These forests are climax vegetation and are dominated by angiosperms such as "Nothofagus cunninghamii" (myrtle beech), "Atherosperma moschatum" (sassafras), and "Eucryphia lucida" (leatherwood) as well as gymnosperms such as "Athrotaxis selaginoides" (King Billy Pine), "Lagarostrobos franklinii" (huon or macquarie pine) and "Phyllocladus aspleniifolius" (celery-top pine).