Mid Ovens Local Native Plant Lists Including Murmungee, Myrtleford, Lower Buffalo, Porepunkah 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 Mid least 12 months in advance. Nurseries can Ovens - Murmungee area (see back page for grow many species if they know you want map). 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 Mid Ovens Murmungee - Floodplain - Plains - Creeklines Landform Floodplain Plain Plain, Hills Description Active riverine floodplain with frequent, short duration flooding Secondary or non-active alluvial plains (not floodplain) Creeks: Low-gradient ephemeral (seasonal) watercourses Geology & Soils Alluvial sediments: red-brown loams to sandy clay loams; grey Alluvial sediments: brown-red soils; black uniform loams; Alluvial sediments: sands, clays and silts poorly drained grey clay soils EVC Floodplain Riparian Woodland / Swampy Woodland Plains Grassy Woodland Creekline Grassy Woodland Location Example Ovens River at Whorouly Rd crossing Road reserve of Great Alpine Rd west of Everton (trees only) Barwidgee Creek at reserve north of Myrtle Creek Road Legend Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Trees > 5m Underline text = Acacia dealbata (UT) Silver Wattle Acacia implexa (UT) Lightwood Acacia dealbata (UT) Silver Wattle likely to be available Acacia melanoxylon (UT) Blackwood Eucalyptus bridgesiana But But / Apple Box Acacia melanoxylon (UT) Blackwood from nurseries Acacia pravissima (UT) Ovens Wattle Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum Acacia pravissima (UT) Ovens Wattle Bold text = more Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box 1 Eucalyptus bridgesiana But But / Apple Box common in EVC Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red-gum Shrubs Shrubs Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box Trees Callistemon sieberi (MS) River Bottlebrush Acacia acinacea (MS) Gold-dust Wattle Exocarpos cupressiformis (UT) Cherry Ballart Woody plants (include Kunzea ericoides (MS) Burgan Acacia paradoxa (MS) Hedge Wattle Shrubs large shrubs) > 5m Melicytus dentatus (MS) Tree Violet Bossiaea prostrata (PS) Creeping Bossiaea Bursaria spinosa sbp.lasiophylla (MS) Hairy Bursaria (UT) Understorey Groundcovers Bursaria spinosa sbsp.lasiophylla (MS) Hairy Bursaria Callistemon sieberi (MS) River Bottlebrush Trees = trees or large Acaena novae-zelandiae (MH) Bidgee-widgee Cassinia aculeata (MS) Common Cassinia Cassinia aculeata (MS) Common Cassinia shrubs > 5m that Amphibromus nervosus (L) Common Swamp Wallaby-grass Dillwynia sericea (SS) Showy Parrot-pea Dillwynia sericea (SS) Showy Parrot-pea do not form part of Carex appressa (L) Tall Sedge Dodonaea viscosa sbsp.cuneata 1 (MS)Wedge-leaf Hop-bush Dodonaea viscosa sbsp.angustissima (MS) Slender Hop-bush the canopy Carex inversa (M) Knob Sedge Pimelea curviflora 1 (MS) Curved Rice-flower 1 Kunzea ericoides (MS) Burgan Shrubs Cyperus exaltatus (L) Tall Flat-sedge Groundcovers Melicytus dentatus (MS) Tree Violet (MS) Medium 1-5m Cyperus gunnii (L) Flecked Flat-sedge Arthropodium strictum (LH) Chocolate Lily Groundcovers (SS) Small 20cm-1m Eleocharis acuta (M) Common Spike-sedge Austrodanthonia caespitosa (M) Common Wallaby-grass Acaena echinata (MH) Sheep’s Burr (PS) Prostrate <50cm Eleocharis sphacelata (L) Tall Spike-sedge Austrodanthonia pilosa (M) Velvet Wallaby-grass Alternanthera denticulata (MH) Lesser Joyweed Groundcovers Geranium solanderi (MH) Austral Cranesbill Austrodanthonia racemosa (M) Stiped Wallaby-grass Austrodanthonia pilosa (M) Velvet Wallaby-grass (L) Large grass-like Isachne globosa (M) Swamp Millet Austrostipa scabra (M) Rough Spear-grass Carex appressa (L) Tall Sedge plant >1m Juncus amabilis (M) Hollow Rush Bothriochloa macra (M) Red-leg Grass Cyperus gunnii (L) Flecked Flat-sedge (M) Medium grass-like Juncus holoschoenus (M) Joint-leaf Rush Bulbine bulbosa (MH) Bulbine Lily Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily plant 10cm-1m Microlaena stipoides (M) Weeping Grass Burchardia umbellata (MH) Milkmaids Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass (T) Tiny grass-like Myriophyllum crispatum (LH) Upright Water-milfoil Chrysocephalum apiculatum (LH) Common Everlasting Glycine clandestina (SC) Twining Glycine plant <10cm Persicaria decipiens (LH) Slender Knotweed Dianella longifolia (M) Pale Flax-lily Juncus subsecundus (M) Finger Rush (LH) Large herb>50cm Persicaria hydropiper (LH) Water Pepper Dianella revoluta (M) Black-anther Flax-lily Microlaena stipoides (M) Weeping Grass (MH) Medium herb 5- Phragmites australis (L) Common Reed Elymus scaber (M) Common Wheat-grass Persicaria hydropiper (LH) Water Pepper 20cm Poa ensiformis (M) Sword Tussock-grass Glycine clandestina (SC) Twining Glycine Phragmites australis (L) Common Reed (SH) Small or prostrate Poa labillardierei 1 (M) Common Tussock-grass 1 Leptorhynchos squamatus (MH) Scaly Buttons Poa labillardierei (M) Common Tussock-grass herb < 5cm Pteridium esculentum (GF) Austral Bracken Poa sieberiana (M) Grey Tussock-grass Schoenus apogon (M) Common Bog-sedge (GF) Ground Fern Rubus parvifolius (SC) Small-leaf Bramble Themeda triandra (M) Kangaroo Grass Senecio tenuiflorus (LH) Slender Fireweed (SC) Scrambler/ Themeda triandra (M) Kangaroo Grass Tricoryne elatior (LH) Yellow Rush-lily Themeda triandra (M) Kangaroo Grass climber 1 Occurs on north and