Mooball National Park
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox Australian place Mooball National Park is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, Template:Convert northeast of Sydney. It is nearby to the town of Mooball and is 10 kilmetres south-east of Murwillumbah.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung people.<ref name=":1" />
It was established in January 1999 and covers an area of 1160 hectares and before this time it was managed by Forests NSW as the Mooball State Forest.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
It is one of the largest lowland rainforests in Australia, and is a refuge for several animal species, where it sits in the predominantly clear Tweed and Brunswick Valleys.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Native flora and fauna
[edit]The park is home to a variety of native plants and within it theirs are at least 17 vulnerable or endangered plats. The endangered plant species present include:<ref name=":1" />
- Cassia brewsteri var. marksiana (Brush cassia)
- Dendrocnide moroides (Gympie stinger)
- Drynaria rigidula (Basket ferm)
- Elaeocarpus williamsianus (Hairy quandong)
- Endiandra floydii (Crystal Creek walmut)
- Endiandra muelleri subsp. bracteata (Green-leaved rose walnut)
- Tarenna cameronii (Cameron's Tarenna).
The park also supports a number of threatened species including vulnerable mammals.<ref name=":1" />