Halocarpus bidwillii
| Halocarpus bidwillii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Halocarpus |
| Species: | H. bidwillii |
| Binomial name | |
| Halocarpus bidwillii (Hook. f. ex T. Kirk) Quinn | |
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Halocarpus bidwillii (Bog Pine or Mountain Pine) is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is native to New Zealand and grows from Coromandel to the extreme south; as the latitude increases, it is found at lower altitudes.
It is an evergreen shrub favouring both bogs and dry stony ground, seldom growing to more than 3.5 m (11 ft) high. The leaves are scale-like on adult plants, 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long, arranged spirally on the shoots; young seedlings and occasional shoots on older plants have soft strap-like leaves 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) and 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) broad. The seed cones are highly modified, berry-like, with a white aril surrounding the single 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long seed.
References
- ↑ "http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Halocarpus_bidwillii.html". Flora of New Zealand. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 January 2016. External link in
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- Conifer Specialist Group (1998). Halocarpus bidwillii. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 8 May 2006.
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