Conservation and Environment

Simplified Native Vegetation Groups

Native Vegetation Information for Victoria | EVC Benchmarks | Simplified Native Vegetation Groups | Accessing Native Vegetation Data | Feedback and Enquiries | Glossary | Native Vegetation Home

In order to manage and illustrate statewide data, similar Ecological Vegetation Classes (EVCs) have been assigned to 20 Simplified Native Vegetation Groups. Some of these groups have been further divided, giving a total of 35 sub-groups across Victoria.

You can find the grouping for a given EVC by looking it up on the following Excel spreadsheet. This spreadsheet also shows the bioregions and Bioregional Conservation Status (BCS) for each EVC - this bioregion information can then be used to look up the EVC Benchmarks.

Bioregional Conservation Status, Native Vegetation groupings & mapping units - November 2007 (XLS - 328 KB)

Alternatively, use the list below to find descriptions of the EVCs in each Simplified Native Vegetation Group.

EVC Simplified Native Vegetation Groups

1		Coastal Scrubs Grasslands and Woodlands	Simplified Native Vegetation groups - extant (PDF - 1.4 Mb) Simplified Native Vegetation groups - pre 1750 (PDF - 1.6 Mb)
2		Heathy Woodlands
3		Lowland Forests
4		Box Ironbark Forests or dry/lower fetility Woodlands
5		Lower Slopes or Hills Woodlands
6		Dry Forests
7		Wet or Damp Forests
8		Riparian
9		Rainforests
10		Montane Grasslands, Shrublands or Woodlands
11		Sub-alpine Grasslands, Shrublands or Woodlands
12		Plains Grasslands and Chenopod Shrublands
13		Plains Woodlands or Forests
14		Riverine Grassy Woodlands or Forests
15		Herb-rich Woodlands - Alluvial terraces and/or creeklines
16		Heathlands
17		Mallee
18		Wetlands
19		Salt-tolerant and/or succulent Shrublands
20		Rocky Outcrop or Escarpment Scrubs

Further enquiries and feedback

To provide feedback on any EVC related matters such as typology, mapping, groups or benchmarks or to request additional information please contact evc.benchmark@dse.vic.gov.au and provide your contact details. Please allow approximately one week for a response.

Page top