VOLUME 2: Vegetation Community Profiles - Coffs Harbour City ...

CH_WSF07PLATEAU AND ESCARPMENT RIM BRUSH BOX -BLACKBUTT WET FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) – Blackbutt(Eucalyptus pilularis) wet forest to Warm Temperate Rainforest of exposedridges and slopes of the plateau and escarpment rimSTATEWIDE CLASS Wet Sclerophyll Forests – Northern Escarpment WetSclerophyll Forests (Keith 2006)CH_WSF07PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Coachwood – Sassafras – Crabappletall closed forest of the Dorrigo area in the NSW North Coast Bioregion(NSW1000-1591)DescriptionA tall open wet forest with a variable canopy dominated by Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) and/or CoastalBlackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis). The mid-stratum is rich and diverse and often characterised by warm temperaterainforest species including Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum), Black Wattle (Callicoma serratifolia), Blackwood(Acacia melanoxylon), Blueberry Ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus), Crab-apple (Schizomeria ovata), Scentless Rosewood(Synoum glandulosum subsp. glandulosum), Rose Myrtle (Archirhodomyrtus beckleri), Tree Heath (Trochocarpalaurina) and Forest Maple (Cryptocarya rigida). Often the sclerophyll canopy is reduced to sparse emergents as thiscommunity grades into warm temperate rainforest. Vines include Climbing Guinea Flower (Hibbertia scandens)and Anchor Vine (Palmeria scandens). A sparse ground cover is present and consists mainly of Gristle Fern(Blechnum cartilagineum) and Spiny-headed Mat-rush (Lomandra longifolia) with other species such as SmithianZieria (Zieria smithii) and Brush Pepperbush (Tasmannia insipida).This community is restricted to the Eastern Dorrigo Plateau.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 113