17/01/2026 ◂ Transect 2 ◂ Glinks Gully • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Spinifex sericeus 29.6%
Exotic grass 16.0%
Lupinus arboreus 7.4%
Exotic herb 6.2%
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 4.9%
Ficinia nodosa 4.9%
Carpobrotus edulis 4.9%
Cenchrus clandestinus 1.2%

Native species

52.5% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

24.7% of total samples

Dune profile

No dune angles were recorded in this survey.

Vegetation height

Point no.	Dist.	Touching species	Top species	Top height	Comments
1	0m
2	1m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Exotic woody	80cm
3	2m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	55cm
4	3m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	63cm
5	4m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	84cm
6	5m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	60cm
7	6m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	78cm
8	7m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	80cm
9	8m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	100cm
10	9m	Carpobrotus edulis	Ammophila arenaria	30cm
11	10m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	160cm
12	11m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	51cm
13	12m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	37cm	GAZANIA
14	13m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	38cm	GAZANIA
15	14m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	38cm	GAZANIA
16	15m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	35cm
17	16m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	35cm	GAZANIA
18	17m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	60cm
19	18m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	70cm
20	19m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	85cm
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	70cm
22	21m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	48cm
23	22m	Spinifex sericeus	Exotic grass	78cm
24	23m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	62cm
25	24m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	72cm
26	25m	Exotic herb	Lupinus arboreus	61cm	GAZANIA
27	26m	Carpobrotus edulis	Spinifex sericeus	57cm
28	27m
29	28m	Lupinus arboreus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
30	29m	Carpobrotus edulis	Spinifex sericeus	68cm
31	30m		Carpobrotus edulis	20cm
32	31m	Carpobrotus edulis	Carpobrotus edulis	16cm
33	32m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
34	33m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	38cm
35	34m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	33cm
36	35m	Exotic grass	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	18cm
37	36m		Carpobrotus edulis	14cm
38	37m	Exotic grass	Spinifex sericeus	33cm
39	38m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	45cm
40	39m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	58cm
41	40m		Spinifex sericeus	22cm	HALF WAY MARKER POST
42	41m		Spinifex sericeus	40cm
43	42m	Exotic grass	Spinifex sericeus	68cm
44	43m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	48cm
45	44m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	47cm
46	45m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	57cm
47	46m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	60cm
48	47m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	90cm
49	48m		Ficinia nodosa	87cm
50	49m	Ficinia nodosa	Spinifex sericeus	87cm
51	50m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	75cm
52	51m	Spinifex sericeus	Exotic grass	60cm
53	52m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
54	53m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	28cm
55	54m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
56	55m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	72cm
57	56m	Ficinia nodosa	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
58	57m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
59	58m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	58cm
60	59m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	43cm
61	60m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	66cm
62	61m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	53cm
63	62m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
64	63m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	53cm
65	64m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	57cm
66	65m		Spinifex sericeus	64cm
67	66m
68	67m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
69	68m		Spinifex sericeus	60cm
70	69m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	70cm
71	70m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	70cm
72	71m
73	72m
74	73m
75	74m
76	75m
77	76m
78	77m		Spinifex sericeus	55cm
79	78m		Spinifex sericeus	26cm
80	79m		Spinifex sericeus	5cm
81	80m
82	81m				DUNE TOE

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

17/01/2026

Ground cover

By species

Native species

No vegetation

Dune profile

Vegetation height

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