Elderslie Banksia Scrub (I Willis) |
ThreatenedThe Elderslie Banksia Scrub is listed as critically endangered under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.
Elderslie Banksia Scrub (I Willis) |
Common Species
Coastal banksia, Broad-leaf apple
Elderslie Banksia Scrub (I Willis) |
It occurs on the alluvial sands in the Elderslie area and there is only around 13 hectares left of the scrub.
Threats
The biggest threat is from sandmining in the Elderslie area. The remaining remnants are vulnerable and threatened by invasive weeds.
Elderslie Banksia Scrub disturbed by local road (I Willis) |
There has been efforts to re-vegetate the Elderslie Banksia Scrub at Spring Farm.
Rehabilitation of Elderslie Banksia Scrub (Microclimate) |
Read more @
Office of Environment and Heritage Click here
The Scientific Committee, established by the Threatened Species Conservation Act (NSW) Click hereElderslie Banksia Scrub Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion - profile (OEH) Click here
Spring Farm, (Dictionary of Sydney) Click here
Final determination as Critically Endangered Ecological Community under the Threatened Species Conservation Act (NSW) Click here