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Coastal Clay Heath

There are 2 types:

1. Open Heath

Where in Pittwater do you find it?

  • Exposed sites on Narrabeen Shale at Turimetta
  • North Mona Vale
  • Narrabeen Headland
  • South Bilgola
  • South Avalon
  • Attunga
  • Bungan Headland

What plants dominate it?

  • Lepto laevigatum (Coastal Tea Tree)
  • A. smithii (Lilly Pilly)
  • B. integrifolia (Coast Banksia)
  • Allo. distyla (Scrub She-oak)
  • Cas. glauca (Swamp She-oak)
  • Westringia
  • Callistemon rigidis (Stiff Bottlebrush)
  • Allo. verticillata (Drooping She-oak)

2. Themeda Grassland

Where in Pittwater do you find it?

  • Exposed sites on Narrabeen Shale headlands at Turimetta
  • North Mona Vale
  • North Narrabeen

What plants dominate it?

  • Themeda australis (Kangaroo Grass)

Themeda Grassland is also an Endangered Ecological Community. Find out more about it ...

Find out more about these plants using PlantNet ...


Updated: 22 Dec 2011