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Chiltern Area Native Plant Lists Chiltern Area Native Plant Lists Including Barnawartha, Indigo, Chiltern Valley, Cheesley Hill 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 least 12 months in advance. Nurseries can Chiltern area (see back page for map). grow many species if they know you want These species are grouped into lists for them. They can also ensure that the seed is different profiles of the landscape/topography, representing local to your site (plants genetically adapted to your the 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 (2003) Greening Australia is available from the website: www.greeningaustralia.com.au Victorian Government initiative Chiltern Gilgai - Low Rises - Stoney Hills Landform Plain Low Hills and Rises Low Hills Description Alluvial plains and gently undulating plains at low elevations Lower slopes of stony sedimentary hills, low hills of plains Low hills on plains or adjacent to the foothills Geology & Soils Alluvium: gilgai of poorly drained grey or black cracking clays Sedimentary colluvium: deeper than skeletal soils upslope Sedimentary: skeletal sandy loam to clay loams, often gravelly interspersed with lighter soils EVC Plains Woodland/ Herb-rich Gilgai Wetland Mosaic Low Rises Grassy Woodland Box Ironbark Forest Location Example No local examples, see southwest area of Reef Hills Park, Benalla Howlong Rd - to north of Chiltern National Park Chiltern-Yackandandah Rd section through Chiltern NP Legend Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Underline text = Allocasuarina luehmannii Buloke Allocasuarina luehmannii Buloke Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Red Stringybark likely to be available Eucalyptus camaldulensis 1 River Red-gum Eucalyptus albens White Box Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box from nurseries Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box Bold text = more Shrubs Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box Eucalyptus sideroxylon Mugga common in EVC Acacia acinacea (MS) Gold-dust Wattle Shrubs Shrubs Acacia paradoxa (MS) Hedge Wattle Acacia acinacea (MS) Gold-dust Wattle Acacia acinacea (MS) Gold-dust Wattle Trees Acacia pycnantha (MS) Golden Wattle Acacia difformis (MS) Drooping Wattle Acacia genistifolia (MS) Spreading Wattle Woody plants (include Cassinia arcuata (MS) Drooping Cassinia Acacia genistifolia (MS) Spreading Wattle Acacia pycnantha (MS) Golden Wattle large shrubs) > 5m Pimelea curviflora (SS) Curved Rice-flower Acacia pycnantha (MS) Golden Wattle Acrotriche serrulata (PS) Honey-pots (UT) Understorey Groundcovers Acrotriche serrulata (PS) Honey-pots Brachyloma daphnoides (MS) Daphne Heath Trees = trees or large Amphibromus nervosus 1 (L) Common Swamp Wallaby-grass Bursaria spinosa sbsp.spinosa (MS) Sweet Bursaria Cassinia arcuata (MS) Drooping Cassinia shrubs > 5m that Austrodanthonia carphoides (M) Short Wallaby-grass Cassinia arcuata (MS) Drooping Cassinia Cheiranthera cyanea (SS) Blue Finger-flower do not form part of Austrodanthonia duttoniana 1 (M) Brown-back Wallaby-grass Dillwynia cinerascens (SS) Grey Parrot-pea Daviesia leptophylla (MS) Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea the canopy Brachyscome basaltica (LH) Woodland Swamp-daisy Dillwynia sericea (SS) Showy Parrot-pea Dillwynia sericea (SS) Showy Parrot-pea Shrubs Burchardia umbellata (MH) Milkmaids Haeckeria ozothamnoides (MS) Cottony Haeckeria Grevillea alpina (MS) Cat’s Claw Grevillea (MS) Medium 1-5m Convolvulus erubescens (SH) Pink Bindweed Pimelea humilis (SS) Common Rice Flower Haeckeria ozothamnoides (MS) Cottony Haeckeria (SS) Small 20cm-1m Deyeuxia quadriseta (L) Reed Bent-grass Pultenaea prostrata (SS) Silky Bush-pea Hibbertia obtusifolia (SS) Grey Guinea-flower (PS) Prostrate <50cm Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily Groundcovers Hibbertia riparia (SS) Erect Guinea-flower Groundcovers Einadia nutans (MH) Nodding Saltbush Aristida behriana (M) Brush Wire-grass Pultenaea largiflorens (SS) Twiggy Bush-pea (L) Large grass-like Elatine gratioloides 1 (SH) Waterwort Asperula conferta (MH) Common Woodruff Pultenaea laxiflora (SS) Loose-flower Bush-pea plant >1m Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass Austrodanthonia caespitosa (M) Common Wallaby-grass Pultenaea prostrata (SS) Silky Bush-pea (M) Medium grass-like Isolepis cernua (M) Broad-fruit Club-sedge Austrodanthonia carphoides (M) Short Wallaby-grass Groundcovers plant 10cm-1m Isotoma fluviatilis 1 (SH) Swamp Isotome Austrodanthonia eriantha (M) Hill Wallaby-grass Austrodanthonia caespitosa (M) Common Wallaby-grass (T) Tiny grass-like Juncus semisolidus (L) Plains Rush Austrostipa densiflora (M) Dense Spear-grass Austrodanthonia eriantha (M) Hill Wallaby-grass plant <10cm Lomandra filiformis (M) Wattle Mat-rush Austrostipa scabra (M) Rough Spear-grass Austrostipa scabra (M) Rough Spear-grass (LH) Large herb>50cm Pentapogon quadrifidus (M) Five-awned Spear-grass Bothriochloa macra (M) Red-leg Grass Derwentia perfoliata (LH) Digger’s Speedwell (MH) Medium herb 5- Pycnosorus globosus 1 (LH) Drumsticks Calocephalus citreus (LH) Lemon Beauty-heads Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily 20cm Senecio quadridentatus (LH) Cotton Fireweed Convolvulus erubescens (SH) Pink Bindweed Goodenia hederacea (MH) Ivy Goodenia (SH) Small or prostrate Vittadinia cuneata (MH) Fuzzy New Holland Daisy Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily Hardenbergia violacea (SC) Purple Coral-pea herb < 5cm Wahlenbergia communis (LH) Tufted Bluebell Einadia nutans (MH) Nodding Saltbush Joycea pallida (L) Silvertop Wallaby-grass (GF) Ground Fern Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass Lomandra filiformis (M) Wattle Mat-rush (SC) Scrambler/ Goodenia hederacea (MH) Ivy Goodenia Poa sieberiana (M) Grey Tussock-grass
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