mornington peninsula ecological vegetation …

MORNINGTON PENINSULAECOLOGICAL VEGETATION CLASS PROFILESJeff Yugovic, Biosis Research, October 2002

002 COAST BANKSIA WOODLAND

Structure: Woodland to 25 metresEnvironment: Usually on deep sand, often at the foot of coastal bluffs, sometimes on rocky

bluffsPre-1750distribution:

Widespread and locally extensive in coastal areas of the Mornington Peninsula,with extensive inland occurrences near Cape Schank

Presentdistribution:

Scattered and rare

Status: VulnerableNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Coast Banksia, ground layer frequently has

succulent creepers, these are fire retardant and tend to protect Banksias fromfire damage, this community naturally develops from Coastal Dune Scrub(dominated by Coast Tea-tree) in the long absence of fire

Major species:Maximum heights indicated (trees in metres, other plants in centimetres)

TreesAcacia longifolia var. sophorae Coast Wattle 10Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak 10Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia 25Leptospermum laevigatum Coast Tea-tree 5Myoporum insulare Common Boobialla 13

ShrubsCorrea alba White Correa 150Leucopogon parviflorus Coast Beard-heath 500Rhagodia candolleana Seaberry Saltbush 400

GrassesDichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Distichlis distichophylla Australian Salt-grass 20Imperata cylindrica Blady Grass 50Lepidosperma concavum Sandhill Sword-sedge 60Lepidosperma gladiatum Coast Sword-sedge 100Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Poa labillardierei Common Tussock-grass 100Poa poiformis Coast Tussock-grass 100

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Dianella brevicaulis Small-flower Flax-lily 50Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lily 80Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4

Geranium solanderi s.l. Austral Cranesbill 30Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club-sedge 100Lepidosperma concavum Sandhill Sword-sedge 60Lepidosperma gladiatum Coast Sword-sedge 100Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Pelargonium australe Austral Stork's-bill 60Tetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach 300

FernsPteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100

Climbers, parasitesClematis microphylla Small-leaved ClematisGlycine clandestina Twining Glycine

003 DAMP SANDS HERB-RICH WOODLAND

Structure: Woodland / forest to 20 metresEnvironment: Sandy terrainPre-1750distribution:

Apparently restricted to southern Mornington Peninsula, Greens Bush area


Depleted by land clearance

Status: VulnerableNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Messmate Stringybark, abundance of Austral

Bracken and low diversity compared to Herb-rich Foothill Forest


TreesAcacia mearnsii Black Wattle 12Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 20Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak 15Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 12Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Stringybark 25Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaf Peppermint 25Eucalyptus viminalis ssp. pryoriana Coast Manna-gum 25Exocarpos cupressiformis Cherry Ballart 8

ShrubsCassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant-bush 200Epacris impressa Common Heath 120Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower 100Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower 30Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 100

GrassesAustrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass 100Austrostipa pubinodis Tall Spear-grass 130Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 150Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Poa sieberiana Grey Tussock-grass 80

Ground coverAcrotriche serrulata Honey-pots 30Astroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath 50Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea 10Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids 65Chamaescilla corymbosa Blue Stars 15Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lily 80Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Dipodium punctatum s.l. Hyacinth Orchid 100

Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Goodenia geniculata Bent Goodenia 10Helichrysum scorpioides Button Everlasting 50Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 15Hypericum gramineum Small St John's Wort 40Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma laterale Variable Sword-sedge 80Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 25Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Luzula campestris Field Woodrush 30Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera 15Pterostylis longifolia Tall Greenhood 80Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood 30Pterostylis pedunculata Maroonhood 25Schoenus apogon Common Bog-sedge 25Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed 120Thelymitra pauciflora Slender Sun-orchid 50Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell 50Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 15Xanthorrhoea australis Austral Grass-tree 200

FernsPteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100

Climbers, parasitesAmyema pendula Drooping MistletoeBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berryComesperma volubile Love CreeperGlycine clandestina Twining GlycineMuellerina eucalyptoides Creeping Mistletoe

006 SAND HEATHLAND

Structure: HeathlandEnvironment: Deep infertile sandPre-1750distribution:

Scattered occurrences on southern Mornington Peninsula,mostly in Greens Bush area


Scattered and rare

Status: VulnerableNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Heath Tea-tree or Austral Grass-tree with little

or no eucalypt cover, where eucalypts form a distinct layer the EVC is HeathyWoodland


TreesNone

ShrubsAcacia oxycedrus Spike Wattle 500Acacia suaveolens Sweet Wattle 200Allocasuarina paradoxa Green Sheoak 200Amperea xiphoclada Broom Spurge 60Aotus ericoides Common Aotus 200Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 200Bossiaea cinerea Showy Bossiaea 150Centrolepis aristata Pointed Centrolepis 10Centrolepis strigosa Hairy Centrolepis 10Comesperma ericinum Heath Milkwort 150Correa reflexa Common Correa 200Dillwynia glaberrima Smooth Parrot-pea 100Epacris impressa Common Heath 120Hibbertia acicularis Prickly Guinea-flower 20Hibbertia fasciculata Bundled Guinea-flower 50Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower 100Hibbertia sericea Silky Guinea-flower 70Isopogon ceratophyllus Horny Cone-bush 50Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Leptospermum myrsinoides Heath Tea-tree 150Leucopogon virgatus Common Beard-heath 50Monotoca scoparia Prickly Broom-heath 200Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower 30Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 100Ricinocarpos pinifolius Wedding Bush 300Tetratheca ciliata Pink-bells 50

GrassesAustrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass 100Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70

Ground coverAcianthus exsertus s.l. Gnat Orchid 30Acrotriche serrulata Honey-pots 30Astroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath 50Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids 65Caesia parviflora Pale Grass-lily 75Caladenia carnea s.l. Pink Fingers 25Caladenia dilatata s.l. Green-comb Spider-orchid 40Chamaescilla corymbosa Blue Stars 15Chrysocephalum apiculatum Common Everlasting 60Comesperma calymega Blue-spike Milkwort 40Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lily 80Drosera macrantha Climbing Sundew 80Drosera peltata Pale Sundew 50Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew 50Drosera whittakeri Scented Sundew 5Eriochilus cucullatus Parson's Bands 20Euphrasia collina Purple Eyebright 35Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Goodenia geniculata Bent Goodenia 10Helichrysum scorpioides Button Everlasting 50Hydrocotyle callicarpa Small Pennywort 8Hydrocotyle hirta Hairy Pennywort 10Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 15Hypericum gramineum Small St John's Wort 40Hypolaena fastigiata Tassel Rope-rush 50Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma concavum Sandhill Sword-sedge 60Lepidosperma filiforme Common Rapier-sedge 90Lepidosperma laterale Variable Sword-sedge 80Lepidosperma semiteres Wire Rapier-sedge 100Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 25Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Opercularia varia Variable Stinkweed 10Platysace heterophylla Slender Platysace 30Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera 15Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey Cudweed 50Pterostylis concinna Trim Greenhood 20Pterostylis nana Dwarf Greenhood 20Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood 30Pterostylis parviflora s.l. Tiny Greenhood 25Pyrorchis nigricans Red-beaks 25Schoenus lepidosperma Slender Bog-sedge 40Stylidium graminifolium Grass Trigger-plant 80Thelymitra antennifera Rabbit Ears 25Thelymitra ixioides s.l. Spotted Sun-orchid 60Thysanotus tuberosus Common Fringe-lily 50Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell 50

Viola hederacea s.l. Ivy-leaf Violet 15Viola sieberiana s.l. Tiny Violet 7Xanthorrhoea australis Austral Grass-tree 200Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass-tree 100Xanthosia pusilla spp. agg. Heath Xanthosia 10

FernsPteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100Schizaea asperula Rough Comb-fern 40Schizaea bifida Forked Comb-fern 40

Climbers, parasitesAmyema pendula Drooping MistletoeBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berryCassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurelCassytha pubescens Downy Dodder-laurelComesperma volubile Love Creeper

009 COASTAL SALT MARSH

Structure: Herbland / shrubland to 2 metresEnvironment: Most extensive on sheltered muddy sites in intertidal areas,

also occurs on rocky sites subject to salt spray or occasional inundationPre-1750distribution:

Widespread and extensive on shores of northern Westernport Bay,scattered and uncommon to rare on other coasts


Similar to original distribution

Status: SecureNotes: Usually distinguished by dominance by Shrubby Samphire or Beaded

Samphire, several floristic communities comprise this EVC and planting listsmust therefore be specific to each site


TreesNone

ShrubsAtriplex paludosa Marsh Saltbush 160Frankenia pauciflora Southern Sea-heath 15Sclerostegia arbuscula Shrubby Samphire 200Suaeda australis Austral Seablite 80

GrassesAustrostipa stipoides Prickly Spear-grass 100Distichlis distichophylla Australian Salt-grass 20Puccinellia stricta Australian Saltmarsh-grass 50Sporobolus virginicus Salt Couch 25

Ground coverAngianthus preissianus Salt Angianthus 8Apium prostratum Sea Celery 15Centrolepis polygyna Wiry Centrolepis 5Disphyma crassifolium Rounded Noon-flower 10Gahnia filum Chaffy Saw-sedge 100Hemichroa pentandra Trailing Hemichroa 10Hydrocotyle capillaris Thread Pennywort 10Isolepis cernua Nodding Club-sedge 20Juncus kraussii Sea Rush 120Lawrencia spicata Salt Lawrencia 100Limonium australe Yellow Sea-lavender 45Samolus repens Creeping Brookweed 30Sarcocornia blackiana Thick-head Glasswort 60Sarcocornia quinqueflora Beaded Samphire 30Schoenus nitens Shiny Bog-sedge 40Sebaea albidiflora White Sebaea 20Selliera radicans Shiny Swamp-mat 5

Spergularia media s.l. Coast Sand-spurrey 30Triglochin striatum Streaked Arrowgrass 30Wilsonia backhousei (some sites) Narrow-leaf Wilsonia 15

