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TABLE 1

RELEVANT RE DESCRIPTIONS

 

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STATUS

DESCRIPTION

 

12.2.7

Not of Concern

Melaleuca quinquenervia open-forest to woodland. Other species include
Eucalyptus bancroftii, E. latisinensis, E. robusta, E. tereticornis, Corymbia
intermedia and Lophostemon suaveolens and Livistona decipiens. A shrub
layer may occur with frequent species including Melastoma affine or
Banksia robur. Dense stands of the exotic Baccharis halimifolia may occur
as a tall shrub understorey. The ground layer is sparse to dense and
comprised of species including the ferns Pteridium esculentum and
Blechnum indicum the sedges Schoenus brevifolius, Restio tetraphyllus,
Baumea rubiginosa and Gahnia sieberiana and the grass Imperata
cylindrica. Occurs on Quaternary coastal dunes and seasonally
waterlogged sand plains usually fringing drainage system behind beach
ridge plains or on old dunes, swales and sandy coastal creek levees.

 

12.2.12

Not of Concern

Closed or wet heath + stunted emergent shrubs/low trees. Characteristic
shrubs include Banksia spp. (especially B. robur) Boronia falcifolia,
Epacris spp., Baeckea frutescens, Schoenus brevifolius, Leptospermum
spp., Hakea actites, Melaleuca thymifolia, Xanthorrhoea fulva with
Baloskion spp. and Sporadanthus spp. in ground layer. Occurs on poorly
drained Quaternary coastal dunes and sand plains. Low part of sand mass
coastal landscapes where water collects from both overland flow and
infiltration from adjoining sand dunes.

 

12.2.15

 

 

Not of Concern

 

Coastal sedgeland with Baumea spp., Juncus spp. Lepironia articulata,
Gahnia spp. and Eleocharis spp. and associated water bodies. Occurs on
Quaternary coastal dunes and beaches. Low part of coastal landscape
where water collects from both overland flow and infiltration from adjoining
sand dunes.

 

 

 

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