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HClNC Vegetation Classification & mapping Project: Volume 1: Vegetation Classification Technical Report
➜ north Coast wet sclerophyll forests (shrubby subformation): Restricted to the northeast,
near coastal part of the study area. The canopy is dominated by species such as
Eucalyptus saligna, E. microcorys and E. acmenoides.
➜ northern escarpment wet sclerophyll forests (shrubby subformation): Restricted to the
escarpment and ranges in the north-east of the study area. The canopy is dominated by
species including Eucalyptus campanulata, E. laevopinea and E. microcorys.
➜ Southern escarpment wet sclerophyll forests (shrubby subformation): Restricted to a
small area of escarpment on the central tablelands in the far south-west of the study area.
This class is typically dominated by species such as Eucalyptus fastigata, E. cypellocarpa and
E. viminalis.
2.1.3 Dry sclerophyll forests
These open forests occur over large areas of the study area and include a wide range of structural
and floristic types. In general they occur on poorer substrates and relatively drier situations
than the wet sclerophyll forests. On moderately poor soils these forests may develop a dense,
grassy understorey with a more open shrub layer (shrub / grass subformation) while on the
poorest substrates (sands and sandstones) a dense, sclerophyllous shrub layer dominates. Fire
often plays an important role in the ecology of these forests (Keith 2004). Fourteen classes of dry
sclerophyll forest are recognised by this classification within the study area:
➜ north-West Slopes dry sclerophyll woodlands (shrub / grass subformation): Restricted
in the study area to hilly country on the Liverpool Range and Western Slopes in the
north-west and west, this class is dominated by Eucalyptus albens, Callitris glaucophylla
and Brachychiton populneus.
➜ Sydney Coastal dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby subformation): Restricted to the
Sydney sandstone areas in the south-east of the study area, this class is dominated by
Angophora costata, Eucalyptus piperita and Corymbia gummifera and often develops a highly
diverse, dense, heathy understorey.
➜ Sydney hinterland dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby subformation): Also restricted to
Sydney sandstone but in less coastal, drier situations, this class has a more open, less
diverse shrub layer and a canopy dominated by Angophora bakeri, Corymbia eximia and
Eucalyptus sparsifolia among other species.
➜ Sydney Montane dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby subformation): Restricted to higher
altitude areas on Sydney sandstone in the south-west of the study area, canopy dominants
include Eucalyptus oreades, E. piperita and E. sieberi.
➜ Coastal dune dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby subformation): Restricted to coastal
dunes, this class is typically dominated by Angophora costata, Eucalyptus pilularis and
Corymbia gummifera.
➜ northern escarpment dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby subformation): Restricted to
the escarpment and higher slopes to the north of the study area, this class is typically
dominated by Eucalyptus cameronii, E. campanulata and E. calliginosa.
➜ northern tableland dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby subformation): Restricted in the
study area to higher altitude sites on the Northern Tablelands and Liverpool Range in
the north. The characteristic canopy species include Eucalyptus andrewsii, E. dealbata and
Callitris endlicheri.
➜ Southern tablelands dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby subformation): Restricted within
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