Sydney Sandstone Ridgetop Woodland
The Sydney Sandstone Ridgetop Woodland is one of six main indigenous forest communities of Sydney, Australia. An area of high biodiversity, existing on poor sandstone soils, with regular wildfires, and a high rainfall by Australian standards.[1][2][3][4]
Flora
| Common name | Botanical name | Approx. height | Plantnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree species | |||
| Narrow-leaved Apple | Angophora bakeri | to 6 metres | details |
| Sydney red gum | Angophora costata | to 15 metres | details |
| Yellow bloodwood | Corymbia eximia | to 15 metres | details |
| Red bloodwood | Corymbia gummifera | to 15 metres | details |
| Scribbly Gum | Eucalyptus haemastoma | to 12 metres | details |
| Dwarf Apple | Angophora hispida | to 5 metres | details |
| Sydney peppermint | Eucalyptus piperita | to 15 metres | details |
| Scribbly Gum | Eucalyptus racemosa | to 15 metres | details |
| Scalybark | Eucalyptus squamosa | to 15 metres | details |
| Stringybark | Eucalyptus oblonga | to 12 metres | details |
| Grey gum | Eucalyptus punctata | to 15 metres | details |
| Stringybark | Eucalyptus oblonga | to 15 metres | details |
| Narrow-leaved Stringybark | Eucalyptus sparsifolia | to 15 metres | details |
| Sunshine wattle | Acacia terminalis | to 6 metres | details |
| Black she-oak | Allocasuarina littoralis | to 6 metres | details |
| Old man banksia | Banksia serrata | to 8 metres | details |
| Silver banksia | Banksia marginata | to 8 metres | details |
| She-oak | Allocasuarina distyla | to 4 metres | details |
| Shrub species | |||
| Sweet scented wattle | Acacia suaveolens | to 2.5 metres | details |
| Heath banksia | Banksia ericifolia | to 5 metres | details |
| Hairpin banksia | Banksia spinulosa | to 3 metres | details |
| Sydney boronia | Boronia ledifolia | to 1.5 metres | details |
| Bossiaea | Bossiaea rhombifolia | to 2 metres | details |
| Bossiaea | Bossiaea lenticularis | to 1 metre | details |
| Long Leaf Smokebush | Conospermum longifolium | to 2 metres | details |
| Eggs and Bacon | Dillwynia retorta | to 3 metres | details |
| Wedge pea | Gompholobium grandiflorum | to 1 metre | details |
| Red spider flower | Grevillea speciosa | to 3 metres | details |
| Tea tree | Leptospermum trinervium | to 4 metres | details |
| Pink kunzea | Kunzea capitata | to 2 metres | details |
| Mountain devil | Lambertia formosa | to 2 metres | details |
| Red rusty petals | Lasiopetalum rufum | to 1 metre | details |
| Phebalium | Phebalium squamulosum | to 7 metres | details |
| Crinkle bush | Lomatia silaifolia | to 2 metres | details |
| Stalked Conestick | Petrophile pedunculata | to 2.5 metres | details |
| Purple mirbelia | Mirbelia speciosa | to 1 metre | details |
| Ground covers | |||
| Flannel flower | Actinotus helianthi | details | |
| Sedge | Cyathochaeta diandra | details | |
| Sreading flax lily | Dianella revoluta | details | |
| Wiry panic | Entolasia stricta | details | |
| Scale rush | Lepyrodia scariosa | details | |
| Pale mat rush | Lomandra glauca | details | |
| Twisted mat rush | Lomandra obliqua | details | |
| Silky Purple-flag | Patersonia sericea | details | |
| Other species (amongst hundreds of others) | |||
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References
- "Sydney Sandstone Ridgetop Woodland". Northern Beaches Council. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Urban Bushland in the Ryde LGA - Sydney Sandstone Ridgetop Woodland" (PDF). Ryde Council. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Ecological communities Sydney Sandstone Ridgetop Woodland". Ku-ring-gai Council. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Duffys Forest Ecological Community in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - profile". New South Wales Department of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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