The predominant natural vegetation of the higher ridges is eucalyptus forest.
Heath-like vegetation is present on plateau edges above cliffs.
The sheltered gorges often contain temperate rainforests.
There are also many hanging swamps with button grass reeds and thick, deep black soil.
Wollemia nobilis, the "Wollemi pine", a relict of earlier vegetation of Gondwana, is found in remote and isolated valleys of the Wollemi National Park.
The predominant natural vegetation of the higher ridges is eucalyptus forest. Heath-like vegetation is present on plateau edges above cliffs. The sheltered gorges often contain temperate rainforests. There are also many hanging swamps with button grass reeds and thick, deep black soil. Wollemia nobilis, the "Wollemi pine", a relict of earlier vegetation of Gondwana, is found in remote and isolated valleys of the Wollemi National Park.
Blue Mountains (New South Wales)