Callitris rhomboidea, the Oyster Bay pine, Tasmanian cypress pine, Port Jackson pine, Illawarra mountain pine, or dune cypress pine, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is native to Australia, occurring in South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. It has become naturalized near Auckland, New Zealand, and can be found on the island of Taillefer Rocks in Tasmania.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Port Jackson Pine being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Callitris monticola
- Callitris preissii
- Callitris oblonga
- Callitris muelleri
- Callitris roei
- Callitris verrucosa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Callitris
- Species
- Callitris rhomboidea
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