FernsNone

Climbers, parasitesNone

656 BRACKISH WETLAND

Structure: Sedgeland / grassland / herbland 1–2 metresEnvironment: Estuaries (mouths of rivers and creeks) subject to variable salinityPre-1750distribution:

Widespread but localised on the Mornington Peninsula


Widespread but rare

Status: EndangeredNotes: Distinguished by salt marsh and freshwater wetland species, often dominated

by Sea Rush, Salt Club-sedge or Common Reed


TreesNone

ShrubsNone

GrassesDistichlis distichophylla Australian Salt-grass 20Phragmites australis Common Reed 250

Ground coverApium prostratum Sea Celery 15Bolboschoenus caldwellii Salt Club-sedge 100Disphyma crassifolium Rounded Noon-flower 10Gahnia filum Chaffy Saw-sedge 100Hemichroa pentandra Trailing Hemichroa 10Isolepis cernua Nodding Club-sedge 20Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club-sedge 100Juncus kraussii Sea Rush 120Salsola kali Prickly Saltwort 60Samolus repens Creeping Brookweed 30Sarcocornia quinqueflora Beaded Glasswort 30Selliera radicans Shiny Swamp-mat 5Spergularia media s.l. Coast Sand-spurrey 30

FernsNone

Climbers, parasitesCalystegia sepium Large Bindweed

016 LOWLAND FOREST

Structure: Forest to 25 metresEnvironment: Higher rainfall areas in hilly terrainPre-1750distribution:

Extensive in south-central section of the Mornington Peninsula


Fragmented

Status: SecureNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Messmate Stringybark, abundance of shrubs,

and usually abundant Wiry Spear-grass or Forest Wire-grass


TreesAcacia melanoxylon Blackwood 20Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 12Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Stringybark 25Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 25Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaf Peppermint 25

ShrubsAcacia myrtifolia Myrtle Wattle 100Acacia stricta Hop Wattle 300Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Coprosma hirtella Rough Coprosma 200Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant-bush 200Epacris impressa Common Heath 120Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 200Hakea ulicina Furze Hakea 500Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower 100Hovea heterophylla Common Hovea 100Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Leucopogon virgatus Common Beard-heath 50Lomatia ilicifolia Holly Lomatia 100Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy-bush 500Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 400Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower 30Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 100Pultenaea daphnoides Large-leaf Bush-pea 300Pultenaea gunnii Golden Bush-pea 200Pultenaea stricta Rigid Bush-pea 100Sphaerolobium vimineum s.l. Leafless Globe-pea 100

GrassesAustrostipa muelleri Wiry Spear-grass 150Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 150Dichelachne sieberiana s.l. Plume-grass 100

Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Poa labillardierei Common Tussock-grass 100Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass 60Tetrarrhena juncea Forest Wire-grass 200Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass 100

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Acrotriche prostrata Trailing Ground-berry 5Acrotriche serrulata Honey-pots 30Arthropodium milleflorum Pale Vanilla-lily 100Asperula scoparia Prickly Woodruff 15Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids 65Caesia parviflora Pale Grass-lily 75Carex breviculmis Common Grass-sedge 30Chiloglottis gunnii Common Bird-orchid 6Chrysocephalum apiculatum Common Everlasting 60Desmodium gunnii Southern Tick-trefoil 5Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lily 80Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Dipodium punctatum s.l. Hyacinth Orchid 100Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew 50Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruit Saw-sedge 300Geranium potentilloides Cinquefoil Cranesbill 50Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Goodenia geniculata Bent Goodenia 10Helichrysum scorpioides Button Everlasting 50Hydrocotyle hirta Hairy Pennywort 10Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 15Hypericum gramineum Small St John's Wort 40Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma filiforme Common Rapier-sedge 90Lepidosperma laterale var. majus Variable Sword-sedge 150Lepidosperma semiteres Wire Rapier-sedge 100Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 45Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Luzula meridionalis Common Woodrush 30Opercularia varia Variable Stinkweed 10Oxalis exilis Shady Wood-sorrel 8Plantago varia Variable Plantain 40Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera 15Pterostylis longifolia Tall Greenhood 80Schoenus apogon Common Bog-sedge 25Senecio tenuiflorus Slender Fireweed 100Stylidium graminifolium Grass Trigger-plant 80Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell 50Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 15Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell 90

Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass-tree 100

FernsLindsaea linearis Screw Fern 20Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100

Climbers, parasitesBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berryClematis aristata Mountain ClematisComesperma volubile Love CreeperGlycine clandestina Twining Glycine

017 RIPARIAN SCRUB

Structure: Scrub to 4 metresEnvironment: Damp drainage lines in relatively infertile, sandy terrainPre-1750distribution:

Widespread on southern Mornington Peninsula, especially in Greens Bush area


Scattered and uncommon

Status: DepletedNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Scented Paperbark and Scrambling Coral-fern


TreesNone

ShrubsAcacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Cassinia longifolia Shiny Cassinia 250Coprosma hirtella Rough Coprosma 200Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant-bush 200Dillwynia glaberrima Smooth Parrot-pea 100Epacris obtusifolia Blunt-leaf Heath 150Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 200Hakea nodosa Yellow Hakea 400Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Leucopogon australis Spike Beard-heath 200Leucopogon virgatus Common Beard-heath 50Melaleuca squarrosa Scented Paperbark 300Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy-bush 500Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 400Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 100Pultenaea dentata Clustered Bush-pea 60Pultenaea stricta Rigid Bush-pea 100Sprengelia incarnata Pink Swamp-heath 200Viminaria juncea Golden Spray 400

GrassesAustrodanthonia penicillata Slender Wallaby-grass 50Austrostipa muelleri Wiry Spear-grass 150Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 150Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass 60

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Baloskion tetraphyllum Tassel Cord-rush 200Baumea gunnii Slender Twig-sedge 100

Baumea tetragona Square Twig-sedge 100Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea 10Carex appressa Tall Sedge 150Carex fascicularis Tassel Sedge 100Centella cordifolia Centella 20Centrolepis fascicularis Tufted Centrolepis 10Chiloglottis gunnii Common Bird-orchid 6Chiloglottis valida Common Bird-orchid 6Cryptostylis leptochila Small Tongue-orchid 40Drosera binata Forked Sundew 30Drosera peltata Pale Sundew 50Empodisma minus Spreading Rope-rush 200Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruit Saw-sedge 300Gonocarpus micranthus Creeping Raspwort 10Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Goodenia humilis Swamp Goodenia 10Hydrocotyle hirta Hairy Pennywort 10Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Shining Pennywort 15Hypericum gramineum Small St John's Wort 40Isolepis inundata Swamp Club-sedge 20Juncus pallidus Pale Rush 150Juncus pauciflorus Loose-flower Rush 100Juncus planifolius Broad-leaf Rush 50Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma concavum Sandhill Sword-sedge 60Lepidosperma filiforme Common Rapier-sedge 90Lepidosperma laterale var. majus Variable Sword-sedge 150Lepidosperma longitudinale Pithy Sword-sedge 200Lepidosperma semiteres Wire Rapier-sedge 100Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Lomandra multiflora Many-flowered Mat-rush 80Luzula meridionalis Common Woodrush 30Notodanthonia semiannularis Wetland Wallaby-grass 80Pterostylis decurva Summer Greenhood 30Schoenus lepidosperma Slender Bog-sedge 40Schoenus maschalinus Leafy Bog-sedge 15Selaginella uliginosa Swamp Selaginella 25Triglochin striatum Streaked Arrowgrass 30Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh-flower 100Viola hederacea s.l. Ivy-leaf Violet 15Xanthorrhoea australis Austral Grass-tree 200Xyris operculata Tall Yellow-eye 150

FernsAsplenium flabellifolium Necklace Fern 20Blechnum minus Soft Water-fern 80Blechnum nudum Fishbone Water-fern 80Calochlaena dubia Common Ground-fern 180Cyathea australis Rough Tree-fern 1000

Gleichenia microphylla Scrambling Coral-fern 400Histiopteris incisa Bat's Wing Fern 1000Lindsaea linearis Screw Fern 20Microsorum pustulatum Kangaroo Fern 50Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100

Climbers, parasitesBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berryClematis aristata Mountain ClematisCassytha pubescens Downy Dodder-laurel

018 RIPARIAN FOREST

Structure: Forest to 25 metresEnvironment: Narrow alluvial flats and lower slopes along swift-flowing permanent streamsPre-1750distribution:

Widespread in higher rainfall parts of the Mornington Peninsula


Scattered and rare

Status: EndangeredNotes: Distinguished by smooth-barked subspecies of Manna Gum Eucalyptus

viminalis ssp. viminalis and rich fern flora including treeferns


TreesAcacia melanoxylon Blackwood 25Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris 15Rapanea howittiana Muttonwood 15Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea-tree 10Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 25Olearia argophylla Musk Daisy-bush 10Prostanthera lasianthos Victorian Christmas-bush 6Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Stringybark 25Eucalyptus viminalis ssp. viminalis Manna Gum 25

ShrubsCoprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant-bush 200Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy-bush 500Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple 300Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 200Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 400Indigofera australis Austral Indigo 150Phyllanthus gunnii Shrubby Spurge 200Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple 300

GrassesAgrostis rudis Ruddy Bent 80Poa labillardierei Common Tussock-grass 100Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass 60

Ground coverIsolepis platycarpa Broad-fruit Club-sedge 20Carex pumila Strand Sedge 50Isolepis inundata Swamp Club-sedge 20Rubus parvifolius Small-leaf Bramble 100Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Shining Pennywort 15

