Zone | Goldfields |
Profile | Hills & Valleys - Puckapunyal, Graytown, Bailieston area |
Landform | Valleys and Gentle Slopes |
Geology | Alluvial and colluvial, soil loamy with sandy patches. |
EVC | Valley Grassy Forest |
Description | Open forest in fertile, gently sloping valleys of the surrounding dry hills, with a tall open shrub layer and a dense grassy layer with a range of herbs. |
This plant (species) list has been compiled after extensive literature searches, ground truthing and collaboration with local botanical experts.
Plants appearing in the
Standard Revegetation List are hardy and robust species that are strong competitors that will provide structure to a site. Species listed are commonly available at indigenous nurseries, however ordering early is recommended.
Plants appearing in the
Enhanced Revegetation List are species that will provide diversity to a site and provide a missing layer, eg. small shrub and ground layer. Many of these species may be outcompeted in weedy sites therefore good weed management is essential. Species listed may not be commonly available from indigenous nurseries and may require advanced orders up to 18 months.
Plants appearing in the
EVC Species List are a general representation of what species may be found within that EVC for that zone. Many species listed may not be available from indigenous nurseries.
Trees > 5m
Species Name | Common Name | Life Form | Notes |
Acacia dealbata | Silver Wattle | T | 💧,S |
Acacia mearnsii | Black Wattle | T | |
Eucalyptus goniocalyx | Long-leaf Box | T | |
Eucalyptus melliodora | Yellow Box | T | |
Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. vestita | Red Box | T | ☼ |
Exocarpos cupressiformis | Cherry Ballart | T | ^ |
Shrubs
Species Name | Common Name | Life Form | Notes |
Acacia paradoxa | Hedge Wattle | MS | |
Acacia pycnantha | Golden Wattle | MS | |
Astroloma humifusum | Cranberry Heath | PS | ^ |
Bursaria spinosa | Sweet Bursaria | MS | |
Cassinia arcuata | Drooping Cassinia | MS | ☼,↔ |
Daviesia leptophylla | Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea | MS | ^,☼ |
Dillwynia cinerascens | Grey Parrot-pea | SS | ^ |
Hibbertia obtusifolia | Grey Guinea-flower | SS | ^,S |
Ozothamnus obcordatus | Grey Everlasting | MS | ^ |
Pimelea humilis | Common Rice-flower | SS | ^ |
Groundcovers
Species Name | Common Name | Life Form | Notes |
Anthosachne scabra s.l. | Common Wheat-grass | MTG | ^ |
Arthropodium minus | Small Vanilla-lily | LH | ^ |
Arthropodium strictum | Chocolate Lily | LH | ^ |
Asperula conferta | Common Woodruff | MH | ^ |
Austrostipa mollis | Supple Spear-grass | LTG | ^ |
Austrostipa semibarbata | Fibrous Spear-grass | MTG | ^ |
Bulbine bulbosa | Bulbine Lily | MH | ^ |
Burchardia umbellata | Milkmaids | MH | ^ |
Dichelachne crinita | Long-hair Plume-grass | MTG | ^ |
Glycine latrobeana | Clover Glycine | SH | ^,❖,❋ |
Gonocarpus tetragynus | Common Raspwort | MH | ^ |
Goodenia hederacea subsp. hederacea | Ivy Goodenia | MH | ^ |
Hardenbergia violacea | Purple Coral-pea | SC | ^ |
Lagenophora huegelii | Coarse Bottle-daisy | MH | ^ |
Leptorhynchos squamatus | Scaly Buttons | MH | ^ |
Lomandra filiformis | Wattle Mat-rush | MTG | ^ |
Microlaena stipoides | Weeping Grass | MNG | ^ |
Microseris lanceolata s.l. | Yam Daisy | MH | ^ |
Oxalis perennans | Grassland Wood-sorrel | MH | ^ |
Pelargonium rodneyanum | Magenta Stork's-bill | MH | ^ |
Poa labillardierei | Common Tussock-grass | MTG | ^,💧 |
Poa morrisii | Soft Tussock-grass | MTG | ^ |
Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana | Grey Tussock-grass | MTG | ^ |
Rytidosperma caespitosum | Common Wallaby-grass | MTG | ^ |
Rytidosperma pilosum | Velvet Wallaby-grass | MTG | ^ |
Rytidosperma racemosum | Stiped Wallaby-grass | MTG | ^ |
Senecio quadridentatus | Cotton Fireweed | LH | ^ |
Themeda triandra | Kangaroo Grass | MTG | ^ |
Tricoryne elatior | Yellow Rush-lily | LH | ^ |
Veronica plebeia | Trailing Speedwell | MH | ^ |
Wahlenbergia stricta | Tall Bluebell | LH | ^ |
Wurmbea dioica | Common Early Nancy | MH | ^ |
Xerochrysum viscosum | Shiny Everlasting | LH | ^ |
Footnotes
^ | Species from extended list. These may not be commonly available at nurseries. |
❖ | Rare or threatened species |
❋ | Listed FFG Act |
💧 | Wetter sites/depressions |
S | Southern part of zone |
☼ | Drier sites |
↔ | Readily colonises |
Life Forms
LH | Large Herb | MNG | Medium Non-tufted Graminoid | SC | Scramble/Climber |
LNG | Large Non-tufted Graminoid | MS | Medium Shrub | SH | Small Herb |
LTG | Large Tufted Graminoid | MTG | Medium Tufted Graminoid | SS | Small Shrub |
MH | Medium Herb | PS | Prostrate Shrub | T | Tree |
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