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anemonifolius, Leptospermum parvifolium, Xanthorrhoea glauca, Hovea linearis, Monotoca
scoparia and Astrotricha obovata. The ground layer is usually dominated by a mix of grasses,
including Entolasia stricta, Joycea pallida, Anisopogon avenaceus and Aristida ramosa, and
numerous grass-like species, including Ptilothrix deusta, Lomandra obliqua, L. cylindrica,
Lepidosperma laterale and Dianella revoluta. A number of forbs are also commonly present
in the understorey, including Pomax umbellata and Goodenia heterophylla. No naturalised
species were recorded in this community at more than 25% of sites.
This community occurs within the study area in the lower Central Hunter Valley in the
Cessnock area, mainly on conglomerates. Acacia kulnurensis, mentioned above as being
common in this community, is only rarely recorded at sites in other communities in this study
and, hence, this community may have particular regional conservation significance.
MU 104 — Narrow-leaved Apple / Parramatta Red Gum / Persoonia oblongata heathy woodland
of the Howes Valley area
Open forests to woodlands with an overstorey dominated by Angophora bakeri and
Eucalyptus parramattensis, often in association with E. sclerophylla, and with a mid storey
commonly including Allocasuarina littoralis, Leptospermum trinervium and Banksia serrata.
The understorey is characterised by a high diversity of shrubs, commonly including
Persoonia oblongata (rarely recorded in this study outside this community), Hakea dactyloides,
Dillwynia glaberrima, Melaleuca thymifolia, Xanthorrhoea media, Leptospermum continentale
(rarely recorded in this study outside this community) and Leucopogon virgatus. The diverse
ground layer is typically dominated by grass-like plants, including Lepyrodia scariosa,
Schoenus brevifolius, Xyris complanata and Lomandra glauca, and grasses including Themeda
australis, Entolasia stricta, Aristida ramosa and A. benthamii. A diverse range of forbs is also
commonly present, including Gonocarpus tetragynus, G. micranthus, Pomax umbellata and
Wahlenbergia stricta. The only naturalised species recorded at more than 25% of sites in this
community was Hypochaeris radicata (Catsear, 40%).
Within the study area, this community occurs on sandstone ranges of the Howes Valley
area.
MU 105 — Scribbly Gum / Red Bloodwood heath woodland of coastal lowlands
Woodlands characterised by a canopy dominated by Eucalyptus haemastoma and Corymbia
gummifera, often with Angophora inopina as a co-dominant and commonly including
E. capitellata. An open mid storey of taller shrubs including Allocasuarina littoralis and
Leptospermum trinervium is commonly present. The understorey is characteristically shrubby
and includes a highly diverse range of species, such as Epacris pulchella, Banksia oblongifolia,
B. spinulosa, Lambertia formosa, Isopogon anemonifolius, Xanthorrhoea latifolia, Hakea dactyloides,
Petrophile pulchella, Hibbertia vestita and Pultenaea paleacea. The ground layer is typically
dominated by grass-like plants, including Ptilothrix deusta, Lepyrodia scariosa, Cyathochaeta
diandra and Lomandra obliqua, and grasses including Entolasia stricta, Themeda australis,
Anisopogon avenaceus and Aristida warburgii. The fern Lindsaea linearis is also commonly
present. The ground orchids Caladenia alata and Genoplesium despectans are not recorded in
this study in any other community, although neither is commonly present.
Within the study area, this community occurs on coastal lowlands of the Central Coast in
the Macquarie / Tuggerah Lakes area, mainly on sandstones.