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

CH_FW06COASTAL WALLUM TEA-TREE TALL WET SHRUBLANDSCIENTIFIC NAME Tantoon Tea-tree (Leptospermum polygalifolium)– White’s Tea-tree (Leptospermum whitei ) tall shrubland of coastalsandplainsSTATEWIDE CLASS Freshwater Wetlands – Coastal Heath Swamps(Keith 2006)CH_FW06PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Tea-tree Tall shrubland of coastalfreshwater sand swamps of the NSW North Coast and South EasternQueensland bioregions (NSW70-64)DescriptionA very tall shrubland or an open forest dominated by Tantoon Tea-tree (Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp.cismontanum), White’s Tea-tree (Leptospermum whitei), Satinwood (Nematolepis squamea subsp. squamea),Swamp Mahogany (Eucalyptus robusta) and Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus signata). A mid stratum is often presentalso including Satinwood (Nematolepis squamea subsp. squamea), and White’s Tea-tree (Leptospermum whitei). Alower layer of shrubs also occurs, with Pearl Beard Heath (Leucopogon margarodes) Blueberry Ash (Elaeocarpusreticulatus) and Lance Beard-heath (Leucopogon lanceolatus) present. A second lower layer is characterised bySaw Sedge (Gahnia sieberiana), Tassel Rush (Baloskion tetraphyllum subsp. meiostachyum), Swamp Grass Tree(Xanthorrhoea fulva) and Curly Wig (Caustis recurvata). This community occurs on the outer edge of coastal heathfreshwater swamps which are less-waterlogged. It has a localised distribution in the study area between BongilBongil National Park and Coffs Harbour.Page 316Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area