Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan 2005
2FEucalyptus cypellocarpa-E. piperita Tall Open-forest
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2F Eucalyptus cypellocarpa-E. piperita Tall Open-forest
(2F) Eucalyptus cypellocarpa-E. piperita Tall Open-forest
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa-E. piperita tall open-forest is characterised by the presence of Eucalyptus cypellocarpa (Monkey Gum), occurring in association with one or more of E. piperita (Sydney Peppermint), E. oreades (Blue Mountain Ash) and E. radiata**subsp.**radiata (Narrow-leaved Peppermint).
The community is found in moist, sheltered sites on the talus slopes below the sandstone escarpments of the western Blue Mountains (Megalong and Kanimbla Valleys). The community also occurs in some moist, sheltered sites away from the escarpments, and may occur as far east as Woodford. The typical vegetation structure is tall open-forest, although this may vary depending on site conditions and history. It is a wet sclerophyll forest, with soft-leaved plants prominent in the understorey.
This community is generally characterised by the occurrence of Eucalyptus cypellocarpa and E. piperita along with the following assemblage of native plant species. Other species also occur, and not all of the following species are present in every stand of the community, but the list is indicative of the species composition of the vegetation.
| Acacia elata | Acacia longifolia | Banksia cunninghamii | | Banksia spinulosa | Blechnum cartilagineum | Callicoma serratifolia | | Callistemon citrinus | Calochlaena dubia | Cassytha pubescens | | Chionochloa pallida | Comesperma ericinum | Cyathea australis | | Dianella caerulea | Empodisma minus | Entolasia marginata | | Entolasia stricta | Epacris pulchella | Eucalyptus cypellocarpa | | Eucalyptus mannifera subsp. gullickii | Eucalyptus oreades | Eucalyptus piperita | | Eucalyptus radiata subsp. radiata | Gahnia sieberiana | Gleichenia microphylla | | Gonocarpus teucrioides | Hakea dactyloides | Hydrocotyle peduncularis | | Leptospermum grandifolium | Leptospermum polygalifolium | Leucopogon lanceolatus | | Lomandra longifolia | Lomatia silaifolia | Microlaena stipoides | | Monotoca scoparia | Persoonia mollis | Persoonia myrtilloides | | Petrophile pulchella | Platysace lanceolata | Polyscias sambucifolia | | Pteridium esculentum | Pultenaea flexilis | Pultenaea scabra | | Todea barbara | Tristaniopsis collina | |