Garawarra State Conservation Area
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The Garawarra State Conservation Area is a
Australian National Heritage List on 15 September 2006.[2]
Garawarra features
Hawkesbury Sandstone and the Narrabeen group
of sedimentary rocks. The climate is humid and temperate, with warm summers and mild winters. Rainfall is spread throughout the year, being in excess of 1,000 millimetres (39 in).
Features
Flora
Dry
heathland on the ridges is dominated by typical Sydney sandstone plants, such as Banksia, Boronia, Leptospermum, Epacris, Acacia, Flannel Flowers, Christmas Bells, and many plants in the pea family. The drier eucalyptus woodland features trees species such as Sydney Red Gum, dwarf apple, Red Bloodwood, Yellow Bloodwood, and Sydney Peppermint.[3]
The wet sclerophyll forests have many large trees over 30 metres (98 ft) tall. Significant species include
At first appearance, the warm temperate rainforests seem typical of the northern
Fauna
The area has a rich assembly of rainforest birds, as well as a variety of frogs and reptiles.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Garawarra State Conservation Area: Park management". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Royal National Park and Garawarra State Conservation Area". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Australian Government. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Garawarra State Conservation Area: Plants, animals and landscape". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "A. Bofeldt, Camp Gully Species List". 2000. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.