EVC Palette Checker

Find the pre-1750 EVCs around a site, check a planting palette against their DEECA benchmarks and local Victorian Biodiversity Atlas records, and export the assessment.

01Site

Click the map to move the site.

02EVCs near the site

From the DEECA modelled pre-1750 EVC layer. Distances come from square search areas around the site, so they are approximate. The layer is modelled: confirm EVCs on site. Tick the EVCs to use, and the benchmark variants for each.

UseEVCNameNearestConservation statusBenchmark
Choose a site and select Find EVCs.

03Benchmark species lists

Lists marked extracted · verify were transcribed from the DEECA benchmark documents and should be checked before professional use. Lists you add are saved in this browser. Use “Download benchmark file” to send them for adding to the app permanently.

Add or replace a benchmark list

04Local records

Victorian Biodiversity Atlas flora records (unrestricted) around the site. They support Category B and the locally indigenous column. Restricted taxa are not included in the public data.

No local records loaded.

05Planting palette

Paste botanical names, one per line. Cultivars in quotes, hybrids (×) and genus-only entries are kept and flagged. The names below are examples; replace them with the project palette.

06Assessment

Taxon (as supplied)Cat.BenchmarksLife formLocal recordsNotesCheck
A
Named in a selected EVC benchmark, matching the species or a listed synonym.
B
Not in a selected benchmark, but recorded as native in VBA data around the site.
C
Not established from the selected benchmarks or loaded records.
D
Taxonomic or horticultural qualification: cultivar, hybrid, genus-only entry, or a benchmark that lists the genus only.