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

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CH_H03KANGAROO GRASS HEADLAND GRASSLANDSSCIENTIFIC NAME Kangaroo Grass (Themeda australis) HeadlandGrasslandsSTATEWIDE CLASS Heathlands – Coastal Headland Heaths (Keith 2006)CH_H03PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Kangaroo Grass sod grassland of NorthCoast headlands, South Eastern Queensland Bioregion and NSW NorthCoast Bioregion (NSW700-384)DescriptionA grassland in which Kangaroo Grass (Themeda australis) is clearly most abundant. Blue Couch (Cynodondactylon) and Prickly Couch (Zoysia macrantha) may also occur. Abundant shrubs include the prostate Pultenaeamaritima, Guinea Flower (Hibbertia vestita), and Rice Flower (Pimelea linifolia). Scattered Coast Banksia (Banksiaintegrifolia subsp. integrifolia) occurs as an emergent. Herbs include the twining Polymeria calycina, and succulentApium prostratum, Fireweed (Senecio pinnatifolius subsp. pinnatifolius), Melanthera biflora and Everlasting Daisy(Xerochrysum bracteatum).This community occurs on metasedimentary and volcanic geology on exposed locations on headlands with saltladen onshore winds.Page 256<strong>Vegetation</strong> Mapping of the <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> Local Government Area

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