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HClNC Vegetation Classification & mapping Project: Volume 1: Vegetation Classification Technical Report
MU 112 — Old Man Banksia / Rough-barked Apple / Bangalay shrubby open forest on coastal sand
Open forests to woodlands with a canopy characterised by Angophora floribunda and
Eucalyptus botryoides, and with a mid storey of tall shrubs characterised by Banksia serrata
and commonly including Allocasuarina littoralis and Glochidion ferdinandi. The understorey is
typically shrubby and commonly includes Monotoca elliptica, Platysace lanceolata, Macrozamia
communis, Xanthorrhoea arborea, Acacia suaveolens, Gompholobium latifolium and Ricinocarpos
pinifolius, along with climbers such as Hardenbergia violacea, Billardiera scandens and Eustrephus
latifolius. The ground layer is typically heavily dominated by Pteridium esculentum. It also
commonly consists of grasses, mainly Themeda australis and Imperata cylindrica; grass-like
plants, including Lomandra longifolia and Dianella caerulea; along with scattered forbs, such
as Gonocarpus teucrioides and Hybanthus monopetalus. Naturalised species recorded at more
than 25% of sites in this community were Lantana camara (Lantana, 52%), Cinnamomum
camphora (Camphor Laurel, 43%) and Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus, 48%).
This community is restricted within the study area to coastal lowlands of the Central Coast
in the Umina area on Quaternary sands. MU 112 — Old Man Banksia / Rough-barked
Apple / Bangalay shrubby open forest on coastal sand is equivalent to the ‘Ecological
Community Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion’ (DECC
2009).
MU 113 — Smooth-barked Apple / Blackbutt / Old Man Banksia coastal sands woodland
Open forests to woodlands with an overstorey dominated by Angophora costata and
Eucalyptus pilularis, and a mid storey of tall shrubs characterised by Banksia serrata. The
understorey is typically shrubby and commonly includes Ricinocarpos pinifolius, Monotoca
elliptica, Acacia ulicifolia, A. suaveolens, Persoonia levis, Leucopogon lanceolatus, Bossiaea
rhombifolia and Hibbertia linearis, as well as the climbers Hardenbergia violacea, Pandorea
pandorana and Billardiera scandens. The ground layer is often dominated by Pteridium
esculentum; grasses, including Themeda australis and Imperata cylindrica; various grasslike
species, including Dianella caerulea and Lomandra longifolia also common; as well as
scattered forbs, including Gonocarpus teucrioides and Pomax umbellata. The most commonly
recorded naturalised species in this community was Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp.
rotundata (Bitou Bush, 27%).
Within the study area, this community occurs on coastal lowlands of the Lower North
Coast and Central Coast, mainly on Quaternary sands.
MU 114 — Red Bloodwood / Smooth-barked Apple heath woodland on coastal sands of the Lower
North Coast
Open forests to woodlands characterised by Corymbia gummifera in association with
Angophora costata, and often with Eucalyptus pilularis as canopy dominant. A mid storey
of tall shrubs is often present and commonly includes Leptospermum trinervium, Banksia
serrata and Acacia terminalis. The understorey consists of a diverse range of shrubs,
including Acacia suaveolens, Banksia aemula, Ricinocarpos pinifolius, A. ulicifolia, Monotoca
scoparia, Aotus ericoides and Bossiaea heterophylla. The ground layer is commonly dominated
by Pteridium esculentum with a range of other species also common, including Lomandra
longifolia, Dianella caerulea and Gonocarpus teucrioides. No naturalised species were recorded
in this community at more than 25% of sites.
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