DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Indicator Plant List - Loddon Murray Region
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| Purpose A list of salt-tolerant plants that commonly occur in the Loddon Murray 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. |  Loddon Murray Region |
Vegetation Community in relation to Salinity Class
* Indicates introduced and exotic species
| S1 |  | |
| Grasses and Rush-like Plants | |
| * | Annual Beard-grass | Polypogon monspeliensis |
| Common Blown-grass | Lachnagrostis filiformis (syn. Agrostis avenacea) |
| * | Couch Grass | Cynodon dactylon |
| Curly Windmill-grass | Enteropogon acicularis |
| Mediterranean Barley-grass | Hordeum hystrix (syn. Critesion hystrix) |
| Rat's-tail Couch | Sporobolus mitchellii |
| * | Sea Barley-grass | Hordeum marinum (syn. Critesion marinum) |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius |
| * | Tall Wheat-grass | Lophopyrum ponticum (syn. Agropyron elongatum) |
| White-top Wallaby-grass | Austrodanthonia caespitosa |
| * | Wimmera Rye-grass | Lolium rigidum |
| Windmill Grass | Chloris truncata |
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| Herbs and Forbs | |
| * | Burr Medic | Medicago polymorpha |
| Creeping Monkey Flower | Mimulus repens |
| Hardhead Daisy | Brachyscome lineariloba |
| * | Hexham Scent | Melilotus indica |
| Lesser Sand-spurrey | Spergularia diandra |
| Mediterranean Turnip | Brassica tournefortii |
| Small Monkey-flower | Mimulus prostratus |
| * | Strawberry Clover | Trifolium fragiferum |
| Swamp Crassula | Crassula helmsii |
| Shrubs and Trees | |
| Black Box | Eucalyptus largiflorens |
| * | Bokhara Clover | Melilotus alba |
| Dillon Bush | Nitraria billardierei |
| Eumong | Acacia stenophylla |
| Lagoon Saltbush | Atriplex suberecta |
| Lignum | Muehlenbeckia florulenta (syn. M. cunninghamii) |
| Moona | Melaleuca lanceolata |
| Ruby Saltbush | Enchylaena tomentosa |
| Salt Paper-Bark | Melaleuca halmaturorum |
| Spiked Centaury | Centaurium spicatum |
| Thorny Saltbush | Rhagodia spinescens |
| Yanga Bush | Maireana brevifolia |
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S2 | | |
| Grasses and Rush-like Plants | |
| * | Annual Beard-grass | Polypogon monspeliensis |
| Common Blown-grass | Lachnagrostis filiformis (syn. Agrostis avenacea) |
| Curly Windmill-grass | Enteropogon acicularis |
| Mediterranean Barley-grass | Hordeum hystrix (syn. Critesion hystrix) |
| Rat's-tail Couch | Sporobolus mitchellii |
| * | Sea Barley-grass | Hordeum marinum (syn. Critesion marinum) |
| * | Spiny Rush | Juncus acutus |
| * | Tall Wheat-grass | Lophopyrum ponticum (syn. Agropyron elongatum) |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius |
| White-top Wallaby-grass | Austrodanthonia caespitosa |
| * | Wimmera Rye-grass | Lolium rigidum |
| Windmill Grass | Chloris truncata |
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| Herbs and Forbs | |
| * | Burr Medic | Medicago polymorpha |
| Coast Sand-spurrey | Spergularia media |
| * | Common Ice Plant | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum |
| Creeping Monkey Flower | Mimulus repens |
| Hardhead Daisy | Brachyscome lineariloba |
| * | Hexham Scent | Melilotus indica |
| Lesser Sand-spurrey | Spergularia diandra |
| Lesser Sea-spurrey | Serpgularia marina |
| Mediterranean Turnip | Brassica tournefortii |
| Oval Purse | Hymenolobus procumbens |
| * | Red Sand-spurrey | Spergularia rubra |
| Round-leaf Wilsonia | Wilsonia rotundifolia |
| Short-stem Sand-spurrey | Spergularia brevifolia |
| * | Small Ice Plant | Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum |
| 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 |
| Water Buttons | Cotula coronopifolia |
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| Shrubs and Trees | |
| Black Box | Eucalyptus largiflorens |
| * | Bokhara Clover | Melilotus alba |
| Creeping Saltbush | Artiplex semibaccata |
