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The Mummel Gulf National Park protects tall, open eucalypt forest on the south-eastern escarpment of the New England region.

The park communities also include wet sclerophyll forest and snow gum ( Eucalyptus pauciflora ) forest in the higher parts of the park, around Porters Camp.

Messmate ( Eucalyptus obliqua ) and less commonly Mountain Ribbon Gum ( Eucalyptus nobilis ) dominate old-growth forests in this area which drops from 1, 450 metres down to 470 m. Other trees in the region include silvertop stringybark ( Eucalyptus laevopinea ), blue gum ( Eucalyptus saligna ), diehard stringybark ( Eucalyptus cameronii ) and New England blackbutt ( Eucalyptus andrewsii ).

Broad-leaved pepperbush ( Tasmannia purpurascenes ) is at its northern limit in the area.

Many species of shrubs flower here during spring and summer.