Nature conservation

Threatened species

Dwarf Mountain Pine - Sydney Basin: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Endangered

Last updated: 20 Oct 2020

Distribution of the species within this region

The Dwarf Mountain Pine is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Sydney Basin Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions within region
Wollemi	Known	None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Dwarf Mountain Pine - Sydney Basin is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

Forested wetlands
- Eastern Riverine Forests
  - 1127 Sandstone cliff-face soak

Freshwater wetlands
- Coastal Heath Swamps
  - 3929 Blue Mountains Swamp Heath
  - 3916 Sandstone Cliff Soak
- Montane Bogs and Fens
  - 3928 Blue Mountains Damp Coral Fern Swamp

Heathlands
- Sydney Coastal Heaths
  - 3810 Southern Sydney Rockplate Heath
- Sydney Montane Heaths
  - 3857 Blue Mountains Rocky Mallee Heath
  - 3863 Upper Blue Mountains Mallee Heath

Miscellaneous ecosystems
- Caves, rock fissures etc
  - 99991 Caves, rock fissures etc
- Rocky cliffs, major rock outcrops etc
  - 99993 Rocky cliffs, major rock outcrops etc
- Water bodies, rivers, lakes, streams (not wetlands)
  - 99996 Water bodies, rivers, lakes, streams (not wetlands)

Rainforests
- Northern Warm Temperate Rainforests
  - 3037 Sydney Basin Warm Temperate Rainforest
  - 3043 Upper Blue Mountains Gully Rainforest

Wet sclerophyll forests (shrubby sub-formation)
- North Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forests
  - 3140 Blue Mountains Sandstone Turpentine Moist Forest

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