Appendix 7. Flora Assessment [As Published] · 132007.2399

Flora Assessment
Noosa Springs Development Precinct J
for StarCo Developments Pty Ltd


4.2   RECORDED VEGETATION COMMUNITIES                         vegetation under the provisions of the VMA. A
                                                              brief description of each vegetation community
Five (5) distinct vegetation communities were                 is provided in Table 4.1, while a more
identified within the subject area, as shown on               comprehensive description of the nature,
Figure 4.2. All of these vegetation                           composition and distribution of these
communities are considered non-remnant as                     communities is provided in the following
they are either too small or too disturbed to be              sections.
consistent with the definition of remnant


Table 4.1 Vegetation communities present within the subject area
 Vegetation            Description                                Dominant Canopy Species
 Community
     1           Open Forest /Woodland       Melaleuca quinquenervia, Lophostemon suaveolens, Acacia sp.
                 (Height: 10-12m)
       2         Open forest                 Eucalyptus tereticornis, Eucalyptus robusta, Eucalyptus propinqua,
                 (Height: 10-15m)            Eucalyptus siderophloia, Lophostemon suaveolens, Acacia sp.
       3         Low open/closed             Cynodon dactylon, Paspalum dilatatum, Chloris gayana, Melinis repens,
                 grassland (Height: 0.1-
                 0.5m)
       4         Open forest (Height: 3-     Waterhousea floribunda, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Xanthostemon
                 8m)                         chrysanthus, Syzygium australe.
       5         Plantation Areas (Height:   Native and exotic Palm species
                 2-15m)




Community 1: Open forest/woodland (Height:                    Community 2 is located within the southern
10-12m)                                                       portion of the property and consists of two
                                                              polygons (Figure 4.1). Dominant canopy
Community 1 is located with the southern,                     species within this community included
eastern and western portions of the property                  Eucalyptus tereticornis, Eucalyptus robusta,
(Figure 4.1). This community was dominated                    Eucalyptus propinqua, Eucalyptus siderophloia
by Melaleuca quinquenervia and Lophostemon                    and Lophostemon suaveolens.
suaveolens.
                                                              This mid storey of this community was
The mid and lower strata of this area were                    generally well vegetated and consisted of
dominated by Elaeocarpus reticulatus, Acacia                  shrubs including Acacia sp., Austromyrtus
species and Lophostemon suaveolens                            dulcis, Smilax australis and Dodonaea
regrowth.                                                     triquetra. The under storey was generally
                                                              sparse as a result of an accumulation of
The ground stratum was dominated by native                    material, although some native forbs and
grasses, forbs and shrubs, including Blechnum                 grasses were present. Exotic species were
indica and other wet heath species. Exotic                    generally poorly represented within this
species were well represented within this                     community.
community species listed under the Land
Protection (Pest and Stock Route                              Due to the relatively small canopy height of
Management) Act (LPA) (2002) (i.e. Baccharis                  this community, it does not fulfil the definition
halimifolia) were present.                                    of remnant under the VMA and is therefore not
                                                              mapped as an RE.
This community is analogous to RE 12.2.7 in
terms of species composition. However, due                    Community 3: Low open/closed grassland
to the relatively low canopy height, it does not              (Height: 0.1-0.5m).
fulfil the definition of remnant under the VMA.
                                                              Community 3 is located throughout the
Community 2: Open forest (Height: 10-15m).                    southern portion of the site (Figure 4.1).


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