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Annex 6. Trees and shrubs for saltland, salinity ratings and species lists


The following tables and lists have been developed by the Department of Agriculture (formerly Agriculture Western Australia), Revegetation on Farms Project of the Sustainable Rural Development Program. 1998. http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/progserv/natural/trees/uses/salt2.htm

Table A6.1. Salinity classes for revegetation with different measures


ECe
(dS/m)

ECe
(mS/m)

Ecgw
(mS/m)

EM-38 hor
(mS/m)

NaCl (sol.
mmol/litre)

EC1:5 (w/v)1 loam
(mS/m) approx.

EC1:5 (v/v)2 loam
(mS/m) approx.

Soil (a)

Soil (b)

Water (c)

'Soil' (d)

Water (e)

Soil

(f)

Non-saline

<2

<200

<500

<50

<20

<20

<40

Slightly

2-4

200-400

500-1 000

50-100

20-40

20-40

40-80

Moderately

4-8

400-800

1 000-2 000

100-150

40-80

40-80

80-160

Very

8-16

800-1 600

2 000-3 000

150-200

80-160

80-160

160-320

Extremely

>16

>1 600

>3 000

>200

>160

>160

>320

(a) Based on USDA 1954 categories: used by CSIRO Canberra and others in Australia.
(b) Units used in Western Australia.
(c) Groundwater from within potential rooting distance of plant (bores). Suitability for 'tree' growth.
(d) From D. Bennett and R. George, DAWA Bunbury.
(e) 'Irrigation' water used in pot trials.
(f) Based on conversions used by P. Bulman, Primary Industry SA.

1 1:5 (w/v) is one part by weight (g) air-dried soil to five parts by volume (ml) distilled water.
2 1:5 (v/v) is one volume part of soil to five volume parts of water.

Table A6.2. Extremely saline sites (ECe >1 600 mS/m)

Proper Name

Common name and comments

Acacia cyclops

Coastal wattle. Severe to extreme tolerance (2, 3, 13). Sensitive to waterlogging.

Atriplex spp (A rhagodioides, A vesicaria, A paludosa)

Saltbush spp. Generally need well-drained sites.

Atriplex amnicola

River saltbush. (23, 24) Reports tolerance to 25-50 dS/m on alkaline duplex soils, and up to 38 dS/m on medium to heavy clays.

Atriplex bunburyana

Silver saltbush.

Atriplex cinerea

Grey saltbush. (23) Moderate waterlogging tolerance.

Atriplex lentiformis

Quailbrush. (24) Reports tolerance to 25-50 dS/m on alkaline duplex soils, and up to 38 dS/m on medium to heavy clays.

Atriplex muelleri

(24) Reports tolerance in subtropical and tropical areas of up to 38 dS/m on medium to heavy clays.

Atriplex nummularia

Old man saltbush. (23) Not waterlogging tolerant.

Atriplex undulata

Wavy-leaved saltbush. (24) Reports tolerance to 25-50 dS/m on alkaline duplex soils.

Acacia ampliceps

Salt wattle. (2)

Acacia stenophylla

River cooba, River myall. (2)

Casuarina glauca

Grey Buloke. (2) in 8-16 dS/m. (8, 19) Wet or dry sites. (20) Gives 50% mortality at EC 1:5 of >400 mS/m. (22)

Casuarina obesa

Salt sheoak. (6) In the 100-150 mS/m range from the EM38. (8, 9, 20)

Eucalyptus halophila

Salt lake mallee. (4, 17).

Eucalyptus kondininensis

Kondinin blackbutt. (2) (10, 11) Suggests much lower tolerance. (16, 17).

Frankenia spp. (F ambita, F brachyphylla, F fecunda)

(17).

Halosarcia spp.

Samphire. (1, 17, 20, 23) Combined waterlogging and salt tolerance is particularly high.

Melaleuca halmaturorum subsp. Cymbifolia

(4) A WA subspecies.

Melaleuca halmaturorum subsp. Halmaturorum

South Australian swamp paperbark. (2, 14, 15, 19) (24) Gives range of 15-25 dS/m.

Melaleuca thyoides

(4, 12).

Melaleuca cuticularis

Swamp paperbark, salt paperbark. (2) Suggests 8-16 dS/m. (12)

Paspalum vaginatum

Saltwater couch. (21) Very high waterlogging tolerance, no drought tolerance. Needs summer moisture.

Puccinellia ciliata

Puccinellia. (21, 23) Moderate waterlogging tolerance. (24) Reports tolerance to 25-50 dS/m on alkaline duplex soils.

Sarcocornia spp. (S quinqueflora)

Glasswort, samphire. (20) Combined salt and waterlogging tolerance is particularly high.

Sporobolus virginicus

Marine couch. (20). (24) Reports tolerance to 25-50 dS/m on alkaline duplex soils and wet sites.

