Native Plants
We have an abundant variety of native plants on the Bouddi peninsula. Some, such as bracken, are found virtually everywhere and others, such as Rulingia hermanniifolia are only found in small pockets, associated with a particular soil type and aspect.
Groups of plants that are strongly associated with each other are called plant communities. On the peninsula there is grassland, heath, mangroves, rain forest and various other kinds of woodland and forest. Some communities are relatively undisturbed, as in parts of Bouddi National Park, and others have been heavily influenced by human habitation.
We hope that this part of the website will help open your eyes to the variety of plant life that exists on the peninsula and its relationship to the landscape. This section of the website is very much a work in progress. We welcome any help in adding to and improving it. Your observations, photos, corrections etc. will contribute to the value of this resource.
Groups of plants that are strongly associated with each other are called plant communities. On the peninsula there is grassland, heath, mangroves, rain forest and various other kinds of woodland and forest. Some communities are relatively undisturbed, as in parts of Bouddi National Park, and others have been heavily influenced by human habitation.
We hope that this part of the website will help open your eyes to the variety of plant life that exists on the peninsula and its relationship to the landscape. This section of the website is very much a work in progress. We welcome any help in adding to and improving it. Your observations, photos, corrections etc. will contribute to the value of this resource.
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Plant Communities
These are defined by structure e.g. grassland, heath, woodland, open forest and closed forest. Their differences are not always well defined - one man's woodland is another man's forest. |
Soil Types
On the Bouddi peninsula we have the Hawksbury sandstone on the ridgetops, the Narabeen series on the slopes and the alluvial deposits around the coast, shoreline and creek mouths. |
Endangered Ecological Communities
The strongest protection available for the environment is enforceable legal protection. There are a couple of ways this is done in NSW at the moment, both applicable to areas on the Bouddi peninsula. |
