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

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CH_H09PLATEAU TEA-TREE ROCK OUTCROP SHRUBLANDSCIENTIFIC NAME New England Tea-tree (Leptospermum novae-angliae) PLANT COMMUNITY TYPEopen shrubland on rocky outcrops of the Dorrigo EscarpmentSTATEWIDE CLASS Heathlands – Northern Montane Heaths (Keith 2006)No equivalentCH_H09DescriptionA shrubland in which New England Tea-tree (Leptospermum novae-angliae) dominates. Other shrubs presentinclude Phebalium elatius subsp. beckleri, Persoonia media and Pimelea linifolia. The ground layer containsLepidosperma urophorum, Lepidosperma elatius and Carex inversa.The community occurs on metasedimentary/felsic volcanic rock outcrops on steep upper slopes in exposedaspects on the Dorrigo Escarpment between 800 and 1000 metres above sea level. It is most prominent at MountMoombil and Mount Goobergooberyam in Dorrigo National Park.Page 282<strong>Vegetation</strong> Mapping of the <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> Local Government Area

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