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

CH_FW07COASTAL JOINTED TWIG RUSH FRESHWATER WETLANDSCIENTIFIC NAME Coastal Jointed Twig Rush (Baumea articulata)Freshwater WetlandSTATEWIDE CLASS Freshwater Wetlands – Coastal Freshwater Lagoons(Keith 2006)CH_FW07PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Giant Sedge sedgeland of frequentlyinundated areas of sandy alluvium of the lower and mid north coasts,South Eastern Queensland Bioregion and NSW North Coast Bioregion(NSW700-643)DescriptionA freshwater wetland of coastal lagoons with permanently inundated deep standing water, occurring adjacent toHolocene dunes. At times there is a sparse emergent layer of Broad-leaved Paper-bark (Melaleuca quinquenervia).The dominant sedge is Jointed Twig Rush (Baumea articulata) that grows over two metres high. Other sedges mayinclude Baumea rubiginosa, Spike - rushes (Eleocharis spp.) and Giant Sedge (Lepironia articulata). There may be alower layer of Carex gaudichaudiana and Enydra fluctuans particularly if standing water is present.Page 320Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area