Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest
Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest is a vegetation community found in Sydney, Australia.
Description[]
The forest occurs in sheltered gullies and hillsides, on soils based on Hawkesbury Sandstone with some clay influences, principally centred on Allenby Park[1] in Allambie Heights. Common tree species include the Blackbutt, Sydney Red Gum, Turpentine and Watergum.[2] It occupies areas that receive more than 1000mm of average annual rainfall.[3] This is a fairly flat terrain with occasional slopes up to 10°.[4]
Coordinates: 33°44.306′S 151°5.434′E / 33.738433°S 151.090567°E
References[]
- ^ northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au
- ^ "Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest". Green Corridors - Ecological Communities. NSW Government. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "Coastal Sandstone Gully Forest". City of Ryde. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ author. "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.
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