Upper Murray Native Plant Lists Including Tom Groggin, Upper Murray River 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 Upper Murray 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 (Greening Australia 2003) is available from the website: www.greeningaustralia.com.au Victorian Government initiative Upper Murray Lower Altitudes Landform Hills and Foothills Foothills, Mountains Valleys, Hills Landform Gentle slopes, generally drier and north-facing ‘rainshadow’ Hill tops and moderate to steep dry slopes generally north and Broad valley bottoms, footslopes and moderate hill slopes Description areas west facing Geology & Soils Granordiorite or metamorphosed geologies; red loam to clay Range of geologies with skeletal, sandy to sandy loam soils Colluvium derived from various geologies: well-drained red- loam contrast soils. brown gradational soils to loam soils EVC Grassy Woodland/ Montane Grassy Woodland Heathy Dry Forest Valley Grassy Forest Location Example Lower slopes east of Murray R at Tom Groggin picnic area, NSW Steep north slopes W.of Davies Plain Tk, ~4km S. Tom Groggin Shallow gullies through Tom Groggin Picnic area Legend Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Underline text = Acacia dealbata (UT) Silver Wattle Eucalyptus dives Broad-leaved Peppermint Acacia dealbata (UT) Silver Wattle likely to be available Acacia melanoxylon (UT) Blackwood Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Red Stringybark Acacia melanoxylon (UT) Blackwood from nurseries Eucalyptus camphora Mountain Swamp-gum Eucalyptus mannifera Brittle Gum Eucalyptus camphora Mountain Swamp-gum Bold text = more Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaf Peppermint Exocarpus cuppressiformis (UT) Cherry Ballart Eucalyptus pauciflora 1 Snow Gum 1 common in EVC Eucalyptus rubida Candlebark Shrubs Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaf Peppermint Eucalyptus stellulata 1 Black Sallee 1 Acacia gunnii (SS) Ploughshare Wattle Eucalyptus rubida Candlebark Trees Shrubs Acrotriche serrulata (PS) Honey-pots Eucalyptus stellulata 1 Black Sallee 1 Woody plants (include Acacia rubida (MS) Red-stem Wattle Boronia nana (PS) Dwarf Boronia Shrubs large shrubs) > 5m Acacia siculiformis (MS) Dagger Wattle Brachyloma daphnoides (MS) Daphne Heath Acrotriche serrulata (PS) Honey-pots (UT) Understorey Trees Acrotriche serrulata (PS) Honey-pots Daviesia leptophylla (MS) Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea Banksia marginata (MS) Silver Banksia = trees or large Bursaria spinosa sbsp.spinosa (MS) Sweet Bursaria Daviesia ulicifolia (MS) Gorse Bitter-pea Bursaria spinosa sbsp.spinosa (MS) Sweet Bursaria shrubs > 5m that Cassinia aculeata (MS) Common Cassinia Dillwynia phylicoides (SS) Small-leaf Parrot-pea Cassinia aculeata (MS) Common Cassinia do not form part of Daviesia latifolia (MS) Hop Bitter-pea Grevillea lanigera (MS) Woolly Grevillea Daviesia latifolia (MS) Hop Bitter-pea the canopy Grevillea lanigera (MS) Woolly Grevillea Hibbertia obtusifolia (SS) Grey Guinea-flower Hakea microcarpa (MS) Small-fruit Hakea Shrubs Hakea microcarpa (MS) Small-fruit Hakea Hovea heterophylla (SS) Common Hovea Hibbertia obtusifolia (SS) Grey Guinea-flower (MS) Medium 1-5m Hibbertia obtusifolia (SS) Grey Guinea-flower Monotoca scoparia (MS) Prickly Broom-heath Leptospermum continentale (MS) Prickly Tea-tree (SS) Small 20cm-1m Leucopogon hookeri (SS) Mountain Beard-heath Persoonia confertiflora (MS) Cluster-flower Geebung Leucopogon hookeri (SS) Mountain Beard-heath (PS) Prostrate <50cm Melicytus dentatus (MS) Tree Violet Platylobium formosum (PS) Handsome Flat-pea Melicytus dentatus (MS) Tree Violet Groundcovers Mirbelia oxyloboides (MS) Mountain Mirbelia Podolobium procumbens (SS) Trailing Podolobium Mirbelia oxyloboides (MS) Mountain Mirbelia (L) Large grass-like Groundcovers Tetratheca bauerifolia (SS) Heath Pink-bells Groundcovers plant >1m Acaena echinata (MH) Sheep’s Burr Groundcovers Acaena echinata (MH) Sheep’s Burr (M) Medium grass-like Chrysocephalum semipapposum (LH) Clustered Everlasting Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily Cymbonotus preissianus (SH) Austral Bear’s-ear plant 10cm-1m Convolvulus erubescens (SH) Pink Bindweed Dichelachne crinita (M) Long-hair Plume-grass Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily (T) Tiny grass-like Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily Goodenia hederacea (MH) Ivy Goodenia Geranium solanderi (MH) Austral Cranesbill plant <10cm Geranium solanderi (MH) Austral Cranesbill Hardenbergia violacea (SC) Purple Coral-pea Microlaena stipoides (M) Weeping Grass (LH) Large herb>50cm Lepidosperma laterale (M) Variable Sword-sedge Helichrysum scorpioides (MH) Button Everlasting Microseris scapigera - sp.3 (MH) Yam Daisy (MH) Medium herb 5- Leptorhynchos squamatus (MH) Scaly Buttons Joycea pallida (L) Silvertop Wallaby-grass Poa labillardierei (M) Common Tussock-grass 20cm Lomandra filiformis (M) Wattle Mat-rush Poa sieberiana (M) Grey Tussock-grass Poa sieberiana (M) Grey Tussock-grass (SH) Small or prostrate Poa sieberiana (M) Grey Tussock-grass Stylidium graminifolium (M) Grass Triggerplant Senecio tenuiflorus (LH) Slender Fireweed herb < 5cm Stellaria pungens (MH) Prickly Starwort Themeda triandra (M) Kangaroo Grass (GF) Ground Fern Themeda triandra (M) Kangaroo Grass 1 Areas of cold air drainage and higher altitudes Page 2 DSE (2007) Local Native Plant Lists For the Upper Murray - Tom Groggin, Upper Murray