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Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest is a tall open forest found on shale and shale enriched sandstone soils. Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest consists of a mid-section of shrubs and small trees, with a grassy ground cover.
The canopy consists mainly of turpentine, red mahogany and various Ironbark species. This vegetation community has a mean annual rainfall between 900 and 1250 mm.
Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest is listed as an critically endangered ecological community under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and a critically endangered ecological community under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Saline Wetlands
Sandstone Geology
Shale Geology