Elderslie Banksia Scrub Forest
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| Elderslie Banksia Scrub Forest | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Some of the scrubby woodland preserved at Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasia |
| Biome | Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi) |
| Country | Australia |
| Elevation | 60–100 metres (200–330 ft) |
| Coordinates | 34°5′27″S 150°43′5″E / 34.09083°S 150.71806°E |
| Geology | Sandstone, shale |
| Climate type | Humid subtropical climate (Cfa) |
| Soil types | Clay, sand |
The Elderslie Banksia Scrub Forest is a critically endangered scrubby woodland situated in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, it is a variety of stunted forest or woodland found on sandy substrates associated with deep Tertiary sand deposits, which has been reduced in extent of at least 90% of its original pre-European extent.[1][2]
It is situated in the present day Nepean River floodplain, chiefly in the Camden area within the Macarthur region of south-western Sydney and is related to the coastal sand and sandstone plateau areas of the state. It lies on an area with low-nutrient, heavy clayey sands where Tertiary alluvium sit on another substrate – generally Triassic age sedimentary strata of the Wianamatta Group, around the location of Spring Farm. Lying on the Cumberland Plain, the extent of the community ranges from about 13 ha to less than 15 ha. The area receives around 750 mm of rainfall annually.[1]
