Coprosma propinqua – Discaria toumatou – Cordyline australis (Ulex europaeus) shrubland
![[Coprosma propinqua]. Image: Krzysztof Golik / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)](/assets/Publications/Woody-ecosystem-types/Coprosma_propinqua__ResizedImageWzQwNSwyNzBd.jpg "[Coprosma propinqua]. Image: Krzysztof Golik / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)")
[Coprosma propinqua]. Image: Krzysztof Golik / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Common name: Grey scrub with matagouri
Code: a: S8
Where does it occur?
This shrubland was sampled on the South Island east coast near Timaru and Fairlie, at altitudes between 150 and 425 m. It is likely to be more widely distributed.
Description
These shrublands tend to be species-poor with on average only 7 and at most only 10 species recorded on a plot.On average,13% of these are exotic.
Indicator species
Co-occurrence of Coprosma propinqua, Discaria toumatou and Cordyline australis.
Pinus radiata – Cordyline australis (Ulex europaeus) shrubland
Common name: Gorse shrubland with cabbage trees and radiata pine
Code: a: S11
Where does it occur?
This shrubland was sampled on the South Island east coast near Timaru and Fairlie, at altitudes below 600 m. It is likely to be more widely distributed.
Description
These shrublands tend to be species-poor with on average only 4 and at most only 7 species recorded on a plot.The level of exotic species is very high with over half of species present being exotic.
Indicator species
Co-occurrence of Pinus radiata and Cordyline australis
