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australe, and common ferns and allies include Blechnum indicum and Selaginella uliginosa.
Semi-aquatic forbs, such as Villarsia exaltata, are also commonly present.
Within the study area, this community occurs on poorly drained sites on Quaternary
barrier sands of the Lower North Coast and Central Coast.
MU 198 — Cladium procerum wetland
Freshwater wetlands strongly dominated by Cladium procerum. Various emergent trees
may occur in this community, including Eucalyptus robusta, Livistona australis and Casuarina
glauca. Naturalised species commonly recorded in this community include Ageratina
adenophora (Crofton Weed, 100%), Erechtites valerianifolia (Brazilian Fireweed, 100%) and
Hydrocotyle bonariensis (100%).
This community occurs within the study area on poorly drained sites on barrier sands of the
Central Coast. MU 198 forms part of the Endangered Ecological Community ‘Freshwater
wetlands on coastal floodplains of the NSW North Coast; Sydney Basin and South East
Corner bioregions’ (DECC 2009).
MU 199 — Water Couch / Spike rush freshwater wetland of the Central Coast and Lower Hunter
Freshwater wetlands characterised by Eleocharis sphacelata and Paspalum distichum, with
Melaleuca linariifolia often occurring as an emergent shrub. Other common graminoids
include Juncus usitatus, and the grass Cynodon dactylon is also often present. In addition,
various forbs, including aquatic and semi-aquatic herbs, are also commonly present, such
as Epaltes australis, Ludwigia peploides, Persicaria decipiens, P. hydropiper and Alternanthera
denticulata. Commonly recorded naturalised species in this community include Cyperus
eragrostis (Umbrella Sedge, 50%) and Senecio madagascariensis (Fireweed, 50%).
Within the study area, this community occurs on poorly drained sites on coastal lowlands
of the Central Coast. MU 199 forms part of the Endangered Ecological Community
‘Freshwater wetlands on coastal floodplains of the NSW North Coast; Sydney Basin and
South East Corner bioregions’ (DECC 2009).
MU 200 — Typha rushland
Rushlands strongly dominated by Typha orientalis and occasionally including Melaleuca
quinquenervia as an emergent tree. Various other graminoids and forbs common to wet
areas may also be present, including Cladium procerum, Persicaria strigosa and Hydrocotyle
bonariensis. Commonly recorded naturalised species at sites in this community include
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Alligator Weed, 29%) and Hydrocotyle bonariensis (29%).
Within the study area, this community occurs on the margins of freshwater water bodies
on the Central Coast and Lower North Coast. MU 200 forms part of the Endangered
Ecological Community ‘Freshwater wetlands on coastal floodplains of the NSW North
Coast; Sydney Basin and South East Corner bioregions’ (DECC 2009).
MU 201 — Spirodella freshwater wetland
Freshwater wetlands characterised by the floating aquatic herb Spirodella punctata.
Commonly recorded naturalised species include Eichhornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth,
100%), Cyperus eragrostis (Umbrella Sedge, 33%), Myriophyllum aquaticum (Parrots Feather,
33%) and Isolepis prolifera (67%).