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<1%
1-10%
10-50%
>50%
Estimated percentage landcover for vegetation class
Structure
Open eucalypt forests and woodlands 10-25 m tall with prominent and diverse sclerophyll shrub understorey and open groundcover of sclerophyll sedges.
Trees
Throughout this class Angophora costata (Sydney red gum) and Corymbia gummifera (red bloodwood) are common canopy species. In gullies Eucalyptus piperita (Sydney peppermint) is often present, while on ridges E. capitellata (brown stringybark), E. haemastoma (broad-leaved scribbly gum), E. oblonga, E. racemosa (narrow-leaved
scribbly gum) and E. sieberi (silvertop ash) are common. In the gullies Banksia
serrata (old man banksia) and Ceratopetalum gummiferum (Christmas bush) may grow into small trees.
Shrubs
Acacia linifolia (flax-leaved wattle), A. myrtifolia, A. terminalis (sunshine
wattle), Banksia serrata (old man banksia), B. spinulosa var. spinulosa (hairpin banksia), Bossiaea heterophylla, Epacris pulchella (wallum heath),
Eriostemon australasius (waxflower), Gompholobium grandiflorum, Grevillea buxifolia (grey spider- flower), G. sericea (pink spider flower), G. sphacelata, Hakea
dactyloides (broad-leaved hakea), H. gibbosa, H. laevipes subsp. laevipes,
Isopogon anemonifolius (broad-leaved drumsticks), Lambertia formosa (mountain devil), Leptospermum trinervium (flaky-barked teatree), Monotoca scoparia (prickly broom-heath), Persoonia levis (broad-leaved geebung), P. pinifolia (
pine-leaved geebung), Phyllota phylicoides (heath phyllota), Platysace
linearifolia, Pultenaea tuberculata, and Xanthorrhoea arborea (grass tree
).
Forbs
Cassytha pubescens, Dampiera stricta, Lycopodium deuterodensum (bushy clubmoss),
Patersonia glabrata (leafy purple-flag), Xanthosia pilosa, Cassytha pubescens, Dampiera stricta, Lycopodium deuterodensum (bushy clubmoss), Patersonia glabrata (leafy
purple-flag), Xanthosia pilosa.
Habitat
Below 700 m elevation on quartzose sandstone ridges, slopes and gullies with infertile sandy
loams. Areas receiving 1000 mm to more than 1300 mm mean annual rainfall.
Distribution
Coastal plateaux of the Sydney Basin between Port Stephens and Sussex Inlet, with outlying
occurrences in the lower Blue Mountains and eastern parts of Morton Plateau. Examples occur
within Brisbane Water, Ku-ring-gai Chase and Royal national parks. Unique to New South Wales.
Notes
Locally variable in relation to topography and soil development. Includes a very diverse and
endemic sclerophyll shrub stratum showing floristic affinities with Hinterland and Montane Sydney
Dry Sclerophyll Forests and Coastal Dune Dry Sclerophyll Forests. Partially cleared for urban
development.
Sources
Benson & Howell (1994a); Keith (1995)
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