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

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CH_WSF12BRUSH BOX - CORKWOOD OPEN FOREST ON SANDSCIENTIFIC NAME Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) – Corkwood(Endiandra sieberi) open forest on sandSTATEWIDE CLASS North Coast Wet Sclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)CH_WSF12PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Pink Bloodwood – Brush Box openforest on coastal dunes and sandplains of the South Eastern QueenslandBioregion and NSW North Coast Bioregion (NSW700-467)DescriptionA tall open wet sclerophyll forest dominated by Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus), Corkwood (Endiandrasieberi) and occasionally associated with Smooth-barked Apple (Angophora costata) occurring on Holoceneand Pleistocene sand dunes. There are large Coast Banksias (Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia) and Old ManBanksias (Banksia serrata) present in the mid layer. The understorey is dominated by Spiny-headed Mat-rush(Lomandra longifolia) and Bracken Fern (Pteridium esculentum).This community occurs north from Moonee Beach Nature Reserve to Yuraygir National Park on dunes withinabout a kilometre of the coast. Along the Corindi - Red Rock road this community is restricted to a largePleistocene Dune Ridge that rise to over 20 metres in height.<strong>Vegetation</strong> Mapping of the <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> Local Government Area Page 147

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