Black gum—South-Esk pine forest
Threatened Species Day fact sheet
Department of the Environment and Water Resources, 2007
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Conservation status
Black gum - South-Esk pine forest Eucalyptus ovata - Callitris oblonga
Commonwealth: Vulnerable (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) South-Esk pine Callitris oblonga ssp. oblonga
Commonwealth: Endangered (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999)
Tasmania: Vulnerable (Threatened Species Protection Act 1995)
About the fact sheet
Tasmania's black gum - South-Esk pine forest (Eucalyptus ovata - Callitris oblonga) is an ecological community, which is a naturally occurring group of living things (plants and animals) found in a particular habitat. The canopy typically consists of black gum (Eucalyptus ovata) but may also include white gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) or black peppermint (Eucalyptus amygdalina). The midstorey is South-Esk pine (Callitris oblonga ssp. oblonga) and the shrubby understorey includes native blackthorn (Bursaria spinosa), slender honey myrtle (Melaleuca gibbosa) and silver wattle (Acacia dealbata).
References
- Threatened Species Unit (2004), Flora Recovery Plan: Eucalyptus ovata - Callitris oblonga Community 2004-2008. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart
- Black Gum - South Esk Pine Forest (Tasmania): Nationally Threatened Species and Ecological Communities Information Sheet
- Bush Heritage Australia : 1300 NATURE
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