Flora

The Mornington Peninsula Shire have conducted floral surveys for the Mornington Peninsula and developed maps based on the ecological class system. The school just falls outside the northern boundary of the Shire (wrong side of Golf Links Road), but the school can be expected to have had Grassy Woodland, Swamp Scrub and possibly Damp Heathland EVC's. (I've attached the file with plant list and map for the Hastings Region).


 * Neil and Will Mc** conducted a small scale flora survey within one part of the reserve. Here are their survey methods and results:....

The students have identified the following plants over the last few years.

//Acianthus exsertus// Gnat Orchid //Pterostylis nutans// Nodding Greenhood //P. pedunculata// Maroonhood //P. robusts// Large Striped Greenhood //P. parviflora// Dwarf Greenhood (to be confirmed)
 * //Acacia longifolia// Sallow Wattle ||
 * //Acacia mearnsi// Late Black Wattle ||
 * //Acacia melanoxylon// Blackwood ||
 * //Acacia paradoxa// Hedge Wattle ||
 * //Agapanthus// ||
 * //Allocasuarina littoralis// She oak ||
 * //Banksia marginata// Silver Banksia ||
 * Blackberries ||
 * //Bursaria spinosa// Native Box ||
 * //Callistemenon salignus// Willow Bottlebrush ||
 * Cape Weed ||
 * //Casuarina stricta// Coast She Oak ||
 * //Correa alba// White Correa ||
 * Dead trees ||
 * //Dianella tasmeniensis// Flax lily ||
 * //Eristemon sp.// Wax flower ||
 * //Eucalyptus ovata// Swamp Gum ||
 * //Eucalyptus pauciflora// Snow Gum ||
 * //Eucalyptus sp//. ||
 * //Eucalyptus viminalis// Manna Gum ||
 * //Gahnia radula// Sword sedge ||
 * //Leptospermum laevigatum// Coast Tea Tree ||
 * //Leptospermum phylicoides// Burgan ||
 * //Lomandra longifolia// Spiny Headed Mat-rush ||
 * //Melaleuca ericifolia// Swamp Paperbark ||
 * //Amyema pendula// Drooping mistletoe ||
 * //Pinus radiata// Pine tree ||
 * //Pittosporum undulatum// Sweet Pittosporum ||
 * //Poa contientalis// Tussock Grass ||
 * //Prosanthera sp.// Mint bush ||
 * //Pteridium esculentum// Bracken ||
 * //Solanum sp.// Kangaroo Apple ||

Do we have significant plants? What are they? Where are they? What do we need to do to help them survive and thrive on the site? Have we got a plant list for our management plan? Have we mapped where they can be found?

What about stag trees? We saw many significant old Eucalypts with many hollows supporting many hollow nesting birds and mammals around the school. While we need to remove dangerous trees for the safety of students can we keep some for the protection of significant birds and mammals? Which ones? Have you mapped them?