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

CH_WSF03FOOTHILLS AND ESCARPMENT BLUE GUM - TALLOWWOOD -TURPENTINE WET SHRUBBY FORESTSCIENTIFIC NAME Sydney Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna) –Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) – Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera)sheltered wet shrubby forest of metasedimentary hinterland foothillsand the escarpmentSTATEWIDE CLASS Wet Sclerophyll Forests – North Coast WetSclerophyll Forest (Keith 2006)CH_WSF03PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE Brush Box – Tallowwood – Sydney BlueGum shrubby wet open forest of coastal hills and escarpment ranges,NSW North Coast Bioregion and the South Eastern Queensland Bioregion(NSW1500-933)DescriptionA very tall wet shrubby forest with a variable canopy composition usually dominated by Sydney Blue Gum(Eucalyptus saligna) with Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) and Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) as commonassociates. Other canopy species that may occur with this community include Pink Bloodwood (Corymbiaintermedia), Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) and Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus grandis). The mid layer ischaracterised by the presence of Bangalow Palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) and wet shrubby speciessuch as Rose Myrtle (Archirhodomyrtus beckleri), Murrogun (Cryptocarya microneura), Jackwood (Cryptocaryaglaucescens), Scentless Rosewood (Synoum glandulosum subsp. glandulosum), Guioa (Guioa semiglauca), TreeHeath (Trochocarpa laurina) and Forest Oak (Allocasuarina torulosa). Vines are predominantly Water Vine (Cissushypoglauca) and the ground layer features Gristle Fern (Blechnum cartilagineum), Pastel Flower (Pseuderanthemumvariabile) and False Bracken (Calochlaena dubia).This community is almost entirely restricted to metasediments on sheltered mid to lower slopes in the foothillsof the Orara Escarpment, Coast Range and Gleniffer/Bonville Hills. It occurs north from Valery/Bonville toConglomerate State Forest, commonly below 400 metres above sea level and is often found on the lower slopesand spurs of the coastal hinterland in areas of high soil richness.Page 88Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area