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

CH_FrW04COASTAL PAPERBARK - SEDGELAND DOMINATED FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Broad-leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia)sedge dominated Forested Wetland of drainage linesSTATEWIDE CLASS Forested Wetlands – Coastal Swamp ForestsCH_FrW04PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Giant Sedge sedgeland of sandyalluvium of the lower and mid-north coasts, South Eastern QueenslandBioregion and NSW North Coast Bioregion (NSW700-643)DescriptionBroad-leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) dominates over a dense layer of sedges and rushes in thisfloristically simple forested wetland. Swamp Mahogany (Eucalyptus robusta) is occasionally present as is ForestRed Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis), Sieber’s Paperbark (Melaleuca sieberi) and sometimes Swamp Oak (Casuarinaglauca). Ground layer species commonly include Giant Sedge (Lepironia articulata), Jointed Twig Rush (Baumeaarticulata), Soft Twig Rush (Baumea rubiginosa) and Chorizandra spp.The substrate may vary from areas of clayey to silty alluvium to organic rich sands and this influences the sedgespresent. The community occurs in low-lying inundated areas on the alluvial floodplains and back swamps ofcoastal creeks and rivers and also occurring in very wet sites on coastal sandplains. It is distributed north fromPine Creek to Station Creek in Yuraygir National Park. Often associated with the Newport’s Creek, Coffs Harbourand Toormina soil landscapes.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 347