The ACT Vegetation Map classifies native and derived vegetation across the ACT at 1:10,000 scale into 64 plant communities as at 2023, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

The product includes the following attributes :

umcID – Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment vegetation ID (unique vegetation code)(after Armstrong et al 2013)

vegCommunity – vegetation community name (after Armstrong et al 2013 and Baines et al 2013)

tecACT - listing name of the ACT threatened ecological community (may require field inspection to verify)

tecEPBC - listing name of the EPBC threatened ecological community (may require field inspection to verify)

tecID - ID of ACT threatened ecological community

actConservationStatus - listing status of the vegetation community under the Nature Conservation Act

epbcConservationStatus - listing status of the vegetation community under the EPBC Act

pctCode - ACT plant community type code

treesp1-3 – dominant tree species

shrubsp1-3 – dominant shrub species

groundsp1-3 – dominant ground cover species

canopyCover – canopy cover % (based on 1m 2020 LiDAR canopy cover model)

height_mean canopy height (>3m) (based on 1m 2020 LiDAR canopy height model)

underCover – understory/shrub cover % (1-3m) (based on 1m 2020 LiDAR shrub model)

structure – overall vegetation community structure – e.g. woodland, forest, grassland

formation – Keith Formation - broad classification of native vegetation type in NSW and ACT. Formation can be further divided into Keith Class (Keith 2004)

class – Keith Class- vegetation class (Keith 2004).

hectares - area of polygon unit in hectares.

lastVegComm - community as it was last mapped as before change

landscape - upland or lowland

This feature layer shows the extent of native, threatened and exotic grasslands in the ACT. Native grasslands of the Territory include a rich assemblage of flora and fauna species that combine into a unique ecosystem. These grasslands are a priority for protection and management as they contribute to our natural biodiversity, our history and heritage, and local amenity and community. Natural temperate grasslands are an Endangered Ecological Community in the ACT (Nature Conservation Act 2014) and Critically Endangered Ecological Community under the EPBC Act 1999. Other Native and Exotic grasslands in the ACT can also have some conservation significance as they support important populations of threatened fauna and flora.