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

CH_DOF05FOOTHILLS GREY GUM-IRONBARK - MAHOGANY DRY FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Small-fruited Grey Gum (Eucalyptus propinqua)- Grey Ironbark (Eucalyptus siderophloia) - Thick-leaved Mahogany(Eucalyptus carnea) - Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) grassy dry openforest of ridges and exposed slopes on metasedimentsSTATEWIDE CLASS Dry Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast DrySclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)CH_DOF05PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Thick-leaved Mahogany – Small-fruitedGrey Gum – Grey Ironbark grassy open forest on exposed slopes of thehinterland hills, South Eastern Queensland Bioregion and NSW NorthCoast Bioregion (NSW1000-1072)DescriptionA dry open forest located below 500 metres in altitude, commonly occurring in rolling low hills in exposedaspects,ridges and upper slopes on shallow soils of metasedimentary and sedimentary geology of the OraraEscarpment, Coast Range and Gleniffer - Bonville Hills. Widespread on coastal foothills and escarpment ranges.In the canopy, Small-fruited Grey Gum (Eucalyptus propinqua), Thick-leaved Mahogany (Eucalyptus carnea),Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) and Grey Ironbark (Eucalyptus siderophloia) are the most frequent coverabundant species. At different locations there may be a dominance of Grey Ironbark (Eucalyptus siderophloia),Small-fruited Grey Gum (Eucalyptus propinqua) or Thick-leaved Mahogany (Eucalyptus carnea). Smooth-barkedApple (Angophora costata) and Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) occur in about half the sites and Red Mahogany(E. resinifera subsp. hemilampra) occurs slightly less often. Spotted Gum (Corymbia variegata) occurs in a smallnumber of sites usually at low frequency. Forest Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa) is very frequent in the mid andsometimes upper layer. Other shrubs and small trees include Tree Heath (Trochocarpa laurina), Maiden’s Wattle(Acacia maidenii), Lance Beard-heath (Leucopogon lanceolatus) and Geebung (Persoonia stradbrokensis). Theground layer is comprised of Spiny-headed Mat-rush (Lomandra longifolia), Blady Grass (Imperata cylindrica), BlueFlax-lily (Dianella caerulea), Bracken Fern (Pteridium esculentum), Wiry Panic (Entolasia stricta), Kangaroo Grass(Themeda australis), Basket Grass (Oplismenus aemulus) and White Root (Pratia purpurascens). Vines and twinersinclude Wombat Berry (Eustrephus latifolius) and Guinea Flower (Hibbertia scandens).Page 208Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area