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HClNC Vegetation Classification & mapping Project: Volume 1: Vegetation Classification Technical Report
MU 106 — Smooth-barked Apple / Scribbly Gum grass / shrub woodland of Central Coast lowlands
Open forests to woodlands with an overstorey characterised by Angophora costata in
association with Eucalyptus haemastoma and commonly including Corymbia gummifera. An
open mid storey, characterised by Allocasuarina torulosa, may be present. The understorey
is typically shrubby and may include Acacia myrtifolia, Persoonia levis, Lambertia formosa,
Banksia spinulosa, B. oblongifolia and Epacris microphylla, among others. The ground layer
commonly includes various grasses, including Themeda australis and Entolasia stricta, and
grass-like species, including Ptilothrix deusta, Lepyrodia scariosa, Cyathochaeta diandra and
Lepidosperma laterale. No naturalised species were recorded at more than 25% of sites in
this community.
Within the study area, this community occurs on coastal lowlands of the Central Coast in
the Macquarie / Tuggerah Lakes area, mainly on sandstones.
MU 107 — Yellow Bloodwood / Narrow-leaved Apple heathy woodland on Hawkesbury Sandstone
Woodlands with an overstorey characterised by Angophora inopina and Corymbia eximia, and
usually including Eucalyptus punctata, E. sparsifolia and Angophora costata. The understorey
is characteristically shrubby and commonly includes a diverse range of shrubs, such as
Persoonia linearis, Hovea linearis, Monotoca scoparia, Leptospermum trinervium, Acacia linifolia
and Conospermum longifolium. The ground layer typically consists of a mix of grasses,
including Entolasia stricta and E. marginata; grass-like plants, including Lomandra glauca,
Lomandra obliqua, Caustis flexuosa and Dianella revolute; and scattered forbs, including
Pomax umbellata, Goodenia heterophylla and Gonocarpus teucrioides. No naturalised species
were recorded in this community at more than 25% of sites.
This community occurs within the study area on sandstone ranges of the Sydney Basin in
the Yengo, Wollemi and Dharug NP areas. The rare shrubs Persoonia hirsuta and Micromyrtus
blakelyi were not recorded at sites from any other community on this study and, hence, this
community may have particular regional conservation significance.
MU 108 — Dwarf Apple / Scribbly Gum heathy low woodland on Hawkesbury Sandstone of
southern Central Coast
Low woodlands with a canopy characterised by Angophora hispida in association with
Eucalyptus haemastoma. The understorey is characteristically densely shrubby and commonly
includes Banksia oblongifolia, Petrophile pulchella, Leptospermum trinervium, Baeckea diosmifolia,
Isopogon anemonifolius, Hakea dactyloides, Dampiera stricta and Xanthorrhoea media. The ground
layer is typically dominated by various sedges and other grass-like species, including
Lepyrodia scariosa, Ptilothrix deusta, Cyathochaeta diandra and Lomandra glauca; grasses,
including Entolasia stricta and Anisopogon avenaceus; and scattered forbs, such as Actinotus
minor. No naturalised species were recorded in this community at more than 25% of sites.
Within the study area, this community occurs on sandstone ranges of the southern Central
Coast at lower elevations.
MU 109 — Scribbly Gum / Red Bloodwood / Old Man Banksia heathy woodland of southern Central
Coast
Open forests to woodlands with a canopy characterised by Eucalyptus haemastoma and
Corymbia gummifera, commonly with Angophora costata and E. sieberi. A mid storey of taller
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