EVC 53 Swamp Scrub
Illustrated by Kate McGuire, Davesia latifolia
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Closed scrub to 8 m tall at low elevations on alluvial deposits along streams or on poorly drained sites with higher nutrient availability. The EVC is dominated by Swamp Paperbark Melaleuca ericifolia (or sometimes Woolly Tea-tree Leptospermum lanigerum) which often forms a dense thicket, out-competing other species. Occasional emergent eucalypts may be present. Where light penetrates to ground level, a moss/lichen/liverwort or herbaceous ground cover is often present. Dry variants have a grassy/herbaceous ground layer.
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 6m - 10m 50% Cover Acacia melanoxylon.................................Blackwood Eucalyptus ovata......................................Swamp Gum Melaleuca ericifolia...................................Swamp Paperbark Understorey 1 - 6m 20% cover (with minimum 6 species) Acacia verticillata......................................Prickly Moses Allocasuarina paludosa............................Swamp Sheoak Carex appressa........................................Tall Sedge Leptospermum continentale.....................Prickly Tea-tree Leptospermum lanigerum........................Wooly Tea-tree Melaleuca squarrosa............................... Scented Paperbark Phragmites australis................................ Common Reed Understorey <1m 30% cover (with minimum of 10 species) Carex fascicularis.....................................Tassel Sedge Eleocharis acuta.......................................Common Spike-sedge Gahnia filum............................................Chaffy Saw-sedge Isolepis inundata..................................... Swamp Club-rush Triglochin procerum s.l........................... Water Ribbon Supplementary Plants These variations are specific to particular areas in each Landcare Group and give extra plants to augment the lists above. Albert River Albert River - Alberton Woodside |
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