Vegetation Condition Benchmarks version 2

Non-Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

NAD Acacia dealbata forest

Community Description:

Acacia dealbata forest is a successional community found on disturbed sites, e.g. on stream banks and riparian corridors subject to flood disturbance and replaces wet forests and damp sclerophyll forest after disturbance. The canopy is variable in cover, but is most often composed of pure A. dealbata trees that can reach 30 m in height. The understorey is variable reflecting the diverse disturbance situations in which the community arises.

Benchmarks:

Length Component Cover % Height (m) DBH (cm) #/ha (m)/0.1 ha Canopy 60% - - - Large Trees - 20 20 250 Organic Litter 5% - Logs ≥ 10 - 5 Large Logs ≥ 10 Recruitment Episodic

Understorey Life Forms LF code # Spp Cover % Immature tree IT 1 15 Tree or large shrub T 2 10 Medium shrub/small shrub S 2 5 Herbs and orchids H 2 5 Grass G 1 5 Large sedge/rush/sagg/lily LSR 1 1 Ground fern GF 1 10 Mosses and Lichens ML 1 50 Total

Last reviewed – 5 July 2016 Tasmanian Vegetation Monitoring and Mapping Program Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/tasveg

NAD Acacia dealbata forest

Species lists:

Canopy Tree Species Common Name Notes Acacia dealbata silver wattle

Typical Understorey Species * Common Name LF Code Nothofagus cunninghamii myrtle beech T Olearia argophylla musk daisybush T Pomaderris apetala common dogwood T Banksia marginata silver banksia T Lomatia tinctoria guitarplant S Pimelea drupacea cherry riceflower S Leptospermum scoparium common teatree S Olearia lirata forest daisybush S Acaena novae-zelandiae common buzzy H Pterostylis spp. greenhood H Poa spp. tussockgrass G Lepidosperma spp. swordsedge LSR Pteridium esculentum bracken GF

*This list is provided as a guide only. The species listed are typical of this plant community type but may not necessarily be present.