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

CH_WSF14COASTAL HEADLAND RED GUM FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Forest Red Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis) wet openforest to woodland on metasedimentary headlands and coastal hillsSTATEWIDE CLASS Wet Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast WetSclerophyll Forests (Keith 2006)CH_WSF14PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Forest Red Gum – Pink Bloodwood –Grey Ironbark open forest to woodland on metasediment headlands, NSWNorth Coast Bioregion (NSW1000-1075)DescriptionForest Red Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis) usually dominates the canopy. Other trees sometimes locally abundantinclude Grey Ironbark (Eucalyptus siderophloia), Swamp Oak (Casuarina glauca) and Brush Box (Lophostemonconfertus). This community is usually found on metasedimentary hill slopes and riparian areas on shelteredaspects near coastal areas. The mid layer comprises shrubs and small trees such as Sweet Pittosporum(Pittosporum undulatum), Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) and the climbers Anchor Vine (Palmeria scandens)and Lawyer Vine (Smilax australis). Basket Grass (Oplismenus aemulus), Native Violet (Viola banksii) and Saw Sedge(Gahnia aspera) are common ground layer species.The community occurs around metasedimentary headlands south from Sapphire Beach to Bongil Bongil, usuallywithin about a kilometre from the coast.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 155