Site 2.1 Sedgeland / heathland near the post-/pre-Carboniferous geological boundary.
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Site 2.1 Sedgeland / heathland near the post-/pre-Carboniferous geological boundary.
Grid Reference E4658 S52647. Altitude 300m.
Site Description: A dramatic transition in the flora to communities like this buttongrass moorland with eucalypt copses, once the geological boundary is crossed.
Distinguishing species:
Bauera rubioides Species Information Page Restio complanatus Species Information Page
Epacris lanuginosa Species Information Page Sprengelia incarnata Species Information Page
Eucalyptus nitida Species Information Page Xyris marginata  Species Information Page
Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus Species Information Page
Hypolaena fastigiata  Species Information Page
Lepidosperma filiforme Species Information Page
Leptocarpus tenax Species Information Page
Melaleuca squamea   Species Information Page
 
Ecological factors:
Soil: Red Black fibrous peat tending to black muck peat over siliceous gravels.
Aspect: North-north-east, 20 degrees.
Slope: 5-25 degrees.
Rainfall: 1250mm.
Vegetation type: Buttongrass sedgeland grading to Leptospermum scoparium heath.
Geology: Precambrian / cambrian siltstone / sandstone.
 
Common species at this site