| Domain for vegetation
TYPE of SETTING
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| References
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| McDonald,R.C.,
Isbell,R.F., Speight, J.G., Walker, J. & Hopkins, M.S. 1990, Australian
Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook 2nd edn., Inkata Press, Melbourne,
198 p.
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| Qualifier 1:
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| Qualifier 2:
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| Note:
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| Attribute |
Code |
Parent |
Category |
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Synonyms |
Description |
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vegetation |
T |
|
tree |
|
|
woody plant more than 2m tall with a single stem or branches well
above the base |
|
vegetation |
TD |
T |
|
closed forest |
|
crowns of trees touching to overlapping |
|
vegetation |
TM |
T |
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open forest |
|
crowns of trees touching or slightly separated |
|
vegetation |
TS |
T |
|
woodland |
|
crowns of trees clearly separated |
|
vegetation |
TV |
T |
|
open woodland |
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crowns of trees well separated |
|
vegetation |
TI |
T |
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isolated trees |
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trees about or greater than 100m apart |
|
vegetation |
TL |
T |
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isolated tree clumps |
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clumps of 2-5 trees 200m or further apart |
|
vegetation |
M |
|
tree mallee |
|
|
woody multistemmed eucalyptus with fewer than five trunks with at
least three exceeding 100mm diameter at breast height |
|
vegetation |
MD |
M |
|
closed mallee forest |
|
crowns of mallee trees touching to overlapping |
|
vegetation |
MM |
M |
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open mallee forest |
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crowns of mallee trees touching or slightly separated |
|
vegetation |
MS |
M |
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mallee woodland |
|
crowns of mallee trees clearly separated |
|
vegetation |
MV |
M |
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open mallee woodland |
|
crowns of mallee trees well separated |
|
vegetation |
MI |
M |
|
isolated mallee trees |
|
tress about or greater than 100m apart |
|
vegetation |
ML |
M |
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isolated mallee tree clumps |
|
clumps of 2-5 mallee trees 200m or further apart |
|
vegetation |
S |
|
shrub |
|
|
woody plant multistemmed at base or if single stemmed is less than
2m tall |
|
vegetation |
SD |
S |
|
closed shrubland |
|
crowns of shrubs touching to overlapping |
|
vegetation |
SM |
S |
|
shrubland |
|
crowns of shrubs touching or slightly separated |
|
vegetation |
SS |
S |
|
open shrubland |
|
crowns of shrubs clearly separated |
|
vegetation |
SV |
S |
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sparse shrubland |
|
crowns of shrubs well separated |
|
vegetation |
SI |
S |
|
isolated shrubs |
|
shrubs about or greater than 25m apart |
|
vegetation |
SL |
S |
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isolated shrub clumps |
|
clumps of 2-5 shrubs 200m or further apart |
|
vegetation |
Y |
|
mallee shrub |
|
|
mallee commonly less than 8m tall and usually with 5 or more trunks |
|
vegetation |
YD |
Y |
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closed mallee shrubland |
|
crowns of mallee shrubs touching to overlapping |
|
vegetation |
YM |
Y |
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mallee shrubland |
|
crowns of mallee shrubs touching or slightly separated |
|
vegetation |
YS |
Y |
|
open mallee shrubland |
|
crowns of mallee shrubs clearly separated |
|
vegetation |
YV |
Y |
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sparse mallee shrubland |
|
crowns of mallee shrubs well separated |
|
vegetation |
YI |
Y |
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isolated mallee shrubs |
|
mallee shrubs about or greater than 25m apart |
|
vegetation |
YL |
Y |
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isolated mallee shrub clumps |
|
clumps of 2-5 mallee shrubs 200m or further apart |
|
vegetation |
Z |
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heath shrub |
|
|
shrub usually 2m tall commonly with ericoid leaves |
|
vegetation |
ZD |
Z |
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closed heathland |
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crowns of heath shrubs touching to overlapping |
|
vegetation |
ZM |
Z |
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heathland |
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crowns of heath shrubs touching or slightly separated |
|
vegetation |
ZS |
Z |
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open heath |
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crowns of heath shrubs clearly separated |
|
vegetation |
ZV |
Z |
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sparse heath |
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crowns of heath shrubs well separated |
|
vegetation |
ZI |
Z |
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isolated heath shrubs |
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heath shrubs about or greater than 25m apart |
|
vegetation |
ZL |
Z |
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isolated heath shrub clumps |
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clumps of 2-5 heath shrubs 200m or further apart |
|
vegetation |
C |
|
chenopod shrub |
|
|
xeromorphic single or multistemmed halophyte showing drought and salt
tolerance |
|
vegetation |
CD |
C |
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closed chenopod shrubland |
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crowns of chenopod shrubs touching to overlapping |
|
vegetation |
CM |
C |
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chenopod shrubland |
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crowns of chenopod shrubs touching or slightly separated |
|
vegetation |
CS |
C |
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open chenopod shrubland |
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crowns of chenopod shrubs clearly separated |
|
vegetation |
CV |
C |
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sparse chenopod shrubland |
|
crowns of chenopod shrubs well separated |
|
vegetation |
CI |
C |
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isolated chenopod shrubs |
|
chenopod shrubs about or greater than 25m apart |
|
vegetation |
CL |
C |
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isolated chenopod shrub clumps |
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clumps of 2-5 chenopod shrubs 200m or further apart |
|
vegetation |
G |
|
tussock grass |
|
bunch grass |
common agricultural grasses that form discrete but open tussocks |
|
vegetation |
GD |
G |
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closed grassland |
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tussock grass covers >70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
GM |
G |
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grassland |
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tussock grass covers 30-70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
GS |
G |
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open grassland |
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tussock grass covers 10-30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
GV |
G |
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sparse grassland |
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tussock grass covers <30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
GI |
G |
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isolated grasses |
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isolated tussock grass plants |
|
vegetation |
GL |
G |
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isolated tussock grass clumps |
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isolated clumps of tussock grass plants |
|
vegetation |
H |
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hummock grass |
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|
coarse xeromorphic grass with mound-like form |
|
vegetation |
HD |
H |
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closed hummock grassland |
|
hummock grass covers >70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
