DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Indicator Plant List - Central and Northern Victorian
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PurposeA list of salt-tolerant plants that commonly occur in the Central and Northern Victoria Region appear below. The estimated soil salinity classes in which each of these plant species is likely to occur has been noted. Because many species often grow across a range of classes, other salinity indicators may also be needed to increase confidence in identifying a particular salinity class from its assemblage of indicator species.
It should be noted that many plants are capable of growing over a range of soil salinities so other salinity indicators are needed to increase the confidence in identifying saline soils.
Vegetation Community in relation to Salinity Class
* Indicates introduced and exotic species
| S1 |  | |
| Grasses and Rush-like Plants | |
| * | Annual Beard-grass | Polypogon monspeliensis |
| Bristly Wallaby-grass Common Blown-grass | Austrodanthonia setacea Lachnagrostis filiformis (syn. Agrostis avenacea) |
| * | Couch Grass | Cynodon dactylon |
| Mediterranean Barley-grass | Hordeum hystrix (syn. Critesion hystrix) |
| * | Sea Barley-grass | Hordeum marinum (syn. Critesion marinum) |
| * | Tall Wheat-grass | Lophopyrum ponticum (syn. Agropyron elongatum) |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius |
| * | Wimmera Rye-grass | Lolium rigidum |
| Windmill Grass | Chloris truncata |
| Herbs and Forbs | |
| Buck's Horn Plantain | Plantago coronopus |
| * | Burr Medic | Medicago polymorpha |
| Creeping Brookweed | Samolus repens |
| Creeping Monkey Flower | Mimulus repens |
| Hardhead Daisy | Brachyscome lineariloba |
| Mediterranean Turnip | Brassica tournefortii |
| Salt Angianthus | Angianthus preissianus |
| Small Monkey-flower | Mimulus prostratus |
| Spiked Centaury | Centaurium spicatum |
| * | Strawberry Clover | Trifolium fragiferum |
| Swamp Crassula | Crassula helmsii |
| Swamp Weed | Selliera radicans |
| Shrubs and Trees | |
| Black Box | Eucalyptus largiflorens |
| Lignum | Muehlenbeckia florulenta (syn. M. cunninghamii) |
| Moona | Melaleuca lanceolata |
| River Red-gum | Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
| Ruby Salt Bush | Enchylaena tomentosa |
| Swamp Paperbark | Melaleuca ericifolia |
| Scented Paperbark | Melaleuca squarrosa |
| Totem Poles | Melaleuca decussata |
| Violet Honey-myrtle | Melaleuca wilsonii |
| Wirilda | Acacia retinodes |
S2 | | |
| Grasses and Rush-like Plants | |
| * | Annual Beard-grass | Polypogon monspeliensis |
| Australian Salt-grass | Distichlis distichopylla |
| Australian Saltmarsh-grass | Puccinellia stricta |
| * | Coast Barb-grass Common Blown-grass | Parapholis incurva Lachnagrostis filiformis (syn. Agrostis avenacea) |
| * | Couch Grass | Cynodon dactylon |
| Mediterranean Barley-grass | Hordeum hystrix (syn. Critesion hystrix) |
| * | Sea Barley-grass | Hordeum marinum (syn. Critesion marinum) |
| Slender Barb-grass | Parapholis strigosa |
| * | Spiny Rush | Juncus acutus |
| Streaked Arrow-grass | Triglochin striata |
| * | Tall Wheat-grass | Lophopyrum ponticum (syn. Agropyron elongatum) |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius |
| * | Wimmera Rye-grass | Lolium rigidum |
| Windmill Grass | Chloris truncata |
| Herbs and Forbs | |
| Beaded Glasswort | Sarcocornia quinqueflora |
| Buck's Horn Plantain | Plantago coronopus |
| Coast Sand-spurrey | Spergularia media |
| * | Common Ice Plant | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum |
| Creeping Brookweed | Samolus repens |
| Creeping Monkey Flower | Mimulus repens |
| Hardhead Daisy | Brachyscome lineariloba |
