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HClNC Vegetation Classification & mapping Project: Volume 1: Vegetation Classification Technical Report
MU 45 — Flooded Gum / Brush Box / Tallowwood mesic tall open forest of the Lower North Coast
foothills
Mesic tall open forests to open forests with a canopy dominated by Eucalyptus grandis,
E. microcorys and Lophostemon confertus and a diverse small tree layer which may include
Acmena smithii, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, Livistona australis and Allocasuarina
torulosa. The shrub layer includes various shrubs such as Pittosporum revolutum, Psychotria
loniceroides and Rhodamnia rubescens, as well as numerous climbers such as Dioscorea
transversa, D. transversa and Morinda jasminoides. The ground layer may include various
ferns such as Blechnum cartilagineum and Doodia aspera, grasses and graminoids including
Oplismenus imbecillis and Gymnostachys anceps and scattered forbs. In terms of naturalised
species only Lantana (Lantana camara, 50%) was commonly recorded in the community.
This community occurs on the ranges of the Lower North Coast at lower elevations and on
a range of substrates.
MU 46 — New England Blackbutt / Tallowwood semi-mesic open forest at intermediate altitudes
of southern North Coast
Semi-mesic tall open forests to open forests dominated by Eucalyptus campanulata and
often including E. microcorys and E. laevopinea in the canopy. The small tree layer typically
includes mesic species such as Caldcluvia paniculosa and Schizomeria ovata as well as
Allocasuarina torulosa and Acacia melanoxylon. The shrub layer also consists of mesophyllous
and sclerophyllous species, including Cryptocarya rigida, Psychotria loniceroides, Trochocarpa
laurina, Leucopogon lanceolatus and Persoonia media along with various climbers such as
Hibbertia dentata and Cissus hypoglauca. The ground layer is typically dominated by ferns
including Blechnum cartilagineum and Calochlaena dubia and tussock grasses, mainly Poa
sieberiana. No naturalised species were recorded in more than 25% of sites within the
community.
This community can be found within the study area on foothills of the Lower North Coast
at mid to high elevations on various substrates.
MU 47 — Sydney Blue Gum / Tallowwood moist tall open forest at mid altitudes of the southern
North Coast
Moist tall open forests to open forests dominated by Eucalyptus saligna, E. microcorys and
typically including Lophostemon confertus in the canopy. A smaller tree layer is typically
present and may include various mesic species, particularly Caldcluvia paniculosa and
Schizomeria ovata as well as Acacia melanoxylon. The shrub layer similarly contains a mix of
mesic and sclerophyllous species, including Trochocarpa laurina, Psychotria loniceroides and
Cryptocarya rigida, as well as numerous climbers such as Cissus hypoglauca and C. antarctica and
tree ferns (Cyathea australis) are also commonly present. The ground layer characteristically
consists mainly of ferns, including Blechnum cartilagineum and Lastreopsis decomposita, and
graminoids such as Lomandra longifolia, Dianella caerulea and Gymnostachys anceps. No
naturalised species were recorded in more than 25% of sites within the community.
Within the study area, this community occurs on various substrates on the foothills of the
Lower North Coast at mid to high elevations.
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