Sedge-rich Woodlands
| .Sedge-rich Woodland occurs on poorly drained lateritic soils in the region where the annual rainfall is 500-600 mm. Structurally, this vegetation consists of an open, medium height woodland of Yellow Gum Eucalyptus leucoxylon over a sparse layer of low shrubs including Guinea-flowers Hibbertia spp., Hakeas Hakea spp. and Common Fringe Myrtle Calytix tetragona. The ground layer carries a diversity of sedges including Centrolepis Centrolepis spp., Sword-sedges Lepidosperma spp., Club-sedges Isolepis spp., Spike-sedges Eleocharis spp., Bristle-sedges Chorizandra spp. and rushes Juncus spp. and some herbs. Grasses are uncommon although Swamp Wallaby-grasses Amphibromus spp. may be present in wetter areas. This is a very restricted vegetation type in the region being recorded from low-lying areas between St Arnaud and Wedderburn. EVCs:
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