12/12/2025 ◂ Transect 4 ◂ Ruakaka Racecourse • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 24.4%
Exotic grass 21.1%
Spinifex sericeus 12.2%
Exotic herb 10.0%
Carex testacea 6.7%
Ficinia nodosa 5.6%
Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei 5.6%
Lagurus ovatus 2.2%
Lachnagrostis ammobia 1.1%
Coprosma acerosa 1.1%
Carpobrotus edulis 1.1%

Native species

62.1% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

8.9% 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	Ficinia nodosa	108cm
3	2m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	119cm
4	3m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	80cm
5	4m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	88cm
6	5m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	73cm
7	6m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	91cm
8	7m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	101cm
9	8m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	118cm
10	9m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	108cm
11	10m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	56cm
12	11m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	58cm
13	12m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	54cm
14	13m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	41cm
15	14m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	54cm
16	15m	Lachnagrostis ammobia	Spinifex sericeus	54cm
17	16m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	49cm
18	17m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	58cm
19	18m	Exotic herb	Ficinia nodosa	100cm
20	19m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	96cm
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	61cm
22	21m	Carex testacea	Exotic grass	55cm
23	22m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
24	23m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	56cm
25	24m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	49cm
26	25m	Carex testacea	Exotic grass	53cm
27	26m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	59cm
28	27m	Coprosma acerosa	Exotic grass	71cm
29	28m	Carex testacea	Exotic herb	52cm
30	29m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	41cm
31	30m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	59cm
32	31m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	47cm
33	32m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	58cm
34	33m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	48cm
35	34m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	40cm
36	35m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	43cm
37	36m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	41cm
38	37m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	23cm
39	38m	Lagurus ovatus	Lagurus ovatus	22cm
40	39m	Lagurus ovatus	Exotic herb	36cm
41	40m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Exotic grass	39cm
42	41m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Ficinia nodosa	58cm
43	42m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	44cm
44	43m	Carex testacea	Carex testacea	40cm
45	44m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Exotic herb	45cm
46	45m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	68cm
47	46m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	60cm
48	47m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	50cm
49	48m	Carpobrotus edulis	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm
50	49m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	60cm
51	50m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	59cm
52	51m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	45cm
53	52m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	57cm
54	53m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	58cm
55	54m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	63cm
56	55m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	51cm
57	56m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	57cm
58	57m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	59cm
59	58m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	59cm
60	59m	Exotic grass	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	54cm
61	60m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	52cm
62	61m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	63cm
63	62m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	53cm
64	63m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	57cm
65	64m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Spinifex sericeus	65cm
66	65m	Exotic grass	Spinifex sericeus	56cm
67	66m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic herb	40cm
68	67m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	58cm
69	68m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	33cm
70	69m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	99cm
71	70m	Exotic herb	Exotic herb	54cm
72	71m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	66cm
73	72m	Exotic grass	Spinifex sericeus	42cm
74	73m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Spinifex sericeus	53cm
75	74m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	58cm
76	75m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	49cm
77	76m	Spinifex sericeus	Ficinia nodosa	76cm
78	77m	Exotic herb	Exotic grass	53cm
79	78m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	45cm
80	79m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	52cm
81	80m		Spinifex sericeus	31cm
82	81m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	34cm
83	82m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	32cm
84	83m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	43cm
85	84m
86	85m
87	86m
88	87m
89	88m
90	89m
91	90m

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

12/12/2025

Ground cover

By species

Native species

No vegetation

Dune profile

Vegetation height

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