The Davis Scrub Nature Reserve is a
protected
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nature reserve
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that is located in the
Northern Rivers
Northern Rivers is the most northeasterly Regions of New South Wales, region of the Australian state of New South Wales, located between north of the state capital, Sydney, and encompasses the catchments and fertile valleys of the Clarence Ri ...
region of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. The reserve is a sub tropical rainforest remnant of the
Big Scrub
The Big Scrub was one of the largest areas (75,000 ha) of lowland subtropical rainforest in eastern Australia. It was intensively cleared for agricultural use in the 19th century (1801–1900) by settlers. By the late 19th century less than 1 ...
and is situated at above sea level on an undulating high rainfall plain near .
The red-brown soil is derived from a basaltic flow from the nearby
Mount Warning
Mount Warning ( Bundjalung: ''Wollumbin''), a mountain in the Tweed Range in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, was formed from a volcanic plug of the now-gone Tweed Volcano. The mountain is located west-south-west of ...
. Significant
rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...
tree species include
Moreton Bay Fig
''Ficus macrophylla'', commonly known as the Moreton Bay fig or Australian banyan, is a large evergreen banyan tree of the mulberry and fig family Moraceae. It is native to eastern Australia, from the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland i ...
,
Black Bean,
White Booyong,
Red Bean
Red bean is a common name for several varieties of beans and plants and may refer to:
* ''Small red beans'', also known as "Mexican red beans," "Central American red beans," and "New Orleans red beans"
* Adzuki bean (''Vigna angularis''), commonly ...
, and
Purple Cherry. A large
Moreton Bay Fig
''Ficus macrophylla'', commonly known as the Moreton Bay fig or Australian banyan, is a large evergreen banyan tree of the mulberry and fig family Moraceae. It is native to eastern Australia, from the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland i ...
dominates the rainforest horizon.
The reserve is located at an altitude of 165 meters.
See also
*
Booyong Flora Reserve
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Protected areas of New South Wales
The Protected areas of New South Wales include both terrestrial and marine protected areas. there are 225 national parks in New South Wales. A number established since the late 1970s followed campaigns by local residents and environmentalis ...
References
External links
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Nature reserves in New South Wales
Forests of New South Wales
Northern Rivers
Protected areas established in 1980
1980 establishments in Australia
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