See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279060093 Nomination for Listing of Iron Grass (Lomandra effusa – L. multiflora ssp. dura) Tussock Grassland as a Threatened Ecological Community under the Environmental Protection and Biodi... Technical Report · January 2000 CITATIONS READS 0 7 1 author: Richard J.-P. Davies University of NSW 68 PUBLICATIONS 207 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Goodenia asteriscus (Goodeniaceae), a new arid zone species form north-western South Australia an eastern Western Australia. View project All content following this page was uploaded by Richard J.-P. Davies on 20 March 2019. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Nomination for listing of Iron Grass (Lomandra ejfusa - L. multiflora ssp. dura) Tussock Grassland as a threatened ecological community under the Environment Protection and BiodiversityConservation Act 1999 Report prepared for WWF Australia by Richard Davies , 2000 Ecological Community Details Generally accepted name of the ecological community Iron Grass (Lomandra ejjusa-L. multiflora ssp. dura) Tussock Grassland. This community was initially referred to as Lomandra multiflora - L. dura association in · Wood (193 7) & Jessup (1948). It was subsequently referred to as Lomandra dura - L. ejjusa Tussock Grassland/Sedgeland in Specht (1972, 1974), and Lomandra effi1sa ± L. dura Tussock Grassland/Sedgeland in Davies (1982) and Neagle (1995). More recently Hyde (1995) and Robertson (1998) undertook floristic analysis of floristic quadrats sampled throughout the native grassland and grassy woodland areas in the Lofty Block Bioregion Consequently, Hyde (1995) split Iron Grass (Lomandra ejjusa - L. multiflora ssp. dura) Tussock Grassland into two separate floristic communities: 1) Lomandra multiflora ssp. dura Tussock Grass Complex and 2) Lomandra ejjusa Grassland. Subsequently, Robertson (1998) surveyed and analysed additional quadrats in the region As a result she maintained this split, but separated off the Stipa blackii Grassland & Low Eucalypt Woodland community from Hyde's former floristic community. Robertson similarly referred to the remaining floristic communities as 1) Lomandra multiflora ssp. dura Tussock Grassland and 2) Lomandra efjitsa Grassland. Both these floristic communities have been included in the same nomination using the name Iron Grass (Lomandra ejjusa - L. multiflora ssp. dura) Tussock Grassland, due to them being historically lumped together and since both are considered similarly threatened. Description of the ecological community that distinguishes it from any other ecological community i Biological and non-biological components ► most commonly occurring and/or characteristic species of the community Lomandra multiflora ssp. dura Tussock Grassland and Lomandra ejjusa Grassland were defined as distinct floristic communities by Robertson (1998) based on PATN analysis (Belbin 1987a,b,c) of quadrat data from a detailed biological survey of grasslands and grassy woodlands of the Lofty Block Bioregion of South Australia. Lomandra multijlora ssp. dura Tussock Grassland Robertson ( 1998) describes the community as dominated by Lomandra multiflora ssp. dura (hard mat-rush) over Aristida behriana (brush wire-grass), Danthonia caespitosa (common wallaby- 1 View publication stats.