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

CH_DOF02polygalifolium), Flaky-bark Tea-tree (Leptospermumtrinervium), Fern-leaved Banksia (Banksiaoblongifolia), Pultenaea villosa and Black Sheoak(Allocasuarina littoralis). The ground layergenerally contains Wiry Panic (Entolasia stricta),Austrostipa pubescens, Saw Sedge (Gahnia clarkei)and Kangaroo Grass (Themeda australis). Smallershrubs such as Rice Flower (Pimelea linifolia) andPhyllota phylicoides also occur. Some sites have adense cover of Kangaroo Grass (Themeda australis),and the middle layer of shrubs may be sparse.The Horned sedge (Ptilothrix deusta) dominatesthe ground layer in some locations while othercommon species include Purple Flag (Patersoniasericea), Wiry Panic (Entolasia stricta), PinnateWedge Pea (Gompholobium pinnatum) and in onelocation, Slender Twine-rush (Leptocarpus tenax).Heathland VariantLocated on undulating topography and clay andsandy loam soils in the Red Range area, parts ofthe Coast Range on Corindi Conglomerate and alsosandstone plateaus at Anderson’s Mountain andDick’s Knob. East of the ranges, there are isolatedoccurrences in Yuraygir National Park (around theupper reaches of Station Creek) and Garby NatureReserve mainly on a clay substrate.Floristic summaryLayer Height Cover Dominant SpeciesTallest 6-25 40-60 Corymbia gummifera, Eucalyptus planchoniana, Eucalyptus pyrocarpa,Angophora costata, Syncarpia glomulifera, Eucalyptus resinifera subsp.hemilampra.Middle 0.3-8 15-55 Leptospermum polygalifolium, Leptospermum trinervium, Persooniastradbrokensis, Phyllota phylicoides, Banksia oblongifolia, Syncarpiaglomulifera, Pimelea linifolia, Allocasuarina littoralis, Banksia spinulosa var.collina, Pultenaea villosa, Lambertia formosa, Leucopogon lanceolatus.Ground 0.1 - 1 5-20 Patersonia glabrata, Entolasia stricta, Dianella caerulea, Lomandra multiflorasubsp. multiflora, Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida, Phyllanthushirtellus, Hibbertia vestita, Austrostipa pubescens, Gahnia clarkei, Pteridiumesculentum, Themeda australis.* Data collated from 12 of 20 full floristic sitesExoticsPaspalum spp., Pinus spp.Species richnessNumber of plots 20Total species 189Average number of species 33 ±8.3Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 197