| A | Coastal exposure; beach frontage, dunes or cliffs. | J | Sub-alpine to alpine; Areas above montane, often treeless. |
| B | Coastal heath; sandy soils, high wind exposure, low nutrient levels. | K | Grasslands. |
| C | Dry sclerophyll forest; rocky, poor soil types; very good drainage, low rainfall. | Ka | Coastal dune systems. |
| D | Riverbank and riparian; associated with streams and rivers. | Kb | Lowland savannah; open grassland and grassy open forests. |
| E | Widespread; distributed over much of the state. | Kc | Montane grasslands, heaths and herbfields. |
| F | Wet sclerophyll/eucalyptus forest; deep fertile soils; rainfall 1000-1500mm per year. | Kd | Alpine tussock grasslands and herbfields. |
| G | Temperate rainforest, myrtle forest; rainfall in excess of 1500mm per year. | N | Frost hardy; tolerant of frosts to at least minus 7.0 degrees C. |
| H | Montane; plateau vegetation including high altitude eucalyptus forests. | O | Drought tolerant. |
| I | Swamps and bogs. | P | Shade tolerant; indicates tolerance of full or partial (P)shade. |
| Ia | Coastal saltmarsh; dominated by succulents, grasses and sedges; very saline. | Q | Edible; various plant parts. |
| Ib | Brackish coastal and estuarine. | R | Poisonous (where known). |
| Ic | Freshwater swamps and soaks. | S | Pioneer species. |
| Id | Moving water (freshwater). | T | Tolerant of poor drainage. |
| Ie | Buttongrass sedgelands; poor drainage; high fire frequency; high rainfall. | U | Salt tolerant. |
| If | Alpine moors and bogs. | X | Tasmanian endemic species. |
