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

CH_G01Floristic summaryLayer Height Cover Dominant SpeciesLower layer 1 0-1.5 35-70 Spinifex sericeus, Ipomoea brasiliensis,Carpobrotus glaucescens, Vigna marina.* Data collated from 3 of 3 full floristic sites.ExoticsAsparagus aethiopicus, Bidens pilosa, Cakile endentula, Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp.rotundata, Hydrocotyle bonariensis, Solanum nigrumSpecies richnessNumber of plots 5Total native species 20Average number of species 6 ±5.7Conservation statusBongil Bongil National Park (1ha), Coffs Coast Regional Park (11ha), Moonee Beach Nature Reserve (1ha), YuraygirNational Park (15ha)TenureArea (ha)Crown Land 5Freehold 1National Park 18Nature Reserve 2Regional Park 5TOTAL 30Relationship to other communitiesOften adjoining or forming a mosaic with CH_H02 (Coastal Dune Wattle Shrublands). Coastal Spinifex (Spinifexsericeus) is a key diagnostic species for CH_G01.EquivalentsBiometric: No equivalent although sites with Coastal Spinifex (Spinifex sericeus) listed as dominant areincluded in Kangaroo Grass (Themeda australis) sod tussock grassland of coastal areas of the North Coast.Other: Community 2- Strandline Grassland (Cameron et al. 2011).LocationsBoambee Beach, Woolgoolga Beach; South Mullaway Beach, Mullaway Beach ; Ocean View Beach; Corindi Beach;Red Rock Surf Beach.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 183