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Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub

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326: 257: 33: 609: 248:, the Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub is found on ancient, nutrient poor sands either on dunes or on promontories. Sydney coastal heaths are a scrubby heathland found on exposed coastal sandstone plateau in the south. 336:
The community generally features sclerophyllous heath or scrub species on coastal sandstone highland with infertile, shallow, somewhat moist soils, although small residue of woodland and low forest may occur.
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It was once present as an almost uninterrupted band near the coastal perimeter of Sydney, where it covered 5,300 hectares of land between North Head and
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as and endangered vegetation community and as 'critically endangered' under the
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Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - profile
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Native Sydney bushland – Indigenous vegetation communities
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–2016)
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It is now recorded in the local government areas of
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Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub/Sydney Coastal Heaths
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Listed under the 844:Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands 72:Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands 673: 596: 594: 592: 8: 680: 666: 658: 641: 639: 716:Cooks River/Castlereagh Ironbark Forest 626: 624: 622: 588: 557:of flowering plants in the scrubland. 267:The scrubland is found on wind-blown ( 246:NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 20: 453:Shrubs on the coastal heaths include 271:) sands in coastal areas such as the 7: 803:Eastern Australian temperate forests 649:Office of Environment & Heritage 112:1.46 km (0.56 sq mi) 772:Sydney Sandstone Ridgetop Woodland 567:Sydney Sandstone Ridgetop Woodland 363:, with stunted eucalypts, such as 14: 824:Endangered ecological communities 736:Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest 731:Shale Sandstone Transition Forest 90:Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest 85:Shale Sandstone Transition Forest 767:Southern Sydney sheltered forest 607: 391:may be found on coastal heaths. 31: 854:Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands 651:. Retrieved 15 September 2022. 606:. Retrieved 14 September 2022. 283:, but has remnants between the 128:60–100 metres (200–330 ft) 726:Elderslie Banksia Scrub Forest 277:Kamay Botany Bay National Park 24:Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub/ 1: 839:Ecoregions of New South Wales 782:Western Sydney Dry Rainforest 291:, at the southern boundary. 212:Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub 633:. Retrieved 29 January 2023. 535:Phylidonyris novaehollandiae 394:Understorey species include 870: 762:River-flat eucalypt forest 214:, which also incorporates 711:Cumberland Plain Woodland 260:A scrubby heathland near 188:Humid subtropical climate 30: 752:Coastal Swamp Oak Forest 519:Xanthorrhoea resinifera 507:Leucopogon microphyllus 503:Leptospermum trinervium 499:Leptospermum squarrosum 412:Ricinocarpos pinifolius 404:Philotheca salsolifolia 385:Eucalyptus luehmanniana 349:Leptospermum laevigatum 834:Remnant urban bushland 495:Isopogon anemonifolius 467:Conospermum taxifolium 424:Haemodorum planifolium 333: 264: 154:33.91694°S 151.26639°E 757:Coastal Upland Swamps 694:Critically endangered 631:Sydney Coastal Heaths 515:Pultenaea tuberculata 455:Allocasuarina distyla 448:Lepidosperma concavum 432:Lepidosperma concavum 420:Xanthorrhoea resinosa 381:Eucalyptus camfieldii 328: 259: 226:that is found in the 216:Sydney Coastal Heaths 26:Sydney Coastal Heaths 701:Blue Gum High Forest 511:Persoonia lanceolata 487:Grevillea sphacelata 475:Dillwynia floribunda 428:Hypolaena fastigiata 400:Persoonia lanceolata 159:-33.91694; 151.26639 849:Sclerophyll forests 829:Geography of Sydney 547:Antechinus stuartii 479:Epacris microphylla 281:Royal National Park 150: /  42:Royal National Park 483:Grevillea oleoides 463:Banksia ericifolia 389:Eucalyptus obstans 377:Corymbia gummifera 365:Corymbia gummifera 353:Monotoca elliptica 334: 287:in