12/12/2025 ◂ Transect 1 ◂ Ruakaka Racecourse • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 24.1%
Exotic grass 12.6%
Ficinia nodosa 9.2%
Carpobrotus edulis 9.2%
Spinifex sericeus 9.2%
Exotic herb 8.0%
Carex testacea 6.9%
Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei 4.6%
Lagurus ovatus 2.3%
Phormium tenax 2.3%
Cakile maritima subsp. maritima 2.3%
Asparagus scandens 1.1%

Native species

61.3% 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
1	0m
2	1m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	115cm
3	2m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	102cm
4	3m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	118cm
5	4m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	114cm
6	5m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	89cm
7	6m	Exotic grass	Ulex europaeus	88cm
8	7m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	107cm
9	8m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	64cm
10	9m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	53cm
11	10m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	56cm
12	11m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	43cm
13	12m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	53cm
14	13m	Carpobrotus edulis	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	46cm
15	14m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	103cm
16	15m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	43cm
17	16m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	51cm
18	17m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	31cm
19	18m	Carpobrotus edulis	Carpobrotus edulis	19cm
20	19m	Carpobrotus edulis	Carpobrotus edulis	35cm
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	31cm
22	21m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
23	22m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	43cm
24	23m	Carpobrotus edulis	Carpobrotus edulis	36cm
25	24m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	37cm
26	25m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic herb	46cm
27	26m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	49cm
28	27m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic grass	55cm
29	28m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	44cm
30	29m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	54cm
31	30m	Carex testacea	Carpobrotus edulis	52cm
32	31m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	68cm
33	32m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	62cm
34	33m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	56cm
35	34m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	71cm
36	35m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	68cm
37	36m	Lagurus ovatus	Lagurus ovatus	57cm
38	37m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	55cm
39	38m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	40cm
40	39m	Carex testacea	Exotic herb	55cm
41	40m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm
42	41m	Carex testacea	Spinifex sericeus	48cm
43	42m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	46cm
44	43m	Exotic grass	Phormium tenax	84cm
45	44m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	45cm
46	45m	Carex testacea	Ficinia nodosa	70cm
47	46m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	65cm
48	47m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Acacia longifolia	137cm
49	48m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Acacia longifolia	118cm
50	49m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	160cm
51	50m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	163cm
52	51m	Asparagus scandens	Ficinia nodosa	97cm
53	52m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	46cm
54	53m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Acacia longifolia	84cm
55	54m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	68cm
56	55m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	94cm
57	56m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	72cm
58	57m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	46cm
59	58m	Carex testacea	Ficinia nodosa	98cm
60	59m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Ficinia nodosa	95cm
61	60m	Carex testacea	Ficinia nodosa	70cm
62	61m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	67cm
63	62m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Ficinia nodosa	83cm
64	63m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Ficinia nodosa	58cm
65	64m		Exotic grass	47cm
66	65m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	48cm
67	66m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	62cm
68	67m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	46cm
69	68m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	59cm
70	69m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
71	70m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	46cm
72	71m		Exotic grass	42cm
73	72m	Exotic herb	Spinifex sericeus	34cm
74	73m	Lagurus ovatus	Lagurus ovatus	54cm
75	74m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	51cm
76	75m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	49cm
77	76m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	58cm
78	77m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	53cm
79	78m	Carpobrotus edulis	Spinifex sericeus	35cm
80	79m	Carpobrotus edulis	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
81	80m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	28cm
82	81m	Cakile maritima subsp. maritima	Spinifex sericeus	47cm
83	82m
84	83m		Cakile maritima subsp. maritima	34cm
85	84m		Cakile maritima subsp. maritima	25cm
86	85m
87	86m	Cakile maritima subsp. maritima	Cakile maritima subsp. maritima	8cm
88	87m

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

12/12/2025

Ground cover

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Native species

No vegetation

Dune profile

Vegetation height

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