Victorian Riverina Revegetation Zone

The vegetation profiles represent a generalised picture of the landscape. Each profile presents a typical landscape sequence. For each landform the following information is listed:

• a schematic drawing showing the vegetation structure;
• the main Ecological Vegetation Classes (EVCs) associated with it;
• a brief description of the vegetation;
• a brief description of the associated geology and soils;
• one or two location examples where intact native vegetation can be observed (if known);
• a link to a list of plant species grouped into trees, shrubs and groundcovers that are local to the area, suited to similar sites and can be used as a guide for planting projects.

It should be noted that the landforms presented may occur in different sequences in some areas. The profiles have been compiled to represent typical sequences, but these may not be the only ones.

To assist you to identify the appropriate vegetation profile and species list, Understanding Your Planting Profile , is suggested as a first step.

Use the profile name and descriptions to determine the ones most suited to your site. Click on the landform name to view the species list.

The vegetation in the Victorian Riverina revegetation zone has been divided into five profiles containing different vegetation types.

• Rivers & Floodplains
• Creeklines, Plains & Sand Ridges
• Gilgai Plains, Wetlands & Swamps
• Mt Camel Range

Rivers & Floodplains

Floodplain (flooding frequent with lengthy inundation)

Geology	Alluvial, loam soils.
EVC	Sedgy Riverine Forest
Description	River Red Gum forest or woodland with an understorey dominated with tussock grasses, sedges and aqautic herbs, which may be inundated for parts of the year on the frequently flooded terraces and floodplains of major rivers.
Species List	Floodplain (flooding frequent with lengthy inundation) species list

Banks and Floodplains of Goulburn and Broken Rivers

Geology	Alluvial, fertile sandy clay loam soil.
EVC	Floodplain Riparian Woodland
Description	River Red Gum woodland along the regularly flooding terrace of large, slow moving rivers. Consists of a tall shrub layer with a ground layer of aquatic herbs and tufted grasses.
Examples	Hughes Ck, Stewart Park, Avenel.
Species List	Banks and Floodplains of Goulburn and Broken Rivers species list

Elevated Floodplain of the Goulburn River

Geology	Alluvial, fertile silt and sand soils.
EVC	Riverine Grassy Woodland
Description	Open woodland of River Red Gum above a short, tussock grassy ground layer, sometimes with occasional sparse shrubs including chenopods. Occurs on floodplains of major rivers in a slightly elevated position on deposited silts and sands.
Species List	Elevated Floodplain of the Goulburn River species list

Creeklines

Geology	Alluvial/colluvial, fertile sandy loam to silty clay soil.
EVC	Creekline Grassy Woodland
Description	River Red Gum woodland on banks of small intermitten creeks, with a scattered tall to medium shrub layer and dense ground layer of grasses and sedges.
Species List	Creeklines species list

Plains

Geology	Alluvial, loam to clay loam soil.
EVC	Plains Woodland
Description	Open woodland on the plains dominated by Grey Box with a diverse ground layer of grasses and herbs, and a sparse shrub layer often with chenopods present.
Species List	Plains species list

Sandy Loam Plains

Geology	Alluvial/aeolian sands, loam and sandy loam soil.
EVC	Shallow Sands Woodland
Description	Pine-Box woodland or open forest dominated by Yellow Box, White Cypress-pine and Buloke, with a sparse shrub layer and a ground layer rich in herbs and grasses.
Species List	Sandy Loam Plains species list

Sand Ridges

Geology	Aeolian sands, well-drained sand and sandy loam soils.
EVC	Sand Ridge Woodland
Description	Open pine-box woodland dominated by White Cypress-pine with Yellow Box and/or Drooping Sheoak, over a medium shrub layer and a dense ground layer of annual herbs and grasses. Occupies distinctive sandy rises adjacent to old rivers and wetlands.
Species List	Sand Ridges species list

Gilgai Plains/Crabhole Country

Geology	Soils typically heavy clays, cracking and self-mulching.
EVC	Plains Woodland/ Herb-rich Gilgai Wetland Mosaic
Description	Grey Box dominated woodland on poorly-drained heavy clays which form distinctive gilgais. Few shrubs with a ground layer of dryland and wetland herbs, grasses and sedges.
Examples	Lehman's Swamp Nature Conservation Reserve (NCR), Violet Town-Shepparton Rd, north of Andrews Rd, Tamleugh; NCR on the corner of Harris Rd and Blacks Lane, Upotipotpon.
Species List	Gilgai Plains/Crabhole Country species list

Geology	Alluvial and paludal, heavy clay soils.
EVC	Plains Grassy Wetland
Description	Seasonal or intermittent wetland, meadow or marsh, with fringing River Red Gum and/or Grey Box. Typically species-rich on the outer verges but is usually species-poor in the wetter central areas.
Species List	Shallow Wetlands (seasonally dry) species list

Deeper Wetlands/Swamps/Old Creek Beds

Geology	Alluvial and paludal, heavy clay soils.
EVC	Red Gum Swamp
Description	Open River Red Gum woodland dominated by sedgy or grassy-herbaceous aquatics and species tolerant of intermittent to seasonal inundation.
Species List	Deeper Wetlands/Swamps/Old Creek Beds species list

Lunettes Bordering Lakes and Wetlands

Geology	Alluvial/aeolian sands, clay-loam soil.
EVC	Lunette Woodland
Description	Open eucalypt woodland with a grassy and herb-rich understorey occurring on or bordering lunettes.
Species List	Lunettes Bordering Lakes and Wetlands species list

Plains

Geology	Volcanic, rich red soils.
EVC	Plains Grassy Woodland / Plains Grassland
Description	Open woodland, sometimes treeless, with a species-rich grassy and herbaceous ground layer, and occassionally a sparse shrub layer of wattles, peas and bursaria.
Species List	Plains species list

Low Hills

Geology	Volcanic, rich red soils, can be skeletal and rocky.
EVC	Grassy Woodland (Low Rises and Rainshadow)
Description	White Box dominated woodland with Grey Box and Drooping Sheoak over an open mid-storey of wattles, and a diverse grassy and herbaceous ground layer.
Species List	Low Hills species list