Halocarpus kirkii, commonly known as monoao, is a species of dioecious conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is native and endemic to New Zealand.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Kirk's 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
- Podocarpus glomeratus
- Podocarpus nubigenus
- Podocarpus lambertii
- Halocarpus biformis
- Saxegothaea conspicua
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Podocarpaceae
- Genus
- Halocarpus
- Species
- Halocarpus kirkii
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