EVC 03 Damp Sands Herb Rich Woodlands
Illustrated by Suzette Levette, Kennedia Prostrata
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A low, grassy or bracken-dominated eucalypt forest or open woodland to 15 m tall with a large shrub layer and ground layer rich in herbs, grasses, and orchids. Occurs mainly on flat or undulating areas on moderately fertile, relatively well-drained, deep sandy or loamy topsoils over heavier subsoils (duplex soils).
Please note: % Cover refers to the foliage cover provided by the collective group of plants at each level and minimum number of species indicates the ideal minimum number for species diversity and a resilient ecosystem to establish. Canopy >10m 15% Cover Banksia integrifolia....................................Coast Banksia Banksia marginata.....................................Silver Banksia Banksia serrata...........................................Saw Banksia Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. pryoriana......Coast Manna Gum Understorey 6m - 10m 5% cover (with minimum 1 species) Acacia mearnsii...........................................Black Wattle Allocasuarina verticillata............................Drooping Sheoak Melaleuca ericifolia.....................................Swamp Paperbark Understorey 1 - 6m 30% cover (with minimum 8 species) Acacia genistifolia.......................................Spreading Wattle Acacia longifolia ssp sophorae...................Coast Wattle Acacia oxycedrus.........................................Spike Wattle Bursaria spinosa.........................................Sweet Bursaria Kunzea ericoides.........................................Burgan Leptospermum continentale......................Prickly Tea-tree Leptospermum laevigatum.........................Wooly Tea-tree Leptospermum myrsinoides.......................Heath Tea-tree Leucopogon virgatus...................................Pink Beard-heath Understorey <1m> 50% cover (with minimum 10 species) Dianella admixta........................................Black-anther Flax-lily Ficinia nodosa............................................Knobby Club-rush Lomandra longifolia..................................Spiny-headed Mat-rush Microlaena stipoides..................................Weeping Grass Poa sp.........................................................Tussock Grass Supplementary Plants These variations are specific to particular areas in each Landcare Group and give extra plants to augment the lists above. Albert River Alberton Woodside |
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