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

CH_WSF15FOOTHILLS STEEL BOX - BROWN MYRTLE WET FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Steel Box (Eucalyptus rummeryi) – Grey Gum(Eucalyptus propinqua) – Brown Myrtle (Choricarpia leptopetala) wetforest of the Bagawa Range and Madman’s CreekSTATEWIDE CLASS Wet Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast WetSclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)CH_WSF15PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Small-fruited Grey Gum – Steel Boxtall open forest with dense Brown Myrtle mid-storey on coastal foothillsbetween Coffs Harbour and Grafton, South Eastern Queensland Bioregionand NSW North Coast Bioregion (NSW1000-1700)DescriptionA tall to very tall open forest with the overstorey dominated by Small-fruited Grey Gum (Eucalyptus propinqua)and Steel Box (E. rummeryi) with Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera), Tallowwood (E. microcorys) and/or SpottedGum (Corymbia variegata). There is a very dense mid layer of small trees and shrubs with Brown Myrtle(Choricarpia leptopetala) clearly dominant. Other frequently occurring species include Acacia oshanesii, NativeRosella (Hibiscus heterophyllus subsp. heterophyllus), Asterolasia correifolia, Red Ash (Alphitonia excelsa) and CoastCanthium (Cyclophyllum longipetalum). The prominent vines include Water Vine (Cissus antarctica), Lawyer Vine(Smilax australis) and Sweet Morinda (Morinda jasminoides). The ground layer is very sparse with Rough Sawsedge(Gahnia aspera), Variable Sword-sedge (Lepidosperma laterale), Pastel Flower (Pseuderanthemum variabile)and Ottochloa gracillima the only frequently occurring species. This community occurs in sheltered mid to lowerslopes and creeklines in hilly terrain north-west of Coffs Harbour in the Madman’s Creek area on shallow soilsderived from sedimentary substrates, often high in quartz.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 159