Flora

The Property was part of a larger farm until recently, but has not been actively farmed for many years. Cattle had access to the river flats, but are not likely to have used the surrounding forested areas much. The property was probably cleared at one time, but from the species diversity present, it appears to have been allowed to regenerate quite soon after the initial clearing.

The following types of native vegetation occur on the Property:

Low Lying Creek
Some of the lower-lying parts of the creek carry saline wetland, including small areas of reedbeds consisting of common reed (Phragmites australis), interspersed with patches of sea rush (Juncus krausii). Saltmarsh is dominated by glasswort or samphire (Sarcocornia quinqueflora), with a sprawling salt bush species (Chenopodium glaucum) and the white-flowered herb, creeping brooklime (Samolus repens). There are also small trees of the grey mangrove (Avicennia marina) scattered along the shoreline, and sea grass (including Zostera sp.) in the creek. Coast grey box (EucaIyptus bosistoana) grows in some areas of these saline flats, as well as on the surrounding slopes.

Floodplain
On the creek floodplain is a moist eucalypt forest dominated by blue box (E. baueriana), with a dense understorey consisting of small trees such as black wattle (Acacia mearnsii), Maiden's wattle (A. maidenii) and native cherry (Exocarpos cupressiformis). There are also numerous shrubs, including two species of mint bush (Prostanthera lasianthos and P. incisa), dogwood (Cassinia trinerva) ree violet (Hymenmlthera dentata), and many other species. The groundcover is dominated by the large tussock grass (Poa ensiformis) and sickle fern (Pellaea falcata). This moist type of forest a high priority for conservation in the Eden Management Area.

Gullies
In the gullies is a moist eucalypt forest dominated by southern mahogany (E. botryoides), with apple box (Angophora floribunda), monkey gum (E. cvpellocarpa) and white stringybark (E. globoidea) and occasional woollybutt (E. longifolia). A sub-canopy layer of small trees consists mostly of wattles, black wattle (Acacia mearnsii), Maiden's wattle (A. maidenii) and broad-leaved hickory (A. falciformis), with black sheoak (A11ocasuarina littoralis) more common on the ridges but also present in the gullies. The shrub layer is quite open, and the groundcover is dominated by common ground fern (Calochlaena dubia) and gristle fern (Blechnum cartilagineum).

Dry Slopes
On the drier slopes and ridges is a shrubby open eucalypt forest dominated by white stringybark, apple box and yertchuk (E. consideniana) with occasional narrow-leaved peppermint (E. radiata). The small tree layer consists of black sheoak and wattles. The shrub layer in some areas is low and fairly open. The most common species are peas, Bossiaea obcordata and Platylobium formosum, but numerous other species are present at lower densities. Similar forest occurs to the west and south in Biamanga National Park but only on similar low-lying gently undulating terrain. The areas of such forest are not extensive.

Open Forest
The moist and shrubby open forests grade into each other through a transition zone on the lower slopes above the creek, where the trees are more typical of those on the ridges, while the understorey is wetter and thicker, more like that on the creek flats.