__NOTOC__ Pandappa Conservation Park is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

located in the Australian state of

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in the locality of Franklyn about north-east of the state capital of

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and about south-east of the town of

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. The conservation park consists of land in Sections 68, 69 and 189 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Wonna. It located within an area which has been largely cleared for agricultural purposes and adjoined on its north, north-east and eastern side by a road arriving from Terowie in the west. It was proclaimed on 20 December 1973 under the '' National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972''. As of 2018, it covered an area of . In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:

Pandappa Conservation Park preserves an area representative of the semi-arid mallee associations occurring in the region. A diversity of arid and semi-arid bird species has been recorded from the Park… The Park consists of an area of low quartzite ridges and associated footslopes. The vegetation is dominated by an open scrub of mature ''
Eucalyptus socialis ''Eucalyptus socialis'', commonly known as the red mallee, or grey mallee, is a species of mallee that is endemic to inland Australia. Description ''Eucalyptus socialis'' is a mallee that typically grows to a height of , but can reach as hig ...
'' over '' Enchylaena tomentose'' and ''
Kochia ''Kochia'' ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is a synonym of the genus ''Bassia'', which belongs to the subfamily Camphorosmoideae of family Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amarant ...
'' spp. A tall shrubland of '' Eremophila'', ''
Dodonaea ''Dodonaea'' is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants, often known as hop-bushes, in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, the Americas, so ...
'', ''
Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
'' and '' Cassia'' species occurs on the rocky hills of the Wonna Range. Open grazed areas feature numerous introduced species many of which also occur in the mallee understorey… The park has had a history of grazing and as a result some introduced species are prevalent.

As of 1994, visitation was described as being “low” due to its location on “a relatively minor road.” The conservation park is classified as an

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Category III protected area. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct

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References

External links

Pandappa Conservation Park webpage on the Protected Planet websitePandappa Conservation Park webpage on the BirdsSA website
{{Protected areas of South Australia, state=collapsed Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1973 1973 establishments in Australia South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate

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