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Melaleuca sieberi, M. thymifolia, Petrophile pulchella, Leptospermum juniperinum, Leucopogon
ericoides, Callistemon pachyphyllus, Aotus ericoides and Isopogon anemonifolius. The parasitic
climber Cassytha glabella is also commonly present in the overstorey. The ground layer
is typically wet and dominated by graminoid species, including Leptocarpus tenax and
Schoenus brevifolius. The fern-ally Selaginella uliginosa is also characteristic of the ground
layer, as is the forb Trachymene incisa. No naturalised species were recorded at more than
25% of sites in this community.
Within the study area, this community is distributed on coastal dunes and sand barriers of
the Lower North Coast and Central Coast, mainly on Quaternary sands and mud.
MU 170 — Heath-leaved Banksia / Fern-leaved Banksia / Wallum Boronia wet heath on coastal
sands of Lower North Coast
Heathlands dominated by Xanthorrhoea fulva, Leptospermum liversidgei and Banksia ericifolia,
often in association with Banksia oblongifolia and Boronia falcifolia. Other common shrub
species include Epacris obtusifolia, Dillwynia floribunda, Darwinia leptantha, Pimelea linifolia,
Sprengelia sprengelioides, Baeckea imbricata, Persoonia lanceolata and Bauera capitata. The
parasitic climber Cassytha glabella is also commonly present. The ground layer is typically
wet and dominated by graminoids, including Sporadanthus interruptus, Leptocarpus tenax,
Schoenus brevifolius, Selaginella uliginosa, Blandfordia grandiflora and Sowerbaea juncea.
Common grass species include Panicum simile and Entolasia stricta, and common grasses
include Mitrasacme polymorpha and Gonocarpus micranthus. No naturalised species were
recorded in this community at more than 25% of sites.
This community occurs within the study area on coastal dunes and sand barriers of the
Lower North Coast.
MU 171 — Leptospermum liversidgei / Crimson Bottlebrush wallum wet heath of
Lower North Coast
Heathlands characterised by Leptospermum liversidgei, which is strongly dominant and often
associated with Callistemon citrinus and Xanthorrhoea fulva. Other common shrub species
include Sprengelia sprengelioides, Callistemon pachyphyllus, Epacris microphylla, E. obtusifolia,
Banksia robur and Adrastaea salicifolia. The understorey is characteristically wet and
dominated by sedges and other graminoids, including Sporadanthus interruptus, Empodisma
minus, Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus, Chorizandra sphaerocephala, Xyris operculata and
Leptocarpus tenax. The clubmoss Lycopodiella lateralis is also common in the ground layer.
No naturalised species were recorded in this community at more than 25% of sites.
Within the study area, this community is distributed on coastal dunes and sand barriers of
the Lower North Coast.
MU 172 — Fern-leaf Banksia / Needlebush / Leptocarpus tenax / Lepyrodia scariosa wet
heath on sandstone
Heathlands characteristically dominated by Banksia oblongifolia and Hakea teretifolia, with
other common shrubs including Epacris obtusifolia, Leptospermum juniperinum, Sprengelia
incarnata, Dampiera stricta, Platysace linearifolia, Boronia parviflora and Acacia suaveolens. The
grass-tree Xanthorrhoea resinosa is also common and often abundant. The ground layer is
typically wet and dominated by sedges and other graminoids, with Lepyrodia scariosa and