National recovery plan for Twelve Threatened Spider-Orchid Caladenia R. Br. Taxa of Victoria and South Australia 2000 - 2004
James A. Todd
Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria
Flora and Fauna Statewide Programs, March 2000
12. Glossary
bioregion Biogeographic regions that capture the patterns of ecological characteristics in the landscape
box Group of eucalypts with persistent, short-fibred, tessellated bark
community Vegetation - an assemblage of plant species or life-forms that occur commonly together in the wild
dicot Dicotyledon - group of plants that produce two seed leaves when they germinate (does not include orchids, lilies, grasses, sedges and rushes) - see monocot
Ecological Vegetation Class A vegetation classification unit based on similarities in plant life-form, environmental conditions, reproductive biology and landform - widely used in Victoria as part of the Regional Forest Agreement process
ex-situ Refers to activities conducted in a laboratory, glasshouse or other 'non-natural' area - see in-situ
herb A plant with fleshy (not woody) stems - applied usually to dicots (non-grasses, rushes, sedges)
heathland Dense, often low-growing, shrubby vegetation dominated by tough, wiry-stemmed, small-leaved (often prickly) plants
heathy woodland Woodland dominated by trees with usually short, crooked and/or spreading trunks and a groundcover of mostly heathland plants
herbivore A grass (herb) eating animal
in-situ Refers to activities undertaken in the wild - see ex-situ
ironbark Type of eucalypt with persistent, deeply fissured bark
monocot Monocotyledon - Group of plants that produce one seed leaf when they germinate (includes orchids) - see dicot
mycorrhiza A root modified by its association with a symbiotic fungus; or the relationship between the root and the fungus
pseudocopulation The mechanism employed when a flower mimics a female insect in order to be pollinated by the male insect attempting copulation with the flower
taxon (pl. taxa) Term used to describe any taxonomic group (eg. species, sub-species, variety etc.)
tuber Thickened underground storage organ