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Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii (Dwarf mountain pine)

Synonyms: Dacrydium fitzgeraldii (homotypic); Microstrobos fitzgeraldii (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii, commonly known as the Blue Mountains Pine or Dwarf Mountain Pine is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae.It is found only in New South Wales, Australia. The entire natural habitat is in the Blue Mountains, from Katoomba to Wentworth Falls, growing almost exclusively in the splash zones of waterfalls, and on the southern aspect of sandstone nearby. Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii grows as a small shrub to 1 m (3 ft) high. The branchlets droop and bear tiny narrow leaves 2 or 3 mm in length.
View Wikipedia Record: Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Attributes

Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Blue Mountains National Park Australia

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0