Native Vegetation Group 1 - Coastal Scrubs Grasslands and Woodlands
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Coastal Scrubs Grasslands and Woodlands Native Vegetation Map
High resolution map of Simplified Native Vegetation Group 1 (PDF - 199 Kb) - includes major roads and towns.Ecological Vegetation Class Descriptions
Bioregional Conservation Status and EVC benchmarks
1.1 Coastal Scrubs Grasslands and Woodlands
EVC 2 Coast Banksia Woodland
Restricted to near coastal localities on secondary or tertiary dunes behind Coastal Dune Scrub. Usually dominated by a woodland overstorey of Coast Banksia Banksia integrifolia var. integrifolia over a medium shrub layer. The understorey consists of a number of herbs and sedges, including scramblers.
EVC 154 Bird Colony Shrubland
A low shrubland or herbland confined to small isolated islands off the Victorian coast inhabited by sea birds. The loamy sands are subject to intense seasonal trampling and tunnelling by large colonies of sea bird breeding colonies.
EVC 155 Bird Colony Succulent Herbland
A closed, succulent herbland (to open herbland during bird nesting season) occurring on coastal sand. The nutrient enriched sandy substrates are dominated by the succulent herb Bower Spinach Tetragonia implexicoma and other succulent herbs.
EVC 160 Coastal Dune Scrub
Coastal Dune Scrub occupies the secondary dunes along ocean and bay beaches and lake shores. Closed scrub with occasional emergent trees on siliceous and calcareous sands that are subject to high levels of saltspray and continuous disturbance from onshore winds.
EVC 161 Coastal Headland Scrub
Scrub or low shrubland on steep, rocky coastal headlands often associated with cliffs exposed to the stresses of extreme salt-laden winds and salt spray from the south west.
EVC 163 Coastal Tussock Grassland
A tussock grassland that may contain emergent shrubs. Occurs on exposed coastal cliffs and bluffs. Soils are saline and the strong salt-laden winds preclude tree growth.
EVC 181 Coast Gully Thicket
Occurs along drainage lines and small creeks close to the coast. The soils are shallow sands grading to clay over limestone. Shrubland/thicket with occasional wind-pruned-eucalypts. This EVC is subject to prevailing south-west winds that restrict its height.
EVC 309 Calcareous Swale Grassland
A low coastal grassland that develops on the swales of calcareous sand dunes of Quaternary origin. The only known location of this grassland, at Wilsons Promontory, was disturbed in the past and is now invaded by Coast Tea-tree Leptospermum laevigatum, Silky Guinea-flower Hibbertia sericea s.l and Drooping Sheoak Allocasuarina verticillata.
EVC 311 Berm Grassy Shrubland
Low shrubland occurring in sheltered coastal areas where sand deposits have formed as a result of low energy wave action. Contains a number of halophytic species over a ground layer of grasses and herbs.
EVC 665 Coastal Mallee Scrub
Mallee eucalypt scrub confined to Cape Nelson. The multi-stemmed habit of Coast Gum Eucalyptus diversifolia subsp. megacarpa is a feature of this distinctive vegetation type that combines coastal and heath elements. Soil salinity and alkalinity determine the characteristics of this EVC.
EVC 858 Coastal Alkaline Scrub
Occurrs near-coastal, deep calcareous (alkaline) sand dunes and swales, and commonly on the landward side of primary dunes. Elevation is low of (20-60 m ASL) average annual rainfall is approximately 550-950 mm. A shrubland, typically with a medium shrub layer, small shrub layer and sedges, grasses and herbs in the ground layer.
EVC 876 Spray-zone Coastal Shrubland
A wind-pruned salt-affected open shrubland (with occasional emergent taller shrubs) that occurs on the most exposed coastal areas subject to salt-spray and run-off at the crest of sea cliffs. This EVC usually occurs in association with taller Coastal Headland Scrub.
EVC 879 Coastal Dune Grassland
Consists of grasses and halophytes (succulents) that colonise the foredunes of ocean beaches. Soils are siliceous sands that have a very low humus content.
EVC 898 Cane Grass-Lignum Halophytic Herbland
Occurs within shallow depressions on otherwise flat terrain, where annual rainfall is approximately 600 mm. Geology is Quaternary sedimentary estuarine sands, and soils are silty clays, subject to periodic freshwater flooding. Varies from an open shrubland to grassland/sedgeland or herbland depending on site characteristics.
Bioregional Conservation Status and EVC benchmarks
An EVC may have a different conservation status in each bioregion in which it is found. To look up an EVC's Bioregional Conservation Status (BCS), download the spreadsheet on the Simplified Native Vegetation Groups page.
You can also use this spreadsheet to help find the corresponding EVC benchmarks, which are listed by bioregion.
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