Cover of Black gum-South-Esk pine forest - Threatened Species Day 2007 fact sheet

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Black gum-South-Esk pine forest

Threatened Species Day fact sheet
Department of the Environment and Water Resources, 2007

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Black gum-South-Esk pine forest fact sheet (PDF - 572 KB)

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