Zone | Pyalong |
Profile | Soaks, Valleys and Low Hills |
Landform | Hills |
Geology | Granite with soils sandy and well drained. |
EVC | Grassy Woodland (Granitic) |
Description | Yellow Box and Candlebark dominated woodland with an open mid-storey of wattles and Sweet Bursaria, and a diverse grassy herbaceous ground layer. |
Examples | West Rd 3-5km W of Pyalong; |
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 | |
Acacia implexa | Lightwood | T | |
Acacia mearnsii | Black Wattle | T | |
Allocasuarina littoralis | Black Sheoak | T | |
Allocasuarina verticillata | Drooping Sheoak | T | |
Eucalyptus dives | Broad-leaved Peppermint | T | |
Eucalyptus goniocalyx | Long-leaf Box | T | |
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha | Red Stringybark | T | |
Eucalyptus melliodora | Yellow Box | T | |
Eucalyptus ovata | Swamp Gum | T | 💧 |
Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. vestita | Red Box | T | |
Eucalyptus rubida | Candlebark | T | |
Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. viminalis | Manna Gum | T | 💧 |
Exocarpos cupressiformis | Cherry Ballart | T | ^ |
Shrubs
Species Name | Common Name | Life Form | Notes |
Acacia acinacea | Gold-dust Wattle | MS | |
Acacia aculeatissima | Thin-leaf Wattle | SS | ^ |
Acacia genistifolia | Spreading Wattle | MS | |
Acacia paradoxa | Hedge Wattle | MS | |
Acacia pycnantha | Golden Wattle | MS | |
Acacia verniciflua | Varnish Wattle | MS | |
Acrotriche serrulata | Honey-pots | PS | ^ |
Astroloma humifusum | Cranberry Heath | PS | ^ |
Banksia marginata | Silver Banksia | MS | ^,❖ |
Bossiaea prostrata | Creeping Bossiaea | PS | ^ |
Brachyloma daphnoides | Daphne Heath | MS | ^ |
Bursaria spinosa | Sweet Bursaria | MS | |
Cassinia arcuata | Drooping Cassinia | MS | ↔ |
Dillwynia cinerascens | Grey Parrot-pea | SS | ^ |
Dillwynia sericea | Showy Parrot-pea | SS | ^ |
Hovea heterophylla | Common Hovea | SS | ^ |
Indigofera australis | Austral Indigo | MS | |
Melicytus dentatus s.l. | Tree Violet | MS | ^ |
Pimelea humilis | Common Rice-flower | SS | ^ |
Platylobium formosum s.l. | Handsome Flat-pea | PS | ^ |
Pultenaea daphnoides | Large-leaf Bush-pea | MS | ^ |
Pultenaea pedunculata | Matted Bush-pea | SS | ^ |
Groundcovers
Species Name | Common Name | Life Form | Notes |
Acaena novae-zelandiae | Bidgee-widgee | MH | ^ |
Acaena ovina | Australian Sheep's Burr | LH | ^ |
Anthosachne scabra s.l. | Common Wheat-grass | MTG | ^ |
Arthropodium strictum | Chocolate Lily | LH | ^ |
Austrostipa densiflora | Dense Spear-grass | MTG | ^ |
Austrostipa semibarbata | Fibrous Spear-grass | MTG | ^ |
Brunonia australis | Blue Pincushion | MH | ^ |
Bulbine bulbosa | Bulbine Lily | MH | ^ |
Burchardia umbellata | Milkmaids | MH | ^ |
Chrysocephalum apiculatum | Common Everlasting | LH | ^ |
Deyeuxia quadriseta | Reed Bent-grass | LTG | ^ |
Dianella admixta | Black-anther Flax-lily | MTG | ^ |
Dianella amoena | Matted Flax-lily | MTG | ^,❖ |
Dichelachne crinita | Long-hair Plume-grass | MTG | ^ |
Gahnia radula | Thatch Saw-sedge | LTG | ^ |
Gonocarpus tetragynus | Common Raspwort | MH | ^ |
Hardenbergia violacea | Purple Coral-pea | SC | ^ |
Juncus pallidus | Pale Rush | LTG | ^ |
Juncus subsecundus | Finger Rush | MTG | ^ |
Kennedia prostrata | Running Postman | SH | ^ |
Leptorhynchos squamatus | Scaly Buttons | MH | ^ |
Lomandra filiformis | Wattle Mat-rush | MTG | ^ |
Microlaena stipoides | Weeping Grass | MNG | ^ |
Microseris lanceolata s.l. | Yam Daisy | MH | ^ |
Poa sieberiana | Grey Tussock-grass | MTG | ^ |
Rytidosperma caespitosum | Common Wallaby-grass | MTG | ^ |
Rytidosperma pallidum | Silvertop Wallaby-grass | LTG | ^ |
Rytidosperma pilosum | Velvet Wallaby-grass | MTG | ^ |
Rytidosperma racemosum | Striped Wallaby-grass | MTG | ^ |
Rytidosperma setaceum | Bristly Wallaby-grass | MTG | ^ |
Schoenus apogon | Common Bog-sedge | MTG | ^,💧 |
Senecio quadridentatus | Cotton Fireweed | LH | ^ |
Themeda triandra | Kangaroo Grass | MTG | ^ |
Tricoryne elatior | Yellow Rush-lily | LH | ^ |
Vittadinia muelleri | Narrow-leaf New Holland Daisy | MH | ^ |
Wahlenbergia stricta | Tall Bluebell | LH | ^ |
Wurmbea dioica | Common Early Nancy | MH | ^ |
Footnotes
^ | Species from extended list. These may not be commonly available at nurseries. |
❖ | Rare or threatened species |
💧 | Wetter sites/depressions |
↔ | Readily colonises |
Life Forms
LH | Large Herb | 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 |
MNG | Medium Non-tufted Graminoid | SC | Scramble/Climber |
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