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Coastal Sandstone Woodland

Where in Pittwater do you find it?

  • Whale Beach Escarpment - east facing
  • Bangalley Headland top area

What plants dominate it?

Emergents:

  • Angophora costata (Sydney Red Gum, Smooth-barked Apple)
  • Eucalyptus umbra (Broad-leaved White Mahogany)
  • E. botryoides (Bangalay, Southern Mahogany)
  • B. integrifolia (Coast Banksia)
  • Allo. distyla (Scrub She-oak)
  • C. gummifera (Red Bloodwood)

Wet Species:

  • Kunzea
  • B. ericifolia (Heath-leaved Banksia)
  • Hakea teretifolia (Dagger Hakea)
  • B. oblongifolia (Fern-leaved Banksia)
  • Austomyrtus tenuifolia (Narrow Leaf Myrtle)

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Updated: 22 Dec 2011