NLE Leptospermum forest: inland and highland facies
Vegetation Condition Benchmarks Non-eucalypt Forest and Woodland NLE Leptospermum forest: inland and highland facies Community Description: Leptospermum forest is dominated by one or more of Leptospermum lanigerum, L. scoparium, L. glaucescens or L. nitidum (5 – 10 m) with semi-closed or closed canopies. Mid and ground layers may be sparsely shrubby and sedgy, or the ground may be bare or covered by deep litter. Inland NLE below about 400 m may also be uneven, with up to three Leptospermum species sharing the canopy with Banksia marginata and sometimes Monotoca glauca and Acacia mucronata over Bauera rubioides and Gahnia grandis. Highland NLE is usually closed-canopy L. lanigerum, sometimes L. scoparium and straggling Banksia with little understorey. Dense and tangled short highland forests in the west may be dominated by L. nitidum with some Eucryphia milliganii, Nothofagus cunninghamii, Agastachys odorata and Cenarrhenes nitida. This benchmark is one of 2 benchmarks available to assess the condition of NLE. Overstorey: Tree Canopy Cover: Forest – 80% Large Trees: Forest Height (m) DBH (cm) #/ha 8 25 800 Large Tree Species Common Name Leptospermum scoparium Leptospermum lanigerum Leptospermum glaucescens Leptospermum nitidum common teatree woolly teatree smoky teatree shiny teatree Notes Understorey: Life Forms Tree or large shrub Shrub Herbs and orchids Large sedge/rush/sagg/lily Ground fern Scrambler/Climber/Epiphytes Mosses and Lichens LF code #Spp %Cover T S H LSR GF SCE ML 2 2 2 1 1 1 n/a 80 <5 <1 <5 1 10 5 Vegetation Condition Benchmarks Non-eucalypt Forest and Woodland NLE Leptospermum forest: inland and highland facies LF Code Typical Understorey Species* Common Name T T T T T T T T S S S S S S H H H G LSR LSR MSR MSR GF GF GF GF MF SCE Acacia dealbata silver wattle Acacia melanoxylon blackwood Banksia marginata silver banksia Melaleuca squarrosa scented paperbark Monotoca glauca goldey wood Nothofagus cunninghamii myrtle beech Phyllocladus aspleniifolius celerytop pine Tasmannia lanceolata mountain pepper Agastachys odorata fragrant candlebush Cenarrhenes nitida native plum Coprosma quadrifida native currant Eucryphia milliganii dwarf leatherwood Pimelea drupacea cherry riceflower Trochocarpa cunninghamii straggling purpleberry Acaena novae-zelandiae common buzzy Drymophila cyanocarpa turquoise berry Hydrocotyle hirta hairy pennywort Poa labillardierei silver tussockgrass Carex appressa tall sedge Gahnia grandis cutting grass Isolepis spp. clubsedge Schoenus spp. bogsedge Blechnum nudum fishbone waterfern Blechnum penna-marina alpine waterfern Polystichum proliferum mother shieldfern Pteridium esculentum bracken Dicksonia antarctica soft treefern Bauera rubioides wiry bauera *This list is provided as a guide only. The species listed are typical of this plant community type but may not necessarily be present. Ground: Forest Organic Litter Cover Logs (m/0.1ha) Recruitment 80% 6 Episodic Last reviewed – 24 March 2015 Tasmanian Vegetation Monitoring and Mapping Program Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/tasveg
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