Table A6.3. Very saline sites (ECe 800-1 600 mS/m)

Proper name

Common name and comments

Acacia aff lineolata

(13) Good waterlogging tolerance.

Acacia brumalis

(3, 13) Sensitive to waterlogging.

Acacia cyclops

Coastal wattle. (2,3,13) See Table 2 above.

Acacia ligulata

Umbrella bush. (14)

Acacia mutabilis ssp. Stipulifera

(13)

Acacia retinodes

Wirilda. (2)

Acacia salicina

Coobah, willow wattle. (2, 14) suckers and could be invasive.

Acacia saligna

Golden wreath wattle. (2) Puts this into 4-8 dS/m. Variation in provenances. (3) (6) In the 100-150 mS/m range for EM38. (12) Very good tolerance for salt and some waterlogging.

Acacia stenophylla

River Coobah. (2, 14, 19) (24) Gives range of 15-25 dS/m.

Casuarina cristata ssp. Cristata

Black oak, Belah. (2, 8, 19)

Casuarina cristata ssp. Pauper

Belah (WA ssp.). (2)

Casuarina equisetifolia

Horsetail sheoak.

Casuarina equisetifolia var. incana

(8). Similar tolerance to Cas obesa and Cas glauca.

Eucalyptus campaspe

Silver gimlet. (2, 16)

Eucalyptus moluccana

Grey box. (2) Suggests 4-8 dS/m. (22)

Eucalyptus occidentalis

Flat top yate. (2) (6) In the 100-150 mS/m EM38 range. (10, 16, 17, 19) Wet or dry sites. (24) Range of 15-25 dS/m.

Eucalyptus raveretiana

(22) May be higher tolerance.

Eucalyptus sargentii ssp. Sargentii

Salt river gum, Sargent's mallee. (2, 10, 16, 17) Waterlogging tolerant.

Eucalyptus spathulata ssp. Spathulata

Swamp mallet. (2, 9, 10, 16)

Melaleuca decussata

Cross-leaf honey myrtle. (2, 14, 15, 19)

Melaleuca hamulosa

(12)

Melaleuca lanceolata

Rottnest Island tea tree, moonah. (2, 14, 15, 19). Needs well-drained site.

Melaleuca leucadendra

Cadjeput. (2)

Melaleuca quinquinerva

Five-veined paperbark. (2)

Melaleuca squarrosa

Scented paperbark. (2)

Melaleuca uncinata

Broombush. (2) Highly variable taxon. Variable tolerance.

Table A6.4. Moderately saline (ECe 400-800 mS/m)

Proper name

Common name and comments

Acacia acuminata

Jam. (2)

Acacia collectoides

Spine wattle. (12)

Acacia iteaphylla

Flinder's Range wattle. (2)

Acacia longifolia

Sydney golden wattle. (2)

Acacia merrallii

Merrall's wattle. (12)

Acacia pendula

Weeping myall. (19)

Acacia prainii

Prain's wattle. (12)

Acacia redolens

Ravensthorpe source. (3, 12, 13) Tolerance varies with seed source.

Allocasuarina leuhmannii

Buloke. (2)

Allocasuarina verticillata

Drooping sheoak. (2, 19)

Atriplex semibaccata

Creeping saltbush.

Callistemon paludosis

River bottlebrush. (19)

Callistemon phoeniceus

Lesser bottlebrush. (12)

Casuarina cunninghamiana

River sheoak. (2, 6, 19, 22)

Chloris gayana

Rhodes grass. (21)

Eucalyptus aggregata

(2)

Eucalyptus anceps

(5)

Eucalyptus angustissima ssp. Angustissima

(5)

Eucalyptus astringens

Brown mallet. (2, 16) Seed source critical.

Eucalyptus botryoides

Southern mahogany. (2)

Eucalyptus brachycorys

Comet Vale mallee. (9)

Eucalyptus brockwayi

Dundas mahogany. (2,16)

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

River red gum. (2, 6, 9) (10) Suggests lower tolerance. (16, 17) (19, 22) Suggests higher tolerance. Provenance critical.

Eucalyptus coolabah

(2) This group is being revised. Includes E microtheca.

Eucalyptus diptera

Two-winged gimlet. (10) Suggest higher tolerance.

Eucalyptus famelica

(5)

Eucalyptus foliosa

(5)

Eucalyptus largiflorens

Black box. (2, 14, 19) Wet or dry sites.

Eucalyptus leptocalyx

Hopetoun mallee.

Eucalyptus lesouefii

Goldfields blackbutt. (16, 17)

Eucalyptus leucoxylon

South Australian blue gum. (2) Four named ssp. and highly variable. Provenance critical.

Eucalyptus leucoxylon ssp. Petiolaris

Eyre Peninsula blue gum. (17)

Eucalyptus loxophleba ssp. Lissophloia

Smooth barked York gum.

Eucalyptus loxophleba ssp. Loxophleba

York gum. (10, 16)

Eucalyptus melliodora

Yellow box. (2, 6, 22)

Eucalyptus mimica

(5) Mallet from Newdegate area.

