Stypandra glauca / Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Oxalis perennans - Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia Luzula densiflora - Drosera auriculata - Lomandra filiformis ssp coriacea
Statistics
Description
Extant area (ha): 2900
SWS Grassy Shrub Forest on Granite is an open
forest/woodland up to 20 metres in height, dominated by
Eucalyptus macrorryncha, with co-dominants E blakelyii
and E.nortonii. The shrub layer comprises principally
Brachyloma daphnoides and Hibbertia obtusifolia, along
with Stypandra glauca.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 2900
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands – South West Slopes
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 1300 (45%)
The ground cover is a diverse cover of grasses, herbs, and
sedges, comprising bulbs, Microtis unifolia, Bulbine
bulbosa, Arthropodium minus, the fern Cheilanthes
austrotenuifolia, together with herbs and prostrate shrubs
Hydrocotyle laxiflora, Oxalis perennans, Drosera
auriculata, Gonocarpus elatus, Wahlenbergia stricta ssp
stricta, Hypericum gramineum, Daucus glochidiatus, and
Geranium retrorsum. There is usually a sparse to mid cover
of grasses Elymus scaber var scaber, Poa sieberiana var
hirtella, Danthonia racemosa var racemosa and Microlaena
stipoides var stipoides
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Clearing, weed infestation and
grazing potentially changing the natural character of the
ground cover.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 or 4/5 – Good
This Vegetation Group was not mapped in the first version
of the vegetation map in 2000. With additional survey sites
in Minjary Nature Reserve, it was found to be a distinct
group occurring only on granitic soils on granite batholiths.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Species Name
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Eucalyptus nortonii
Brachyloma daphnoides
Hibbertia obtusifolia
Microseris lanceolata
Senecio species E
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Stypandra glauca
Oxalis perennans
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
Luzula densiflora
Drosera auriculata
Lomandra filiformis ssp
coriacea
Gonocarpus elatus
Microtis unifolia
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp stricta
Elymus scaber var scaber
Hypericum gramineum
Daucus glochidiatus
Geranium retrorsum
Poa sieberiana var hirtella
Danthonia racemosa var
racemosa
Bulbine bulbosa
Scutellaria humilis
Arthropodium minus
Cymbonotus preissianus
Vegetation
Layer
T
T
T
M
M
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Life
Form
T
T
T
Z
Z
F
F
F
V
F
E
V
F
Median Cover
Score
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Group
frequency
84%
59%
43%
73%
50%
32%
32%
89%
82%
68%
59%
59%
57%
Median Cover
Score
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Non-group
frequency
13%
4%
4%
11%
23%
4%
12%
25%
5%
10%
3%
4%
4%
Fidelity class
positive
positive
less informative
positive
positive
uninformative
uninformative
positive
positive
positive
positive
positive
positive
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
R
F
B
F
G
F
F
F
G
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
57%
55%
55%
55%
52%
52%
50%
50%
45%
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
9%
1%
5%
13%
17%
19%
7%
1%
2%
positive
positive
positive
positive
positive
positive
positive
positive
less informative
L
L
L
L
L
G
B
F
B
F
2
2
2
2
2
43%
41%
41%
36%
36%
2
1
1
1
1
9%
3%
2%
2%
6%
less informative
less informative
less informative
less informative
less informative
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Vegetation Group 196: South West Slopes Tall Shrubland Low Forest
Indicator Species:
Statistics
Description
Extant area (ha): 13 207
South West Slopes Tall Shrubland Low Forest is a low forest
up to ten metres in height, dominated by Eucalyptus dealbata,
and Callitris endlicheri asa frequent co-dominant. There is
usually an open low shrub layer comprising Calytrix
tetragona, Stypandra glauca, Brachyloma daphnoides,
Lissanthe strigosa, Bracteantha viscosa, Acacia buxifolia ssp.
buxifolia, Dillwynia sericea, Acacia genistifolia, and scattered
Xanthorrhoea glauca ssp. angustifolia. The ground cover
usually comprises Gonocarpus elatus, Danthonia eriantha,
and Cheilanthes sieberi ssp sieberi.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 13 207
This vegetation group is commonly found on shallow loams
derived from Silurian granites on rock outcrops. The most
extensive areas are found in Woomargama National Park.