Glycine latrobeana Clover Glycine 10Juncus caespiticius Grassy Rush 65Carex appressa Tall Sedge 150Cyperus lucidus Leafy Flat-sedge 150Urtica incisa Scrub Nettle 150Senecio minimus Shrubby Fireweed 150Cynoglossum australe Australian Hound's-tongue 60Epilobium pallidiflorum Showy Willow-herb 100Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed 120Sigesbeckia orientalis Indian Weed 120Stylidium graminifolium Grass Trigger-plant 80Persicaria decipiens Slender Knotweed 80Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Austrocynoglossum latifolium Forest Hound's-tongue 50Geranium solanderi s.l. Austral Cranesbill 30Hydrocotyle hirta Hairy Pennywort 10Sambucus gaudichaudiana White Elderberry 200Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Cardamine gunnii s.l. Common Bitter-cress 25Gratiola peruviana Austral Brooklime 15Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Plantago debilis Shade Plantain 45Berula erecta Water Parsnip 100Triglochin striatum Streaked Arrowgrass 30

FernsDicksonia antarctica Soft Tree-fern 500Pteris tremula Tender Brake 150Blechnum minus Soft Water-fern 80Blechnum nudum Fishbone Water-fern 80Pteris comans Netted brake 150Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100Calochlaena dubia Common Ground-fern 180Blechnum wattsii Hard Water-fern 80Hypolepis glandulifera Downy Ground-fern 100Microsorum pustulatum Kangaroo Fern EPPolystichum proliferum Mother Shield-fern 80

Climbers, parasitesClematis aristata Mountain ClematisCalystegia marginata Forest BindweedComesperma volubile Love Creeper

023 HERB-RICH FOOTHILL FOREST

Structure: Forest to 25 metresEnvironment: Moderately high rainfall areas in hilly terrainPre-1750distribution:

Widespread and extensive on central Mornington Peninsula


Widespread but no longer extensive

Status: SecureNotes: Distinguished from Grassy Woodland by presence of Messmate Stringybark,

Maidenhair Fern often present


TreesAcacia mearnsii Black Wattle 12Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 20Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak 15Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 12Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria 8Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Stringybark 25Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 25Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaf Peppermint 25Eucalyptus viminalis ssp. pryoriana Coast Manna-gum 25Exocarpos cupressiformis Cherry Ballart 8

ShrubsAcacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle 200Acacia stricta Hop Wattle 300Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant-bush 200Daviesia latifolia Hop Bitter-pea 500Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot-pea 100Epacris impressa Common Heath 120Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower 100Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 400Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower 30Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 100Tetratheca ciliata Pink-bells 50

GrassesAustrodanthonia induta Shiny Wallaby-grass 120Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass 100Austrostipa pubinodis Tall Spear-grass 130Austrostipa rudis Veined Spear-grass 130Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 150Dichelachne micrantha Short-hair Plume-grass 100

Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Poa labillardierei Common Tussock-grass 100Poa morrisii Soft Tussock-grass 80Poa sieberiana Grey Tussock-grass 80Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass 60Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass 100

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Acianthus caudatus Mayfly Orchid 25Acianthus exsertus s.l. Gnat Orchid 30Acrotriche prostrata Trailing Ground-berry 5Acrotriche serrulata Honey-pots 30Arthropodium milleflorum Pale Vanilla-lily 100Arthropodium strictum Chocolate Lily 120Asperula scoparia Prickly Woodruff 15Astroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath 50Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea 10Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids 65Caesia parviflora Pale Grass-lily 75Carex breviculmis Common Grass-sedge 30Chamaescilla corymbosa Blue Stars 15Cryptostylis subulata Large Tongue-orchid 80Dianella longifolia Pale Flax-lily 130Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lily 80Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Dipodium punctatum s.l. Hyacinth Orchid 100Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew 50Drosera whittakeri Scented Sundew 5Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Geranium solanderi s.l. Austral Cranesbill 30Glossodia major Wax-lip Orchid 30Glycine latrobeana Clover Glycine 10Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Goodenia geniculata Bent Goodenia 10Helichrysum scorpioides Button Everlasting 50Hydrocotyle hirta Hairy Pennywort 10Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 15Hypericum gramineum Small St John's Wort 40Kennedia prostrata Running Postman 5Lagenophora gracilis Slender Bottle-daisy 35Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma gunnii Slender Sword-sedge 40Lepidosperma laterale Variable Sword-sedge 80Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 45Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Luzula campestris Field Woodrush 30Opercularia ovata Broad-leaf Stinkweed 10Opercularia varia Variable Stinkweed 10Oxalis exilis Shady Wood-sorrel 8

Patersonia occidentalis Long Purple-flag 80Pelargonium australe Austral Stork's-bill 60Plantago varia Variable Plantain 40Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera 15Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey Cudweed 50Pterostylis longifolia Tall Greenhood 80Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood 30Pterostylis pedunculata Maroonhood 25Schoenus apogon Common Bog-sedge 25Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed 120Senecio minimus Shrubby Fireweed 150Senecio tenuiflorus Slender Fireweed 100Solenogyne gunnii Hairy Solenogyne 11Stellaria pungens Prickly Starwort 30Stylidium graminifolium Grass Trigger-plant 80Thelymitra pauciflora Slender Sun-orchid 50Tricoryne elatior Yellow Rush-lily 70Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell 50Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 15Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass-tree 100Xanthosia dissecta Cut-leaf Xanthosia 15

FernsAdiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair 35Calochlaena dubia Common Ground-fern 180Lindsaea linearis Screw Fern 20Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100

Climbers, parasitesAmyema pendula Drooping MistletoeBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berryClematis aristata Mountain ClematisComesperma volubile Love CreeperGlycine clandestina Twining GlycineMuellerina eucalyptoides Creeping MistletoeThysanotus patersonii Twining Fringe-lily

029 DAMP FOREST

Structure: Forest to 30 metresEnvironment: Gullies in high rainfall areasPre-1750distribution:

Restricted to gullies on the main ridge east of Arthurs Seat


Rare

Status: EndangeredNotes: Distinguished by tall trees and rich fern flora including treeferns


TreesAcacia dealbata Silver Wattle 20Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 25Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Stringybark 30Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum 30Olearia argophylla Musk Daisy-bush 10Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris 15Prostanthera lasianthos Victorian Christmas-bush 6Rapanea howittiana Muttonwood 15

ShrubsAcacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant-bush 200Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 200

GrassesMicrolaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Poa ensiformis Sword Tussock-grass 100Tetrarrhena juncea Forest Wire-grass 200

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Austrocynoglossum latifolium Forest Hound's-tongue 50Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax-lily 100Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Euchiton collinus s.s. Creeping Cudweed 40Galium propinquum Maori Bedstraw 30Glycine latrobeana Clover Glycine 10Hydrocotyle hirta Hairy Pennywort 10Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 15Hypericum gramineum Small St John's Wort 40Oxalis corniculata s.l. Yellow Wood-sorrel 15Pelargonium australe Austral Stork's-bill 60Plantago debilis Shade Plantain 45Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera 15

Senecio linearifolius Fireweed Groundsel 120Sigesbeckia orientalis Indian Weed 120Stellaria pungens Prickly Starwort 30Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 15Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass-tree 100

FernsAsplenium flabellifolium Necklace Fern -1Blechnum minus Soft Water-fern 80Blechnum nudum Fishbone Water-fern 80Calochlaena dubia Common Ground-fern 180Cyathea australis Rough Tree-fern 1000Dicksonia antarctica Soft Tree-fern 500Microsorum pustulatum Kangaroo Fern 50Polystichum proliferum Mother Shield-fern 80Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100

Climbers, parasitesClematis aristata Mountain ClematisGlycine clandestina Twining Glycine

048 HEATHY WOODLAND

Structure: Woodland to 15 metresEnvironment: Well-drained, relatively infertile sand sheets and dunesPre-1750distribution:

Widespread but localised on southern Mornington Peninsula


Widespread but rare

Status: VulnerableNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Manna Gum or Narrow-leaf Peppermint with

Heath Tea-tree or Austral Grass-tree prominent in understorey, whereeucalypts do not form a distinct layer the EVC is Sand Heathland


TreesAcacia mearnsii Black Wattle 12Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak 15Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 12Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaf Peppermint 15Eucalyptus viminalis ssp. pryoriana Coast Manna-gum 15Exocarpos cupressiformis Cherry Ballart 8

ShrubsAcacia oxycedrus Spike Wattle 500Acacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle 200Allocasuarina misera/paradoxa Slender/Green Sheoak 200Amperea xiphoclada Broom Spurge 60Aotus ericoides Common Aotus 200Bossiaea cinerea Showy Bossiaea 150Brachyloma ciliatum Fringed Brachyloma 30Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Correa reflexa Common Correa 200Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot-pea 100Dillwynia glaberrima Smooth Parrot-pea 100Epacris impressa Common Heath 120Hibbertia acicularis Prickly Guinea-flower 20Hibbertia fasciculata Bundled Guinea-flower 50Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower 100Hibbertia sericea Silky Guinea-flower 70Hovea heterophylla Common Hovea 100Isopogon ceratophyllus Horny Cone-bush 50Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Leptospermum myrsinoides Heath Tea-tree 150Leucopogon australis Spike Beard-heath 200Leucopogon ericoides Pink Beard-heath 200Leucopogon virgatus Common Beard-heath 50Monotoca scoparia Prickly Broom-heath 200Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower 30

Pimelea phylicoides Heath Rice-flower 50Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 100Ricinocarpos pinifolius Wedding Bush 300Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple 300Tetratheca ciliata Pink-bells 50

GrassesAustrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass 100Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70

Ground coverAcianthus pusillus Small Mosquito Orchid 20Acrotriche serrulata Honey-pots 30Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids 65Centrolepis strigosa Hairy Centrolepis 5Chiloglottis reflexa Autumn Bird-orchid 15Chrysocephalum apiculatum Common Everlasting 60Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lily 80Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Drosera macrantha Climbing Sundew 80Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew 50Drosera whittakeri Scented Sundew 5Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Gonocarpus humilis Shade Raspwort 30Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Goodenia geniculata Bent Goodenia 10Goodenia humilis Swamp Goodenia 10Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 15Hypolaena fastigiata Tassel Rope-rush 50Kennedia prostrata Running Postman 5Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma concavum Sandhill Sword-sedge 60Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 45Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Opercularia varia Variable Stinkweed 10Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey Cudweed 50Pterostylis longifolia Tall Greenhood 80Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood 30Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed 120Senecio hispidulus Rough Fireweed 100Solenogyne gunnii Hairy Solenogyne 11Trachymene anisocarpa Parsnip Trachymene 200Viola hederacea s.l. Ivy-leaf Violet 15Xanthorrhoea australis Austral Grass-tree 200Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass-tree 100Xanthosia pusilla spp. agg. Heath Xanthosia 10


