These forests primarily consist of Mountain Ash. With the number of Mountain Ash trees decreasing, faunal habitat is also being lost. The understorey is largely of holly, hazel and mountain ash. There were numerous nonconformist chapels at Mountain Ash. The village and community of Penrhiwceiber lies around a mile south of Mountain Ash. Henry Austin Bruce is buried at Aberffrwd Cemetery in Mountain Ash, Wales. Mountain Ash has a rugby union team called Mountain Ash RFC. Towns in the region included Aberdare, Caerphilly, Pontypridd, Maesteg, Merthyr Tydfil and Mountain Ash. Various plants are said to have apotropaic qualities, notably Mountain Ash. The two main towns are Aberdare and Mountain Ash. The constituency encompasses the towns of Aberdare, Mountain Ash, Cilfynydd, Abercynon and Hirwaun. Pies can be made of currants, blackberries, mountain ash, or strawberries, for example. Among trees common in the park are holly, hazel and mountain ash. In 2018, some researchers concluded that Mountain Ash forests in Victoria represent a collapsing ecosystems. In autumn, they eat nuts from nut-pines and mountain ash, and fish.