19/01/2026 ◂ Transect 7 ◂ Coastcare Whangamata South • Coastal Monitoring Database

Ground cover

By species

Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa 59.6%
Exotic grass 13.1%
Spinifex sericeus 9.1%
Pteridium esculentum 6.1%
Asparagus scandens 3.0%
Ficinia nodosa 2.0%
Exotic herb 1.0%

Native species

81.8% of samples with vegetation cover

No vegetation

6.1% of total samples

Dune profile

Vegetation height

Point no.	Dist.	Touching species	Top species	Top height	Dune angle	Comments
1	0m
2	1m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	60cm
3	2m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	60cm	2°
4	3m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	80cm
5	4m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	70cm	3°
6	5m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	70cm
7	6m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	140cm
8	7m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	110cm	-17°
9	8m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	100cm	-7°	*Wasp nest
10	9m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	140cm	-20°
11	10m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	120cm	-16°
12	11m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	100cm	-15°
13	12m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	110cm	-9°
14	13m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm	-21°
15	14m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	60cm	-8°
16	15m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm
17	16m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm
18	17m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	90cm
19	18m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	100cm
20	19m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm
21	20m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm
22	21m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	75cm
23	22m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	40cm
24	23m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	90cm
25	24m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	100cm		*Wasps
26	25m		Ficinia nodosa	80cm
27	26m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	80cm	25°
28	27m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	100cm	7°
29	28m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	100cm	-5°
30	29m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	110cm
31	30m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	110cm
32	31m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	110cm
33	32m	Asparagus scandens	Dodonaea viscosa	140cm		*Asparagus aethiopicus, Bushy asparagus
34	33m	Exotic grass	Lupinus arboreus	140cm	-4°
35	34m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	120cm
36	35m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	110cm
37	36m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	110cm
38	37m	Pteridium esculentum	Ficinia nodosa	120cm
39	38m	Ficinia nodosa	Ficinia nodosa	110cm
40	39m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	140cm
41	40m	Pteridium esculentum	Lupinus arboreus	150cm
42	41m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	110cm
43	42m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	120cm
44	43m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Ficinia nodosa	140cm
45	44m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	115cm
46	45m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	160cm
47	46m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	160cm
48	47m	Pteridium esculentum	Pteridium esculentum	100cm
49	48m	Pteridium esculentum	Exotic grass	120cm	-7°
50	49m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	80cm	-12°
51	50m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	115cm	-20°
52	51m	Exotic grass	Pteridium esculentum	100cm
53	52m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	100cm
54	53m	Asparagus scandens	Pteridium esculentum	100cm	15°	*Asparagus aethiopicus, Bushy asparagus
55	54m	Asparagus scandens	Pteridium esculentum	90cm	19°	*Asparagus aethiopicus, Bushy asparagus
56	55m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	110cm	24°
57	56m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Pteridium esculentum	100cm	34°
58	57m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Phormium tenax	120cm	20°
59	58m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Phormium tenax	120cm
60	59m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	70cm
61	60m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	90cm	14°
62	61m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	100cm	9°
63	62m	Pteridium esculentum	Exotic grass	60cm	7°
64	63m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	70cm
65	64m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
66	65m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	90cm
67	66m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	70cm
68	67m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	60cm
69	68m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	50cm
70	69m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	70cm
71	70m	Exotic grass	Exotic herb	110cm	-17°	*Oenothera glazioviana
72	71m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	80cm	-6°
73	72m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	90cm	-9°
74	73m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	30cm
75	74m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	50cm
76	75m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
77	76m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
78	77m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Exotic grass	50cm
79	78m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	60cm
80	79m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Asparagus scandens	30cm		*Asparagus aethiopicus, Bushy asparagus
81	80m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	80cm
82	81m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	100cm
83	82m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	80cm
84	83m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Lupinus arboreus	90cm
85	84m	Muehlenbeckia complexa var. complexa	Spinifex sericeus	60cm	1°
86	85m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	70cm
87	86m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	60cm
88	87m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm
89	88m		Spinifex sericeus	50cm
90	89m		Spinifex sericeus	40cm	-10°
91	90m	Exotic herb	Ficinia nodosa	80cm	-18°
92	91m	Exotic grass	Exotic grass	30cm	-11°
93	92m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	50cm	-34°
94	93m	Spinifex sericeus	Ficinia nodosa	50cm	-33°
95	94m	Spinifex sericeus	Lupinus arboreus	50cm	-7°
96	95m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm	-8°
97	96m		Spinifex sericeus	50cm
98	97m	Spinifex sericeus	Spinifex sericeus	40cm
99	98m		Spinifex sericeus	30cm
100	99m		Spinifex sericeus	20cm

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Coastal Monitoring Database

19/01/2026

Ground cover

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Dune profile

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