Climbers, parasitesAmyema pendula Drooping MistletoeBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berryCassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurelCassytha pubescens Downy Dodder-laurelComesperma volubile Love Creeper

053 SWAMP SCRUB

Structure: Scrub to 5 metresEnvironment: Floodplains, usually wide but may be relatively narrowPre-1750distribution:

Widespread along watercourses of the Mornington Peninsula


Scattered and rare

Status: EndangeredNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Swamp Paperbark with little or no cover from

Swamp Gum, where Swamp Gum forms a distinct canopy the EVC is SwampyWoodland


TreesAcacia mearnsii Black Wattle 12Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 15Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 20Exocarpos cupressiformis Cherry Ballart 8Leptospermum lanigerum(some sites only)

Woolly Tea-tree 6

ShrubsAcacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Exocarpos strictus (some sites only) Pale-fruit Ballart 500Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 200Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark 700Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 400

GrassesEragrostis brownii Common Love-grass 50Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Notodanthonia semiannularis Wetland Wallaby-grass 80Poa clelandii Noah's Ark 75Poa labillardierei Common Tussock-grass 100Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass 60

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Astroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath 50Carex appressa Tall Sedge 150Centella cordifolia Centella 20Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 150Dianella longifolia Pale Flax-lily 130Dianella revoluta Black-anther Flax-lily 80

Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew 50Euchiton collinus Creeping Cudweed 40Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruit Saw-sedge 300Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Gratiola peruviana Austral Brooklime 15Haloragis brownii Swamp Raspwort 50Hemarthria uncinata Mat Grass 50Hypericum gramineum Small St John's Wort 40Hypericum japonicum Matted St John's Wort 8Isolepis inundata Swamp Club-sedge 20Juncus pallidus Pale Rush 150Juncus pauciflorus Loose-flower Rush 100Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma laterale var. majus Variable Sword-sedge 150Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 45Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Lythrum hyssopifolia Small Loosestrife 50Oxalis exilis Shady Wood-sorrel 8Persicaria decipiens Slender Knotweed 80Pterostylis furcata Sickle Greenhood 30Schoenus apogon Common Bog-sedge 25Selliera radicans Shiny Swamp-mat 5Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed 120Senecio minimus Shrubby Fireweed 150Triglochin striatum Streaked Arrowgrass 30Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass-tree 100

FernsBlechnum minus Soft Water-fern 80

Climbers, parasitesComesperma volubile Love CreeperBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berryCassytha pubescens Downy Dodder-laurelAmyema pendula Drooping Mistletoe

937 SWAMPY WOODLAND

Structure: Woodland to 20 metresEnvironment: Floodplains, alluvial flats and associated lower slopesPre-1750distribution:

Widespread along watercourses of the Mornington Peninsula


Scattered and rare

Status: EndangeredNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Swamp Gum with abundant Swamp Paperbark

in understorey, where Swamp Gum does not form a distinct layer the EVC isSwamp Scrub, this EVC occurs on better drained sites than Swamp Scrub


TreesAcacia mearnsii Black Wattle 12Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria 8Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 20

ShrubsAcacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant-bush 200Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 200Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark 700

GrassesAustrodanthonia induta Shiny Wallaby-grass 120Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Phragmites australis Common Reed 250Poa labillardierei Common Tussock-grass 100Poa sieberiana Grey Tussock-grass 80Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass 60

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Alternanthera denticulata Lesser Joyweed 30Apium prostratum Sea Celery 15Carex appressa Tall Sedge 150Centella cordifolia Centella 20Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Drosera whittakeri Scented Sundew 5Epilobium billardierianum Variable Willow-herb 100Euchiton collinus Creeping Cudweed 40Juncus procerus Tall Rush 180Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma elatius Tall Sword-sedge 300Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Lobelia pratioides Poison Lobelia 5

Persicaria decipiens Slender Knotweed 80Ranunculus amphitrichus Small River Buttercup 5Ranunculus pumilio Ferny Small-flower Buttercup 30Rubus parvifolius Small-leaf Bramble 100Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed 120Senecio minimus Shrubby Fireweed 150Senecio tenuiflorus Slender Fireweed 100Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell 50Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 15

FernsAdiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair 35Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100

Climbers, parasitesCassytha pubescens Downy Dodder-laurelClematis microphylla Small-leaved Clematis

125 PLAINS GRASSY WETLAND

Structure: Open-grassland / herbland, mostly 0.5–1.0 metres in heightEnvironment: Shallow, seasonally wet depressions and poorly defined drainage systemsPre-1750distribution:

Unclear, a large example occurred in Moorooduc


Unclear

Status: Possibly extinct, research requiredNotes: Early survey map (Smythe 1841) shows area of 'Marshy Plains' in Moorooduc,

presumed to be this EVC but now drained, probably inhabited by Brolga whichis recorded on Mornington Peninsula (Wheelwright 1862) but now extinct


TreesNone

ShrubsNone

GrassesAgrostis avenacea Common Blown-grass 60Amphibromus archeri Pointed Swamp Wallaby-grass 150Amphibromus nervosus Common Swamp Wallaby-grass 120Amphibromus recurvatus Dark Swamp Wallaby-grass 150Glyceria australis Australian Sweet-grass 60Pentapogon quadrifidus Five-awned Spear-grass 70Poa labillardierei Common Tussock-grass 100

Ground coverCraspedia paludicola Swamp Billy-buttons 75Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedge 60Epilobium billardierianum Variable Willow-herb 100Eryngium vesiculosum Prickfoot 5Isolepis fluitans Floating Club-sedge 10Juncus bufonius Toad Rush 20Juncus holoschoenus Joint-leaf Rush 90Lilaeopsis polyantha Australian Lilaeopsis 30Lobelia pratioides Poison Lobelia 5Lythrum hyssopifolia Small Loosestrife 50Myriophyllum spp. Water-milfoil 10Neopaxia australasica White Purslane 3Potamogeton tricarinatus Floating Pondweed 5Ranunculus spp. Buttercup 5Schoenus apogon Common Bog-sedge 25Triglochin procerum Water Ribbons 150Utricularia dichotoma Purple Bladderwort 50Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh-flower 100

FernsNone


136 SEDGE WETLAND

Structure: Sedgeland to 1 metreEnvironment: Swamps that frequently dry outPre-1750distribution:

Widespread but localised


Rare

Status: VulnerableNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Pithy Sword-sedge


TreesNone

ShrubsNone

GrassesDeyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 150Eragrostis brownii Common Love-grass 50

Ground coverBaumea acuta Pale Twig-sedge 50Baumea gunnii Slender Twig-sedge 100Baumea tetragona Square Twig-sedge 100Centella cordifolia Centella 20Cryptostylis leptochila Small Tongue-orchid 40Empodisma minus Spreading Rope-rush 200Euchiton involucratus s.l. Common Cudweed 50Gonocarpus micranthus Creeping Raspwort 10Goodenia humilis Swamp Goodenia 10Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Shining Pennywort 15Hydrocotyle tripartita Slender Pennywort 10Lepidosperma longitudinale Pithy Sword-sedge 200Leptocarpus tenax Slender Twine-rush 100Lilaeopsis polyantha Australian Lilaeopsis 30Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Lythrum hyssopifolia Small Loosestrife 50Myriophyllum amphibium Broad Water-milfoil 7Patersonia occidentalis Long Purple-flag 80Schoenus maschalinus Leafy Bog-sedge 15Schoenus tesquorum Soft Bog-sedge 45Selaginella uliginosa Swamp Selaginella 25Triglochin striatum Streaked Arrowgrass 30Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh-flower 100Viminaria juncea Golden Spray 400

FernsNone


140 MANGROVE SHRUBLAND

Structure: Scrub or shrubland to 2–3 metresEnvironment: Sheltered intertidal flatsPre-1750distribution:

Widespread on northern shores of Westernport Bay


Similar to pre-1750 distribution

Status: SecureNotes: Distinguished by dominance by White Mangrove


TreesNone

ShrubsAvicennia marina White Mangrove 200

GrassesNone

FernsNone


160 COASTAL DUNE SCRUB

Structure: Scrub to 5 metresEnvironment: Deep sand on coastal dunesPre-1750distribution:

Widespread on sandy coasts of the Mornington Peninsula


Large but usually modified examples remain

Status: VulnerableNotes: Distinguished from Coastal Headland Scrub by different substrate


TreesAcacia longifolia var. sophorae Coast Wattle 5Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak 10Leptospermum laevigatum Coast Tea-tree 5Myoporum insulare Common Boobialla 5

ShrubsCorrea alba White Correa 150Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby Saltbush 50Leucophyta brownii Cushion Bush 100Leucopogon parviflorus Coast Beard-heath 500Ozothamnus turbinatus Coast Everlasting 200Rhagodia candolleana Seaberry Saltbush 400

GrassesAgrostis billardierei Coast Blown-grass 60Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass 100Poa poiformis Coast Tussock-grass 100Spinifex sericeus Hairy Spinifex 60

Ground coverApium prostratum Sea Celery 15Crassula decumbens Spreading Crassula 10Crassula sieberiana Sieber Crassula 10Daucus glochidiatus Austral Carrot 50Dianella brevicaulis Small-flower Flax-lily 80Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club-sedge 100Lepidosperma gladiatum Coast Sword-sedge 100Muehlenbeckia adpressa Climbing Lignum 200Senecio spathulatus s.l. Dune Groundsel 40Spergularia media s.l. Coast Sand-spurrey 30Tetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach 100

