Pilgerodendron is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae, containing the sole species, Pilgerodendron uviferum, which is endemic to the Valdivian temperate rain forests and Magellanic subpolar forests of southern Chile and southwestern Argentina. It grows from 40 to 54°20' S in Tierra del Fuego, where it is the southernmost conifer species in the world. It is a member of subfamily Callitroideae, a group of distinct Southern Hemisphere genera associated with the Antarctic flora.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Guaitecas cypress 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
- Athrotaxis selaginoides
- Pherosphaera hookeriana
- Diselma archeri
- Fitzroya cupressoides
- Libocedrus bidwillii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Pilgerodendron
- Species
- Pilgerodendron uviferum
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