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

CH_FrW11ESTUARINE PAPERBARK – TWIG RUSH FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Broad-leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia)– Bare Twig Rush (Baumea juncea) Saline Forested WetlandSTATEWIDE CLASS(Keith 2006)Forested Wetlands – Coastal Floodplain WetlandsCH_FrW11PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Broad-leaved Paperbark – Bare TwigRush swamp sclerophyll open forest or shrubland of coastal swampsin the NSW North Coast Bioregion and the South Eastern QueenslandBioregion (NSW1000-1936)DescriptionA low to moderately tall open forest or tall shrubland occupying the upper less saline edge of tidal influence oncoastal creeks and rivers. The overstorey is dominated by Broad-leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) eitheras a tree or a shrub. Occasionally Swamp Oak (Casuarina glauca) occurs. Common Silkpod (Parsonsia straminea)is a frequent climber. The ground layer is usually very dense, and mostly dominated by Bare Twigrush (Baumeajuncea), with other species including Zig-zag Bog-rush (Schoenus brevifolius), Native Reed (Phragmites australis)Jointed Twig Rush (Baumea articulata) and Sea Rush (Juncus kraussii subsp. australiensis).This community is located on the estuarine plain of coastal creeks and rivers in saline swamps, tidal delta flatsand channels. It generally occupies the upper limit of the saline zone. It occurs north from Newport’s Creek withdisjunct occurrences north to Saltwater Creek in Yuraygir National ParkVegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 377