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

CH_DOF05Floristic summaryLayer Height (m) Cover (%) Dominant SpeciesTallest 17-40 30-70 Eucalyptus propinqua, Eucalyptus carnea, Eucalyptus microcorys,Eucalyptus siderophloia.Middle 0.5-15 5-25 Allocasuarina torulosa, Trochocarpa laurina, Leucopogon lanceolatus,Persoonia stradbrokensis, Cissus hypoglauca, Breynia oblongifolia,Acacia maidenii.Lower 0-1.2 20-55 Imperata cylindrica, Entolasia stricta, Themeda australis, Oplismenusaemulus, Pseuderanthemum variabile, Pratia purpurascens, Dianellacaerulea.* Data collated from 16 of 19 full floristic sitesStructural and floristic variationsAreas of the foothills and escarpment mapped as this community include Grey Gum (Eucalyptus biturbinata)replacing Small-fruited Grey Gum (Eucalyptus propinqua) where mapped as this community for example aroundBuchanan’s Lane and on the escarpment below Bruxner Park. In some sites Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) canbe locally abundant and in other locations this species may be absent.ExoticsAgeratina adenophora, Cinnamomum camphora, Conyza albida, Erechtites valerianifolia,Lantana camara, Ligustrum sinense, Paspalum mandiocanum, Passiflora edulis, Senna pendula var. glabrataSpecies richnessNumber of plots 19Total species 213Average number of species 43 ±11Conservation statusThis community is reserved in Bindarri National Park (69ha), Madman’s Creek Flora Reserve (3ha), Bruxner ParkFlora Reserve (2ha) and Yuraygir National Park (75ha).TenureArea (ha)Crown Land 10Freehold 958National Park 141NSW State Forest 883NSW State Forest Flora Reserve 5TOTAL 1 998Relationship to other communitiesCH_WSF17 (Foothills Turpentine - Grey Gum- Ironbark Moist Shrubby Forest) is the wet forest equivalentcommunity where Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) and White Mahogany (Eucalyptus acmenoides) occur withSmall-fruited Grey Gum (E. propinqua). CH_DSF05 becomes CH_DOF10 (Foothills Spotted Gum – Mahogany-Grey Gum - Ironbark Dry Forest) as the frequency of Spotted Gum (Corymbia variegata) increases, commonly inthe northern part of the study area. This change is sometimes difficult to detect from remote sensing and fieldverification is recommended to validate mapping.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 209