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[Cordyline australis]. Image: MurielBendel / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Common name: Grey scrub with cabbage trees
Code: A: S7
Where does it occur?
This shrubland was sampled on the South Island east coast near Timaru, Fairlie and Kaikoura. It is likely to be more widely distributed. All occurrences were located below 300 m.
Description
This alliance is consistently dominated by Cordyline australis, differentially occurring over a range of native woody shrubland species, such as Muehlenbeckia australis, M. complexa, Pteridium esculentum and Coprosma propinqua, and exotic grasses and herbs, such as Holcus lanatus, Dactylis glomerata and Trifolium repens. Species richness is very low (on average three species per plot) and on average only 6% is exotic.
Indicator species
C-occurrence of Cordyline australis.
Stand characteristics
| Mean canopy height (m): | 11 m |
Component Associations
Cordyline australis tall shrubland
Common name: Cabbage trees with woody shrubs shrubland
Code: a: S7
Where does it occur?
This shrubland was sampled on the South Island east coast near Timaru, Fairlie and Kaikoura. It is likely to be more widely distributed. All occurrences were located below 300 m.
Description
This association is consistently dominated by Cordyline australis, differentially occurring over a range of native woody shrubland species, such as Muehlenbeckia australis, M. complexa, Pteridium esculentum and Coprosma propinqua, and exotic grasses and herbs, such as Holcus lanatus, Dactylis glomerata and Trifolium repens. Species richness is very low with, on average only 3 species per plot but can reach 16.On average, only 6% of these species is exotic.
