The Native Vegetation of the Sydney Metropolitan Area Volume 2: Vegetation Community Profiles Version 2.0 Catchment Management Authority THE NATIVE VEGETATION OF THE SYDNEY METROPOLITAN AREA VOLUME 2: VEGETATION COMMUNITY PROFILES Version 2.0 October 2013 Published by: For enquiries regarding this report please contact Office of Environment and Heritage, Department of the Ecosystems and Threatened Species Section, Premier and Cabinet Metropolitan Branch, Office of Environment and 59-61 Goulburn Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Heritage, Hurstville. PO Box A290, Sydney South, NSW 1232 Phone: (02) 9995 6802 Report pollution and environmental incidents Environment Line: 131 555 (NSW only) or This report should be referenced as follows: [email protected] OEH (2013) The Native Vegetation of the Sydney See also www.environment.nsw.gov.au/pollution Metropolitan Area. Volume 2: Vegetation Phone: (02) 9995 5000 (switchboard) Community Profiles. Version 2.0. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Using the Vegetation Community Profiles ................................ ......................................................................1 Rainforests..........................................................................................................................7 Illawarra Escarpment Subtropical Rainforest ...................S_RF01 ...............................................................8 Coastal Sandstone Gallery Rainforest.............................S_RF02 .............................................................11 Coastal Warm Temperate Rainforest ..............................S_RF03 .............................................................14 Hinterland Dry Rainforest ...............................................S_RF05 .............................................................18 Coastal Dune Littoral Rainforest .....................................S_RF06 .............................................................21 Coastal Escarpment Littoral Rainforest ...........................S_RF07 .............................................................24 Coastal Headland Littoral Thicket ...................................S_RF08 .............................................................27 Wet Sclerophyll Forests...................................................................................................31 Blue Gum High Forest.................................................. S_WSF01............................................................32 Coastal Enriched Sandstone Moist Forest ..................... S_WSF02............................................................36 Coastal Sand Littoral Forest ......................................... S_WSF03............................................................40 Illawarra Escarpment Bangalay-Banksia Forest ............. S_WSF04............................................................43 Illawarra Escarpment Blackbutt Forest .......................... S_WSF05............................................................47 Illawarra Escarpment Blue Gum Wet Forest .................. S_WSF32............................................................51 Central Coast Escarpment Moist Forest ........................ S_WSF33............................................................54 Coastal Diatreme Forest .............................................. S_WSF35............................................................58 Coastal Flats Tall Moist Forest ..................................... S_WSF36............................................................62 Coastal Shale-Sandstone Forest .................................. S_WSF06............................................................66 O'Hares Creek Shale Forest......................................... S_WSF07............................................................70 Sydney Foreshores Shale Forest.................................. S_WSF08............................................................74 Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest............................... S_WSF09............................................................79 Pittwater Spotted Gum Forest....................................... S_WSF11............................................................83 Central Coast Escarpment Dry Forest........................... S_WSF34............................................................87 Grassy Woodlands...........................................................................................................91 Cumberland Moist Shale Woodland ...............................S_GW01.............................................................92 Cumberland Shale Hills Woodland.................................S_GW02.............................................................95 Cumberland Shale Plains Woodland ..............................S_GW03.............................................................99 Cumberland Shale-Sandstone Ironbark Forest ...............S_GW04...........................................................103 Grasslands......................................................................................................................107 Beach Spinifex Grassland ..............................................S_GL01 ...........................................................108 Coastal Headland Grassland..........................................S_GL02 ...........................................................111 Dry Sclerophyll Forests .................................................................................................115 Castlereagh Ironbark Forest ......................................... S_DSF01 ..........................................................116 Castlereagh Shale-Gravel Transition Forest .................. S_DSF02 ..........................................................120 Coastal Sand Apple-Bloodwood Forest ......................... S_DSF03 ..........................................................124 Coastal Enriched Sandstone Dry Forest........................ S_DSF04 ..........................................................128 Sydney South Exposed Sandstone Woodland ............... S_DSF05 ..........................................................132 Coastal Sandstone Foreshores Forest .......................... S_DSF06 ..........................................................137 Coastal Sandstone Riparian Forest............................... S_DSF08 ..........................................................141 Coastal Sandstone Gully Forest ................................... S_DSF09 ..........................................................145