Plant Family Scientific names Common names Book Recorded Average Flowering (* - introduced; Page (present, Height Status # - listed as rare in TAS) No. doubtful) (in cm) (in flower TASMANIAN SALTMARSH WETLAND or not) CHECKLIST

SURVEY DETAILS Saltmarsh site name: Saltmarsh cluster name (bay, river etc.): Survey location details (landmarks etc.): Geo-location (lat, long or E, N): Recorders: Survey date: Start time: End time:

SURVEY METHOD  (PS) Point-based 2-ha Area Search  (TS) Transect-based Fixed-Route Monitoring (IS) Incidental Search*

*for IS please note if plants were recorded on nearby saltmarsh upland margins. Details of survey methods are available through contacts listed in the last page. Refer to A guide to the plants of Tasmanian saltmarsh wetlands (2014) for identification support. Site specific species list can be used as a starting point for monitoring the plants of particular saltmarsh sites by recording the presence and absence of species. This could be done through a ‘bio-blitz’ conducted during the warmer months (when most species are in flower and are easier to identify) once every few years. These data will help improve our understanding of the Statewide distribution of saltmarsh plants, their ecology and biogeography (relating distribution data to local and regional environmental factors). When these data are collected over a long term (over decades), they can also indicate species-range shifts that occur as a consequence of climate change.

Typical cross-section of saltmarsh habitat in the coastal landscape. Family Scientific names Common names Book Recorded Average Family Scientific names Common names Book Recorded Average Flowering (* - introduced; Page (present, Height Status (* - introduced; Page (present, Height Status # - listed as rare in TAS) No.1 doubtful)2 (in cm)3 (in flower # - listed as rare in TAS) No. doubtful) (in cm) (in flower or not)4 or not)

AIZOACEAE (PIGFACE FAMILY) CHENOPODIACEAE (GOOSEFOOT FAMILY) rossii native pigface p.16 cinerea grey saltbush p.28 Disphyma crassifolium roundleaf marsh p.17 p.29 subsp. clavellatum pigface subsp. paludosa saltbush implexicoma bower spinach p.18 creeping Atriplex prostrata* p.30 orache glaucum pale goosefoot p.31 (AMARANTH FAMILY) Rhagodia candolleana coastal Hemichroa pentandra trailing saltstar p.19 p.31 subsp. candolleana saltbush thickhead blackiana p.32 ( FAMILY) Sarcocornia prostratum beaded sea-celery p.20 quinqueflora subsp. p.33 subsp. prostratum glasswort quinqueflora Eryngium vesiculosum prickfoot p.21 southern jointed australis p.34 Lilaeopsis polyantha p.21 seablite swampstalks shrubby arbuscula p.35 glasswort (DAISY FAMILY) Angianthus preissianus salt cupflower p.22 CONVULVULACEAE (BINDWEED FAMILY) graminea grass daisy p.22 narrowleaf backhousei p.36 Cotula coronopifolia* water buttons p.23 wilsonia Leptinella longipes coast buttons p.24 Wilsonia humilis# silky wilsonia p.37 Senecio spp. groundsel p.25 roundleaf Wilsonia rotundifolia# p.38 Vellereophyton white wilsonia p.25 dealbatum* cudweed CUSCUTACEAE (DODDER FAMILY) CAMPANULACEAE (BELLFLOWER FAMILY) Cuscuta tasmanica# golden dodder Lobelia anceps angled lobelia p.26 Lobelia irrigua salt pratia p.26 GOODENIACEAE (NATIVE-PRIMROSE FAMILY) shiny Selliera radicans p.43 CARYOPHYLLACEAE (STARWORT FAMILY) swampmat Spergularia spp. seaspurrey p.27 (MALLOW FAMILY) candle 1 Please refer to A guide to the plants of Tasmanian saltmarsh wetlands (2014) for identification support. spicata p.44 2 Accuracy rating for individual observations saltmallow 3 Average estimate height of the species population (optional) 4 Species is in flower if one of the plants has an open flower (optional) 2 3 Plant Family Scientific names Common names Book Recorded Average Flowering Plant Family Scientific names Common names Book Recorded Average Flowering (* - introduced; Page (present, Height Status (* - introduced; Page (present, Height Status # - listed as rare in TAS) No. doubtful) (in cm) (in flower # - listed as rare in TAS) No. doubtful) (in cm) (in flower or not) or not) MYRTACEAE (MYRTLE FAMILY) JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY) coast Juncus acutus* sharp rush p.58 Melaleuca ericifolia p.45 paperbark Juncus kraussii subsp. sea rush p.59 australiensis PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY) slender JUNCAGINACEAE (WATERRIBBON FAMILY) Plantago coronopus buckshorn p.47 streaked subsp. coronopus* Triglochin striata p.60 plantain arrowgrass

