Vegetation Condition Benchmarks
Rainforest and Related Scrub
RFS Nothofagus gunnii rainforest scrub: western and southern facies
Community Description:
Nothofagus gunnii rainforest scrub may be dense and continuous or form mosaics with alpine
heathlands and sedgeland. In the west, this community generally has an uneven canopy and is
floristically diverse. Subalpine N .gunnii / Diselma archeri scrubs occur on parts of the Mount Read
Plateau, while a subalpine facies north-east of Mt. Bobs lacks D. archeri but has “stumps” of
Dracophyllum milliganii. This benchmark is one of 2 benchmarks available to assess the condition of
RFS.
Dominant Life Form Cover:
80%
Dominant Species
LF Code
Common Name
Nothofagus gunnii
Diselma archeri
S
S
deciduous beech
dwarf pine
Understorey:
Life Forms
Tree or large shrub
Shrub
Herbs and orchids
Medium to small sedge/rush/sagg/lily
Ground fern
Mosses and Lichens
Organic Litter Cover:
70%
LF code
#Spp
%Cover
T
S
H
MSR
GF
ML
2
6
3
4
1
n/a
10
80
5
10
5
5
Vegetation Condition Benchmarks
Rainforest and Related Scrub
RFS Nothofagus gunnii rainforest scrub: western and southern facies
LF Code
Typical Understorey Species*
Common Name
T
T
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
MSR
MSR
MSR
MSR
GF
Athrotaxis selaginoides
king billy pine
Cenarrhenes nitida
native plum
Bauera rubioides
wiry bauera
Diselma archeri
dwarf pine
Dracophyllum milliganii
curly mountainheath
Epacris serpyllifolia
alpine heath
Melaleuca squamea
swamp honeymyrtle
Orites milliganii
toothed orites
Persoonia gunnii
mountain geebung
Sprengelia incarnata
pink swampheath
Telopea truncata
tasmanian waratah
Trochocarpa gunnii
fragrant purpleberry
Actinotus bellidioides
tiny flannelflower
Anemone crassifolia
mountain anemone
Astelia alpina var. alpina
pineapple grass
Celmisia spp.
snowdaisy
Chionogentias spp.
snowgentian
Dichondra repens
kidneyweed
Schizacme montana
mountain mitrewort
Senecio pectinatus
alpine groundsel
Stylidium spp.
triggerplant
Empodisma minus
spreading roperush
Lepidosperma spp.
swordsedge
Oreobolus spp.
cushionsedge
Xyris spp.
yelloweye
Gleichenia alpina
alpine coralfern
*This list is provided as a guide only. The species listed are typical of this plant community type but may not necessarily be
present.
Last reviewed – 25 March 2015
Tasmanian Vegetation Monitoring and Mapping Program
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/tasveg