Vegetation Benchmarks Non-eucalypt forest and woodland Leptospermum lanigerum 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. Vegetation Condition Benchmarks version 3 Non-Eucalypt Forest and Woodland NAF Acacia melanoxylon swamp forest Community Description: Acacia melanoxylon swamp forest is typically a tall closed forest (> 30 m in height) dominated by Acacia melanoxylon with a relatively open and variable understorey. Nothofagus cunninghamii and other rainforest species are present at some sites that have not had major disturbance for a long period. On more recently disturbed sites, Melaleuca squarrosa, M. ericifolia and one or more species of Leptospermum may be present. Hummocks of Sphagnum species associated with myrtle logs occur in successionally advanced forest. Benchmarks: Length Component Cover % Height (m) DBH (cm) #/ha (m)/0.1 ha Canopy 75% - - - Large Trees - 25 50 100 Organic Litter 80% - Logs ≥ 10 - 60 Large Logs ≥ 25 Recruitment Episodic Understorey Life Forms LF code # Spp Cover % Tree or large shrub T 5 20 Medium shrub/small shrub S 1 5 Herbs and orchids H 2 1 Large sedge/rush/sagg/lily LSR 2 20 Ground fern GF 4 5 Tree fern TF 1 5 Scrambler/Climber/Epiphytes SCE 5 3 Mosses and Lichens ML 1 30 Total 8 21 Last reviewed – 25 September 2017 Tasmanian Vegetation Monitoring and Mapping Program Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/tasveg NAF Acacia melanoxylon swamp forest Species lists: Canopy Tree Species Common Name Notes Acacia melanoxylon blackwood Nothofagus cunninghamii myrtle beech Typical Understorey Species * Common Name LF Code Atherosperma moschatum sassafras T Eucalyptus brookeriana brookers gum T Eucalyptus ovata black gum T Leptospermum lanigerum woolly teatree T Melaleuca ericifolia coast paperbark T Melaleuca squarrosa scented paperbark T Aristotelia peduncularis heartberry S Coprosma quadrifida native currant S Pimelea drupacea cherry riceflower S Asperula spp. woodruff H Chiloglottis spp. bird orchid H Corybas spp. helmet-orchid H Hydrocotyle spp. pennywort H Oxalis spp. woodsorrel H Pterostylis spp. greenhood H Senecio spp. groundsel H Agrostis spp. bentgrass G Echinopogon ovatus hedgehog grass G Ehrharta spp. veldtgrass G Tetrarrhena distichophylla ricegrass G Carex appressa tall sedge LSR Gahnia grandis cutting grass LSR Lepidosperma elatius tall swordsedge LSR Lepidosperma ensiforme arching swordsedge LSR Carex spp. sedge MSR Isolepis spp. clubsedge MSR Luzula spp. woodrush MSR Schoenus spp. bogsedge MSR Uncinia spp. hooksedge MSR Blechnum minus soft waterfern GF Blechnum nudum fishbone waterfern GF Blechnum wattsii hard waterfern GF Histiopteris incisa batswing fern GF Hypolepis spp. groundfern GF Pteris spp. brake GF Dicksonia antarctica soft treefern TF Notogrammitis spp. fingerfern SCE Hymenophyllum rarum narrow filmyfern SCE Microsorum pustulatum kangaroo fern SCE Rumohra adiantiformis leathery shieldfern SCE *This list is provided as a guide only. The species listed are typical of this plant community type but may not necessarily be present. Vegetation Condition Benchmarks version 3 Non-Eucalypt Forest and Woodland NAL Allocasuarina littoralis forest Community Description: Allocasuarina littoralis forest is characterised by a very dense stratum (12 – 18 m) of A. littoralis, sometimes overtopped by occasional eucalypts. Shrubs grow in gaps in the canopy and at the margins of the community. It includes patches of forest dominated by Allocasuarina crassa on the Tasman Peninsula. This community occurs in small patches. This is the appropriate benchmark to use in assessing the condition of the listed Allocasuarina littoralis forest community (Schedule 3A, Nature Conservation Act 