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

CH_FW03COASTAL WALLUM SLENDER TWINE RUSH SEDGELANDSCIENTIFIC NAME Slender Twine Rush (Leptocarpus tenax) WallumSedgeland of coastal sandplainsSTATEWIDE CLASS Freshwater Wetlands – Coastal Heath Swamps(Keith 2006)CH_FW03PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Slender Twine-rush – Pale Cord-rushSedgeland of North Coast Wallum Swamps, South Eastern QueenslandBioregion and NSW North Coast Bioregion (NSW888-11)DescriptionA dense segdeland dominated by Slender Twine Rush (Leptocarpus tenax), with a sparse emergent layer of BroadleavedPaperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia). A sparse mid layer of Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea fulva), Fern-leavedBanksia (Banksia oblongifolia) and Wallum bottlebrush (Callistemon pachyphyllus) is sometimes present. Othershrubs and herbs characteristic of very wet habitats are present, and these include Yellow-eye (Xyris gracilis),Leafless Globe-pea (Sphaerolobium vimineum), Bladderwort (Utricularia australis) and Milkmaids (Burchardiaumbellata). This community is found in very wet areas on sandy coastal backbarrier flats and is restricted in areabetween Corindi and Red Rock in the study area.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 303