Warby Range Area Native Plant Lists Including Killawarra, Glenrowan, Lurg, Greta South 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 Warby Range and adjoining areas (see back grow many species if they know you want page for map). These species are grouped into them. They can also ensure that the seed is lists for different profiles of the landscape/topography, local to your site (plants genetically adapted to your representing the different vegetation types (Ecological conditions survive the best). So plan and order. If you Vegetation Classes, EVCs) that occur there. The species in collect your own seed, this can be given to nurseries to bold are those which are more common, and underlined grow. Then you can be sure of how local your local plants species are those that are more likely to be available from are! A list of nurseries supplying indigenous plants in the NE nurseries that sell indigenous plants. The lists are cross- Region can be found in Revegetation Resources Directory, referenced with EVC 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 (Greening Australia 2003) is available from the website: www.greeningaustralia.com.au Victorian Government initiative Warby Ranges Creeklines - Plains - Low Hills and Lower Slopes Landform Creekline Plain Low Hills & Description Low-gradient ephemeral (seasonal) to intermittent drainage Secondary or non-active alluvial plains Low hills and gentle lower slopes of foothills Geology & Soils Alluvial sediments: sands, clays and silts. Alluvial sediments: brown-red soils; black uniform loams; Granodiorite, metamorphic gneiss: well-drained red gradational poorly drained grey clay soils loam; red/ grey contrast soils EVC Creekline Grassy Woodland Plains Grassy Woodland Rainshadow Grassy Woodland Location Example Billabong Creek, Wangaratta-Yarrawonga Rd crossing North end of Wangaratta Common Hills south of Mills Rd, Greta West (overstorey only) Legend Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Underline text = Acacia dealbata (UT) Silver Wattle Callitris glaucophylla 1 White Cypress-pine 1 Acacia implexa (UT) Lightwood likely to be available Eucalyptus bridgesiana But But / Apple Box Eucalyptus albens White Box Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak from nurseries Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum Eucalyptus bridgesiana But But / Apple Box Eucalyptus albens White Box Bold text = more Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum Eucalyptus blakelyi Blakely’s Red-gum common in EVC Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Red Stringybark Shrubs Shrubs Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box Trees Acacia acinacea (MS) Gold-dust Wattle Acacia acinacea (MS) Gold-dust Wattle Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box Woody plants (include Acacia pycnantha (MS) Golden Wattle Acacia paradoxa (MS) Hedge Wattle Shrubs large shrubs) > 5m Acacia verniciflua (MS) Varnish Wattle Acacia pycnantha (MS) Golden Wattle Acacia acinacea (MS) Gold-dust Wattle (UT) Understorey Trees Bursaria spinosa sbsp. spinosa (MS) Sweet Bursaria Bursaria spinosa sbsp. spinosa (MS)Sweet Bursaria Acacia rubida (MS) Red-stem Wattle = trees or large Callistemon sieberi (MS) River Bottlebrush Dillwynia cinerascens (SS) Grey Parrot-pea Acacia verniciflua (MS) Varnish Wattle shrubs > 5m that Cassinia arcuata (MS) Drooping Cassinia Pimelea curviflora (MS) Curved Rice-flower Bursaria spinosa sbsp.spinosa (MS) Sweet Bursaria do not form part of Dillwynia cinerascens (SS) Grey Parrot-pea Pultenaea foliolosa (SS) Groundcovers the canopy Melaleuca parvistaminea (MS) Rough-barked Honey-myrtle Groundcovers Arthropodium strictum (LH) Chocolate Lily Shrubs Groundcovers Arthropodium strictum (LH) Chocolate Lily Austrodanthonia caespitosa (M) Common Wallaby-grass (MS) Medium 1-5m Acaena agnipila (MH) Hairy Sheep’s Burr Austrodanthonia caespitosa (M) Common Wallaby-grass Austrodanthonia eriantha (M) Hill Wallaby-grass (SS) Small 20cm-1m Arthropodium strictum (LH) Chocolate Lily Austrodanthonia pilosa (M) Velvet Wallaby-grass Austrodanthonia racemosa (M) Stiped Wallaby-grass (PS) Prostrate <50cm Austrodanthonia duttoniana (M) Brown-back Wallaby-grass Austrodanthonia racemosa (M) Stiped Wallaby-grass Austrostipa densiflora (M) Dense Spear-grass Groundcovers Bulbine bulbosa (MH) Bulbine Lily Austrostipa nodosa (L) Knotty Spear-grass Chrysocephalum semipapposum (LH) Clustered Everlasting (L) Large grass-like Burchardia umbellata (MH) Milkmaids Carex inversa (M) Knob Sedge Dianella longifolia (M) Pale Flax-lily plant >1m Carex appressa (L) Tall Sedge Chrysocephalum apiculatum (LH) Common Everlasting Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily (M) Medium grass-like Cyperus gunnii (L) Flecked Flat-sedge Dianella longifolia (M) Pale Flax-lily Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass plant 10cm-1m Dianella longifolia (M) Pale Flax-lily Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass Glycine clandestina (SC) Twining Glycine (T) Tiny grass-like Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily Eryngium ovinum (LH) Blue Devil Hardenbergia violacea (SC) Purple Coral-pea plant <10cm Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass Geranium solanderi (MH) Austral Cranesbill Lomandra filiformis (M) Wattle Mat-rush (LH) Large herb>50cm Juncus flavidus (L) Gold Rush Glycine clandestina (SC) Twining Glycine Poa sieberiana (M) Grey Tussock-grass (MH) Medium herb 5- Juncus holoschoenus (M) Joint-leaf Rush Juncus remotiflorus (M) Diffuse Rush Senecio bathurstianus (MH) Rough Fireweed 20cm Lomandra filiformis (M) Wattle Mat-rush Juncus semisolidus (L) Plains Rush Themeda triandra (M) Kangaroo Grass (SH) Small or prostrate Microlaena stipoides (M) Weeping Grass Leptorhynchos squamatus (MH) Scaly Buttons Vittadinia cuneata (MH) Fuzzy New Holland Daisy herb < 5cm Phragmites australis (L) Common Reed Lomandra filiformis (M) Wattle Mat-rush Wahlenbergia stricta (LH) Tall Bluebell (GF) Ground Fern Poa labillardierei (M) Common Tussock-grass Lomandra multiflora (M) Many-flowered Mat-rush (SC) Scrambler/ Poa sieberiana (M) Grey Tussock-grass Pentapogon quadrifidus (M) Five-awned Spear-grass climber Themeda triandra (M) Kangaroo Grass Senecio quadridentatus (L) Cotton Fireweed Vittadinia