I have suggested Macrozamia for this sighting because I think it shows the coralloid roots found in cycads. My suggestion may well be wrong, but I’m hoping a plant moderator will be able to put this sighting in its correct place.
I hunted for and spotted Macrozamia communis in category: Plants – sub-category: Other Shrubs – including clicked the button: ? Can't find it – resulting in the global other shrubs plants' species list with this species.
NatureMapr records do not have Macrozamia communis yet sighted in the NSW North Coast region. Hence your record may become the first – if and when this identification gets confirmed by us all.
PS. I am not the person to confirm this as I am not familiar with the many Macrozamia spp. in NSW and Qld. I have the skills and 35+ years experiences, to identify Au plants in general from photographically shown botanical diagnostic features, but obviously not personal familiarity with everything eastern Au plants (circa 15,000 spp. – including >12,000 spp. in Qld alone), which is humanly impossible.
Do you have a cycad growing nearby? These remind me of the coralloid roots that cycads have - and you'll find more if you do a web search for " coralloid roots".
