Editing Freycinet National Park (section)

=== Flora ===
[[File:Banksia_marginata_Freycinet.jpg|thumb|left|''Banksia marginata'' found in Freycinet National Park.<ref>Groves, L. (2007). Banksia [Photograph]. Retrieved 5 May 2016, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/130200334@N05/26789159286</ref>]]
The vegetation in Freycinet National Park is indicative of temperature ranges and precipitation, just as it is through the rest of Tasmania.<ref name=Mackenzie>Mackenzie, L., & Moss, P. (2014). A late Quaternary record of vegetation and climate change from Hazards Lagoon, eastern Tasmania. ''Quaternary International''. {{doi|10.1016/j.quaint.2014.11.051}}</ref> In this part of the state it is dominated by dry sclerophyll forests and woodlands, with black peppermint (''[[Eucalyptus amygdalina]]'') growing over an understorey of varying heaths such as ''Banksia'' spp., ''Leptospermum'' spp., ''Thryptomene'' spp., ''Melaleuca'' spp. and ''Calytrix'' spp. in the area of Hazards Lagoon.<ref name=Mackenzie/> West of the lagoon the coastal scrub consists of ''[[Acacia longifolia]]'' with a thick forest of ''[[Allocasuarina verticillata]]'', and to the east ''[[Eucalyptus ovata]]'' and ''[[Eucalyptus obliqua]]'' dominate the dry woodlands.<ref name=Mackenzie/>

More than 500 plants have been recorded within the park, with over 80 species of orchids being sighted.<ref name=management2000/> Several species have a restricted distribution and numerous species, such as ''Melaleuca pustulata'', ''Cyphanthera tasmanica'', ''Epacris barbata'' and ''Westringia brevifolia'' var. ''raleighi'' are listed under the Tasmanian ''[[Threatened Species Protection Act 1995]]'' (''TSP Act'').<ref name=management2000/>