Significant Plant Species
Damper Creek Reserve
Regionally significant plant species recorded for Damper Creek Reserve, City of Monash, Victoria.
Species - Common Name
Acacia aculeatissima - Thin-leaf WattleAcacia myrtifolia - Myrtle Wattle
Alisma plantago-aquatica - Water Plantain
Allocasuarina littoralis - Black She-oak
Arthropodium milleflorum - Pale Vanilla-lily
Brunonia australis - Blue Pincushion
Correa reflexa - var. reflexa - Common Correa
Cryptostylis subulata - Large Tongue-orchid
Dianella longifolia var. longifolia - Pale Flax-lily
Dillwynia cinerascens - Grey Parrot-pea
Drosera whittakeri - ssp. aberrans - Scented Sundew
Eucalyptus cephalocarpa - Silver-leaf Stringybark
Hakea decurrens - Bushy Needlewood
Hakea nodosa - Yellow Hakea
Hakea ulicina - Furze Hakea
Hardenbergia violacea - Purple Coral-pea
Hibbertia riparia - Erect Guinea-flower
Indigofera australis - Austral Indigo
Leptocarpus tenax - Slender Twine-rush
Lomandra nana - Dwarf Mat-rush
Microseris lanceolata - Yam-daisy
Platylobium obtusangulum - Common Flat-pea
Sphaerolobium vimineum s.l. - Leafless Globe-pea
Stackhousia monogyna s.l. - Creamy Stackhousia
Thelionema caespitosum - Tufted Lily
Veronica gracilis - Slender Speedwell
Viminaria juncea - Golden Spray
Wahlenbergia gymnoclada - Naked Bluebell
Xanthorrhoea minor - ssp. lutea - Small Grass-tree
Valley Reserve
Significant plant species recorded for Valley Reserve, City of Monash, Victoria.
Species - Common Name
State significant
Cyperus subulatus - Pointed Flat-sedgeRegionally significant
Acacia aculeatissima - Thin-leaf WattleAcianthus exsertus s.l. - Gnat Orchid
Alisma plantago-aquatica - Water Plantain
Brachyscome cardiocarpa - Hinge-fruit Daisy
Brachyscome multifida - Cut-leaf Daisy
Caesia calliantha - Blue Grass-lily
Caesia parviflora - Pale Grass-lily
Chamaescilla corymbosa var. corymbosa - Blue Stars
Chiloglottis valida - Common Bird-orchid
Comesperma volubile - Love Creeper
Correa reflexa var. reflexa - Common Correa
Daviesia latifolia - Hop Bitter-pea
Dianella longifolia var. longifolia - Pale Flax-lily
Dillwynia cinerascens - Grey Parrot-pea
Dipodium roseum - Rosy Hyacinth-orchid
Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans - Scented Sundew
Eucalyptus cephalocarpa - Silver-leaf Stringybark
Hakea decurrens - Bushy Needlewood
Hakea nodosa - Yellow Hakea
Hakea ulicina - Furze Hakea
Hardenbergia violacea - Purple Coral-pea
Lomandra nana - Dwarf Mat-rush
Platylobium obtusangulum - Common Flat-pea
Solenogyne gunnii - Hairy Solenogyne
Spiranthes sinensis - Austral Ladies' Tresses
Stackhousia monogyna s.l. - Creamy Stackhousia
Tetratheca ciliata - Pink-bells
Thelionema caespitosum - Tufted Lily
Thelymitra aristata - Great Sun-orchid
Thysanotus patersonii - Twining Fringe-lily
Veronica gracilis - Slender Speedwell
Viminaria juncea - Golden Spray
Xanthorrhoea minor ssp. lutea - Small Grass-tree
Dandenong Creek
A list of significant plant species has not been complied for Scotchmans Creek or Dandenong Creek except in the latter case for some obvious populations of significant species. All indigenous plant species have at least Local significance given their massive local, regional (or wider) depletion.
Yarra Gum (Eucalyptus yarraensis)
Dandenong Creek has one of the largest extant populations (Figure 5) of Yarra Gum (Eucalyptus yarraensis), a Victorian endemic that is listed nationally as Rare (Briggs and Leigh 1995) and 'Unknown' (k) in Victoria (NRE 2000). This species was rejected for listing under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 but its conservation status is much more serious than either of these designations imply (N. Scarlett, La Trobe University, pers. comm.; D. Simmons, Deakin University, pers. comm.).
Under the protocols for assessment of conservation status developed by Keith et al. (1997) E. yarraensis should properly be designated as Vulnerable nationally. In Shepherds Bush, Jells Park and smaller areas under the control of the City of Monash, E. yarraensis is the dominant of grassy alluvial terrace forest. The population is extremely large and healthy. Eucalyptus yarraensis and its vegetation community are Nationally significant along Dandenong Creek.
Muttonwood (Rapanea howittiana)
A very large population of Muttonwood occurs along Dandenong Creek. It is rare in the region and near the western limit of its Australian range. This very large population is Regionally significant.
Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis ssp. viminalis)
Manna Gum was formerly the dominant eucalypt of tall open forest on the floodplain of Dandenong Creek, but in the present study area, is now extremely depleted. Some fine specimens persist along Dandenong Creek and these confer Regional significance on the remnant vegetation, and are Regionally significant as a population.
Vegetation Communities
Damper Creek Reserve
Significance of vegetation communities recorded for Damper Creek Reserve, City of Monash, Victoria.
| Vegetation Communities | Quality | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Box - Silver-leaf Stringybark - Swamp Gum Grassy Forest | 3 | Regional |
| Riparian - Swamp Paperbark Swamp Scrub Complex | 3 | High Local |
Valley Reserve
Significance of vegetation communities recorded for Valley Reserve, City of Monash, Victoria.
| Vegetation Communities | Quality | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Messmate - Narrow-leaf Peppermint Sclerophyll Forest - Silver-leaf Stringybark - Swamp Gum Grassy Forest | 3 | Regional |
| Riparian - Swamp Paperbark Swamp Scrub Complex | 3 | High Local |
Scotchmans Creek
Significance of vegetation communities recorded along Scotchmans Creek, City of Monash, Victoria.
| Vegetation Communities | Quality | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Box - Swamp Gum - Narrow-leaf Peppermint Grassy Forest | 4 | Local |
Dandenong Creek
Significance of vegetation communities recorded along Dandenong Creek, City of Monash, Victoria.
| Vegetation Communities | Quality | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Manna Gum - Swamp Gum Floodplain Forest | 3-4 | Regional |
| Yarra Gum Grassy Forest | 2-3 | National |
| Swamp Paperbark Swamp Scrub or Forest | 3-4 | Regional - State |
| Narrow-leaf Peppermint - Grey Scentbark Forest | 5 | Local |
| Wetland Herbfields | 3-4 | Local - Regional |
Updated: 23 September 2003
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