Eucalyptus platycorys

Boorabbin mallee. (5, 9) Sensitive to waterlogging.

Eucalyptus platypus var. heterophylla

Coastal moort. (2, 10) Could have much higher tolerance.

Eucalyptus platypus var. plpatypus

Round-leafed moort.

Eucalyptus polybractea

Blue mallee. (2)

Eucalyptus rigens

(5)

Eucalyptus robusta

Swamp mahogany. (2, 6, 10, 19, 22)

Eucalyptus rudis

Flooded gum. (2, 6, 10)

Eucalyptus salicola

Salt gum.

Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Red ironbark. (19) Needs well-drained site.

Eucalyptus tereticornis

Forest red gum. (2) (22) Suggests higher tolerance.

Eucalyptus varia ssp. Salsuginosa

(5) Mallee form of E gardneri.

Eucalyptus vegrandis

(5) Syn E spathulata ssp. grandiflora.

Eucalyptus xanthonema

(5)

Festuca arundinacea

Tall fescue. (21) Moderate waterlogging tolerance.

Lagunaria patersonii

Norfolk Island hibiscus. (14, 15) Coastal.

Maireana brevifolia

Small-leaved bluebush. (23)

Melaleuca acuminata

Broombush. (12)

Melaleuca armillaris

Bracelet honey myrtle. (2, 19) Needs well-drained site.

Melaleuca bracteata

River teatree. (2)

Melaleuca brevifolia

Mallee honey myrtle. (12)

Melaleuca ericifolia

Swamp paperbark. (2, 19)

Melaleuca lateriflora

(5) Grows with M uncinata and others.

Melaleuca linarifolia

Narrow-leaved paperbark. (2)

Melaleuca microphylla

(14)

Melaleuca styphelioides

Prickly-leaved paperbark. (2, 19)

Myoporum desertii

Turkey bush. (14)

Myoporum insulare

Boobialla. (15)

Pittosporum phylliraeoides

Native apricot. (15)

Thinopyrum elongatum

Tall wheat grass. (21, 23) Moderate waterlogging tolerance

Trifolium michelianum

Balansa clover. (23) Syn. T balansae. Highly tolerant of waterlogging.

Table A6.5. Slightly saline (ECe 200-400 mS/m)

Proper name

Common name and comments.

Acacia mearnsii

Late black wattle. (2) Possible weed spp.

Acacia melanoxylon

Tasmanian blackwood. (2)

Callistemon salignus

Willow bottlebrush

Casuarina littoralis

(8)

Casuarina stricta

(8)

Casuarina torulosa

(8)

Cynodon dactylon

Couch. (21)

Eucalyptus aggregata

Black gum. (21)

Eucalyptus calycogona ssp. calycogona

(5, 16)

Eucalyptus camphora

Swamp gum. (2)

Eucalyptus celastroides ssp. celastroides

Mealy blackbutt. (5)

Eucalyptus cinerea

Argyle apple. (2)

Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Sugar gum. (2)

Eucalyptus clelandii

Cleland's blackbutt. (11) Suggests higher tolerance.

Eucalyptus concinna

Victoria Desert mallee. (16, 17)

Eucalyptus conferruminata

Bald Island marlock. (17)

Eucalyptus cornuta

Yate. (2) (17) Suggests no tolerance of salt.

Eucalyptus crenulata

Victorian silver gum. (2)

Eucalyptus elata

River peppermint. (2)

Eucalyptus flocktoniae

Merrit. (16) (17) Sensitive to waterlogging.

Eucalyptus forrestiana ssp. forrestiana

Fuschia mallee. (16)

Eucalyptus globulus ssp. Globulus

Blue gum. (2)

Eucalyptus grandis

Rose gum. (2) (22) suggests moderate tolerance.

Eucalyptus griffithsii

Griffith's grey gum. (16, 17)

Eucalyptus hypochlamydea ssp. ecdysiastes

(5)

Eucalyptus longicornis

Red morrell. (16)

Eucalyptus macrandra

Long-flowered marlock. (15, 16, 17)

Eucalyptus megacornuta

Warted yate.

Eucalyptus merrickiae

Goblet mallee. (16, 17)

Eucalyptus microcarpa

(6)

Eucalyptus ovata

Swamp gum. (2)

Eucalyptus ovularis

Small-fruited mallee. (16, 17)

Eucalyptus salmonophloia

Salmon gum. (10) Suggests moderate tolerance. (16)

Eucalyptus torquata

Coral gum. (16, 17)

Eucalyptus wandoo

Wandoo. (10) Suggests moderate tolerance. Seed source important.

Eucalyptus yilgarnensis


Phalaris aquatica

Phalaris. (21)

Schinus molle var. areira

Peppeer tree. (14)

Trifolium fragiferum

Strawberry clover. (21) High waterlogging tolerance. Best on summer moisture.

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