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Plant Species Guide

Plant Species Guide

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A Native Vegetation Planting Guide for the South Gippsland Landcare Network Area of anarea’s groups ofplants. from locally collected seed helps retain thegenetic characteristics define theuniquecharacter ofthelandscape. Usingplants grown hills. In each situation theplants are completely different but help seaside,be flat plains,it gently undulating countrysteepor high clearing during settlement. site’s EVC will define the original species mix at thesiteprior to described intermsofitsEcological Vegetation Class(EVC), anda plantingsmaintain help biodiversity.projectA sitecanbe live within ecosystems containing be replanted fora good survival rate. Local fauna has adapted to years togrowing inthese particular areas and are the best plant to and protection fromwind.Theyhave adapted over thousands of different species. Theyvary according toaspect, soiltype, altitude Native animals Indigenous flora Plant communities browsed. depleted allowingthe plants to recover with outbecoming over vegetation for food are alsoableon when to move an areais maintaining genetic diversity. Animals thatrequire native Connected areasofbushallow animals to movearound, such askoalas are vulnerable to attack bycattle when they try. birds and small animals willnot cross areas of pasture, and some, Plant Communitiesof South Gippsland A Native Vegetation Planting Guide require vegetation for sheltervegetation andfood.require Many contributes to the identitythe to contributes of an area, whether in SouthGippslandarecomposedofvery in theseplants,soindigenous EVC 18 Riparian Forest and EVC 191: Riparian Scrub. Riparian Plants are found along the major rivers EVC 2 Coast Woodland, EVC 3 Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland and EVC 48 Heathy Species Guide for and creeks, often on alluvial soils. EVC 53 Swamp Scrub can be associated with riparian areas and Woodland. Plants on sands and headlands in coastal or near costal areas.  Heathy Woodland. EVC 2 - Coast Banksia Woodland EVC 3 Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland Strzelecki Gum is a species endemic to South Gippsland but it’s full area of distribution has not as yet viminalis ssp. Pryoriana Coastal Manna Gum Small 8-16 metres been mapped. Most South Gippsland riparian plantings could contain Eucalyptus Strzeleckii, so be Eucalyptus radiata Peppermint Medium tree Nursery Tube Stock. advised by your nursery. ssp. coastal form Coastal Messmate Small tree EVC 18 Riparian Forest Eucalyptus willisii Shining Peppermint Small to medium tree# Wet Forest EVC 30 and Damp Forest EVC 29. Plant species in the higher hills and gullies. Look for rem- Manna Gum Medium tree to 30 metres Eucalyptus cephalocarpa Mealy Stringybark Small to medium tree# nant vegetarian in paddocks, on roadsides and in gullies nearby. Coastal Banksia Large tree Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Large tree to 60 metres mearnsii Black Wattle Medium tree to 15 m Eucalyptus strzeleckii Strzelecki Gum Identify first Medium tree to 30 m Eucalyptus regnans Mountain Ash Very large tree to 90 metres Silver Banksia Medium shrub to small tree Blackwood Variable tree to 30 metres in gullies Eucalyptus bicostata / globulus Blue Gum Medium Tree to 30 metres Saw Banksia Medium shrub to small tree Silver Wattle Variable tree to 30 metres Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Large tree to 60 metres - drier sites Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak Medium tree Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris Medium shrub Mountain Grey Gum Large tree to 65 metres Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria Small tree Melicytus dentatus Tree Violet Identify first. Shrub to 2 metres Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum Medium tree to 30 metres Myoporum insulare Boobialla Small tree Myrsine howittiana Muttonwood Shrub or small tree to 6 m * gullies Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaf Peppermint Medium tree to 30 metres Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark Medium shrub Polyscias sambucifolia Elderberry Panax Shrub or small tree to 5 metres * Eucalyptus muelleriana Yellow Stringybark Medium tree 30 - 40 metres# Kunzea ericoides Burgan Large shrub to 6 metres Gynatrix pulchella Hemp Bush Shrub to 3 metres Eucalyptus globoidea White Stringybark Medium tree 30 - 40 metres# Pomaderris oraria / ssp.calcicola Coast /Limestone Pomaderris Medium shrub Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant Bush Medium to large shrub Eucalyptus sieberi Silver Top Ash Medium tree 25 - 45 metres# Olearia phlogopappa Dusty Daisy Bush Medium shrub Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark Shrub to 3 metres. Water logged Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood Variable tree to 30 metres Olearia glutinosa Sticky Daisy Bush Medium shrub Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria Shrub 3 -4 metres. Drier banks Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle Variable tree to 30 metres Oxothamnus turbinatus Coast Everlasting Small shrub* Carex appressa Tall Sedge Grass to 80 cm. Wet sites Altherosperma moschatum Southern Sassafras Small tree 10 –25 metres in wet gullies# Olearia axillaris Coast Daisy Bush Medium shrub * aviculare Kangaroo Apple Large shrub to 4 metres Myrtle Beech Variable tree to 35 metres in wet gullies# Clematis microphylla Small Leaved Clematis Climber Pandorea pandorana Wonga Vine Vigourous climber Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris Medium shrub Leptospermum myrsinoides Heath Tea-tree Erect medium shrub

Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy Bush Large shrub EVC 191 Riparian Scrub Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree Medium shrub Olearia argophylla Musk Daisy-bush Tall scrub or small tree 3-8 metres Melaleuca squarrosa Scented Paperbark Small tree to 12 metres Leptospermum laevigatum Coastal Tea Tree Medium tree * Cassinia trinerva Three Veined Cassinia Medium to large shrub Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark Shrub 3 - 4 metres Tetratheca pilosa Hairy Pink-bells Small shrub* Cassinia aculeata Dog Wood Medium shrub Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea-tree Shrub to 3 metres Hibbertia acicularis Prickly Guinea Flower Small shrub Prostanthera lasianthos Victorian Christmas-bush Large shrub or smalll tree Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses Shrub to 5 metres EVC 48 Heathy Woodland Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree Variable shrub to 2 metres Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting Shrub to 3 metres Banksia marginata Silver Banksia Tall shrub Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius Rosemary Everlasting Erect Shrub to 1.5 metres Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant Bush Medium to large shrub Acacia sophorae Coast Wattle Fore-dunes * Goodenia humilis Swamp Goodenia herb to 20 cm Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia Shrub 1 -2.5 metres Leptospermum myrsinoides Heath Tea-tree Small shrub Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple Large shrub to 4 metres EVC 53 Swamp Scrub Rhagodia candolleana Sea Berry Salt Bush Creeper Hedycarya angustifolia Austral Mulberry Small tree - tall shrub to 8 metres * gullies Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum Medium tree to 30 metres Dillwynia glaberrima Smooth Parrot-pea Small shrub Bedfordia arborescens Blanket Leaf Small tree - tall shrub to 8 metres * gullies Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark Shrub 3 - 4 metres Hibbertia acicularis Prickly Guinea Flower Small shrub Gynatrix pulchella Hemp Bush Shrub to 3 metres Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood Variable tree to 30 metres in gullies Leucophyta brownii Cushion Bush Small shrub Ziera arborescens Stink Wood Medium to large shrub Melaleuca squarrosa Scented Paperbark Small tree to 12 metres Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree Medium shrub fraseri Forest Lomatia Shrub or small tree to 8 metres * Carex appressa Tall Sedge Grass to 80 cm. Monotoca scoparia Prickly Broom-heath Small shrub Pimelea axillaris Bootlace Bush Shrub to 2 metres* Phragmites australis Common Reed Tall grass-like reed Bossiaea cinerea Showy Bossiaea Small shrub Pittosporum bicolour Banyalla Variable small to large shrub 3 - 12 m Poa labilladierii Common tussock grass Grass to 60cm Tetratheca pilosa Hairy Pink-bells Small shrub* Myrsine howittiana Muttonwood Shrub or small tree to 6 metres * gullies * may be unavailable due to difficulty in propagating or seed set. Pimelea linifolia Slender Rice-flower Small shrub Polyscias sambucifolia Elderberry Panax Shrub or small tree to 5 metres * EVC 16 Lowland Forest EVC 23 Herb-rich Foothill Forest Messmate/Peppermint forest is found on the Swainsonia lessertifolia Purple Swainson Pea Ground cover Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax Lily Herb to 80cm flowers to 1.2 metres lower hills with heavier soils. This is a general guide of species from which to select. Ideally identify Dianella revoluta Flax lily Small plant Carex appressa Tall Sedge Grass to 80 cm. Wet sites plants growing close to your site and in a similar situation so that a list appropriate to your site can be Ficinia nodosa Knobby Club Rush Rush* Pandorea pandorana Wonga Vine Vigourous climber worked out with the nursery. If you are not sure of the species take branchlets (with flowers if possible) Poa poiformis Coast Tussock Grass Grass Clematis glycinoides Forest Clematis Climber to 15 metres to the nursery to be identified. Tetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach Creeper # only occurs in limited locations in South Gippsland area. Only introduce if appropriate. *on sand only Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum Medium tree to 30 m # only occurs in limited locations in South Gippsland area. Only introduce if appropriate. * may be unavailable due to difficulty in propagating or seed set. Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Large tree to 60 metres EVC 8 Wet Heathland (Also consider EVC 48 Heathy Woodland ). Heathland species have evolved on Eucalyptus radiata Peppermint Medium tree to 30 m Classification of Eucalypts soil which is low in nutrients, however they contain more species than any other plant community. Most Eucalyptus cypellocarpa Mountain Grey Gum Large tree to 65 metres are small plants and there are many lilies, grasses and orchids. Heathlands are very colourful in spring Eucalyptus consideniana Yertchuk Medium tree to 15 m# according to Koala Food Species when the flowers make an attractive display. In South Gippsland various forms of heathland are ssp.pseudoglobulus Gippsland Blue Gum Medium Tree to 30 m present. Species within heathland types can vary so a detailed site plan based on species present on Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood Variable tree to 30 m Primary food species nearby roadsides or private property with similar drainage, soil and aspect is necessary. Samples can Acacia mucronata Narrow-leaf Wattle or Sallow Wattle Shrub 2 - 6 metres be taken to the nursery for identification. These more common plants are usually available (according Acacia verniciflua Varnish Wattle Variable shrub to 4 m Secondary food species to availability of seed) but there are many more species present. Ask at your nursery. Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses Shrub to 5 metres Acacia stricta Hop Wattle Erect shrub to 3 metres Supplementary food species Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting Shrub to 3 metres Eucalyptus viminalis sp.pryoriana Coast Manna Gum Medium tree to 30 metres Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris Medium shrub Eucalyptus kitsoniana Gippsland Mallee Small tree Pomaderris elliptica var elliptica Smooth Pomaderris Medium shrub Banksia marginata Silver Banksia Tall shrub Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia Shrub 1 -2.5 metres Ecological Vegetation Classes teretifolia ssp. hirsuta Dagger Hakea Small shrub t o 2 metres Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree Variable shrub to 2 m in Gippsland. Allocasuarina misera/paradoxa Slender/Green Sheoak Small shrub to 2 metres Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant Bush Medium to large shrub Allocasuarina paludosa Scrub Sheoke Shrub to 5 metres Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy Bush Large shrub Allocasuarina media Prom Sheoak Medium shrub Lomandra longifolia Spiny Mat-rush Dense clump to 1 metre There are a total of 63 Ecological Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree Medium shrub Pultenaea gunnii Golden Bush-pea Small shrub to 1.5 m Vegetation Classes (EVCs) and 44 Leptospermum myrsinoides Heath Tea-tree Erect medium shrub Pultenea daphnoides Large leaf Bush Pea Erect shrub 1 - 3 m Floristic Communities that were Acacia suaveolens Sweet Wattle Small shrub Davesia latifolia Hop Bitter Pea Shrub 1 - 3 metres* Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses Shrub to 5 metres Cassinia aculeata Dog Wood Medium shrub described and mapped in the East and Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark Medium Shrub Cassinia longifolia Shiny Cassinia Shrub 1 - 2.5 metres West Gippsland Study Areas at a scale Melaleuca squarrosa Scented Paperbark Small tree to 12 metres Wet Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia Erect shrub to 4 metres of 1:25 000 between 1995 and 2000. Epacris impressa Common Heath Small shrub Goodia lotifolia Golden Tip Shrub to 4 metres For the purposes of this planting guide Hibbertia procumbens Spreading Guinea-flower Small shrub Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria Shrub 3 -4 metres Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy Bush Small shrub Bauera rubioides Wiry Bauera Shrub 1 - 1.5 metres the recommendations are based on the Platylobium formosum Handsome Flat Pea Small Shrub Kunzea ericoides Burgan Large shrub to 6 metres most commonly available nursery tube Pultenaea stricta Rigid Pea Bush Small Shrub Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot Pea Small shrub to 1.5 m stock and the most dominant EVCs in Dillwynia glaberrima Smooth Parrot-pea Small shrub Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax Lily Herb to 80cm * Dillwynia cinerescens Grey Parrot Pea Small shrub Clematis aristata Mountain Clematis climber to 15 metres * the West Gippsland Region. Further Gahnia sieberiana Red Fruited Saw Sedge Wet sites best Pandorea pandorana Wonga Vine Vigourous climber information is available at Diplarrena moraea Butterfly Flag Small plant * may be unavailable due to difficulty in propagating or seed set. http://tinyurl.com/gippsevcs Patersonia occidentalis Long Purple-flag Wet sites best # only occurs in limited locations in South Gippsland area. Only introduce if appropriate.  Your nursery may have some indigenous endemic plants that are not available in tubes available in larger pot sizes. It is worthwhile enquiring,

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