Percentage Cleared: 0
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 8,231 (44%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, well buffered by
surrounding vegetation and rocky niche which this vegetation
group occupies.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnost ic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 197 Coastal littoral rainforest
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
Coastal littoral rainforest is a dense low forest up to 12 metres
in height. There are two basic sub-groups recognisable in the
study study area, one which is dominated by Glochidion
fernandii, with co-dominants such as Guoia semiglauca,
Pittsoporum undulatum, and Notolaea longifolia; the other is
more diverse and has in the tree canopy Cassine australis,
Podocarpus elatus, Endiandra sieberi, and Diospyros
australis. Vines are present, such as Malaisia scandens,
Parsonsia straminea, Cayratia clematidea, and Cissus
antartica (Mills and Jakeman 1995).
Extant area (ha): 80
There are small outliers of this vegetation group from Kiama
to Narooma in small wet gullies along the coast.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable
Pre-1750 area (ha): 80
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 60 (71%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation in smaller patches
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 198: Ribbon Gum Forest on Limestone
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
E. viminalis Shrub/Fern Herb/Grass Forest is a highly variable
open forest floristically, although the tree layer is mainly
Eucalyptus viminalis. The shrub layer comprises mainly
Bursaria spinosa, Acacia falciformis and Cassinia longifolia.
The ground cover is mainly herbs Hydrocotyle laxiflora,
Pellaea and Arthropodium milleflorum, with ferns Pellaea
falcata or Asplenium trichomanes ssp quadrivalens, sedge
Lomandra longifola, and grasses Poa labillardierii and Poa
sieberiana.
Extant area (ha): 380
This Vegetation Group is found in small patches on limestone
in the Jenolan and Wombeyan Caves areas, a small patch in
the ACT, and on the eastern fall of the plateau above the Deua
River. It can be found on a variety of substrates.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable. Further sampling is
required to determine the full extent of this vegetation group
in the Southern CRA Region.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 600
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 55 (3%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation
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Vegetation Group 199: South Coast Rush Wetland
Indicator Species:
Statistics
Description
This vegetation group was once found extensively alongside
Coastal Alluvial Floor Wetlands (189). Agriculture and
grazing has now limited to very small areas on the south coast,
surrounding natural frehwater lagoons.
It is too small to map at the regional scale.
Extant area (ha): Pre-1750 area (ha): Percentage Cleared: -%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): - (-%)
Vulnerability Class: 3
Environmental Pressures: Urban development and
nutrification
Mapping Reliability: It has not been mapped because of its
small size relative to the scale of the regional vegetation map.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 200: Black Range Swampy Heathy Open Woodland
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
This is low open forest/shrubland up to 15 metres in height
usually dominated by Eucalyptus mannifera with codominants E. dalrympleana ssp. dalrympleana and E. stricta.
The tall shrub layer comprises Leptospermum myrtifolium and
Leptospermum continentale. The ground cover has Gahnia
sieberiana, Empodisma minus, Patersonia fragilis,
Gonocarpus micranthus ssp. micranthus, and Viola hederacea
(Keith & Benson 1988)
Extant area (ha): 20
This vegetation group is equivalent to map unit 17a (Keith &
Benson 1988)
Pre-1750 area (ha): 20
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 20 (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Limited, well buffered by
surrounding vegetation
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 201: Lower Abercrombie dry shrub Callitris Forest
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
This vegetation group is similar in species composition to
vegetation group 196. Eucalyptus blakelyii and Callitris
endlicheri occupy the tree layer. The ground cover has similar
species to those in vegetation group 196.
Extant area (ha): 4 800
This vegetation group is found on granitic outcrops to the
north-west of Boorowa in the ranges surrounding the Yangala
Dam on the Abercrombie River. Hence it is only found on the
north-west fringes of the study area.
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
The soils are typically orange-brown podzols and in some
cases near rocky boulders lithosols.
Environmental Pressures: Limited, well buffered by
surrounding vegetation and rocky niche which this vegetation
group occupies.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 4 800
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 65 (1%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 202: White Cypress Pine dry shrub-grass Open forest/woodland
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
No stands of this vegetation group were mapped. It is now
limited to narrow roadside verges in the far south west corner
of the study area.
