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

CH_DOF04HINTERLAND NEEDLEBARK STRINGYBARK - SCRIBBLY GUM -RED MAHOGANY DRY FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Needlebark Stringybark (Eucalyptus planchoniana)– Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus signata) – Red Mahogany (Eucalyptusresinifera subsp. hemilampra) Dry Open Forest on gentle slopes on clayand sandy riparian creek linesSTATEWIDE CLASS Dry Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast DrySclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)CH_DOF04PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Scribbly Gum – Bloodwood heathy openforest on poorly drained sandy soils, South Eastern Queensland Bioregionand north east parts of the NSW North Coast Bioregion (NSW999-705)DescriptionA tall to very tall open forest with the canopy dominated by Red Bloodwood (Corymbia intermedia), NeedlebarkStringybark (Eucalyptus planchoniana), Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus signata), Tindale’s Stringybark and RedMahogany (E. resinifera subsp. hemilampra). There is usually a well developed diverse and tall mid shrub layerof species such as Sieber’s Paperbark (Melaleuca sieberi) and Tantoon Tea-tree (Leptospermum polygalifolium).A second layer of smaller shrubs is present including Fern-leaved Banksia (Banksia oblongifolia), Blunt-leavedHeath (Epacris obtusifolia), Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa var. collina), and Prickly Tea-tree (Leptospermumjuniperinum). The Horned sedge (Ptilothrix deusta ) dominates the ground layer at most sites while other commonspecies include Pinnate Wedge Pea (Gompholobium pinnatum) and in one site Leptocaprus tenax. This communityoccurs on poorly drained flats and creeklines with sandy clay soils. It often occurs on slight rises adjacent to wetheath vegetation on more permanently moist soils. It is primarily distributed in the north-west of the study areain Newfoundland State Forest along gently undulating country adjoining the Wooli Wooli River, Station Creek inYuraygir National Park and futher south at Dundoo Creek on the Red Range and along Moonee Creek.Page 204Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area