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

CH_DOF11NORTHERN ESCARPMENT MAHOGANY GRASSY DRY FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Thick-leaved Mahogany (Eucalyptus carnea) grassydry open forest of exposed slopes on shallow metasedimentary soils ofthe Little Nymboida RiverSTATEWIDE CLASS Dry Sclerophyll Forests – Northern EscarpmentMahogany Grassy Dry Forest (Keith 2006)CH_D0F11PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Thick-leaved Mahogany grassywoodland on shallow, rocky soils, NSW North Coast Bioregion and SouthEastern Queensland Bioregion (NSW700-82)DescriptionA dry open forest characterised by an overstorey dominated by Thick-leaved Mahogany (Eucalyptus carnea) andRed Mahogany (Eucalyptus resinifera subsp. hemilampra). A mid stratum of Forest Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa)is usually present. A sparse layer of shrubs includes Broad-leaved Geebung (Persoonia cornifolia), HickoryWattle (Acacia implexa) and Coffee Bush (Breynia oblongifolia). The ground layer is dominated mainly by grassesand shrubs including Kangaroo Grass (Themeda australis), Poa sieberiana, Spiny-headed Mat-rush (Lomandralongifolia) and Broad-leaved Rice Flower (Pimelea latifolia). No full floristic information has been collected for thismap unit, therefore the description given here is indicative only.Restricted to dry exposed crests and ridgelines of shallow metasedimentary soils in Wild Cattle Creek State Forestnear the junction of Little Nymboida River and Bobo River.Page 242Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area