the north, and 265: 811: 810: 798:Ecology of Sydney 777:Themeda Grassland 539:Cercartetus nanus 531:Cercartetus nanus 491:Hakea teretifolia 471:Darwinia diminuta 459:Angophora hispida 416:Styphelia viridis 408:Pimelea linifolia 396:Pimelea linifolia 369:Angophora costata 361:Acacia suaveolens 357:Acacia longifolia 208: 207: 95:Themeda Grassland 861: 682: 675: 668: 659: 652: 643: 634: 628: 617: 611: 598: 551:Perameles nasuta 543:Perameles nasuta 529:Animals include 440:Xanthosia pilosa 285:Hawkesbury River 165: 164: 162: 161: 160: 155: 151: 148: 147: 146: 143: 35: 21: 869: 868: 864: 863: 862: 860: 859: 858: 814: 813: 812: 807: 786: 740: 689: 686: 656: 655: 644: 637: 629: 620: 599: 590: 585: 563: 527: 436:Lomandra glauca 345:Banksia serrata 323: 254: 218:, is a remnant 158: 156: 152: 149: 144: 141: 139: 137: 136: 99: 44: 25: 17: 12: 11: 5: 867: 865: 857: 856: 851: 846: 841: 836: 831: 826: 816: 815: 809: 808: 806: 805: 800: 794: 792: 788: 787: 785: 784: 779: 774: 769: 764: 759: 754: 748: 746: 742: 741: 739: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 697: 695: 691: 690: 687: 685: 684: 677: 670: 662: 654: 653: 635: 618: 587: 586: 584: 581: 580: 579: 574: 569: 562: 559: 526: 523: 342:Banksia aemula 322: 319: 315:Manly Councils 253: 250: 222:scrubland and 206: 205: 196: 192: 191: 185: 181: 180: 171: 167: 166: 134: 130: 129: 126: 122: 121: 118: 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 101: 100: 98: 97: 92: 87: 81: 79: 75: 74: 69: 63: 62: 57: 51: 50: 46: 45: 36: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 866: 855: 852: 850: 847: 845: 842: 840: 837: 835: 832: 830: 827: 825: 822: 821: 819: 804: 801: 799: 796: 795: 793: 789: 783: 780: 778: 775: 773: 770: 768: 765: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 749: 747: 743: 737: 734: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 699: 698: 696: 692: 683: 678: 676: 671: 669: 664: 663: 660: 650: 647: 642: 640: 636: 632: 627: 625: 623: 619: 615: 610: 605: 602: 597: 595: 593: 589: 582: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 564: 560: 558: 556: 552: 548: 544: 540: 536: 532: 524: 522: 520: 516: 512: 508: 504: 500: 496: 492: 488: 484: 480: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 451: 449: 445: 441: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 392: 390: 386: 382: 378: 375:varieties of 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 343: 338: 332: 327: 320: 318: 316: 312: 308: 304: 299: 297: 292: 290: 289:Stanwell Park 286: 282: 278: 275:south to the 274: 270: 263: 258: 251: 249: 247: 243: 242: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 204: 200: 197: 193: 189: 186: 182: 179: 175: 172: 168: 163: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 102: 96: 93: 91: 88: 86: 83: 82: 80: 76: 73: 70: 68: 64: 61: 58: 56: 52: 47: 43: 39: 34: 29: 22: 19: 720: 528: 452: 393: 339: 335: 300: 293: 273:Sydney Heads 266: 239: 215: 211: 209: 184:Climate type 18: 555:pollinators 234:regions of 220:sclerophyll 157: / 145:151°15′59″E 133:Coordinates 60:Australasia 818:Categories 745:Threatened 583:References 331:Botany Bay 296:Botany Bay 195:Soil types 572:Chaparral 252:Geography 224:heathland 174:Sandstone 142:33°55′1″S 125:Elevation 120:Australia 104:Geography 577:Garrigue 561:See also 444:Bossiaea 311:Waverley 307:Randwick 262:Warumbul 232:southern 38:Bundeena 321:Ecology 269:aeolian 228:eastern 170:Geology 117:Country 78:Borders 49:Ecology 373:Mallee 359:, and 313:, and 303:Botany 236:Sydney 791:Other 525:Fauna 190:(Cfa) 178:shale 67:Biome 55:Realm 549:and 517:and 446:and 387:and 367:and 279:and 230:and 210:The 203:sand 199:Clay 109:Area 450:. 820:: 638:^ 621:^ 591:^ 545:, 541:, 537:, 533:, 521:. 513:, 509:, 505:, 501:, 497:, 493:, 489:, 485:, 481:, 477:, 473:, 469:, 465:, 461:, 457:, 442:, 438:, 434:, 430:, 426:, 422:, 418:, 414:, 410:, 406:, 402:, 398:, 383:, 379:, 371:. 355:, 351:, 347:, 309:, 305:, 201:, 176:, 40:, 681:e 674:t 667:v 616:.

Index


Bundeena
Royal National Park
Realm
Australasia
Biome
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Shale Sandstone Transition Forest
Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest
Themeda Grassland
33°55′1″S 151°15′59″E / 33.91694°S 151.26639°E / -33.91694; 151.26639
Sandstone
shale
Humid subtropical climate
Clay
sand
sclerophyll
heathland
eastern
southern
Sydney
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

Warumbul
aeolian
Sydney Heads
Kamay Botany Bay National Park
Royal National Park
Hawkesbury River

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