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

CH_WSF07Floristic summaryLayer Height (m) Cover (%) Dominant SpeciesTallest 5 - 30 30 - 40 Lophostemon confertus, Eucalyptus pilularis, Eucalyptus grandis,Eucalyptus microcorys, Eucalyptus saligna.Mid stratum 5 - 20 30 - 70 Callicoma serratifolia, Ceratopetalum apetalum, Archirhodomyrtusbeckleri, Litsea reticulata, Pilidiostigma glabrum, Trochocarpa laurina,Persoonia media, Cryptocarya microneura, Cryptocarya rigida, Ripogonumelseyanum, Schizomeria ovata Allocasuarina torulosa.Lower .01 - 1 No data Blechnum cartilagineum, Hibbertia scandens, Lomandra longifolia,Palmeria scandens, Pteris umbrosa, Ripogonum discolor, Tasmanniainsipida.* Data collated from 3 of 7 full floristic sitesStructural and floristic variationsThere are several variations in canopy floristics across the distribution of this community. Some areas arecharacterised by a high cover of Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) with very little influence from othercanopy species. This often occurs on knolls or ridges in areas of cool temperate or warm temperate rainforestcommunities. There are examples of this community with a very high proportion of Brush Box (L. confertus) asthe canopy cover, particularly around the Bushman’s Range area near the upper reaches of Ulong Creek andWayper Creek and near the Bobo River. Other examples of this community include higher percentage of Blackbutt(Eucalyptus pilularis) and this may be co-dominant with Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys), Flooded Gum(Eucalyptus grandis) and/or Sydney Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna).Species richnessNumber of plots 7Total species 130Average number of species 42 ±8Conservation statusThis community is reserved in Bindarri National Park (510ha), Bindarri State Conservation Area (29ha) and DorrigoNational Park (339ha).TenureArea (ha)Crown Land 47Freehold 469National Park 847NSW State Forest 767State Conservation Area 28TOTAL 2 158Endangered Ecological community Not generally, although examples of this community which occur below600m may contain elements of warm temperate rainforest or subtropical rainforest which may be interpreted asLowland Rainforest in the NSW North Coast and Sydney Basin bioregions EEC.Page 114Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area