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

CH_WSF03Floristic summaryLayer Height Cover Dominant SpeciesTallest 15-45 55-90 Eucalyptus microcorys, Syncarpia glomulifera, Eucalyptus saligna,Eucalyptus grandis, Corymbia intermedia, Eucalyptus pilularis,Eucalyptus acmenoides.Middle layer 1 15-25 70 Syncarpia glomulifera, Allocasuarina torulosa.Middle layer 2 0.5- 15 30-75 Cryptocarya rigida, Archirhodomyrtus beckleri, Callicoma serratifolia,Cryptocarya glaucescens, Syncarpia glomulifera, Cryptocaryamicroneura, Rhodamnia rubescens, Cyathea australis.Ground 0- 1.5 10-40 Blechnum cartilagineum, Calochlaena dubia, Ripogonum fawcettianum,Oplismenus imbecillis.* Data collated from 25 of 25 full floristic sitesStructural and floristic variationsFlooded Gum (Eucalyptus grandis) is known to replace Sydney Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna) in some parts of thecommunities geographic range. Examples include Dairyville, Dingo Creek and Orara East State Forest (west ofShephards Lane near Red Hill).ExoticsAraujia sericifera, Ageratina riparia, Cinnamomum camphora, Lantana camara, Ligustrumlucidum, Ligustrum sinense, Passiflora edulis, Ochna serrulata, Schefflera actinophylla, Solanum pseudocapsicumSpecies richnessNumber of plots 25Total species 201Average number of species 40 ±8.8Conservation statusThis community is reserved in Bindarri National Park (205ha), Bongil Bongil National Park (73ha), Bruxner ParkFlora Reserve (11ha), Sherwood Nature Reserve (17ha) and Ulidarra National Park (25ha).TenureArea (ha)Crown Land 10Freehold 1 789National Park 313Nature Reserve 18NSW State Forest 1 384NSW State Forest Flora Reserve 10TOTAL 3 525Threatened and Rare plants:Austrobuxus swainii, Marsdenia liisae, Niemeyera whitei, Parsonsia dorrigoensisRelationship to other communitiesThis community often occurs adjacent to and may be replaced by CH_WSF01 (Coast and Hinterland RiparianFlooded Gum - Bangalow Wet Forest) toward the coast and alluvial river flats where there is an increasingproportion of Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus grandis) and Bangalow Palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana). Otherspecies such as Callicoma (Callicoma serratifolia) and Rose Myrtle (Archirhodomyrtus beckleri) are likely to be lesscommon in CH_WSF01. CH_WSF03 is also related to CH_WSF02 (Hinterland Blackbutt Bangalow Turpentine WetShrubby Forest) and often occurs in close proximity and, at times, CH_WSF03 will transition to CH_WSF02 alongVegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 89