Barringo Reserve Flora: EVC descriptions

Barringo Reserve Flora - EVCs (Central Victorian Uplands Bioregion )

The EVC "Heathy Dry Forest" is botanically and visually the most interesting area, with a great variety of less common and rare plants, however its conservation status is LC (Least Concern) because this vegetation class has greater than 50% pre-European extent and is subject to little or no degradation over a majority of this area. This is probably because this EVC occurs on dry, rocky sites unsuitable for agriculture or development.
The EVC " Herb-rich Foothill Forest" is classified as D (Depleted) - Greater than 30% to 50% pre-European extent remains; Moderately degraded over a majority of this area in the Bioregion.
The EVC "Valley Grassy Forest" is classified as V (Vulnerable) because only 10 to 30% pre-European extent remains and/or is moderately to severely degraded. This is because this EVC is very suitable for agriculture and development.
At the Barringo Reserve, over 50% of the Valley Grassy Forest has been severely degraded or lost by human use - however there are still significant areas that are in a relatively undisturbed state. These areas should have the highest conservation status in the Reserve, with a clearly defined protection overlay.

EVC = Ecological Vegetation Class

EVC 20: Heathy Dry Forest	EVC 23: Herb-rich Foothill Forest	EVC 47: Valley Grassy Forest
Conservation Status = LC (Least Concern)	Conservation Status = D (Depleted)	Conservation Status = V (Vulnerable)
Grows on shallow, rocky skeletal soils on exposed aspects on ridge tops and steep slopes. Overstorey is a low, open eucalypt forest up to 20m tall, poor in form with an open crown cover. (Stunted, twisted growth) The understorey is dominated by a low, sparse to dense layer of ericoid-leaved shrubs including heaths and peas. Grasses are frequently present in the ground layer but do not provide much cover.	Occurs on relatively fertile, moderately well-drained soils on easterly and southerly aspects - mainly on lower slopes and gullies. A medium to tall open forest or woodland to 25m tall with a small tree layer over a sparse to dense shrub layer. A high cover and diversity of herbs and grasses in the ground layer characterise this EVC	Occurs on fertile well-drained colluvial or alluvial soils on gently undulating lower slopes and valley floors. Open forest to 25m tall may carry a variety of eucalypts, usually species that prefer more moist or more fertile conditions over a sparse shrub cover. In season, a rich array of herbs, lilies, grasses and sedges dominate the ground layer.
Typical species Eucaluptus dives (Broad-leaved peppermint) Eucalyptus goniocalyx (Long-leaf box, Bundy) Xanthorrhoea australis (Austral Grass-tree) Leucopogon virgatus (Common Beard-heath) Acrotriche serrulata (Honey-pots) Lomandra filiformis (Wattle Mat-rush) Hovea heterophylla (Commn Hovea) Go to Barringo Reserve Home Page	Typical species Eucalyptus obliqua (Messmate Stringybark) Eucaluptus radiata Narrow-leaved peppermint) Pteridium esculentum (Austral Bracken) Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) Billardiera scandens (Common Apple-berry) Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) Stellaria pungens (Prickly Starwort) Senecio minimus (Shrubby Fireweed)	Typical species Eucalyptus obliqua (Messmate Stringybark) Eucaluptus radiata (Narrow-leaved peppermint) Eucalyptus viminalis (Manna gum) Eucalyptus ovata (Swamp Gum) Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) Acacia mearnsii (Black Wattle) Acacia dealbata (Silver wattle) Daviesia leptophylla (Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea) Dillwynia cinerascens (Grey Parrot-pea) Bossiaea prostrata (Creeping Bossiaea) Burchardia umbellata (Milkmaids) Poa labillardieri (Common Tussock-grass) Poa sieberiana (Grey Tussock-grass) Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) Danthonia spp (Wallaby Grasses) Austrostipa spp (Spear Grasses) Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) Dianella revoluta (Black-anter Flax-lily) Goodenia ovata (Hop Goodenia)