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HClNC Vegetation Classification & mapping Project: Volume 1: Vegetation Classification Technical Report
virginicus (Whisky Grass, 100%), Verbena rigida (Veined Verbena, 33%), Paspalum urvillei
(Vasey Grass, 67%), Cyperus eragrostis (Umbrella Sedge, 67%), Vulpia bromoides (Squirrel
Tail Fesque, 67%), Briza minor (Shivery Grass, 100%), Briza maxima (Quaking Grass, 33%),
Cerastium glomeratum (Mouse-ear Chickweed, 67%), Plantago lanceolata (Lamb’s Tongues,
67%), Senecio madagascariensis (Fireweed, 100%), Rumex crispus (Curled Dock, 33%),
Hypochaeris radicata (Catsear, 100%), Stenotaphrum secundatum (Buffalo Grass, 67%) and
Rubus ulmifolius (Blackberry, 33%).
Within the study area, this community occurs on poorly drained sites on sandstones of
coastal lowlands of the Central Coast.
MU 118 — Camfield’s Stringybark heathy woodland of the Central Coast lowlands
Woodlands characterised by an overstorey dominated by Eucalyptus camfieldii in association
with E. oblonga, and an open mid storey characterised by Allocasuarina littoralis, and often
including Melaleuca linariifolia, M. nodosa, Leptospermum laevigatum and Glochidion ferdinandi.
The understorey is typically densely shrubby and may include a range of shrubs, such as
Kunzea ambigua, Mirbelia rubiifolia, Woollsia pungens, Pimelea linifolia and Hakea teretifolia,
and climbers including Billardiera scandens. The ground layer commonly consists of a mix
of grasses, mainly Entolasia stricta, Themeda australis and Cynodon dactylon; forbs including
Goodenia paniculata, Gonocarpus teucrioides, Viola betonicifolia and Pratia purpurascens; and
grass-like species including Dianella caerulea, Lepidosperma laterale, Haemodorum planifolium
and Lomandra longifolia. Naturalised species commonly recorded at sites in this community
include Andropogon virginicus (Whisky Grass, 100%), Paspalum urvillei (Vasey Grass,
50%), Briza minor (Shivery Grass, 50%), Sporobolus indicus (Parramatta Grass, 50%), Sida
rhombifolia (Paddy’s Lucerne, 50%), Pennisetum clandestinum (Kikuyu Grass, 50%), Senecio
madagascariensis (Fireweed, 100%), Bidens pilosa (Cobbler’s Pegs, 50%) and Hypochaeris
radicata (Catsear, 50%).
This community occurs within the study area on coastal lowlands of the Central Coast,
mainly on sandstones.
MU 119 — Coast Tea Tree / Coast Banksia / Ficinia nodosa dune low open forest
Open forests to low open forests characterised by Banksia integrifolia, in association with
Leptospermum laevigatum, and with Cupaniopsis anacardioides and Acacia longifolia also often
present in the overstorey. The understorey is characteristically shrubby and commonly
includes Scaevola calendulacea, Leucopogon parviflorus, Breynia oblongifolia, Correa alba and
Monotoca elliptica, along with the scrambling climber Hibbertia scandens. The ground
layer is characteristically dominated by grass-like species, including Lomandra longifolia,
Ficinia nodosa and Dianella caerulea. Commonly recorded naturalised species at sites in this
community include Conyza bonariensis (Flaxleaf Fleabane, 38%), Chrysanthemoides monilifera
subsp. rotundata (Bitou Bush, 100%), and Hydrocotyle bonariensis (38%).
Within the study area, this community is restricted to poorly drained areas on coastal
lowlands of the Lower North Coast and Central Coast on sands and sandstones.
MU 120 — Narrow-leaved Ironbark / Large-fruited Grey Gum shrubby open forest on sandstone
Open forests with an overstorey typically dominated by Eucalyptus crebra, in association with
E. punctata and often including Angophora floribunda. A sparse small tree layer characterised
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