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

CH_DOF07ESCARPMENT NEW ENGLAND BLACKBUTT DRY FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME New England Blackbutt (Eucalyptus campanulata)- Coastal Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) – Thick-leaved Mahogany(Eucalyptus carnea) dry tall forest of the Orara EscarpmentSTATEWIDE CLASS Dry Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast DrySclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)PLANT COMMUNITY TYPENo equivalentCH_D0F07DescriptionA tall dry open forest located on the Orara Escarpment rim. The community is characterised by an association ofNew England Blackbutt (Eucalyptus campanulata) with Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) and Thick-leaved Mahogany(Eucalyptus carnea). A sparse mid stratum of Forest Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa) is often present and a variety ofshrubs including Jackwood (Cryptocarya glaucescens), Two-veined Hickory (Acacia binervata), Blackwood (Acaciamelanoxylon), Geebung (Persoonia media) and Olive-leaf Mint Bush (Prostanthera ovalifolia) are sparsely present. Adense cover of grasses, shrubs and ferns occupy the ground layer, the most common species being Spiny-headedMat-rush (Lomandra longifolia), Soft Bracken (Calochlaena dubia), Snow grass (Poa sieberiana) and Gonocarpusoreophilus. No full floristic sites were collected in this map unit so description is indicative.This community occurs sporadically on dry exposed crests and ridgelines along the edge of the Orara Escarpmentrim.Page 222Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area