Flora

Flowers are bueatiful and so are many other plants at Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. This page will show you all the many beautiful and interesting plants that you would see there.

Grassy Woodlands

Grassy Woodlands mostly occurs mostly on slopes, perticularly on the North West side. In these woodland the forest is domminated by the eucalyptus Red Gum. You can identify this tree by the bark on its trunk.

Dry Eucalypt Forests

There is grassy tableland open forest around the edge of the gorge and on sheltered slopes. These places are dominated by various eucalypt trees. The main species are:

• New England Strinybark
• Silvertop Strinybark
• Yellow Box
• Hillgrove Box
• Apple Box
• New England Blakbutt
• Hillgrove Spotted Gum

Native Broom and Wild Cherry are also common.

Heathlands

Heathlands are hardy shrubland that occurs on cliffs where the soil is too shallow and unstable for trees. Rapid drainage and strong winds shape the shrubs to their twisted and stunned appearance.

The harsh environments meant that some species adaptated to reduce water loss, (e.g. smaller leaves and stuned shapes). The most common species in the area are:

• Cassinia
• Geebung
• Wooly Pomaderris
• Mintbush

The Wollomombi wattle and the rare Acacia Ingramii arre often found in this shrubland area too.

Because of the harsh conditions on the cliffs there are quite a number of rare or uncommon shrubs found here. These include:

• Broadleaf Hopbush
• Dodonaea Rhombifolia
• Dodonaea Serretifolia
• Bertya sp.
• Hakea Fraseri
• Westringia sp.
• Grevillea Obtustiflora