FernsNone

Climbers, parasitesClematis microphylla Small-leaved Clematis

161 COASTAL HEADLAND SCRUB

Structure: Scrub to 5 metresEnvironment: Exposed coastal bluffsPre-1750distribution:

Widespread on bluffs and cliffs of the Mornington Peninsula, up to 100 metresinland


Large but usually modified examples remain

Status: VulnerableNotes: Salt spray and limited soil development on steeper exposed sites inhibits

weeds, flatter sites at tops of bluffs highly susceptible to weed invasion


TreesAcacia longifolia var. sophorae Coast Wattle 5Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak 10Banksia integrifolia Coast Banksia 20Leptospermum laevigatum Coast Tea-tree 5Myoporum insulare Common Boobialla 8Melaleuca lanceolata(some sites only)

Moonah 5

ShrubsAcacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle 2Alyxia buxifolia Sea Box 2Correa alba White Correa 150Eutaxia microphylla Common Eutaxia 10Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 200Leucopogon parviflorus Coast Beard-heath 300Myoporum sp. 1(Mt Eliza, Mornington only)

Sticky Boobialla 200

Olearia axillaris Coast Daisy-Bush 150Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush 120Pomaderris paniculosa Scurfy Pomaderris 200

GrassesAgrostis billardierei Coast Blown-grass 60Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grass 80Austrostipa flavescens Coast Spear-grass 120Austrostipa stipoides Prickly Spear-grass 100Poa poiformis Coast Tussock-grass 100Austrostipa elegantissima(Mt Eliza, Mornington only)

Feather Spear-grass 100

Ground coverAstroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath 50Billardiera scandens Common Apple-berry 120Brachyscome parvula Coast Daisy 40

Dianella brevicaulis Small-flower Flax-lily 80Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Disphyma crassifolium Rounded Noon-flower 10Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby Saltbush 50Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club-sedge 100Muehlenbeckia adpressa Climbing Lignum 200Opercularia varia Variable Stinkweed 10Pterostylis concinna Trim Greenhood 20Pterostylis nana Dwarf Greenhood 20Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood 30Pterostylis parviflora Tiny Greenhood 25Pterostylis pedunculata Maroonhood 25Pultenaea tenuifolia Slender Bush-pea 30Rhagodia candolleana Seaberry Saltbush 40Senecio pinnatifolius Variable Groundsel 120Tetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach 30Threlkeldia diffusa Coast Bonefruit 10

FernsNone

Climbers, parasitesCassytha pubescens Downy Dodder-laurelClematis microphylla Small-leaved Clematis

163 COASTAL TUSSOCK GRASSLAND

Structure: Grassland to 1 metreEnvironment: Coastal sites on rocky headlands or adjacent to salt marshPre-1750distribution:




Status: SecureNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Coast Tussock-grass where adjacent to salt

marsh and by Prickly Spear-grass where on rocky sites


TreesNone

ShrubsNone

GrassesAgrostis billardierei Coast Blown-grass 60Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grass 80Austrostipa stipoides Prickly Spear-grass 100Poa poiformis Coast Tussock-grass 100

Ground coverApium prostratum Sea Celery 15Dianella brevicaulis Small-flower Flax-lily 50Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Disphyma crassifolium Rounded Noon-flower 10Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby Saltbush 50Isolepis cernua Nodding Club-sedge 20Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club-sedge 100Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Rhagodia candolleana Seaberry Saltbush 400Sarcocornia quinqueflora Beaded Glasswort 30Senecio pinnatifolius Variable Groundsel 120Spergularia media s.l. Coast Sand-spurrey 30Tetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach 300

FernsNone


164 CREEKLINE HERB-RICH WOODLAND

Structure: Woodland to 20 metresEnvironment: Open, low-gradient drainage lines within Grassy WoodlandPre-1750distribution:

Widespread on northern Mornington Peninsula


Extremely rare

Status: EndangeredNotes: Distinguished from Grassy Woodland by presence of water and light

demanding herbs such as Mat Grass, Austral Brooklime and Angled Lobelia


TreesAcacia mearnsii Black Wattle 12Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 15Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 12Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 20Exocarpos cupressiformis Cherry Ballart 8

ShrubsCassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush 120Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 400Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple 300

GrassesAgrostis avenacea Common Blown-grass 60Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grass 100Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 150Hemarthria uncinata Mat Grass 50Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Poa clelandii Noah's Ark 75Poa labillardierei Common Tussock-grass 100Poa morrisii Soft Tussock-grass 80Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass 60

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Acrotriche serrulata Honey-pots 30Asperula scoparia Prickly Woodruff 15Carex appressa Tall Sedge 150Carex breviculmis Common Grass-sedge 30Carex inversa Knob Sedge 50Craspedia paludicola Swamp Billy-buttons 50Cynoglossum suaveolens Sweet Hound's-tongue 30Dianella longifolia Pale Flax-lily 130

Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew 50Drosera peltata ssp. peltata Tall Sundew 50Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Gratiola peruviana Austral Brooklime 15Isolepis platycarpa Broad-fruit Club-sedge 20Juncus bufonius Toad Rush 20Juncus pallidus Pale Rush 150Juncus planifolius Broad-leaf Rush 50Lepidosperma laterale var. majus Variable Sword-sedge 150Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Oxalis exilis Shady Wood-sorrel 8Patersonia occidentalis Long Purple-flag 80Schoenus apogon Common Bog-sedge 25Schoenus tesquorum Soft Bog-sedge 45Senecio minimus Shrubby Fireweed 150Tricoryne elatior Yellow Rush-lily 70

FernsAdiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair 35Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100

Climbers, parasitesAmyema pendula Drooping MistletoeGlycine clandestina Twining GlycineMuellerina eucalyptoides Creeping Mistletoe

175 GRASSY WOODLAND

Structure: Woodland to 20 metresEnvironment: Hills and plains, relatively well-drained topsoils with clay subsoils at depth

(20 to 50 cm), strongly associated with Baxter Sandstone, also granodioritePre-1750distribution:

Widespread and extensive on northern Mornington Peninsula


Scattered and rare

Status: EndangeredNotes: Grassy woodland is the most species-rich ecosystem in temperate Australia and

is among the most species-rich vegetation communities in the world,particularly rich in native grasses, orchids and lilies, grassland form dominatedby Kangaroo Grass listed as a threatened community under the Flora andFauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Vic.) as 'Central Gippsland Plains Grassland'


TreesAcacia mearnsii Black Wattle 15Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 15Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak 15Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak 15Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 10Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria 8Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 20Eucalyptus pauciflora (not all areas) Snow Gum 15Eucalyptus radiata (not all areas) Narrow-leaf Peppermint 20Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum 20Exocarpos cupressiformis Cherry Ballart 8

ShrubsAcacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle 200Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Cassinia arcuata Drooping Cassinia 200Correa reflexa Common Correa 200Daviesia latifolia Hop Bitter-pea 500Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot-pea 100Dillwynia glaberrima Smooth Parrot-pea 100Epacris impressa Common Heath 120Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 200Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower 100Hovea heterophylla Common Hovea 100Kunzea ericoides Burgan 500Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Leucopogon virgatus Common Beard-heath 50Myoporum sp. 1 Sticky Boobialla 200Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush 150Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 400

Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 100Pultenaea gunnii Golden Bush-pea 200Rhytidosporum procumbens White Marianth 40Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple 300Tetratheca ciliata Pink-bells 50

GrassesAgrostis avenacea Common Blown-grass 60Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grass 80Austrodanthonia geniculata Kneed Wallaby-grass 25Austrodanthonia laevis Smooth Wallaby-grass 60Austrodanthonia pilosa Velvet Wallaby-grass 100Austrodanthonia racemosa Stiped Wallaby-grass 60Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass 100Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grass 1200Austrostipa pubinodis Tall Spear-grass 1300Austrostipa rudis Veined Spear-grass 1300Austrostipa semibarbata Fibrous Spear-grass 90Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 1500Elymus scaber Common Wheat-grass 80Eragrostis brownii Common Love-grass 50Imperata cylindrica Blady Grass 50Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 700Pentapogon quadrifidus Five-awned Spear-grass 70Poa morrisii Soft Tussock-grass 800Poa sieberiana Grey Tussock-grass 800Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass 100

Ground coverAcaena agnipila Hairy Sheep's Burr 50Acaena echinata Sheep's Burr 40Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Acaena ovina Australian Sheep's Burr 60Acianthus caudatus Mayfly Orchid 25Acianthus exsertus s.l. Gnat Orchid 30Acianthus pusillus Small Mosquito Orchid 20Acrotriche prostrata Trailing Ground-berry 5Acrotriche serrulata Honey-pots 30Apalochlamys spectabilis Showy Cassinia 200Aphelia pumilio Dwarf Aphelia 3Arthropodium milleflorum Pale Vanilla-lily 100Arthropodium strictum Chocolate Lily 120Asperula scoparia Prickly Woodruff 15Astroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath 50Baumea acuta Pale Twig-sedge 50Billardiera scandens Common Apple-berry 120Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea 10Brachyscome decipiens Field Daisy 20Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion 50Bulbine bulbosa Bulbine Lily 50

Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids 65Caesia calliantha Blue Grass-lily 70Caesia parviflora Pale Grass-lily 75Caladenia carnea s.l. Pink Fingers 25Caladenia dilatata s.l. Green-comb Spider-orchid 40Caladenia pusilla Tiny Caladenia 10Calochilus robertsonii Purplish Beard-orchid 45Carex breviculmis Common Grass-sedge 30Carex inversa Knob Sedge 50Centella cordifolia Centella 20Centrolepis aristata Pointed Centrolepis 10Centrolepis strigosa Hairy Centrolepis 10Chamaescilla corymbosa Blue Stars 15Chiloglottis gunnii Common Bird-orchid 6Chiloglottis valida Common Bird-orchid 6Chrysocephalum apiculatum Common Everlasting 60Chrysocephalum semipapposum Clustered Everlasting 100Convolvulus erubescens Pink Bindweed 15Corybas incurvus Slaty Helmet-orchid 2Cymbonotus preissianus Austral Bear's-ears 10Cynoglossum suaveolens Sweet Hound's-tongue 30Dianella brevicaulis Small-flower Flax-lily 50Dianella longifolia Pale Flax-lily 130Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lily 80Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Dipodium punctatum s.l. Hyacinth Orchid 100Diuris orientis Wallflower Orchid 45Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew 50Drosera peltata ssp. peltata Pale Sundew 50Drosera whittakeri Scented Sundew 5Empodisma minus Spreading Rope-rush 200Epilobium billardierianum Variable Willow-herb 100Eriochilus cucullatus Parson's Bands 20Euchiton collinus Creeping Cudweed 40Euchiton involucratus s.l. Common Cudweed 50Euchiton involucratus s.s. Star Cudweed 50Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Galium australe Tangled Bedstraw 40Galium gaudichaudii Rough Bedstraw 30Galium propinquum Maori Bedstraw 30Gastrodia sesamoides s.l. Cinnamon Bells 1.2Geranium solanderi s.l. Austral Cranesbill 30Glossodia major Wax-lip Orchid 30Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Goodenia geniculata Bent Goodenia 10Haloragis heterophylla Varied Raspwort 50Helichrysum scorpioides Button Everlasting 50Hydrocotyle callicarpa Small Pennywort 8Hydrocotyle foveolata Yellow Pennywort 10Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 15

Hypericum gramineum Small St John's Wort 40Hypericum japonicum Matted St John's Wort 8Hypoxis glabella Yellow star 30Hypoxis hygrometrica Golden Weather-glass 20Isolepis marginata Little Club-sedge 10Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club-sedge 100Isolepis platycarpa Broad-fruit Club-sedge 20Juncus bufonius Toad Rush 20Juncus pallidus Pale Rush 150Juncus planifolius Broad-leaf Rush 50Kennedia prostrata Running Postman 5Lagenophora gracilis Slender Bottle-daisy 35Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma congestum Clustered Sword-sedge 55Lepidosperma curtisiae Little Sword-sedge 25Lepidosperma filiforme Common Rapier-sedge 90Lepidosperma gunnii Slender Sword-sedge 40Lepidosperma laterale Variable Sword-sedge 80Leptoceras menziesii Hare Orchid 25Leptorhynchos squamatus Scaly Buttons 15Leptorhynchos tenuifolius Wiry Buttons 60Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 50Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea Wattle Mat-rush 45Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 25Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Lomandra multiflora Many-flowered Mat-rush 80Luzula campestris spp. agg. Field Woodrush 30Luzula meridionalis Common Woodrush 30Microseris scapigera spp. agg. Yam Daisy 60Microtis parviflora Slender Onion-orchid 50Microtis unifolia Common Onion-orchid 90Myosotis australis Austral Forget-me-not 30Opercularia ovata Broad-leaf Stinkweed 10Opercularia varia Variable Stinkweed 10Oxalis exilis Shady Wood-sorrel 8Oxalis perennans Grassland Wood-sorrel 15Patersonia fragilis Short Purple-flag 60Patersonia occidentalis Long Purple-flag 80Pelargonium australe Austral Stork's-bill 60Picris angustifolia Native Picris 80Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower 30Plantago varia Variable Plantain 40Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera 15Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey Cudweed 50Pterostylis curta Blunt Greenhood 30Pterostylis longifolia Tall Greenhood 80Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood 30Pterostylis parviflora Tiny Greenhood 25Pterostylis pedunculata Maroonhood 25Ranunculus lappaceus Australian Buttercup 50

Ranunculus pumilio Ferny Small-flower Buttercup 30Ranunculus sessiliflorus Annual Buttercup 30Schoenus apogon Common Bog-sedge 25Schoenus tesquorum Soft Bog-sedge 45Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed 120Senecio hispidulus Rough Fireweed 100Senecio pinnatifolius Variable Groundsel 120Senecio quadridentatus Cotton Fireweed 120Senecio squarrosus Leafy Fireweed 40Senecio tenuiflorus Slender Fireweed 100Solenogyne dominii Smooth Solenogyne 2Solenogyne gunnii Hairy Solenogyne 11Stylidium graminifolium Grass Trigger-plant 80Thelymitra antennifera Rabbit Ears 25Thelymitra flexuosa Twisted Sun-orchid 20Thelymitra ixioides Spotted Sun-orchid 60Thelymitra nuda Plain Sun-orchid 40Thelymitra pauciflora Slender Sun-orchid 50Thysanotus tuberosus Common Fringe-lily 50Tricoryne elatior Yellow Rush-lily 70Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell 50Veronica gracilis Slender Speedwell 60Veronica plebeia Trailing Speedwell 20Viola betonicifolia Showy Violet 20Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 15Wahlenbergia gracilenta Annual Bluebell 35Wahlenbergia gracilis Sprawling Bluebell 80Wahlenbergia multicaulis Many-stemmed Bluebell 75Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell 90Wurmbea dioica Common Early Nancy 30Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass-tree 100Xanthosia dissecta s.l. Cut-leaf Xanthosia 15Xanthosia pusilla spp. agg. Heath Xanthosia 10

FernsAdiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair 35Lindsaea linearis Screw Fern 20Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100

Climbers, parasitesAmyema pendula Drooping MistletoeBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berryCassytha melantha Coarse Dodder-laurelCassytha pubescens Downy Dodder-laurelClematis aristata Mountain ClematisClematis microphylla Small-leaved ClematisComesperma volubile Love CreeperGlycine clandestina Twining GlycineMuellerina eucalyptoides Creeping MistletoeThysanotus patersonii Twining Fringe-lily

311 BERM GRASSY SHRUBLAND

Structure: Shrubland to 2 metresEnvironment: Deep sand on beaches partially protected from windPre-1750distribution:

Scattered on sandy sections of the Mornington Peninsula coastline


Scattered and uncommon, most stands are very small

Status: Probably secureNotes: Distinguished by abundant Coast Saltbush Atriplex cinerea


TreesNone

ShrubsAtriplex cinerea Coast Saltbush 180

GrassesDistichlis distichophylla Australian Salt-grass 200

Ground coverTetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach 300

FernsNone


653 AQUATIC HERBLAND

Structure: Herbland / sedgeland, with submerged or floating emergent aquatic species,mostly less than 0.5 metres

Environment: Relatively deep, often inundated wetlandsPre-1750distribution:



Rare

Status: Natural wetlands are rare, but artificial impoundments have created similerenvironments

Notes: Dintinguished by dominance by aquatic plants such as Water Ribbons, TallSpike-sedge and Running Marsh-flower


TreesNone

ShrubsNone

GrassesAgrostis avenacea Common Blown-grass 60Glyceria australis Australian Sweet-grass 100

Ground coverAzolla filiculoides Pacific Azolla 1Baumea rubiginosa s.l. Soft Twig-rush 130Elatine gratioloides Waterwort 1Eleocharis sphacelata Tall Spike-sedge 150Isolepis fluitans Floating Club-sedge 10Lemna disperma Common Duckweed 0Lilaeopsis polyantha Australian Lilaeopsis 30Myriophyllum spp. Water-milfoil 10Potamogeton tricarinatus Floating Pondweed 5Ranunculus spp. Buttercup 5Triglochin procerum Water Ribbons 150Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh-flower 100

FernsNone


710 DAMP HEATHLAND

Structure: Heathland / scrub to 2 metresEnvironment: Poorly drained sites in relatively infertile terrainPre-1750distribution:

Rare and localised


Rare and localised

Status: VulnerableNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Scrub Sheoak and Prickly Tea-tree, where

eucalypts form a distinct layer the EVC is Damp Heathy Woodland


TreesNone

ShrubsAcacia aculeatissima Thin-leaf Wattle 40Acacia myrtifolia Myrtle Wattle 100Acacia oxycedrus Spike Wattle 500Acacia suaveolens Sweet Wattle 200Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Allocasuarina paludosa Scrub Sheoak 300Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 200Boronia parviflora Swamp Boronia 50Correa reflexa Common Correa 200Dillwynia glaberrima Smooth Parrot-pea 100Epacris impressa Common Heath 120Epacris obtusifolia Blunt-leaf Heath 150Exocarpos strictus Pale-fruit Ballart 500Gompholobium huegelii Common Wedge-pea 60Hakea nodosa Yellow Hakea 400Hakea teretifolia Dagger Hakea 400Hakea ulicina Furze Hakea 500Hibbertia acicularis Prickly Guinea-flower 20Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower 100Hovea heterophylla Common Hovea 100Isopogon ceratophyllus Horny Cone-bush 50Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Leptospermum myrsinoides Heath Tea-tree 150Leucopogon australis Spike Beard-heath 200Leucopogon virgatus Common Beard-heath 50Melaleuca squarrosa Scented Paperbark 300Monotoca scoparia Prickly Broom-heath 200Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush 120Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 400Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower 30Pimelea octophylla Woolly Rice-flower 100

Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 100Pultenaea stricta Rigid Bush-pea 100Ricinocarpos pinifolius Wedding Bush 300Sphaerolobium vimineum Leafless Globe-pea 100Sprengelia incarnata Pink Swamp-heath 200Tetratheca ciliata Pink-bells 50Viminaria juncea Golden Spray 400

GrassesAgrostis avenacea Common Blown-grass 60Austrodanthonia racemosa Stiped Wallaby-grass 60Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass 100Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grass 120Austrostipa pubinodis Tall Spear-grass 130Deyeuxia minor Small Bent-grass 50Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 150Eragrostis brownii Common Love-grass 50Hemarthria uncinata Mat Grass 50Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass 100

