09/12/2022 ◂ Transect 3 ◂ Ruakaka Racecourse • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Cenchrus clandestinus 20.4%
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 18.3%
Exotic grass 9.7%
Spinifex sericeus 8.6%
Exotic herb 7.5%
Calystegia soldanella 6.5%
Carpobrotus edulis 6.5%
Ulex europaeus 4.3%
Phormium tenax 4.3%
Lupinus arboreus 3.2%
Ficinia nodosa 2.2%
Carex testacea 1.1%
Ficinia spiralis 1.1%

Native species

44.7% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

6.5% 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	75cm
3	2m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	60cm
4	3m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	60cm
5	4m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Ulex europaeus	90cm
6	5m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Ulex europaeus	90cm
7	6m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	110cm
8	7m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	100cm
9	8m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	120cm
10	9m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	90cm
11	10m	Ulex europaeus	Exotic grass	70cm
12	11m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm
13	12m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	40cm
14	13m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
15	14m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm
16	15m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	20cm
17	16m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
18	17m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	70cm
19	18m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	90cm
20	19m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	90cm
21	20m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	80cm
22	21m	Ulex europaeus	Ulex europaeus	60cm
23	22m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	110cm
24	23m	Lupinus arboreus	Ficinia nodosa	80cm
25	24m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Phormium tenax	90cm
26	25m	Phormium tenax	Ficinia nodosa	90cm
27	26m	Ficinia nodosa	Phormium tenax	80cm
28	27m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	70cm
29	28m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	70cm
30	29m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	90cm
31	30m	Exotic herb	Phormium tenax	100cm
32	31m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	90cm
33	32m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	70cm
34	33m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	50cm
35	34m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	40cm
36	35m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	35cm
37	36m	Exotic herb	Ficinia nodosa	35cm
38	37m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Ficinia nodosa	40cm
39	38m	Lupinus arboreus	Cenchrus clandestinus	70cm
40	39m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	60cm
41	40m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	60cm
42	41m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	60cm
43	42m	Exotic herb	Cenchrus clandestinus	50cm
44	43m	Exotic herb	Cenchrus clandestinus	40cm
45	44m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	40cm
46	45m	Phormium tenax	Phormium tenax	80cm
47	46m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Carex testacea	40cm
48	47m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	40cm
49	48m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Phormium tenax	55cm
50	49m	Exotic herb	Cenchrus clandestinus	50cm
51	50m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	45cm
52	51m	Calystegia soldanella	Exotic herb	40cm
53	52m	Calystegia soldanella	Exotic herb	25cm
54	53m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	40cm
55	54m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	32cm
56	55m	Calystegia soldanella	Cenchrus clandestinus	32cm
57	56m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	35cm
58	57m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm
59	58m	Carpobrotus edulis	Cenchrus clandestinus	35cm
60	59m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	49cm
61	60m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	29cm
62	61m	Carpobrotus edulis	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	25cm
63	62m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	42cm
64	63m	Carpobrotus edulis	Exotic herb	20cm
65	64m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	30cm
66	65m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	30cm
67	66m	Calystegia soldanella	Cenchrus clandestinus	45cm
68	67m	Calystegia soldanella	Exotic herb	60cm
69	68m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Exotic herb	40cm
70	69m	Calystegia soldanella	Cenchrus clandestinus	50cm
71	70m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	50cm
72	71m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	50cm
73	72m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	40cm
74	73m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	32cm
75	74m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm
76	75m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	22cm
77	76m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	20cm
78	77m	Carpobrotus edulis	Spinifex sericeus	22cm
79	78m		Spinifex sericeus	25cm
80	79m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	35cm
81	80m	Carpobrotus edulis	Spinifex sericeus	30cm
82	81m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
83	82m		Spinifex sericeus	25cm
84	83m		Spinifex sericeus	20cm
85	84m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	25cm
86	85m	Carpobrotus edulis	Spinifex sericeus	30cm
87	86m
88	87m		Spinifex sericeus	27cm
89	88m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	35cm
90	89m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	30cm
91	90m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	29cm
92	91m	Spinifex sericeus	Ficinia spiralis	40cm
93	92m	Ficinia spiralis	Ficinia spiralis	50cm
94	93m				DUNE TOE

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

09/12/2022

Ground cover

By species

Native species

No vegetation

Dune profile

Vegetation height

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