Southern Sydney sheltered forest
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podsol), loam |
The Southern Sydney sheltered forest, or the Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest (SSGF),
The community also incorporates Western Sandstone Gully Forest to the
Geography
The sheltered forest on transitional sandstone soils is an open forest or woodland dominated by eucalyptus trees with disjointed subcanopy trees, various shrub layer and a groundcover of ferns, forbs, grasses and graminoids, primarily on soft terrain, with slopes rarely surpassing 10°, and sandstone outcrops occur at parts, compared to areas within well-developed, precipitous gullies.
The forest occurs in sheltered gullies and hillsides, on soils based on
The sheltered forest been recorded in the local government areas of
Ecology
Common tree species include the Blackbutt, Sydney Red Gum, Turpentine and Watergum.
Other species include Corymbia gummifera, Eucalyptus piperita, Eucalyptus sieberi, Banksia serrata, Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Smilax glyciphylla, Acacia suaveolens, Acacia terminalis and Banksia ericifolia.[6]
See also
References
- ^ PLANT COMMUNITIES by Australian Plants Society NORTH SHORE GROUP - Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Coastal Sandstone Gully Forest". City of Ryde. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Coastal Sandstone Gully Forest by the City of Ryde. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au
- ^ "Southern Sydney sheltered forest on transitional sandstone soils in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - endangered ecological community". NSW Environment, Energy and Science. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest". Green Corridors - Ecological Communities. NSW Government. Retrieved 19 November 2012.