Vegetation Types - Blue Mountains/Wollemi Region
Formation / Name
| Class | Shrub | Dominant Genus | Leptsopermum |
| Formation | Open Sedge Shrubland | Numeric Code | 41 |
| Sub-Formation | Leptospermum Open Sedge Shrubland | ||
| Vegetation Name | Newnes Plateau Riparian open sedge shrub swamps | Vegetation Code | T5.8 |
Habitat Structure
| Stratum | Species | Growth Form |
Height
Class
|
Projective
foliage Cover
|
| U1 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
U2 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| M1 | Leptospermum polygalifolium, L. langerum, |
S
|
1-2.5
|
10-25
|
| M2 | Epacris microphylla, Baeckia linifolia, Grevillea acanthifolia |
S
|
0.4-0.8
|
10-15
|
| G1 | Lepidosperma viscidum, Gahnia subaequiglumis |
V
|
0.6-1.0
|
30-40
|
| G2 | Xyris ustulata , Schoenus villosus, Empodismus minus, Lepyrodia scariosa |
V
|
0.1-0.2
|
5-10
|
Conservation Significance
| Habitat | Along broad and flat valley bottoms on the Newnes Plateau, at elevations between above 1050 metres. Occurs on claystone bands, derived from Narrabeen sandstones |
| Pre-1750 Extent (ha) | 800 |
| Current Extent (ha) | 750 |
| Threats | Inappropriate fire regimes, pine wildlings |
| Conservation Significance | Rare Vegetation Type |
| References |
unit 6a - McRae & Benson (1982) Unit 20a - Benson (1984) Unit H.1 - Gellie & McRae (1985) Unit 21c, 21f - Keith & Benson (1988) |