nj OU-ariii phlojgqpAppa and tailor 

 herbs Wiilstciniti vaccimuci often 

 formed dense cover, particularly near 

 roc bnses or under the taller shrubs. 

 The ground layer was usually quite 

 ilonse but dependeni on the shrub 

 ..over was locally absent. Commonly 

 encountered species included ftja 

 iHStraks (dominant ground cover in 



piaces). $tyli<Uum wninifvUnpi and 



Crlmisin lon.t-ifoliu, while the fern 

 folystichum pfOltfemm was abundant 

 ,,t ihc bases of many granite outcrops. 

 Much fallen timber provided addi- 

 tional cover, and herbs such as Gcr- 

 AjjtUH potrnlilloidts. Aiucnu unscntu- 

 hiim, llalor.ixis ictroiiynn, Asfwiulu 

 WtUtl, Oriii's ktiu iloliii, Oiunethi lti\- 

 Humim. Seneclo qvadridenMuh S. 

 Hnearifolitix and Vcmniai rt/Wfl were 

 occasional components of the ground 

 lav.-i. the latter three particularly 

 neat the disturbed road verges. The 



Hiihm heath area merged aito the 

 woodland, and several other shrub 

 species were found in the ccotonc. 

 'lliese included l-.pacris pcirophila, ii 

 paiudosa, Hun-ken utHuSt OtearUi 

 alySda and occasionally CatHsremon 

 siebrrii. 



Runways and diggings of small 

 mammals were found in many areas, 

 beiug particularly obvious undo tov, 

 ,hrubs such as Drimxs and Pul- 

 wnacu. A number of specimens of 

 bush rat (Ratlus fu\cipex tmlntHis) 

 and brown phascogale \Atih-ihim<\ 

 Miiarlii) were collected, together with 

 one Swainson's phascogale, Anw- 

 china* swaimonii. Wombats (Vam- 

 fiaUK urxintiir) brushtail possums 

 [TfiChpitfftla sp.) occurred in the 

 area and utilized the ground for feed 

 ing and movement Ringtail possums 

 I Pseiidocheirus ptmtinm] were also 

 present. 



PUtt 1. HuMMl of Wrw./.f/iw in snow 

 uuiit w,..Ktl.md .u Ml Haw Baw. 



Civ.-.. J ■5«mA 



November, 1971 



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