2002. Benchmarks: Length Component Cover % Height (m) DBH (cm) #/ha (m)/0.1 ha Canopy 80% - - - Large Trees - 12 20 200 Organic Litter 100% - Logs ≥ 10 - 20 Large Logs ≥ 10 Recruitment Episodic Understorey Life Forms LF code # Spp Cover % Tree or large shrub T 1 10 Medium shrub/small shrub S 3 1 Prostrate shrub PS 2 1 Herb and orchids H 5 1 Grass G 1 1 Large sedge/rush/sagg/lily LSR 1 1 Medium to small sedge/rush/sagg/lily MSR 2 3 Mosses and Lichens ML 1 1 Total 8 16 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 NAL Allocasuarina littoralis forest Species lists: Canopy Tree Species Common Name Notes Allocasuarina littoralis black sheoak Allocasuarina crassa cape pillar sheoak Tasman Peninsular Emergent Tree Species Common Name Notes Eucalyptus spp. eucalypt Scattered trees only, when present Typical Understorey Species * Common Name LF Code Banksia marginata silver banksia T Aotus ericoides golden pea S Leptomeria drupacea erect currantbush S Leptospermum scoparium common teatree S Lomatia tinctoria guitarplant S Ozothamnus obcordatus yellow everlastingbush S Pimelea humilis dwarf riceflower S Hibbertia riparia erect guineaflower PS Gonocarpus tetragynus common raspwort H Goodenia lanata trailing native-primrose H Orchidaceae orchids H Xanthosia pilosa woolly crossherb H Ehrharta distichophylla hairy ricegrass G Dianella revoluta spreading flaxlily LSR Diplarrena moraea white flag-iris LSR Gahnia grandis cutting grass LSR Lomandra longifolia sagg LSR Lepidosperma concavum sand swordsedge MSR Lycopodium deuterodensum conifer clubmoss GF 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. Vegetation Condition Benchmarks version 3 Non-Eucalypt Forest and Woodland NAR Acacia melanoxylon on rises Community Description: Acacia melanoxylon on rises is often a fire-induced seral rainforest or mixed forest community dominated by regrowth Acacia melanoxylon trees of even height and typically forming a closed forest. The understorey ranges from relatively open to dense. A diversity of species may be present, including eucalypts (or rainforest and wet sclerophyll species (including other species of Acacia) over a fern-dominated ground layer. In some areas of the south-west this community may be a semi- stable community growing in equilibrium with rainforest species. This community can also arise on previously cleared wet sclerophyll/mixed forest sites where eucalypt regeneration is poor. Benchmarks: Length Component Cover % Height (m) DBH (cm) #/ha (m)/0.1 ha Canopy 75% - - - Large Trees - 15 50 100 Organic Litter 80% - Logs ≥ 10 - 25 Large Logs ≥ 25 Recruitment Episodic Understorey Life Forms LF code # Spp Cover % Tree or large shrub T 8 30 Medium shrub/small shrub S 3 5 Herbs and orchids H 4 4 Large sedge/rush/sagg/lily LSR 2 5 Ground fern GF 3 5 Tree fern TF 1 5 Scrambler/Climber/Epiphytes SCE 6 5 Mosses and Lichens ML 1 15 Total 8 28 Last reviewed – 25 September 2017 Tasmanian Vegetation Monitoring and Mapping Program Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/tasveg NAR Acacia melanoxylon on rises Species lists: Canopy Tree Species Common Name Notes Acacia melanoxylon blackwood Typical Understorey Species * Common Name LF Code Acacia dealbata silver wattle T Atherosperma moschatum sassafras T Eucryphia lucida leatherwood T Leptospermum spp. teatree T Melaleuca ericifolia coast paperbark T Melaleuca squarrosa scented paperbark T Nematolepis squamea satinwood T Olearia argophylla musk T Olearia lirata forest daisybush T Pomaderris apetala common dogwood T Zieria arborescens stinkwood T Coprosma quadrifida native currant S Cyathodes spp. cheeseberry S Pimelea drupacea cherry riceflower S Asperula spp. woodruff H Hydrocotyle spp. pennywort