Editing Conondale National Park (section)

=== Flora ===
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Two thirds of the original vegetation in the Conondale region has been cleared including large areas of rainforest leaving a mosaic of cattle pastures, cropland, remnant forests and hoop pine plantations. Extensive areas of remnant forests remain in gullies and steeper parts of the Conondale ranges including large areas of un-managed regrowth.<ref name="moran" /> The national park protects significant areas of remnant vegetation including sub-tropical rainforest, wet and dry sclerophyll forest including remnant stands of bunya pine ''Araucaria bidwillii'', hoop pine ''Araucaria cunninghamii'' including extremely tall stands of flooded gum ''[[Eucalyptus grandis]]'' and brush box ''[[Lophostemon confertus]]''.<ref name="wetland" /> Queensland's tallest tree a ''Eucalyptus grandis'' was recently discovered in the park in 2013 and stands at 73&nbsp;metres tall.<ref name="esri" /><ref name="wetland" /> In total there are thirty one different vegetation types including extensive Palm vine forests,<ref>McDonald, W.J., Young, P.A., Watson, M.A., 1998. Distribution and status of the rainforest communities of southeast Queensland. Rainforest Recovery New Millennium World Wildlife Fund Sydney. 28–66.</ref> thirteen are listed as ‘of concern’ including gallery rainforests (notophyll vine forests) and semi-evergreen vine thickets which are listed as endangered.<ref name="nprsr" /><ref name=WebbTracey>{{Citation | author1=Webb, L. J. (Leonard James), 1920-2008 | author-link1=Leonard Webb (academic) | author2=Tracey, J. G. (John Geoffrey), 1920-2004 | author-link2=Geoff Tracey | title=Australian Rainforests: Patterns and Change (Ecological Biogeography of Australia, vol. 1 p. 605-694) | publication-date=1981 | publisher=The Hague: W. Junk | hdl=102.100.100/292256?index=1 | url=http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/292256?index=1}}</ref><ref name=Webb>{{cite journal |title=A Physiognomic Classification of Australian Rain Forests|first1=Len|last1=Webb| author-link=Leonard Webb (academic) | journal = Journal of Ecology| publisher=British Ecological Society : Journal of Ecology Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 551-570|date=1 Oct 1959|volume = 47|issue = 3|pages = 551–570|doi = 10.2307/2257290|jstor = 2257290}}</ref>
[[File:Richmond Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithoptera richmondius).jpg|thumb|Richmond Birdwing Butterfly (''Ornithoptera richmondius'')]]
A total of 796 plant species are recorded in the park, twelve species are listed as endangered, vulnerable or near threatened.<ref name="nprsr" /> Notable threatened species include the gympie nut ''Macadamia ternifolia'' now listed as threatened on the [[IUCN Red List]] and listed vulnerable in Queensland and nationally.<ref name="macadamia">Environment, D. of the, 2009a. [http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/southern-macadamia-species-recovery-plan Southern macadamia species recovery plan]. Retrieved 25 April 2014.</ref> The brush sophora ''Sophora fraseri'' and ''Bosistoa transversa'' are listed nationally as Vulnerable and occurs in semi-evergreen vine thickets, it is threatened by changing fire regimes and competition from [[weed]]s.<ref>EHP,  jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of E. and H., n.d. Brush sophora – Sophora fraseri [WWW Document]. URL http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/species/?sophora-fraseri (accessed 4.25.14b).</ref>