05/02/2025 ◂ Transect 1 ◂ Ruakaka Racecourse • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 51.1%
Spinifex sericeus 12.5%
Carex testacea 10.2%
Ficinia nodosa 6.8%
Exotic grass 3.4%
Coprosma acerosa 2.3%
Coprosma robusta 1.1%
Lupinus arboreus 1.1%
Calystegia soldanella 1.1%
Exotic herb 1.1%
Ficinia spiralis 1.1%

Native species

93.8% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

8.0% 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	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	122cm
3	2m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	148cm
4	3m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	60cm
5	4m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	67cm
6	5m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	70cm
7	6m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	60cm
8	7m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	66cm
9	8m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	72cm
10	9m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	53cm
11	10m	Carex testacea	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	51cm
12	11m	Coprosma robusta	Exotic grass	70cm
13	12m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	31cm
14	13m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	59cm
15	14m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	30cm
16	15m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	15cm
17	16m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	98cm
18	17m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	48cm
19	18m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	37cm
20	19m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	22cm
22	21m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	32cm
23	22m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	58cm
24	23m	Calystegia soldanella	Exotic herb	49cm
25	24m	Carex testacea	Exotic grass	71cm
26	25m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	60cm
27	26m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	79cm
28	27m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	70cm
29	28m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	50cm
30	29m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	22cm
31	30m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm
32	31m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	20cm
33	32m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	38cm
34	33m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	42cm
35	34m	Carex testacea	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	51cm
36	35m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	50cm
37	36m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	78cm
38	37m	Coprosma acerosa	Exotic grass	42cm
39	38m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	70cm
40	39m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	73cm
41	40m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Coprosma acerosa	32cm
42	41m	Coprosma acerosa	Exotic grass	63cm
43	42m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	41cm
44	43m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	32cm
45	44m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	41cm
46	45m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	53cm
47	46m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	41cm	Bushy asparagus
48	47m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	52cm
49	48m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	48cm
50	49m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	50cm
51	50m	Exotic grass	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	50cm
52	51m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	58cm
53	52m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	72cm
54	53m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	71cm
55	54m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	74cm
56	55m		Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	12cm
57	56m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	12cm
58	57m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	32cm
59	58m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	59cm
60	59m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	32cm
61	60m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	42cm
62	61m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	59cm
63	62m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	32cm
64	63m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	28cm
65	64m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm
66	65m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	18cm
67	66m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	2cm
68	67m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	31cm
69	68m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	21cm
70	69m	Ficinia nodosa	Spinifex sericeus	35cm
71	70m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	68cm
72	71m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	53cm
73	72m	Exotic herb	Ficinia nodosa	53cm
74	73m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	49cm
75	74m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	48cm
76	75m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	61cm
77	76m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	36cm
78	77m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	48cm
79	78m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	59cm
80	79m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
81	80m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	58cm
82	81m	Ficinia spiralis	Spinifex sericeus	45cm
83	82m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	43cm	DUNE SCARP
84	83m			52cm
85	84m			43cm	Fence
86	85m
87	86m
88	87m
89	88m				DUNE TOE

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

05/02/2025

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