Extant area (ha): Pre-1750 area (ha): Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): - (-%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Clearing and weed infestation
Mapping Reliability: Not mapped. It may be present in small
patches in the far south-west of the study area.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined
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Vegetation Group 203: South Coast Escarpment Rocky Scree Mallee Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus bauerlenii / Acacia rubida – Leptospermum polygaliflium ssp. polygalifolium –
Prostanthera incana / Lepidosperma urophorum
Statistics
Description
South Coast Escarpment Rocky Scree Mallee Forest is a low
open forest up to 10 metres in height on steep rocky scree
slopes in the Budawang Range. The tree layer comprises
Eucalyptus bauerlenii. The tall shrub layer is a mixture of
Acacia rubida, Leptospermum polygalifolium ssp.
polygalifolium, Prostanthera incana, Phebalium coxii, and
Notelaea longifolia forma longifolia. The ground cover is
principally Lomandra longifolia, Lepidosperma urophorum,
and Platysace lanceolata.
This vegetation group is found on shallow sandy clay loams
on rocky platforms on Clyde Mountain in the Budawang
Ranges.
Extant area (ha): 170
Pre-1750 area (ha): 170
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South-East Corner, Sydney Basin
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 170 (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Well buffered by surrounding
vegetation.
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 – Good
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 204: Exposed Alpine Feldmark
Indicator Species: Epacris petrophila - Colobanthus pulvinatus – Ewartia nubigena
Description
Statistics
A bare open herbfield on exposed and windswept ridges in the
alpine tract comprises shrub and herb species such as Epacris
petrophila, Colobanthus pulvinatus, Chionohebe densifolia,
Ewartia nubigena, and Ranunculus acrophilus. Grasses, such
as Poa fawcettiae and Agrostis muelleriana are present
(McDougall and Walsh in press).
Extant area (ha): 235
The soils are barely developed and are typically lithosols
(Costin 1954)
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 235 (100%)
Pre-1750 area (ha): 235
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Limited, except for possible climate
change.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 205: Snowpatch Feldmark
Indicator Species: Coprosma niphophila –Colobanthus nivicola
Description
Statistics
A low alpine herbfield comprises shrub and herb species such
as Coprosma niphophila, Colobanthus nivicola, Epilobium
tasmanicum, and Neopaxia australasica. Grasses, such as Poa
fawcettiae and Agrostis muelleriana, may be present as well.
Extant area (ha): 45
Snowpatch feldmark is a low alpine herbfield that develops on
the outwash of melting snow in the Australian Alps bioregion
on the eastern facing slopes of the mountain crests in the
Snowy Mountians, usually above 1950 metres in elevation.
Bioregion: Alpine Area
This vegetation group is one of the rarest in the study area.
Costin et al. (2000), and more recently McDougall and Walsh
(in press) have described this vegetation group as a one of the
Feldmark communities: Coprosma niphophila –Colobanthus
nivicola.
Environmental Pressures: Limited, except for possible climate
change.
The soils are barely developed and are typically lithosols
(Costin 1954)
Pre-1750 area (ha): 45
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Area and percentage in reserves (ha):45 (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable. There is need for
further refinmenent to map snow patch feldmark more
acccurately. The API layer lacks definition in places to map
this vegetation group accurately..
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 206: Short Alpine Herbfield
Indicator Species: Epacris glacialis – Caltha introloba / Carex gaudichaudiana - Rytidosperma nivicolum /
Plantago muelleri
Description
Statistics
Short alpine herbfield has low shrubs and forbs, such as
Epacris glacialis; Oreobolus pumilio, Caltha introloba and
Brachyscome stolonifera. Grasses and grass-like plants may
include Carex gaudichaudiana, Poa costiniana, Rytidosperma
nivicolum, and Deyeuxia affinis (McDougall and Walsh - in
press).
Extant area (ha): 3 002
Short alpine herbfield develops on the Main Range of
Kosciuzko NP, usually above vegetation group 129.
Equivalent communities: Costin et al. (2000) described this
vegetation group as short alpine herbfield. This convention is
retained in this study.
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 296 (42%)
Short alpine herbfield develops in alpine tract where snow
cover is more prolonged on the ground. Soils are typically
meadow soils, interspersed with fen peats (Costin 1954).
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 3 002
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Limited, except for possible climate
change.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 207: Alpine Rocky Low Open Heathland
Indicator Species: Grevillea australis – Leucopogon spp – Celmisia spp.
