Halocarpus bidwillii

Halocarpus bidwillii
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
Synonyms[1]
  • Dacrydium bidwillii Kirk
  • Dacrydium bidwillii var. erecta Kirk
  • Dacrydium bidwillii var. reclinata Kirk

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

  1. "http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Halocarpus_bidwillii.html". Flora of New Zealand. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 15 January 2016. External link in |title= (help)

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