Ground coverAcrotriche serrulata Honey-pots 30Arthropodium milleflorum Pale Vanilla-lily 100Arthropodium strictum Chocolate Lily 120Astroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath 50Baumea acuta Pale Twig-sedge 50Baumea tetragona Square Twig-sedge 100Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea 10Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids 65Caesia parviflora Pale Grass-lily 75Centella cordifolia Centella 20Chrysocephalum apiculatum Common Everlasting 60Comesperma calymega Blue-spike Milkwort 40Cryptostylis subulata Large Tongue-orchid 80Dianella longifolia Pale Flax-lily 130Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lily 80Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew 50Drosera pygmaea Tiny Sundew 3Drosera whittakeri Scented Sundew 5Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-sedge 60Empodisma minus Spreading Rope-rush 200Entolasia marginata Bordered Panic 50Euchiton involucratus Common Cudweed 50Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Gonocarpus micranthus Creeping Raspwort 10Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Goodenia geniculata Bent Goodenia 10Goodenia humilis Swamp Goodenia 10

Hydrocotyle callicarpa Small Pennywort 8Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Shining Pennywort 15Hypericum gramineum Small St John's Wort 40Hypolaena fastigiata Tassel Rope-rush 50Isolepis inundata Swamp Club-sedge 20Juncus pallidus Pale Rush 150Juncus planifolius Broad-leaf Rush 50Kennedia prostrata Running Postman 5Lagenophora gracilis Slender Bottle-daisy 35Lepidosperma concavum Sandhill Sword-sedge 60Lepidosperma filiforme Common Rapier-sedge 90Lepidosperma laterale Variable Sword-sedge 80Lepidosperma longitudinale Pithy Sword-sedge 200Lepidosperma neesii Stiff Rapier-sedge 80Lepidosperma semiteres Wire Rapier-sedge 100Leptocarpus tenax Slender Twine-rush 100Lepyrodia muelleri Common Scale-rush 60Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 45Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Microtis parviflora Slender Onion-orchid 50Microtis unifolia Common Onion-orchid 90Opercularia varia Variable Stinkweed 10Patersonia fragilis Short Purple-flag 60Patersonia occidentalis Long Purple-flag 80Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey Cudweed 50Ranunculus amphitrichus Small River Buttercup 5Schoenus brevifolius Zig-zag Bog-sedge 80Schoenus lepidosperma Slender Bog-sedge 40Schoenus tesquorum Soft Bog-sedge 45Selaginella uliginosa Swamp Selaginella 25Stylidium graminifolium Grass Trigger-plant 80Tetrarrhena distichophylla Hairy Rice-grass 60Thysanotus tuberosus Common Fringe-lily 50Tricoryne elatior Yellow Rush-lily 70Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 15Viola sieberiana Tiny Violet 7Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass-tree 100Xanthosia dissecta s.l. Cut-leaf Xanthosia 15Xanthosia pusilla spp. agg. Heath Xanthosia 10Xyris gracilis Slender Yellow-eye 80Xyris operculata Tall Yellow-eye 150


Climbers, parasitesBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berryCassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurel

Cassytha pubescens Downy Dodder-laurel

793 DAMP HEATHY WOODLAND

Structure: Woodland to 20 metresEnvironment: Poorly drained sites in relatively infertile terrainPre-1750distribution:

Rare and localised


Rare and localised

Status: VulnerableNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Silver-leaf Stringybark or Swamp Gum over

dense Scrub Sheoak and Prickly Tea-tree, where eucalypts do not form adistinct layer the EVC is Damp Heathland

Distinguished by


TreesAcacia melanoxylon Blackwood 15Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 2Eucalyptus cephalocarpa Mealy Stringybark 20Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 20Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaf Peppermint 15Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea-tree 6

ShrubsAcacia myrtifolia Myrtle Wattle 100Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Allocasuarina paludosa Scrub Sheoak 300Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Comesperma ericinum Heath Milkwort 150Dillwynia glaberrima Smooth Parrot-pea 100Epacris impressa Common Heath 120Epacris obtusifolia Blunt-leaf Heath 150Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 200Hakea nodosa Yellow Hakea 400Hakea ulicina Furze Hakea 500Hibbertia fasciculata Bundled Guinea-flower 50Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower 100Hovea heterophylla Common Hovea 100Isopogon ceratophyllus Horny Cone-bush 50Kunzea ericoides Burgan 500Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Leptospermum myrsinoides Heath Tea-tree 150Leucopogon virgatus Common Beard-heath 50Lomatia ilicifolia Holly Lomatia 100Melaleuca squarrosa Scented Paperbark 300Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 400Persoonia juniperina Prickly Geebung 200Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower 30

Pimelea octophylla Woolly Rice-flower 100Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 100Pultenaea gunnii Golden Bush-pea 200Pultenaea humilis Dwarf Bush-pea 50Pultenaea stricta Rigid Bush-pea 100Sphaerolobium vimineum Leafless Globe-pea 100

GrassesAgrostis avenacea Common Blown-grass 60Austrodanthonia penicillata Slender Wallaby-grass 50Austrostipa muelleri Wiry Spear-grass 150Austrostipa pubinodis Tall Spear-grass 130Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 150Dichelachne sieberiana s.l. Plume-grass 100Eragrostis brownii Common Love-grass 50Imperata cylindrica Blady Grass 50Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Notodanthonia semiannularis Wetland Wallaby-grass 80Poa sieberiana Grey Tussock-grass 80Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass 60Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass 100

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Acrotriche prostrata Trailing Ground-berry 5Acrotriche serrulata Honey-pots 30Arthropodium strictum Chocolate Lily 120Asperula scoparia Prickly Woodruff 15Astroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath 50Baumea acuta Pale Twig-sedge 50Baumea juncea Bare Twig-sedge 90Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea 10Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion 50Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids 65Caesia parviflora Pale Grass-lily 75Centella cordifolia Centella 20Cryptostylis subulata Large Tongue-orchid 80Dianella revoluta s.l. Black-anther Flax-lily 80Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew 50Drosera pygmaea Tiny Sundew 3Drosera whittakeri Scented Sundew 5Empodisma minus Spreading Rope-rush 200Epilobium billardierianum Smooth Willow-herb 100Euphrasia collina ssp. muelleri Purple Eyebright 35Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Geranium solanderi s.l. Austral Cranesbill 30Gonocarpus micranthus Creeping Raspwort 10Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Goodenia geniculata Bent Goodenia 10Goodenia humilis Swamp Goodenia 10

Helichrysum rutidolepis Pale Everlasting 40Helichrysum scorpioides Button Everlasting 50Hydrocotyle hirta Hairy Pennywort 10Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 15Hypericum gramineum Small St John's Wort 40Hypolaena fastigiata Tassel Rope-rush 50Isolepis platycarpa Broad-fruit Club-sedge 20Juncus bufonius Toad Rush 20Lagenophora gracilis Slender Bottle-daisy 35Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma filiforme Common Rapier-sedge 90Lepidosperma laterale var. majus Variable Sword-sedge 150Lepidosperma semiteres Wire Rapier-sedge 100Lepyrodia muelleri Common Scale-rush 60Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 45Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Opercularia ovata Broad-leaf Stinkweed 10Opercularia varia Variable Stinkweed 10Oxalis corniculata s.l. Yellow Wood-sorrel 15Patersonia occidentalis Long Purple-flag 80Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera 15Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey Cudweed 50Pterostylis plumosa s.l. Bearded Greenhood 35Schoenus apogon Common Bog-sedge 25Schoenus maschalinus Leafy Bog-sedge 15Selaginella uliginosa Swamp Selaginella 25Senecio hispidulus Rough Fireweed 100Senecio tenuiflorus Slender Fireweed 100Solenogyne gunnii Hairy Solenogyne 11Tetrarrhena distichophylla Hairy Rice-grass 60Tricoryne elatior Yellow Rush-lily 70Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh-flower 100Viola cleistogamoides Hidden Violet 3Viola hederacea s.l. Ivy-leaf Violet 15Xanthorrhoea australis Austral Grass-tree 200Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass-tree 100Xanthosia pusilla spp. agg. Heath Xanthosia 10

FernsBlechnum minus Soft Water-fern 80Cyathea australis Rough Tree-fern 1000Gleichenia microphylla Scrambling Coral-fern 400Histiopteris incisa Bat's Wing Fern 1000Lindsaea linearis Screw Fern 20Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100

Climbers, parasitesAmyema pendula Drooping MistletoeBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berry

Cassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurelCassytha pubescens Downy Dodder-laurelComesperma volubile Love Creeper

858 COASTAL ALKALINE SCRUB

Structure: Scrub to 15 metresEnvironment: Deep alkaline sandsPre-1750distribution:

Most of the Nepean Peninsula


Rare

Status: EndangeredNotes: Distinguished by frequent dominance by Moonah, with characteristic species

especially Coast Wirilda and Thyme Rice-flower, large areas originallydominated by Drooping Sheoak, listed as a threatened community under theFlora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Vic.) as 'Coastal Moonah Scrub'


TreesAcacia longifolia var. sophorae Coast Wattle 5Acacia retinodes var. uncifolia Coast Wirilda 10Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping Sheoak 15Leptospermum laevigatum Coast Tea-tree 5Melaleuca lanceolata Moonah 15

ShrubsAcacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle 200Adriana quadripartita Coast Bitter-bush 300Hibbertia sericea Silky Guinea-flower 70Leucopogon parviflorus Coast Beard-heath 500Olearia axillaris Coast Daisy-Bush 150Pimelea serpyllifolia Thyme Rice-flower 150Pomaderris paniculosa Coast Pomaderris 200Rhagodia candolleana Seaberry Saltbush 400Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple 300

GrassesAgrostis billardierei Coast Blown-grass 60Agrostis billardierei Coast Blown-grass 60Austrodanthonia racemosa Stiped Wallaby-grass 60Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass 100Austrostipa flavescens Coast Spear-grass 120Austrostipa mollis Supple Spear-grass 120Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Poa poiformis Coast Tussock-grass 100

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Apium prostratum Sea Celery 15Caladenia carnea s.l. Pink Fingers 25Caladenia latifolia Pink Fairies 40

