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

CH_WSF08SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS BLACKBUTT - TURPENTINE -TALLOWWOOD WET FERNY FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) – Turpentine(Syncarpia glomulifera) – Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) – ForestOak (Allocasuarina torulosa) wet ferny forest of the Bongil Bongil andBoambee areaSTATEWIDE CLASS Wet Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast WetSclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)CH_WSF08PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Turpentine – Blackbutt – Forest Oakshrubby open forest of the escarpment ranges of the mid north coast,NSW North Coast Bioregion (NSW1500-924)DescriptionA tall to very tall open forest with Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis), Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) andTurpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) being the most common canopy trees. Often there is a clear dominance ofCoastal Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) in the canopy. There is a mid layer of Forest Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa) andScentless Rosewood (Synoum glandulosum subsp. glandulosum). The ground layer is moist with a mix of grassesand ferns including Soft Bracken (Calochlaena dubia), Blady Grass (Imperata cylindrica), Blue Flax-lily (Dianellacaerulea), White root (Pratia purpurascens), Bracken Fern (Pteridium esculentum), Pastel Flower (Pseuderanthemumvariabile), Bordered Panic (Entolasia marginata) and Ottochloa gracillima.The distribution of this community is restricted to the Bongil Bongil and Bonville area, occurring typically on lowlying metasediment hills. Common below about 70m elevation.Page 120Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area