HM |
H |
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hummock grassland |
|
hummock grass covers 30-70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
HS |
H |
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open hummock grassland |
|
hummock grass covers 10-30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
HV |
H |
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sparse hummock grassland |
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hummock grass covers <30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
HI |
H |
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isolated hummock grasses |
|
isolated hummock grass plants |
|
vegetation |
HL |
H |
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isolated hummock grass clumps |
|
isolated clumps of hummock grass plants |
|
vegetation |
D |
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sod grass |
|
|
grass of short to medium height forming compact tussocks in close
contact at their base |
|
vegetation |
DD |
D |
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closed sod grassland |
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sod grass covers >70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
DM |
D |
|
sod grassland |
|
sod grass covers 30-70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
DS |
D |
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open sod grassland |
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sod grass covers 10-30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
DV |
D |
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sparse sod grassland |
|
sod grass covers <30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
DI |
D |
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isolated sod grasses |
|
isolated sod grass plants |
|
vegetation |
DL |
D |
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isolated sod grass clumps |
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isolated clumps of sod grass plants |
|
vegetation |
V |
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sedge |
|
|
herbaceous usually perennial erect plant generally with tufted habit
and of families Cyperaceae and Restionaceae |
|
vegetation |
VD |
V |
|
closed sedgeland |
|
sedge covers >70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
VM |
V |
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sedgeland |
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sedge covers 30-70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
VS |
V |
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open sedgeland |
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sedge covers 10-30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
VV |
V |
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sparse sedgeland |
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sedge covers <30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
VI |
V |
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isolated sedges |
|
isolated sedge plants |
|
vegetation |
VL |
V |
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isolated sedge clumps |
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isolated clumps of sedge plants |
|
vegetation |
R |
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rush |
|
|
herbaceous usually perennial erect plant generally and of families
Juncaceae, Typhaceae, Restionaceae |
|
vegetation |
RD |
R |
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closed rushland |
|
rush covers >70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
RM |
R |
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rushland |
|
rush covers 30-70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
RS |
R |
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open rushland |
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rush covers 10-30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
RV |
R |
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sparse rushland |
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rush covers <30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
RI |
R |
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isolated rushes |
|
isolated rush plants |
|
vegetation |
RL |
R |
|
isolated rush clumps |
|
isolated clumps of rush plants |
|
vegetation |
F |
|
forb |
|
|
herbaceous or slightly woody plant that is not a grass |
|
vegetation |
FD |
F |
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closed forbland |
|
forb covers >70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
FM |
F |
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forbland |
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forb covers 30-70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
FS |
F |
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open forbland |
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forb covers 10-30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
FV |
F |
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sparse forbland |
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forb covers <30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
FI |
F |
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isolated forbs |
|
isolated forb plants |
|
vegetation |
FL |
F |
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isolated forb clumps |
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isolated clumps of forb plants |
|
vegetation |
E |
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fern |
|
|
vegetation showing large and usually branched fronds and containing
spores |
|
vegetation |
ED |
E |
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closed fernland |
|
fern covers >70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
EM |
E |
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fernland |
|
fern covers 30-70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
ES |
E |
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open fernland |
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fern covers 10-30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
EV |
E |
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sparse fernland |
|
fern covers <30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
EI |
E |
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isolated ferns |
|
isolated fern plants |
|
vegetation |
EL |
E |
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isolated fern clumps |
|
isolated clumps of fern plants |
|
vegetation |
O |
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moss |
|
|
small plant usually with a slender leaf bearing stem |
|
vegetation |
OD |
O |
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closed mossland |
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moss covers >70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
OM |
O |
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mossland |
|
moss covers 30-70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
OS |
O |
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open mossland |
|
moss covers 10-30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
OV |
O |
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sparse mossland |
|
moss covers <30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
OI |
O |
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isolated mosses |
|
isolated moss plants |
|
vegetation |
OL |
O |
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isolated moss clumps |
|
isolated clumps of moss plants |
|
vegetation |
L |
|
vine |
|
|
climbing, twining or sprawling plant usually with a woody stem |
|
vegetation |
LD |
L |
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closed vineland |
|
vine covers >70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
LM |
L |
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vineland |
|
vine covers 30-70% of ground |
|
vegetation |
LS |
L |
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open vineland |
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vine covers 10-30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
LV |
L |
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sparse vineland |
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vine covers <30% of ground |
|
vegetation |
LI |
L |
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isolated vines |
|
isolated vine plants |
|
vegetation |
LL |
L |
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isolated vine clumps |
|
isolated clumps of vine plants |
|
vegetation |
UNK |
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unknown |
|
vegetation is unknown |
