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

CH_DOF01COAST AND ESCARPMENT BLACKBUTT DRY FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) – Red Mahogany(Eucalyptus resinifera subsp. hemilampra) – Turpentine (Syncarpiaglomulifera) – Pink Bloodwood (Corymbia intermedia) grassy dry open totall open forestSTATEWIDE CLASS Dry Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast DrySclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)CH_DOF01PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Turpentine – Blackbutt – Tallowwoodshrub/grass open forest of hinterland hills, NSW North Coast Bioregion(NSW700-297)DescriptionA tall open forest characterised by an open canopy of Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis). Other species thatco-dominate may include some or all of the following species: Red Mahogany (Eucalyptus resinifera subsp.hemilampra), Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus signata), Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera), Pink Bloodwood (Corymbiaintermedia) and Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys). The understorey is predominantly grassy and/or ferny andcan vary from a heathy to a dry shrubby species composition. A range of other canopy species may be presentas associated species and include Smooth-barked Apple (Angophora costata), Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna) andSmall-fruited Grey Gum (Eucalyptus propinqua). An open middle small tree layer is present and may include BlackShe-oak (Allocasuarina littoralis), Forest Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa), Green Wattle (Acacia irrorata) and saplingEucalypt (Eucalyptus. spp), Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) and Bloodwood (Corymbia spp.) trees. A sparse todense second mid layer of shrubs is sometimes present and includes Large-leaf Hop Bush (Dodonaea triquetra),Beard Heath (Leucopogon lanceolatus), Mock Olive (Notelaea longifolia), Blueberry Ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus),Geebung (Persoonia stradbrokensis) and Elderberry Ash (Polyscias sambucifolia). The dense ground layer iscomprised of species such as Kangaroo Grass (Themeda australis), Spiny-headed Mat-rush (Lomandra longifolia),Bracken Fern (Pteridium esculentum), Soft Bracken (Calochlaena dubia), Gristle Fern (Blechnum cartilagineum),Blady Grass (Imperata cylindrica) and Blue Flax-lily (Dianella caerulea). Variants of this community sometimesexhibit canopy dominance of species such as Sydney Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna), Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptussignata) and Smooth-barked Apple (Angophora costata).Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 189