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In the cliff of southeastern part of the pound grows cone-bearing seed tress known as Callitris and cypress pine trees.
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Threatened or rare species not already mentioned include Callitris oblonga (V), Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii (V) and S. hartmanii (V).
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Shrubby Callitris oblonga is restricted to dry sites on Tasmania, whereas C. rhomboidea may grow to 30 m in fire-protected sites on Tasmania and the Furneaux Group.
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“‘Ar’ar” is probably the Callitris quadrivalvis whose resin (“Sandarac”) is imported as varnish from African Mogador to England.
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The fire regime for this ecoregion is also complicated: certain species, such as Allocasuarina and Callitris spp., may be endangered by high fire frequency, whereas other communities need frequent burning and have been altered by the cessation of Aboriginal fire practices.
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Decline of Callitris intratropica R.T. Baker & H.G. Smith in the Northern Territory: implications for pre - and post-European colonization fire regimes.
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Small mallee eucalpts Eucalyptus oleosa and E. dumosa dominate much of the woodland, whilst white cypress pine Callitris columellaris and associated understory of porcupine grass Trioda irritans occur on sandy areas.
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These include a range of narrow endemics and several rare and endangered species: Banksia conferta, Callitris monticola, Comesperma esulifolium, Coopernookia scabridiuscula, Helichrysum lindsayanum, H. whitei, Hibbertia monticola, Leucopogon sp.
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Comprises seven main vegetation types: closed forest including rain forest and tall eucalypt forest dominated by satinay and brushwood; blackbutt forest; scribbly gum and wallum banksia communities; communities of wet sites often dominated by Melaleuca spp.; coastal communities; Callitris forest and woodlands; and mangrove and salt marsh.
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Low, dry woodlands of Allocasuarina and Callitris spp. are found on the Furneaux Group and along the east coast of Tasmania.
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