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Native Vegetation

The City of Ryde is home to a number of native vegetation communities. The natural vegetation supports a rich variety of animal life and native plant species. The vegetation communities have been categorized based on the relevant geology of which they occur on. The geology includes; Shale, Sandstone and saline wetlands. 

Although a large percentage of the City of Ryde’s natural vegetation has been cleared, significant bushland areas have survived.

To find out more about the types of native vegetation communities found in Ryde or if you curious about the types of plants that grow within these communities, view a species list from the vegetation communities listed below.

Shale Geology Vegetation

Blue Gum High Forest, Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest, Coastal Warm Temperate Rainforest, Sydney Foreshores Shale Forest, Coastal Shale-Sandstone Forest

Sandstone Geology Vegetation

Coastal Enriched Sandstone Dry Forest, Coastal Enriched Sandstone Moist Forest, Coastal Sandstone Gallery Rainforest, Coastal Sandstone Gully Forest, Coastal Sandstone Foreshores Forest, Coastal Shale-Sandstone Forest, Hornsby Enriched Sandstone Exposed Woodland

Saline Wetlands (Estuarine) Vegetation

Estuarine Reedland, Estuarine Swamp Oak Forest, Estuarine Mangrove Forest, Estuarine Saltmarsh

Vegetation Communities Location and Size in Ryde

Find out about the City of Ryde's Vegetation communities