| Dillon Bush | Nitraria billardierei |
| Eastern Flat-top Saltbush | Atriplex lindleyi |
| Eumong | Acacia stenophylla |
| Lagoon Saltbush | Atriplex suberecta |
| Lignum | Muehlenbeckia florulenta (syn. M. cunninghamii) |
| Moona | Melaleuca lanceolata |
| Rounded Noon-Flower | Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum |
| Ruby Saltbush | Enchylaena tomentosa |
| Salt Paperbark | Melaleuca halmaturorum |
| Slender-fruited Saltbush | Atriplex leptocarpa |
| Thorny Saltbush | Rhagodia spinescens |
| Yanga Bush | Maireana brevifolia |
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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) |
| Puccinellia | Puccinella ciliata |
| * | Sea Barley-grass | Hordeum marinum (syn. Critesion marinum) |
| * | Spiny Rush | Juncus acutus |
| * | Tall Wheat-grass | Lophopyrum ponticum (syn. Agropyron elongatum) |
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| Herbs and Forbs | |
| Black-seeded Samphire | Halosarcia pergranulata |
| * | Bokhara Clover | Melilotus alba |
| Beaded Glasswort | Sarcocornia quinqueflora |
| Coast Sand-spurrey | Spergularia media |
| * | Common Ice Plant | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum |
| * | Ferny Cotula | Cotula bipinnata |
| * | Hexham Scent | Melilotus indica |
| Lesser Sand-spurrey | Spergularia diandra |
| Lesser Sea-spurrey | Serpgularia marina |
| Mediterranean Turnip | Brassica tournefortii |
| Oval Purse | Hymenolobus procumbens |
| * | Red Sand-spurrey | Sergularia rubra |
| Round-leaf Wilsonia | Wilsonia rotundifolia |
| Rounded Noon-Flower | Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum |
| Short-stem Sand-spurrey | Spergularia brevifolia |
| * | Small Ice Plant | Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum |
| Stiff Cup-flower | Pogonolepis muelleriana (syn. Angianthus strictus) |
| Swamp Crassula | Crassula helmsii |
| Water Buttons | Cotula coronopifolia |
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| Shrubs and Trees | |
| Austral Seablite | Suaeda australis |
| Creeping Saltbush | Artiplex semibaccata |
| Dillon Bush | Nitraria billardierei |
| Eastern Flat-top Saltbush | Atriplex lindleyi |
| Eumong | Acacia stenophylla |
| Lignum | Muehlenbeckia florulenta (syn. M. cunninghamii) |
| Moona | Melaleuca lanceolata |
| Ruby Saltbush | Enchylaena tomentosa |
| Salt Paperbark | Melaleuca halmaturorum |
| Slender-fruited Saltbush | Atriplex leptocarpa |
| Thorny Saltbush | Rhagodia spinescens |
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S4 | | |
| Grasses and Rush-like Plants | |
| Australian Salt-grass | Distichlis distichopylla |
| Australian Saltmarsh-grass | Puccinellia stricta |
| * | Coast Barb-grass | Parapholis incurva |
| Puccinellia | Puccinella ciliata |
| * | Spiny Rush | Juncus acutus |
| Herbs and Forbs | |
| Beaded Glasswort | Sarcocornia quinqueflora |
| Black-seeded Samphire | Halosarcia pergranulata |
| Coast Sand-spurrey | Spergularia media |
| * | Common Ice Plant | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum |
| * | Ferny Cotula | Cotula bipinnata |
| Lesser Sea-spurrey | Serpgularia marina |
| Round-leaf Wilsonia | Wilsonia rotundifolia |
| Rounded Noon-flower | Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum |
| Short-stem Sand-spurrey | Spergularia brevifolia |
| * | Small Ice Plant | Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum |
| Shrubs and Trees | |
| Austral Seablite | Suaeda australis |
| Dillon Bush | Nitraria billardierei |
| Eastern Flat-top Saltbush | Atriplex lindleyi |
| Lignum | Muehlenbeckia florulenta (syn. M. cunninghamii) |
| Salt Paperbark | Melaleuca halmaturorum |
| Slender-fruited Saltbush | Atriplex leptocarpa |
| Thorny Saltbush | Rhagodia spinescens |
Crop Species
| Barley | S1, S2 |
| Canola | S1 |
| Chickpeas | S1 |
| Maize | S1 |
| Wheat | S1, S2 |
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This document was last reviewed on 16/10/2008