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

PLATEAU BEECH - COACHWOOD COOL TEMPERATE RAINFORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Antarctic Beech (Nothofagus moorei) - Coachwood(Ceratopetalum apetalum) Cool Temperate RainforestSTATE-WIDE CLASS Rainforest - Cool Temperate Rainforest (Keith 2006)CH_RF02PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Antarctic Beech – Coachwood –Sassafras tall cool temperate rainforest, NSW North Coast Bioregion,New England Tablelands Bioregion and South Eastern QueenslandBioregion (NSW150-149)CH_RF02DescriptionCool temperate rainforest that occurs on sheltered slopes and creeks at higher altitudes in the Bobo Riverand Eve Creek Valleys. The floristic composition is characterised by Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum),Sassafras (Doryphora sassafras) and Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) as the most common canopy speciesin association with Antarctic Beech (Nothofagus moorei). In the mid to small tree layer Hairy-leaved Bolly-gum(Neolitsea dealbata), Thick-leaved Laurel (Cryptocarya meissneriana) and Brush Pepperbush (Tasmannia insipida)are common to abundant. Vines are common and include Small Supplejack (Ripogonum fawcettianum), HairySupplejack (Ripogonum elseyanum), Petermannia cirrosa and Lawyer Vine (Smilax australis). The ground layer issparse with Spiny-headed Mat-rush (Lomandra longifolia), Gristle Fern (Blechnum cartilagineum) and Lomandraspicata being the most common species.This community was not spatially mapped as the occurrences are highly restricted and scattered throughoutlarger areas of the Warm Temperate Rainforest community; CH_RF03. It was found that CH_RF02 was verydifficult to interpret from the aerial imagery but is recognised by the data analysis and several experts to occur inthe Bobo River Valley.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 11