| Booyong Flora Reserve | |
|---|---|
 White Booyong located in the reserve | |
  Booyong Flora Reserve | |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Nearest city | Lismore |
| Coordinates | 28°44.6205′S153°26.90418′E / 28.7436750°S 153.44840300°E /-28.7436750; 153.44840300 |
| Area | 0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi) |
| Governing body | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
TheBooyong Flora Reserve is aprotectednature reserve located inBooyong in theNorthern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The 13-hectare (32-acre) sub–tropical jungle is situated 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast ofLismore and is a remnant of theBig Scrub, of which less than one percent of the original Big Scrub remains.
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The red-brown soil is derived from a basaltic flow from the nearbyMount Warning and later volcanic flows from theNightcap Range.[1] Average annual rainfall at Lismore is 1,340 millimetres (53 in).[2]
90 species ofrainforest trees have been recorded in this small area.[1] Significant rainforest tree species includeWhite Booyong,Small-leaved Fig,Olivers Sassafras,Black Bean,Grey Walnut,Blush Walnut,Koda,Red Cedar,White Beech,Pepperberry andHard Quandong. Rainforestmyrtles at Booyong reserve are well represented. The most striking are the largeFrancis Water Gums; one of which has a 4-metre (13 ft) wide girth.[3]
A sealed road divides the reserve, with a grassy area in the western corner, surrounded by rainforest. Another grassy area to the north by the railway line also abuts onto the rainforest.
A colony ofGrey-headed Flying Fox lives in this reserve.[4] The spectacularRichmond Birdwing butterfly may be seen here,[5] as itsfood plant grows in this rainforest.
