Flora & Fauna
Mt Oak is home to at least 300 indigenous plant species, including the smallest flowering plant in the world and many kinds of mammals and lizards as well as prolific bird and invertebrate life Many of the species that Mt Oak supports are listed as vulnerable, rare or threatened, such as the silky swainson pea, the hooded robin and the Rosenberg's monitor
There is an as yet undescribed eucalypt species that may be confined to Mt Oak and other possibly unique flora.
Environmental weeds and feral animals are the key manageable threatening processes acting on the landscape and ecological values
There is an as yet undescribed eucalypt species that may be confined to Mt Oak and other possibly unique flora.
Environmental weeds and feral animals are the key manageable threatening processes acting on the landscape and ecological values
Flora
.Even though in a semi-arid climate of extreme temperatures on skeletal granitic soils, a large number of indigenous flora species are to be found at Mt Oak. A landscape of steep granite outcrop mountains, flat areas and steep gullies gives a wide range of elevation, soil and aspect. Consequently a number of discrete vegetation types and complexes have been identified. Initial mapping has identified the following State Vegetation Types:
Some of the vegetation types on Mt Oak haven't yet been described. The vegetation of the immediate region is broadly described as sub-alpine savannah.
The property, while having been sheep and cattle free for decades supports a healthy population of various macropods that exert moderately heavy grazing and browsing pressure on much of the vegetation, but with much less destructive results.
A full list of the confirmed indigenous plant species found on Mt Oak, together with pictures of some of them, is on the herbarium page.
- Southern Tableland Grassy Box Woodland
- Monaro-Queanbeyan Rolling Hills Grassy Forest
- Monaro Mountains Snow Gum Shrub Forest
- Southeast Tableland Rocky Riparian Scrub
- Monaro Snowgrass-Kangaroo Grass Grassland
- Southwest Tableland Gorges Riparian Shrubland
- Snowy Gorge White Box-Pine Woodland
- Monaro Hills Brittle Gum Exposed Forest
- Monaro Mountains Peppermint Shrub Forest
Some of the vegetation types on Mt Oak haven't yet been described. The vegetation of the immediate region is broadly described as sub-alpine savannah.
The property, while having been sheep and cattle free for decades supports a healthy population of various macropods that exert moderately heavy grazing and browsing pressure on much of the vegetation, but with much less destructive results.
A full list of the confirmed indigenous plant species found on Mt Oak, together with pictures of some of them, is on the herbarium page.
Fauna
Mt Oak is rich habitat for a range of mammals, birds and reptiles. There are over 115 species of birds and 18 recorded reptile species. Many locally rare or threatened species call Mt Oak home, including the Rosenberg's Monitor shown below.
A full list of confirmed animal species found on Mt Oak , together with pictures of some of them, is recorded on the Fauna List. As there are so many birds, they are listed on a separate page. And the invertebrates are also are also so numerous that they have their own pages.
A full list of confirmed animal species found on Mt Oak , together with pictures of some of them, is recorded on the Fauna List. As there are so many birds, they are listed on a separate page. And the invertebrates are also are also so numerous that they have their own pages.
