Wodonga Area Native Plant Lists Including Barnawartha, Leneva, Baranduda, Bonegilla, Huon, Ebden 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 Wodonga 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 Wodonga - Riverine Floodplain - Plains - Creeklines Landform Riverine Floodplain of major Rivers Plains Creeklines Landform Active riverine floodplain of lower reaches of large rivers with Plains, alluvial fan and elevated plains and alluvial terraces not Low-gradient ephemeral (seasonal) to intermittent drainage Description an elevated terrace grading down into a back plain actively flooding - dominated by River Red Gum lines on plains and lower slopes of foothills Geology & Soils Alluvial sediments: well drained stony and gravelly soils Alluvial sediments: brown-red soils; black uniform loams; poorly Alluvial sediments: sands, clays and silts grading to sandy clay loams and poorly drained silts/ clays drained grey clay soils EVC Riverine Grassy Woodland / Sedgey Riverine Forest Plains Grassy Woodland Creekline Grassy Woodland Location Example Lower Kiewa River, downstream of Kiewa East Rd No intact remnants remaining Huon Creek Legend Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Underline text = Acacia dealbata (UT) Silver Wattle Allocasuarina luehmannii (UT) Buloke Acacia dealbata (UT) Silver Wattle likely to be available Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum Acacia implexa (UT) Lightwood from nurseries Shrubs Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box Eucalyptus bridgesiana But But / Apple Box Bold text = more Callistemon sieberi (MS) River Bottlebrush Eucalyptus microcarpa 1 Grey Box 1 Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum common in EVC Cassinia aculeata 2(MS) Common Cassinia 2 Shrubs Shrubs Dillwynia sericea 3(SS) Grey Parrot-pea 3 Acacia paradoxa (MS) Hedge Wattle Acacia paradoxa (MS) Hedge Wattle Trees Groundcovers Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (MS) Hairy Bursaria Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (MS) Hairy Bursaria Woody plants (include Amphibromus fluitans (M) River Swamp W-grass Cassinia aculeata 2(MS) Common Cassinia 2 Callistemon sieberi (MS) River Bottlebrush large shrubs) > 5m Azolla pinnata (SH) Ferny Azolla Dillwynia cinerascens (SS) Grey Parrot-pea Cassinia aculeata 2(MS) Common Cassinia 2 (UT) Understorey Trees Carex appressa (L) Tall Sedge Dillwynia sericea (SS) Showy Parrot-pea Dillwynia cinerascens (SS) Grey Parrot-pea = trees or large Carex gaudichaudiana (M) Fen Sedge Eutaxia microphylla (SS) Common Eutaxia Dillwynia sericea (SS) Showy Parrot-pea shrubs > 5m that Carex tereticaulis (L) Poong’ort Pimelea curviflora (SS) Curved Rice-flower Eutaxia microphylla (SS) Common Eutaxia do not form part of Centipeda elatinoides (MH) Elatine Sneezeweed Groundcovers Groundcovers the canopy Chloris truncata (M) Windmill Grass Aristida behriana (M) Brush Wire-grass Aristida behriana (M) Brush Wire-grass Shrubs Cyperus exaltatus (L) Tall Flat-sedge Arthropodium strictum (LH) Chocolate Lily Austrodanthonia carphoides (M) Short Wallaby-grass (MS) Medium 1-5m Eleocharis acuta (M) Common Spike-sedge Austrodanthonia carphoides (M) Short Wallaby-grass Austrodanthonia eriantha (M) Hill Wallaby-grass (SS) Small 20cm-1m Eleocharis sphacelata (L) Tall Spike-sedge Austrostipa nodosa (L) Knotty Spear-grass Austrostipa scabra (M) Rough Spear-grass (PS) Prostrate <50cm Eragrostis diandra (M) Close-headed Love-grass Austrostipa scabra (M) Rough Spear-grass Bothriochloa macra (M) Red-leg Grass Groundcovers Hemarthria uncinata (M) Mat Grass Bothriochloa macra (M) Red-leg Grass Carex appressa (L) Tall Sedge (L) Large grass-like Juncus ingens (L) Giant Rush Bulbine bulbosa (MH) Bulbine Lily Carex gaudichaudiana (M) Fen Sedge plant >1m Juncus sarophorus (L) Broom Rush Chloris truncata (M) Windmill Grass Centipeda cunninghamii (MH) Common Sneezeweed (M) Medium grass-like Juncus subsecundus (M) Finger Rush Chrysocephalum apiculatum (LH) Common Everlasting Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily plant 10cm-1m Lachnagrostis filiformis (M) Common Blown-grass Convolvulus erubescens (SH) Pink Bindweed Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass (T) Tiny grass-like Ludwigia peploides (SH) Clove-strip Dianella longifolia (M) Pale Flax-lily Geranium potentilloides (MH) Cinquefoil Cranesbill plant <10cm Lythrum hyssopifolia (MH) Small Loosestrife Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass Hypoxis vaginata var. vaginata (MH) Yellow Star (LH) Large herb>50cm Myriophyllum crispatum (LH) Upright Water-milfoil Eragrostis parviflora (L) Weeping Love-grass Juncus usitatus (L) Billabong Rush (MH) Medium herb 5- Myriophyllum papillosum (MH) Robust Water-milfoil Eryngium ovinum (LH) Blue Devil Lachnagrostis filiformis (M) Common Blown-grass 20cm Myriophyllum salsugineum (LH) Lake Water-milfoil Geranium retrorsum (MH) Grassland Cranesbill Lomandra longifolia (L) Spiny-headed Mat-rush (SH) Small or prostrate Ottelia ovalifolia (MH) Swamp Lily Goodenia pinnatifida (MH) Cut-leaf Goodenia Microlaena stipoides (M) Weeping Grass herb < 5cm Persicaria hydropiper (LH) Water Pepper Hypoxis vaginata var. vaginata (MH) Yellow Star Persicaria hydropiper (LH) Water Pepper (GF) Ground Fern Persicaria prostrata (MH) Creeping Knotweed Lachnagrostis