| Lesser Sea-spurrey | Serpgularia marina |
| Mediterranean Turnip | Brassica tournefortii |
| Oval Purse | Hymenolobus procumbens |
| Round-leaf Wilsonia | Wilsonia rotundifolia |
| Rounded Noon-flower | Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum |
| Salt Angianthus | Angianthus preissianus |
| Short-stem Sand-spurrey | Spergularia brevifolia |
| Small Monkey-flower | Mimulus prostratus |
| Spiked Centaury | Centaurium spicatum |
| Stiff Cup-flower | Pogonolepis muelleriana (syn. Angianthus strictus) |
| * | Strawberry Clover | Trifolium fragiferum |
| Swamp Crassula | Crassula helmsii |
| Swamp Weed | Selliera radicans |
| Water Buttons | Cotula coronopifolia |
| Shrubs and Trees | |
| Austral Seablite | Suaeda australis |
| Black Box | Eucalyptus largiflorens |
| Creeping Saltbush | Artiplex semibaccata |
| Lignum | Muehlenbeckia florulenta (syn. M. cunninghamii) |
| Moona | Melaleuca lanceolata |
| River Red-gum | Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
| Ruby Saltbush | Enchylaena tomentosa |
| Scented Paperbark | Melaleuca squarrosa |
| Swamp Paperbark | Melaleuca ericifolia |
| Totem Poles | Melaleuca decussata |
| Violet Honey-myrtle | Melaleuca wilsonii |
| Wirilda | Acacia retinodes |
S3 | | |
| Grasses and Rush-like Plants | |
| Australian Salt-grass | Distichlis distichopylla |
| Australian Saltmarsh-grass | Puccinellia stricta |
| * | Coast Barb-grass | Parapholis incurva |
| Mediterranean Barley-grass | Hordeum hystrix (syn. Critesion hystrix) |
| * | Sea Barley-grass | Hordeum marinum (syn. Critesion marinum) |
| * | Spiny Rush | Juncus acutus |
| Streaked Arrow-grass | Triglochin striata |
| * | Tall Wheat-grass | Lophopyrum ponticum (syn. Agropyron elongatum) |
| Herbs and Forbs | |
| Beaded Glasswort | Sarcocornia quinqueflora |
| Coast Sand-spurrey | Spergularia media |
| * | Common Ice Plant | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum |
| Creeping Brookweed | Samolus repens |
| Lesser Sea-spurrey | Serpgularia marina |
| Mediterranean Turnip | Brassica tournefortii |
| Oval Purse | Hymenolobus procumbens |
| Round-leaf Wilsonia | Wilsonia rotundifolia |
| Rounded Noon-flower | Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum |
| Short-stem Sand-spurrey | Spergularia brevifolia |
| Stiff Cup-flower | Pogonolepis muelleriana (syn. Angianthus strictus) |
| Swamp Crassula | Crassula helmsii |
| Swamp Weed | Selliera radicans |
| Water Buttons | Cotula coronopifolia |
| Shrubs and Trees | |
| Austral Seablite | Suaeda australis |
| Black-seeded Samphire | Halosarcia pergranulata |
| Creeping Saltbush | Artiplex semibaccata |
| Lignum | Muehlenbeckia florulenta (syn. M. cunninghamii) |
| Moona | Melaleuca lanceolata |
| Ruby Saltbush | Enchylaena tomentosa |
| Wirilda | Acacia retinodes |
S4 | | |
| Grasses and Rush-like Plants | |
| Australian Salt-grass | Distichlis distichopylla |
| Australian Saltmarsh-grass | Puccinellia stricta |
| * | Coast Barb-grass | Parapholis incurva |
| * | Spiny Rush | Juncus acutus |
| Herbs and Forbs | |
| Beaded Glasswort | Sarcocornia quinqueflora |
| Coast Sand-spurrey | Spergularia media |
| * | Common Ice Plant | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum |
| Lesser Sea-spurrey | Serpgularia marina |
| Round-leaf Wilsonia | Wilsonia rotundifolia |
| Rounded Noon-flower | Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum |
| Short-stem Sand-spurrey | Spergularia brevifolia |
| Shrubs and Trees | |
| Austral Seablite | Suaeda australis |
| Black-seeded Samphire | Halosarcia pergranulata |
| Lignum | Muehlenbeckia florulenta (syn. M. cunninghamii) |
© The State of Victoria, 1996 - 2008.
This document was last reviewed on 10/10/2008