Mid Kiewa Native Plant Lists Including Allans Flat, Yackandandah, Kergunyah, Gundowring, Mudgeegonga About this brochure Order in advance This brochure provides lists of plant species To maximise your range of species, order at that are locally native (indigenous) to the Mid least 12 months in advance. Nurseries can Kiewa area (see back page for map). These grow many species if they know you want species are grouped into lists for different them. They can also ensure that the seed is profiles of the landscape/topography, representing the local to your site (plants genetically adapted to your different vegetation types (Ecological Vegetation Classes, conditions survive the best). So plan and order. If you EVCs) that occur there. The species in bold are those which collect your own seed, this can be given to nurseries to are more common, and underlined species are those that are grow. Then you can be sure of how local your local plants more likely to be available from nurseries that sell indigenous are! A list of nurseries supplying indigenous plants in the NE plants. The lists are cross-referenced with EVC Region can be found in Revegetation Resources Directory, benchmarks (see references). DSE (2005) on the NECMA website: www.necma.vic.gov.au Why restore and revegetate? Choosing the best list for a site These activities provide for: shelter for stock, Selecting the appopriate list will ensure that the pasture or crops; creating/ enhancing the species are suited to the conditions. Consider: habitat for native species; improving water where you are in the landscape/ topography quality; land protection; farm forestry (including (eg. floodplain, flats, rises); the soil type and firewood, sawlogs); meeting legislative requirements (eg. remnant vegetation near by. Based on this and current site offsets), and aesthetics. conditions, select the best suited profile/s, using species descriptions as a guide. What do you want to achieve? The purpose of your works helps dictate the More Information following; where, eg. extend existing native The following references are available on the vegetation, link between patches, corner of DPI & DSE websites (www.dpi.vic.gov.au; paddock, along drainage line, in gully etc; www.dse.vic.gov.au) and at their offices how, eg. planting, direct seeding or natural regeneration; the Wodonga McKoy St (02) 60437900 on going management required; what species you revegetate Wangaratta Cnr Ovens and Ford St (03) 57238600 with; the density (how many plants); and the arrangement, eg. rows versus random, shrubs around existing trees. General: DSE (2006) Native Vegetation Revegetation planting standards - Guidelines for establishing native Make the most of your efforts! vegetation for net gain accounting, DSE, East Melbourne. Perry, D and Butler, M. (2004) Tree planting and aftercare, The long term survival, effective regeneration LC0104, DPI, Melbourne. and other benefits can easily be optimised, Biodiversity: Platt, S. (2002) How to Plan Wildlife whatever the purpose of your efforts. Landscapes, DNRE, Melbourne. Expanding the range of plant types to include Riparian Revegetation: Price, P. & Lovett, S. (2002) shrubs, grasses and wildflowers helps keep your native trees ‘Managing riparian land’, 1, Land & Water Australia Canberra. healthy and provides the building materials, furniture and Farm Forestry: Hajek, C. (2002) Farm forestry / food needed by local native animals. These improve the agroforestry: What is it?, AG0790, DPI, Horsham. chance of restoring plant-animal interactions such as Shelter Belts: Johnson H. and Brandle, James (2003) pollination and insect control, assisting your restoration site Shelterbelt design, LC 0136, DPI, Stawell. and surrounding areas to be self-sustaining. Salinity: DPI (2005) Frequently Asked Question About Salinity Tree Planting Incentive Projects NESSI How do I go about it? EVC Descriptions and Benchmarks: www.dse.vic.goc.au Preparing the ground, undertaking pest and under ‘Conservation and Environment’ go to ‘Native weed control, selection of plants, spacing and Vegetation Information for Victoria’. arrangement of plants, method of planting, DNRE (2002), Managing Your Patch of Bush, Wodonga. watering in, mulching, guarding, fencing and Species Descriptions: www.csu.edu.au/herbarium/riverina monitoring are all factors which will vary according to your site and purpose. The book Revegetation Techniques A guide to establishing native vegetation in Victoria (Greening Australia 2003) is available from the website: www.greeningaustralia.com.au Victorian Government initiative Mid Kiewa - Floodplain - Plains - Gentle Slopes and Valleys Landform Floodplain, terraces Plains Valleys in Hills and Hill Slopes Description Active riverine floodplain with frequent, short duration flooding Plains; elevated plains; alluvial terraces not actively flooding Broad valley bottoms, footslopes