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

CH_DOF02SANDSTONE BLOODWOOD -NEEDLEBARK STRINGYBARK HEATHY FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Red Bloodwood (Corymbia gummifera) - NeedlebarkStringybark (Eucalyptus planchoniana) heathy dry open forest onsandstone and conglomerateSTATEWIDE CLASS Dry Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast DrySclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)CH_DOF02PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Bailey’s Stringybark – NeedlebarkStringybark heathy woodland on sandstones of the lower ClarenceValley of the NSW North Coast and South Eastern Queensland Bioregions(NSW700-305)Woodland variantDescriptionA moderate to tall open forest where the dominant canopy species can vary but include Needlebark Stringybark(Eucalyptus planchoniana), Red Bloodwood (Corymbia gummifera), Large-fruited Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pyrocarpa)and Red Mahogany (Eucalyptus resinifera subsp. hemilampra). Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) is sometimescommon in both the tree and mid layer. Tindale’s Stringybark (Eucalyptus tindaliae) and Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptussignata) may also occur in some sites particularly along drainage lines and at times can become dominant. Thereis usually a well developed and diverse tall mid shrub layer of species including Tantoon Tea-tree (LeptospermumPage 196Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area