19/12/2024 ◂ Transect 2 ◂ Ruakaka Surf Club • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Exotic grass 34.0%
Spinifex sericeus 18.9%
Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 13.2%
Acacia longifolia 5.7%
Exotic herb 5.7%
Cenchrus clandestinus 3.8%
Lupinus arboreus 3.8%
Pittosporum crassifolium 1.9%
Agapanthus praecox subsp. Orientalis 1.9%
Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei 1.9%

Native species

39.6% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

9.4% 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	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	65cm
3	2m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	63cm
4	3m	Pittosporum crassifolium	Pittosporum crassifolium	100cm
5	4m	Agapanthus praecox subsp. Orientalis	Agapanthus praecox subsp. Orientalis	130cm
6	5m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
7	6m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	65cm
8	7m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	75cm	Houpara nearby****
9	8m	Acacia longifolia	Acacia longifolia	85cm
10	9m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
11	10m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	54cm
12	11m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	55cm
13	12m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	58cm
14	13m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	50cm
15	14m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	65cm
16	15m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	65cm
17	16m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	72cm
18	17m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	88cm
19	18m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Exotic grass	70cm
20	19m	Cenchrus clandestinus	Cenchrus clandestinus	48cm
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	57cm
22	21m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Cenchrus clandestinus	70cm
23	22m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	40cm
24	23m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
25	24m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	74cm
26	25m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	68cm
27	26m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	73cm
28	27m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	85cm
29	28m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	100cm
30	29m	Exotic grass	Lupinus arboreus	79cm
31	30m	Exotic grass	Lagurus ovatus	50cm
32	31m	Exotic herb	Spinifex sericeus	60cm	Gazenia
33	32m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lagurus ovatus	40cm
34	33m	Lupinus arboreus	Lupinus arboreus	70cm
35	34m	Exotic herb	Lupinus arboreus	70cm
36	35m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	53cm
37	36m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	65cm
38	37m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
39	38m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	44cm
40	39m	Acacia longifolia	Acacia longifolia	90cm
41	40m	Acacia longifolia	Acacia longifolia	85cm
42	41m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	65cm
43	42m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
44	43m	Spinifex sericeus	Lagurus ovatus	65cm
45	44m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	43cm
46	45m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	65cm
47	46m	Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei	Lagurus ovatus	60cm
48	47m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
49	48m		Spinifex sericeus	30cm
50	49m	Exotic herb	Spinifex sericeus	40cm	Gazenia
51	50m
52	51m
53	52m
54	53m				DUNE TOE

Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Monitoring Database

19/12/2024

Ground cover

By species

Native species

No vegetation

Dune profile

Vegetation height

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