Herb Rich Woodlands
| Herb-rich Woodlands occupy transitional areas between the elevated midlands and plains, particularly on the broader alluvial terraces associated with the upper catchments of the major tributaries of the region. Typically, these areas consist of fertile clays and silty clay loams with an annual rainfall of 500-600 mm per annum. The vegetation is characterised by an open medium woodland structure predominantly of Yellow Box Eucalyptus melliodora, River Red Gum E. camaldulensis and Long-leaf Box E. goniocalyx and an understorey almost devoid of shrubs. However, Black Wattle Acacia mearnsii or Silver Wattle A. dealbata are often present at low densities. The dominant ground covers include lilies, such as Yellow Bulbine Lily Bulbine bulbosa, Nodding Chocolate Lily Arthropodium fimbriatum, Small Vanilla Lily Arthropodium minus, Yellow Star Hypoxis hygrometrica and Early Nancy Wurmbea dioica, orchids and a diverse array of perennial herbs such as Stinking Pennywort Hydrocotyle laxa, Magenta Stork’s-bill Pelargonium rodneyanum, Solenogynes Solenogyne spp., Austral Bear’s Ear Cymbonotus preissianus and Rock Ferns Cheilanthes spp. Grasses such as Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra and Weeping Grass Microlaena stipoides may be locally dominant and there are usually a large number of small, annual species. Larger examples of this vegetation type are currently known from granitic outwashes around Kooyoora State Park near Inglewood. Most of these areas have been proposed for reservation under the Environment Conservation Council Box Ironbark Investigation (ECC, 2000). EVCs:
|  |  Black Wattle Acacia mearnsii Photograph is the property of Viridans Biological Databases (external link)  Small Vanilla Lily Arthropodium minus Photograph is the property of Viridans Biological Databases (external link)  Yellow Bulbine Lily Bulbine bulbosa Photograph is the property of Viridans Biological Databases (external link)  River Red Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis Photograph is the property of Viridans Biological Databases (external link)  Yellow Box Eucalyptus melliodora Photograph is the property of Viridans Biological Databases (external link) |
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