Carex breviculmis Common Grass-sedge 30Carpobrotus rossii Karkalla 5Cynoglossum australe Australian Hound's-tongue 60Cyrtostylis reniformis Small Gnat-orchid 10Daucus glochidiatus Austral Carrot 50Dianella brevicaulis Small-flower Flax-lily 80Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Epilobium billardierianum Variable Willow-herb 100Euchiton collinus Creeping Cudweed 40Euchiton involucratus s.s. Star Cudweed 50Galium australe Tangled Bedstraw 40Hydrocotyle hirta Hairy Pennywort 10Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 15Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club-sedge 100Kennedia prostrata Running Postman 5Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma gladiatum Coast Sword-sedge 100Microtis unifolia Common Onion-orchid 90Muehlenbeckia adpressa Climbing Lignum 200Myosotis australis Austral Forget-me-not 30Oxalis corniculata s.l. Yellow Wood-sorrel 15Oxalis exilis Shady Wood-sorrel 8Oxalis perennans Grassland Wood-sorrel 15Pelargonium australe Austral Stork's-bill 60Pterostylis cucullata Leafy Greenhood 20Sambucus gaudichaudiana White Elderberry 200Scaevola albida Pale Fan-flower 50Sebaea ovata Yellow Sebaea 30Senecio biserratus Jagged Fireweed 100Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed 120Senecio hispidulus Rough Fireweed 100Senecio spathulatus s.l. Dune Groundsel 40Stackhousia monogyna Creamy Stackhousia 30Swainsona lessertiifolia Coast Swainson-pea 50Tetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach 300Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach 100Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell 50Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 15

FernsPteridium esculentun Austral Bracken

Climbers, parasitesAmyema preissii Wire-leaf MistletoeCassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurelClematis microphylla Small-leaved ClematisComesperma volubile Love Creeper

876 SPRAY-ZONE COASTAL SHRUBLAND

Structure: Stunted open-shrubland to 0.5 metresEnvironment: Extremely exposed coastal bluffs and cliffs subject to strong wind, salt spray,

wave splash and and runoffPre-1750distribution:

Widespread on bluffs and cliffs of the Mornington Peninsula



Status: SecureNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Cushion Bush, salt spray and limited soil

development sites inhibits weeds


TreesNone

ShrubsLeucophyta brownii Cushion Bush 100

GrassesAgrostis billardierei Coast Blown-grass 60Poa poiformis Coast Tussock-grass 100

Ground coverActities megalocarpa Dune Thistle 60Apium prostratum Sea Celery 15Disphyma crassifolium Rounded Noon-flower 10Samolus repens Creeping Brookweed 30Sarcocornia quinqueflora Beaded Samphire 30Senecio pinnatifolius Variable Groundsel 120Tetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach 30

FernsNone


879 COASTAL DUNE GRASSLAND

Structure: Grassland to 60 centimetresEnvironment: Sandy beachesPre-1750distribution:

Widespread and locally extensive on sandy coasts of the Mornington Peninsula


Widespread but rare

Status: EndangeredNotes: Distinguished by dominance by beach grass Hairy Spinifex, habitat subject to

invasion by introduced Marram Grass


TreesNone

ShrubsLeucophyta brownii Cushion Bush 100Atriplex cinerea Coast Saltbush 180Rhagodia candolleana Seaberry Saltbush 400

GrassesDistichlis distichophylla Australian Salt-grass 20Spinifex sericeus Hairy Spinifex 60

Ground coverTetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach 300

FernsNone


902 GULLY WOODLAND

Structure: Woodland / forest to 25 metresEnvironment: Gullies and sheltered slopes, relatively well-drained soilsPre-1750distribution:

Widespread and common in shady gullies on the Mornington Peninsula


Widespread but rare

Status: EndangeredNotes: Distinguished by dominance of ground layer by Common Tussock Grass and

rich fern flora


TreesAcacia mearnsii Black Wattle 15Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 20Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak 15Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria 8Eucalyptus obliqua(some sites only)

Messmate Stringybark 25

Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum 25Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaf Peppermint 20Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum 25Exocarpos cupressiformis Cherry Ballart 8Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris 15

ShrubsAcacia verticillata Prickly Moses 400Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 250Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant-bush 200Epacris impressa Common Heath 120Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 200Indigofera australis Austral Indigo 150Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 200Melaleuca ericifolia(some sites only)

Swamp Paperbark 700

Olearia lirata Snowy Daisy-bush 500Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 400Pultenaea daphnoides Large-leaf Bush-pea 300Rubus parvifolius Small-leaf Bramble 100Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple 300

GrassesAgrostis rudis Ruddy Bent 80Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 150Dichelachne sieberiana s.l. Plume-grass 100Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass 70Poa ensiformis Sword Tussock-grass 100

Poa labillardierei Common Tussock-grass 100Poa morrisii Soft Tussock-grass 80Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass 60

Ground coverAcaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee 20Acrotriche prostrata Trailing Ground-berry 5Acrotriche serrulata Honey-pots 30Arthropodium milleflorum Pale Vanilla-lily 100Asperula scoparia Prickly Woodruff 15Astroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath 50Carex appressa (creeklines only) Tall Sedge 150Carex breviculmis Common Grass-sedge 30Chiloglottis reflexa Autumn Bird-orchid 15Crassula decumbens Spreading Crassula 10Cyperus lucidus Leafy Flat-sedge 150Dianella longifolia Pale Flax-lily 130Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax-lily 100Dichondra repens Kidney-weed 4Drosera peltata ssp. auriculata Tall Sundew 50Epilobium billardierianum Variable Willow-herb 100Euchiton collinus Creeping Cudweed 40Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge 100Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruit Saw-sedge 300Galium gaudichaudii Rough Bedstraw 30Geranium potentilloides Cinquefoil Cranesbill 50Geranium solanderi Austral Cranesbill 30Glycine latrobeana Clover Glycine 10Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort 30Hydrocotyle hirta Hairy Pennywort 10Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 15Isolepis inundata (creeklines only) Swamp Club-sedge 20Juncus pallidus Pale Rush 50Juncus pauciflorus (creeklines only) Loose-flower Rush 100Lagenophora gracilis Slender Bottle-daisy 35Lagenophora stipitata Common Bottle-daisy 20Lepidosperma congestum Clustered Sword-sedge 55Lepidosperma laterale var. majus Variable Sword-sedge 150Lobelia anceps (creeklines only) Angled Lobelia 30Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 45Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea Wattle Mat-rush 45Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 25Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Luzula meridionalis Common Woodrush 30Oxalis exilis Shady Wood-sorrel 8Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera 15Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey Cudweed 50Pterostylis longifolia Tall Greenhood 80Pterostylis pedunculata Maroonhood 25Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed 120

Senecio linearifolius Fireweed Groundsel 120Senecio minimus Shrubby Fireweed 150Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell 50Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 15Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 15Wahlenbergia gracilis s.l. Sprawling Bluebell 80

FernsAdiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair 35Asplenium flabellifolium Necklace Fern 20Blechnum nudum Fishbone Water-fern 80Calochlaena dubia Common Ground-fern 180Cyathea australis(some creeklines only)

Rough Tree-fern 500

Dicksonia antarctica(some creeklines only)

Soft Tree-fern 500

Histiopteris incisa Bat's Wing Fern 1000Lindsaea linearis Screw Fern 20Polystichum proliferum Mother Shield-fern 80Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken 100Pteris tremula Tender Brake 150

Climbers, parasitesAmyema pendula Drooping MistletoeBillardiera scandens Common Apple-berryCassytha melantha Coarse Dodder-laurelCassytha pubescens Downy Dodder-laurelClematis aristata Mountain ClematisClematis microphylla Small-leaved ClematisComesperma volubile Love CreeperGlycine clandestina Twining Glycine

053 ESTUARINE SWAMP SCRUB

Structure: Scrub to 4 metresEnvironment: Salt-affected margins of salt marshesPre-1750distribution:

Widespread and largely continuous along northern coast of Westernport Bay


Fragmented

Status: SecureNotes: Distinguished by dominance by Swamp Paperbark with salt-tolerant species

such as Marsh Saltbush, Coast Tussock-grass, Creeping Brookweed


TreesAcacia longifolia var. sophorae Coast Wattle 5Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 5Myoporum insulare Common Boobialla 5

ShrubsAtriplex paludosa Marsh Saltbush 160Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark 400Suaeda australis Austral Seablite 80

GrassesAgrostis avenacea Common Blown-grass 60Agrostis billardierei Coast Blown-grass 60Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass 100Austrostipa stipoides Prickly Spear-grass 100Distichlis distichophylla Australian Salt-grass 20Poa poiformis Coast Tussock-grass 100

Ground coverAngianthus preissianus Salt Angianthus 8Apium prostratum Sea Celery 15Apodasmia brownii Coarse Twine-rush 100Baumea gunnii Slender Twig-sedge 100Baumea juncea Bare Twig-sedge 90Centella cordifolia Centella 20Dianella brevicaulis Small-flower Flax-lily 80Disphyma crassifolium Rounded Noon-flower 10Epilobium billardierianum Variable Willow-herb 100Gahnia filum Chaffy Saw-sedge 100Isolepis cernua Nodding Club-sedge 20Isolepis inundata Swamp Club-sedge 20Isolepis nodosa Knobby Club-sedge 100Isolepis platycarpa Broad-fruit Club-sedge 20Juncus kraussi Sea Rush 120Juncus revolutus Creeping Rush 30

Lepidium pseudotasmanicum Shade Peppercress 30Lepidosperma laterale Variable Sword-sedge 80Leptinella reptans Creeping Cotula 5Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 30Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 100Oxalis corniculata s.l. Yellow Wood-sorrel 15Picris angustifolia Native Picris 80Samolus repens Creeping Brookweed 30Schoenus nitens Shiny Bog-sedge 40Selliera radicans Shiny Swamp-mat 5Senecio biserratus Jagged Fireweed 100Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed 120Senecio minimus Shrubby Fireweed 150Tetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach 300Triglochin striatum Streaked Arrowgrass 30

FernsNone

Climbers, parasitesClematis microphylla Small-leaf Clematis

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