POACEAE (GRASS FAMILY) (LEADWORT FAMILY) coast # stipoides p.61 australe sea-lavender p.48 speargrass tufted Deschampsia cespitosa p.62 PRIMULACEAE (PRIMROSE FAMILY) hairgrass Samolus repens var. creeping australian p.49 Distichlis distichophylla p.63 repens brookweed saltgrass Festuca arundinacea* tall fescue p.64 SCROPHULARIACEAE (SNAPDRAGON FAMILY) Lachnagrostis spp. blowngrass p.65 creeping coast Mimulus repens p.50 Parapholis incurva* p.65 monkeyflower barbgrass Phragmites australis southern reed p.66 CENTROLEPIDACEAE (BRISTLEWORT FAMILY) Poa spp. tussockgrass p.67 Polypogon annual wiry p.67 polygyna p.54 monspeliensis* beardgrass bristlewort australian Puccinellia stricta p.68 saltmarshgrass CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY) common Spartina anglica* p.69 bare cordgrass Baumea juncea p.54 twigsedge Sporobolus virginicus salt couch p.70 knobby Ficinia nodosa p.55 Zoysia macrantha clubsedge prickly couch p.71 subsp. walshii chaffy Gahnia filum p.56 sawsedge (CORDRUSH FAMILY) nodding Isolepis cernua p.57 coarse clubsedge Apodasmia brownii p.72 twinerush Schoenoplectus sharp p.57 pungens clubsedge TYPHACEAE (CUMBUNGI FAMILY) shiny Schoenus nitens p.58 Typha spp. cumbungi p.73 bogsedge 4 5 SALTMARSH VEGETATION TYPE INVASIVE SPECIES WITHIN THE SALTMARSH SPECIES COMPOSITION SPARTINA ANGLICA2 (COMMON CORDGRASS OR RICE GRASS) % ABUNDANCE AT SITE SALINE SEDGELAND/RUSHLAND (ARS) DESCRIPTION % ABUNDANCE AT SITE <5% 5-25% 25-50% >50% Juncus kraussii (sea rush) Spartina extent <5% 5-30% 30-70% >70% 100% Gahnia filum (chaffy sawsedge) Austrostipa stipoides (coast speargrass) Comments: Other rushes, sedges, grasses

SUCCULENT SALINE HERBLAND (ASS) Sarcoconia spp. (glasswort/samphire) (shrubby glasswort) OTHER WEEDS3 (EXCLUDING RICE GRASS) Other succulent hers and Bare ground % ABUNDANCE AT SITE Other woody shrubs, trees Comments: Weeds extent (in total) <5% 5-30% 30-70% >70% 100%

NUMBER OF PLANTS/ COMMON NAME: SCIENTIFIC NAME: AREA OCCUPIED (IN M2) TASVEG Mapping Unit (see Fig. 1 below) Blackberry Rubus fruticosus SALINE SEDGELAND/ SUCCULENT SALINE OTHER Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera RUSHLAND (ARS) % HERBLAND (ASS) % % Boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum Comments: Gorse Ulex europaeus Pampas grass Cortaderia spp. Radiata pine Pinus radiata Fig. 1. In , saltmarshes are formally defined and mapped by two vegetation community types: succulent saltmarsh (ASS) and grassy saltmarsh (ARS). Sweet briar Rosa rubiginosa Sea spurge Euphorbia paralias Sharp rush Juncus acutus Spanish heath Erica lusitanica

Succulent saltmarsh in North East River, Flinders Grassy saltmarsh in Scamander River on the east coast of Island, domniated by Shrubby Glasswort (Tecticornia Tasmania, dominated by Sea Rush (Juncus kraussii) and 2 Spartina is by far the most important weed to monitor in Tasmanian saltmarshes. arbuscula) and Beaded Glasswort (Sarcocornia Chaffy Sawsedge (Gahnia filum) with Beaded Glasswort 3 The weeds listed here are considered to be of importance for management intervention. quinqueflora) understorey. 6 7 Plant Family Scientific names Common names Book Recorded Average Flowering (* - introduced; Page (present, Height Status OTHER PLANTS # - listed as rare in TAS) No. doubtful) (in cm) (in flower or not)

Scientific Names Recorded Average Height Flowering Status

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS For rare (listed) species, estimate number of plants or area occupied (in m2)

Contact: Vishnu Prahalad: Geography & Spatial Science Discipline, School of Land and Food, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Private Bag 78, Tasmania 7001 (03) 6226 7674 | [email protected] Emma Williams: Coastal Coordinator, NRM North, PO Box 1224 Launceston, Tasmania 7250 (03) 6333 7779 | [email protected] | www.nrmnorth.org.au

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