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

CH_WSF11FOOTHILLS SPOTTED GUM - MAHOGANY -GREY GUM WET SHRUBBY FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Spotted Gum (Corymbia variegata) – Thick-leavedMahogany (Eucalyptus carnea) – Small-fruited Grey Gum (Eucalyptuspropinqua) wet shrubby forest on metasediments and conglomerate ofthe Bagawa Range and Madman’s Creek hillsSTATEWIDE CLASS Wet Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast WetSclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)CH_WSF11PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Tallowwood – Small-fruited Grey Gum –Forest Oak dry open forest, South Eastern Queensland Bioregion and NSWNorth Coast Bioregion (NSW1000-1071)DescriptionA moist open forest with a variable canopy characterised by a co-dominance or dominance of Spotted Gum(Corymbia variegata), Thick-leaved Mahogany (Eucalyptus carnea), Small-fruited Grey Gum (Eucalyptus propinqua)and Grey Ironbark (Eucalyptus siderophloia). Associates such as Steel Box (Eucalyptus rummeryi) and Brush Box(Lophostemon confertus) may be present. A mid stratum of Forest Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa) is often present.Rainforest shrubs are often present including Brown Myrtle (Choricarpia leptopetala), Muttonwood (Myrsinevariabilis) and Astrotricha latifolia. The ground layer is comprised of mainly of Pastel Flower (Pseuderanthemumvariabile) and Palm Lily (Cordyline congesta).Found on sheltered aspects on intermediate and lower slopes on moderately fertile soils. Commonly occurringon sediments and metasediments of the Nana Creek, Madman’s Creek, Lower Bucca and Newfoundland area.Common below about 500m elevation.Page 142Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area