Description
Statistics
This vegetation group comprises a range of open low
heathlands that occur at high altitudes in the Snowy
Mountains. Typical dominant shrubs include Grevillea
australis, Hovea montana, Pimelea alpina, and Oxylobium
ellipticum. Grasses may include species such as Poa hiemata
and Rytidosperma nudiflorum. Herbs in the intertussock and
shrub spaces may comprise Celmisia and Craspedia spp., and
Microseris lanceolata (McDougall and Walsh (in press).
Extant area (ha): 1 200
It is often found on summits and on boulder fields above 1800
metres in elevation. The soils are typically lithosols or alpine
humus soils (Costin 1954).
Pre-1750 area (ha): 1 200
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Alpine Area
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 1 200 (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Limited, except for possible climate
change.
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 – Reasonable.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 211: Jenolan Blue Gum Grassy fern Forest
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
This vegetation group may be an outlier of vegetation group
82 in the Snowy Mountains. The dominant trees are
Eucalyptus bicostata, Eucalyptus globoidea, and Eucalyptus
viminalis. The understorey is similar to that found in montane
eucalypt forests elsewhere in the study area.
Extant area (ha): 2 416
This vegetation group is found in the far northern part of the
study area in the upper Jenolan river catchment. It has
developed on deep red clay loams derived from Devonian
sediments in sub-humid climatic conditions.
Pre-1750 area (ha): 2 416
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: South Eastern Highlands
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 1862 (77%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation closer to Jenolan
gorge access roads
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 212: Jervis Bay Woollybutt Swamp Forest
Indicator Species: Eucalyptus longifolia – Angophora floribunda / Melaleuca decora – M. linearifolia / Gahnia
sieberiana / Cyperaceae - Restionaceae
Description
Statistics
Jervis Bay Swamp Forest is an open forest found in low lying
flats fringing Jervis Bay. The dominant eucalypts are
Eucalyptus longifola and Angophora floribunda. There is
usually a small tree layer comprising Melaleuca decora and
Melaleuca linearifolia. The ground cover is made up of dense
patches of sedges and grasses.
Extant area (ha): 705
The soils are typically grey podzols in flat low lying drainage
lines on the edge of Jervis Bay.
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 300 (42%)
Pre-1750 area (ha): 705
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Vulnerability Class: 4
Environmental Pressures: Generally well buffered by
surrounding native vegetation
Mapping Reliability: 2/5 - Good.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 214: Murray River Floodplain Wetlands
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
The Murray River Floodplain Wetlands are found in the broad
flats adjoining vegetation group 43 along the broader reaches
of the Murray River.
Extant area (ha): 375
These wetlands have been heavily modified by grazing.
Hence there are few areas that could be sampled to provide a
detailed list of indicator species.
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Pre-1750 area (ha): 375
Bioregion: South West Slopes
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 295 (42%)
Vulnerability Class: 2
Environmental Pressures: Weed infestation, changed flooding
regimes, and nutrification
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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Vegetation Group 216: Beecroft Peninsular Heathland
Indicator Species:
Description
Statistics
Mills (1993) identified an unusal heathland in the North
Beecroft peninsular area of Jervis Bay. This small area has
been included because of the unusual heath species present in
that community.
Extant area (ha): 20
As it has not been sampled, a detailed vegetation list cannot be
provided.
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Pre-1750 area (ha): 20
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 20 (100%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Well buffered by surrounding
vegetation
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
Vegetation Group 217: Kowmung – Bungonia Gorges Dry Rainforest
Indicator Species: Toona australis – Ehretia acuminata – Brachychiton populneus
Description
Statistics
Keith and Benson (1988) described a dry rainforest comuunity
in the Kowmung gorges (Map unit 8d). A similar dry
rainforest type to that found in the Kowmung catchment may
also be found in the Bungonia Gorges.
Extant area (ha): 2 400
This vegetation group flags the possibility of a distinctive dry
rainforest type, different from those previously described
(164-170, 177, 178, 197).
Bioregion: Sydney Basin
Pre-1750 area (ha): 2 400
Percentage Cleared: 0%
Area and percentage in reserves (ha): 2,100 (91%)
Vulnerability Class: 5
Environmental Pressures: Generally well buffered by
surrounding native vegetation
Mapping Reliability: 3/5 - Reasonable.
Diagnostic Plant Species
Diagnostic species not yet determined.
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