and moderate hill slopes Geology & Soils Alluvial sediments: red-brown loams to sandy clay loams; grey Alluvial sediments: brown-red soils; black uniform loams; poorly Colluviium derived from various geologies: well-drained red- clays in wetlands drained grey clay soils brown gradational soils to loam soils EVC Floodplain Riparian Woodland / Riverine Grassy Woodland Plains Grassy Woodland Valley Grassy Forest Location Example No local remnants left No local remnants left Osbornes Flat Rd 2.5km from Yackandandah Legend Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Underline text = Acacia dealbata (UT) Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata (UT) Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata (UT) Silver Wattle likely to be available Acacia melanoxylon (UT) Blackwood Acacia implexa (UT) Lightwood Acacia implexa (UT) Lightwood from nurseries Acacia pravissima (UT) Ovens Wattle Acacia pravissima (UT) Ovens Wattle Acacia melanoxylon (UT) Blackwood Bold text = more Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum Acacia pravissima (UT) Ovens Wattle common in EVC Shrubs Eucalyptus melliodora 1 Yellow Box 1 Brachychiton populneus Kurrajong Bursaria spinosa subsp.lasiophylla 1 (MS) Hairy Bursaria 1 Exocarpos cupressiformis (UT) Cherry Ballart Eucalyptus blakelyi Blakely’s Red-gum Trees Callistemon sieberi (MS) River Bottlebrush Shrubs Eucalyptus bridgesiana But But / Long-leaf Box Woody plants (include Cassinia aculeata 1,2(MS) Common Cassinia 1,2 Acacia paradoxa (MS) Hedge Wattle Eucalyptus mannifera Brittle Gum large shrubs) > 5m Dillwynia cinerascens 1(SS) Grey Parrot-pea 1 Acrotriche serrulata (PS) Honey-pots Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box (UT) Understorey Kunzea ericoides 2(MS) Burgan 2 Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (MS) Hairy Bursaria Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box Trees = trees or large Leptospermum continentale (MS) Prickly Tea-tree Cassinia aculeata 2(MS) Common Cassinia 2 Eucalyptus rubida Candlebark shrubs > 5m that Leptospermum obovatum (MS) River Tea-tree Daviesia latifolia (MS) Hop Bitter-pea Exocarpos cupressiformis (UT) Cherry Ballart do not form part of Melicytus dentatus 2(MS) Tree Violet 2 Dillwynia cinerascens (SS) Grey Parrot-pea Shrubs the canopy Groundcovers Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima (MS) Slender Hop-bush Acacia rubida (MS) Red-stem Wattle Shrubs Acaena novae-zelandiae (MH) Bidgee-widgee Melicytus dentatus 2(MS) Tree Violet 2 Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (MS) Hairy Bursaria (MS) Medium 1-5m Alternanthera denticulata (MH) Lesser Joyweed Groundcovers Cassinia aculeata 2(MS) Common Cassinia 2 (SS) Small 20cm-1m Carex appressa (L) Tall Sedge Arthropodium strictum (LH) Chocolate Lily Hakea microcarpa (MS) Small-fruit Hakea (PS) Prostrate <50cm Carex inversa (M) Knob Sedge Austrodanthonia caespitosa (M) Common Wallaby-grass Hibbertia riparia (SS) Erect Guinea-flower Groundcovers Centipeda cunninghamii (MH) Common Sneezeweed Austrodanthonia pilosa (M) Velvet Wallaby-grass Hovea heterophylla (SS) Common Hovea (L) Large grass-like Eleocharis acuta (M) Common Spike-sedge Austrostipa scabra (M) Rough Spear-grass Indigofera australis (MS) Austral Indigo plant >1m Eleocharis gracilis (M) Slender Spike-sedge Bothriochloa macra (M) Red-leg Grass Melicytus dentatus 2(MS) Tree Violet 2 (M) Medium grass-like Eragrostis brownii (M) Common Love-grass Bulbine bulbosa (MH) Bulbine Lily Spyridium parvifolium (MS) Dusty Miller plant 10cm-1m Juncus amabilis (M) Hollow Rush Carex breviculmis (M) Common Grass-sedge Groundcovers (T) Tiny grass-like Juncus australis (L) Austral Rush Carex inversa (M) Knob Sedge Arthropodium strictum (LH) Chocolate Lily plant <10cm Juncus bufonius (M) Toad Rush Chrysocephalum apiculatum (LH) Common Everlasting Austrodanthonia penicillata (M) Slender Wallaby-grass (LH) Large herb>50cm Juncus flavidus (L) Gold Rush Dianella longifolia (M) Pale Flax-lily Austrodanthonia racemosa (M) Stiped Wallaby-grass (MH) Medium herb 5- Juncus subsecundus (M) Finger Rush Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily Bulbine bulbosa (MH) Bulbine Lily 20cm Lachnagrostis aemula (M) Leafy Blown-grass Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass Carex appressa (L) Tall Sedge (SH) Small or prostrate Lythrum hyssopifolia (MH) Small Loosestrife Geranium solanderi (MH) Austral Cranesbill Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily herb < 5cm Mentha satureoides (SH) Creeping mint Glycine clandestina (SC) Twining Glycine Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass (GF) Ground Fern Microlaena stipoides (M) Weeping Grass Leptorhynchos squamatus (MH) Scaly Buttons Geranium solanderi (MH) Austral Cranesbill (SC) Scrambler/ Persicaria decipiens (LH) Slender Knotweed Lomandra filiformis (M) Wattle Mat-rush Glycine clandestina