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4.1.5 Plant species inventory
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CHaPTeR 4 Results
Figure 4.12. a. Area coverage b. Plot site intensity for different land tenures in the HCLNC study area
The HCLNC vegetation community analysis dataset contains a total of 217 729 vascular
plant species records. The appended inventory lists all plant families included in the region
(Appendix 8). The appended list is not guaranteed to be free from errors or omissions and
should be regarded as a working inventory.
Table 4.1. Headings used to profile vascular plant species within the HCLNC study area
Profile of vascular plant species inventory
Scientific name The published scientific name of the species.
Common name/s a colloquial name/s attributed to a species.
Form an assemblage with similar components e.g. trees, shrubs and herbs.
exotic Specifies if a species is native to the australian continent or has been introduced.
ROTaP Species listed as a Rare or Threatened australian Plants (Briggs & Leigh 1996).
NSW TSC act a species listed under NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.
ePBC act a species listed under Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Records for vegetation
community analysis
Specifies the number of plot sites a species was recorded at within the HCLNC study area using the
vegetation community analysis dataset.
Status Records a species as having very few, few, some, occasional and frequent records based on the
following rule set:
1–5 species records: very few records
6–20 species records: few records
21–99 species records: some records
100–499 species records: occasionally recorded
>500 species records: frequently recorded