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Appendix 6

What to plant and where in wetlands

A selection of indigenous wetland species to the Shepparton Irrigation Region of theGoulburn-Broken Catchment that may be suitable for establishment within locally constructed wetlands (adapted from EMG 1998). Wetland species suggested for planting, and tailored to individual areas within the Goulburn Broken Catchment, can be found in Part 2 of this guide.

Common name	Species name	Planting zone*	Comment	Common name	Species name	Planting zone*	Comment
River Blue bell	Wahlenbergia fluminalis	1	Seasonal forb 0.4m tall	Water-pepper	Persicaria hydropiper	2,3	Erect seasonal herb 1.0m
Lesser Joyweed	Alternanthera denticulata	1	Dense floating mat	Canegrass	Eragrostis infecunda	2,3,4	Perennial 3.0m tall
Creeping Knotweed	Persicaria prostrata	1,2	Protstrate 1.0m diameter	River Clubrush	Schoenoplectus validus	3,4	Aquatic perennial 3.0m tall
River Buttercup	Ranunculus inundatus	1,2	Seasonal forb 0.4m tall	Tall Flat-sedge	Cyperus exaltatus	3,4	Robust tussock perennial 2.0m
Common Sneezeweed	Centipeda cunninghamii	1,2	Seasonal aromatic herb 0.2m	Swamp Lily	Ottelia ovalifolia	3,4,5	Floating leaves, stems to 1.0m
Shiny Dock	Rumex crystallinus	1,2	Perennial 0.5m	Milfoils	Myriophyllum spp.	3,4,5	Perennial 4.0m long
Swamp Daisy	Brachyscome basaltica	1,2	Seasonal 0.3m	Giant Rush	Juncus ingens	4	Perennial tussock 3.0m tall
Blown Grass	Agrostis avenacea	1,2	Seasonal grass 0.3m tall	Spiny Mud Grass	Pseudoraphis spinescens	4	Semi-aquatic grass 4.0m length
Common Nardoo	Marsilea drummondii	2	Perennial, fern like fronds to 0.30m	Wavy Marshwort	Nymphoides crenata	4,5	Floating leaves, stems to 2.0m
Terete Culm-sedge	Carex tereticaulis	2	Perennial tussock 1.5m	Floating Pondweed	Potamogeton tricarinatus	4,5	Floating leaves, stems to 4.0m
Tall Sedge	Carex appressa	2	Perennial tussock 1.5m	Water Primrose	Ludwigia peploides	4,5	Floating stems to 4.0m
Mud Dock	Rumex bidens	2	Perennial herb 0.3m tall	Water Ribbons	Triglochin procerum	4,5	Floating leaves to 2m
Narrow-leaf Nardoo	Marsilea costulifera	2	Perennial fern upto 0.1cm long	Narrow-leaf Cumbungi	Typha domingensis	4,5	Erect perennial 4.0m tall
Common	Spike-sedge Eleocharis acuta	2,3	Slender perennial 0.6m tall	Tall Spike-sedge l	Eleocharis sphacelata	4,5	Erect perennial 2.0m tall
Slender Knotweed	Persicaria decipiens	2,3	Erect herb 0.6m	Broad-leaf Cumbungi	Typha orientalis	4,5	Erect perennial 4.0m tall
Swamp Crassula	Crassula helmsii	2,3	Creeping perennial, 0.1m	Common Reed	Phragmites australis	4,5	Erect perennial reed 3.0m tall
Warrego Summer-grass	Setaria jubiflora	2,3	Perennial tussock-grass 0.5m tall	Eel-grass	Vallisneria spp.	5	Submerged leaves to 4.0m in depth
				Fennel Pondweed	Potamogeton pectinatus	5	Submerged-stems to 3m

* Refer to diagram below for definition of Planting Zone.

Beware
Many native wetlands plants can look very similar to introduced weeds. Always use a detailed identification book when collecting wetland plants, consult a specialist, or purchase them directly from a nursery.

Each wetland plants species tend to grow in a preferred depth of water, known as Zones. Zones vary from areas only infrequently flooded to those wet all year round. However in general, the following broad zones can be recognised. Ensure that the species of plant that you intend to establish is located within its required zone (as indicated in the above table).

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