General Native Vegetation Profile:
Long Plain - West Hume
| LANDFORM |
River |
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| VEGETATION TYPE |
River Red Gum woodland |
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| GEOLOGY & SOILS |
Riverine deposits of clay, silt, sand & gravel. Alluvial soils. |
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| LOCATION EXAMPLE |
Murray River |
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| TREES >8M | ||
| SHRUBS 1.5 – 8m | ||
| GROUND COVERS | ||
| LANDFORM |
Plain |
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| VEGETATION TYPE |
Grey Box woodland |
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| GEOLOGY & SOILS |
Riverine deposits of clay, silt, sand & gravel. Alluvial soils. |
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| LOCATION EXAMPLE |
Along Riverina Highway |
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| TREES >8M | Boree | |
| Bulloak | ||
| White Cypress Pine | ||
| White Box | ||
| Blakely’s Red Gum | ||
| Yellow Box | ||
| Grey Box | ||
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* lighter soils |
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| SHRUBS 1.5 – 8m | ||
| GROUND COVERS | ||
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Rytidosperma spp. |
Wallaby Grass |
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Swainsona procumbens |
Broughton Pea |
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| LANDFORM |
Rising & hill country |
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| VEGETATION TYPE |
Box – Cypress Pine woodland (Yellow Box & Grey Box) |
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| GEOLOGY & SOILS |
Colluvial deposits from underlying meta-sediments. Red-brown earths. |
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| LOCATION EXAMPLE |
Brocklesby district |
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| TREES >8M | ||
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+ may not be locally native this far west |
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| SHRUBS 1.5 – 8m | ||
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# Pultenaea largiflorens |
Twiggy Bush Pea |
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# lower slopes |
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| GROUND COVERS | ||
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Calotis lappulacea |
Yellow Burr Daisy |
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