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

CH_SW02ESTUARINE TWIG RUSH SALTMARSHSCIENTIFIC NAME Estuarine Twig Rush (Baumea juncea) SaltmarshSTATEWIDE CLASS Saline Wetlands – Coastal Saltmarsh (Keith 2006)CH_SW02PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Twig Rush saltmarsh of estuaries,NSW North Coast Bioregion and South Eastern Queensland Bioregion(NSW1000-1937)DescriptionA rushland community of coastal estuaries and ICOLs growing at the upper edge of the saltmarsh zonation.Emergent Broad-leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) and sometimes Swamp Oak (Casuarina glauca)are present. The dominant rush is Twig Rush (Baumea juncea), however a range of other species occur at lowerfrequencies such as Sea Rush (Juncus kraussii subsp. australiensis), Native Reed (Phragmites australis), Prickly Couch(Zoysia macrantha), Zig-zag Bog-rush (Schoenus brevifolius), Slender Yellow-eye (Xyris gracilis) and Spreading NutHeads (Epaltes australis).Found in coastal estuaries north from Newport’s Creek with scattered occurrences to Station Creek.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 385