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climbers Hardenbergia violacea, Billardiera scandens and Pandorea pandorana. The ground
layer characteristically consists of a mixture of grasses, including Themeda australis, Panicum
simile, Microlaena stipoides and Entolasia marginata, and grass-like species, such as Lomandra
longifolia, Dianella revoluta and D. caerulea. Scattered ground ferns, mainly Cheilanthes sieberi,
and forbs, including Pomax umbellata and Pratia purpurascens, are also commonly present.
No naturalised species were recorded in more than 25% of sites in this community.
This community occurs within the study area on slopes of sandstone ranges of the Sydney
Basin in the Yengo NP area.
MU 93 — Smooth-barked Apple / Swamp Mahogany / Cabbage Palm open forest
Open forests with a canopy characterised by Angophora costata, often in association with
Eucalyptus robusta and Livistona australis, and commonly including E. umbra. The understorey
is typically shrubby and includes taller shrubs, such as Glochidion ferdinandi, Banksia spinulosa,
Melaleuca linariifolia and Leptospermum polygalifolium, as well as various smaller shrubs,
including Pultenaea villosa, Acacia longifolia, Dodonaea triquetra and Polyscias sambucifolia.
Various climbers are also commonly present in the understorey, including Smilax glyciphylla
and Eustrephus latifolius. The ground layer typically consists of a mixture of grasses, mainly
Entolasia stricta, Themeda australis and Imperata cylindrica, grass-like plants, including Gahnia
clarkei, G. sieberiana, Dianella caerulea and Lomandra longifolia, and the fern Pteridium esculentum.
Scattered forbs, such as Gonocarpus teucrioides, may also be present in the understorey. No
naturalised species were recorded in more than 25% of sites in this community.
Within the study area, this community occurs on coastal lowlands on the Central Coast in
the Macquarie / Tuggerah Lakes area, mainly on sands and sandstones.
MU 94 — Podocarpus spinulosus / Burrawang shrubby woodland of the southern Central Coast
Open forests to woodlands with a mixed canopy typically including Angophora costata,
Corymbia gummifera and Livistona australis and commonly also including Syncarpia
glomulifera and Eucalyptus piperita. A mid storey, characteristically dominated by Podocarpus
spinulosus and including Elaeocarpus reticulatus, is generally also present. The understorey is
characteristically shrubby and dominated by Macrozamia communis and Xanthorrhoea arborea
and also includes a diverse range of shrubs, such as Pultenaea flexilis, Platylobium formosum,
Banksia serrata, Persoonia pinifolia, Dodonaea triquetra and Acacia ulicifolia. Climbers, such as
Pandorea pandorana, Smilax glyciphylla and Hibbertia dentata, are also common. The ground
layer is often dominated by Pteridium esculentum along with various grasses, including
Themeda australis and Entolasia stricta, and grass-like plants, such as Lomandra longifolia and
Dianella caerulea. No naturalised species were recorded in more than 25% of sites within
this community.
This community is restricted within the study area to low coastal hills of the southern
Central Coast on Quaternary sands and Triassic sandstones.
MU 95 — Smooth-barked Apple / Broad-leaved Mahogany heathy woodland on hills at Nelson Bay
Open forests to woodlands with an overstorey characterised by Angophora costata often
in association with Eucalyptus umbra, and with E. piperita, E. pilularis and E. capitellata also
commonly occurring. The understorey typically consists of a diverse range of shrubs,
including Pultenaea villosa, Acacia myrtifolia, Lomatia silaifolia, Hakea sericea, H. dactyloides