05/02/2025 ◂ Transect 3 ◂ Ruakaka Racecourse • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 35.9%
Ficinia nodosa 14.1%
Cenchrus clandestinus 7.6%
Exotic grass 6.5%
Coprosma acerosa 6.5%
Spinifex sericeus 6.5%
Carex testacea 3.3%
Ulex europaeus 2.2%
Phormium tenax 2.2%
Carpobrotus edulis 2.2%
Calystegia soldanella 2.2%
Exotic herb 1.1%

Native species

78.3% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

9.8% 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	Cenchrus clandestinus	50cm
3	2m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Exotic grass	72cm
4	3m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	65cm
5	4m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	38cm
6	5m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	40cm
7	6m	Exotic grass	Ulex europaeus	95cm
8	7m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	96cm
9	8m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Exotic grass	57cm
10	9m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	75cm
11	10m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	72cm
12	11m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	128cm
13	12m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	110cm
14	13m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	81cm
15	14m	Exotic grass	Ulex europaeus	69cm
16	15m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	93cm
17	16m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	41cm
18	17m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Exotic grass	65cm
19	18m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	128cm
20	19m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Ficinia nodosa	119cm
21	20m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	151cm
22	21m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	112cm
23	22m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	135cm
24	23m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	94cm
25	24m	Ficinia nodosa	Phormium tenax	98cm
26	25m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	91cm
27	26m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	81cm
28	27m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	95cm
29	28m	Ficinia nodosa	Pittosporum crassifolium	230cm
30	29m	Ficinia nodosa	Pittosporum crassifolium	158cm
31	30m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	89cm
32	31m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	102cm
33	32m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	33cm
34	33m	Exotic grass	Coprosma acerosa	60cm
35	34m	Coprosma acerosa	Coprosma acerosa	46cm
36	35m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	30cm
37	36m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	21cm
38	37m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	22cm
39	38m	Exotic herb	Carex testacea	43cm
40	39m	Exotic grass	Ficinia nodosa	69cm
41	40m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Coprosma acerosa	41cm
42	41m	Coprosma acerosa	Coprosma acerosa	42cm
43	42m	Coprosma acerosa	Phormium tenax	70cm
44	43m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	31cm
45	44m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Coprosma acerosa	38cm	Bushy asparagus
46	45m	Coprosma acerosa	Carex testacea	42cm
47	46m	Coprosma acerosa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	21cm
48	47m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	50cm
49	48m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	28cm
50	49m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	31cm	Nihinihi
51	50m	Carpobrotus edulis	Carpobrotus edulis	30cm
52	51m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	22cm
53	52m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	50cm
54	53m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Carpobrotus edulis	25cm
55	54m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm
56	55m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm
57	56m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	27cm
58	57m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	37cm
59	58m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	69cm
60	59m	Carpobrotus edulis	Ficinia nodosa	48cm
61	60m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	67cm
62	61m	Calystegia soldanella	Carex testacea	41cm
63	62m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Coprosma acerosa	59cm
64	63m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	51cm
65	64m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	41cm
66	65m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	42cm
67	66m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	29cm
68	67m	Coprosma acerosa	Coprosma acerosa	40cm
69	68m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	42cm
70	69m	Calystegia soldanella	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	15cm
71	70m	Exotic grass	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm
72	71m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	69cm
73	72m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	42cm
74	73m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	83cm
75	74m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	112cm
76	75m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	62cm
77	76m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	70cm
78	77m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	61cm	DUNE RIDGE
79	78m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
80	79m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	61cm
81	80m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm	Created extra points
82	81m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	55cm
83	82m		Spinifex sericeus	40cm	DUNE SCARP
84	83m
85	84m
86	85m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	23cm
87	86m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	42cm
88	87m
89	88m
90	89m
91	90m
92	91m
93	92m				DUNE TOE

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

05/02/2025

Ground cover

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Dune profile

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