Diselma archeri (dwarf pine or Cheshunt pine) is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae and the sole species in the genus Diselma, the only species in Diselma. It is endemic to the alpine regions of Tasmania's southwest and Central Highlands, on the western coast ranges and Lake St. Clair. It is a monotypic genus restricted to high elevation rainforest and moist alpine heathland. Its distribution mirrors very closely that of other endemic Tasmanian conifers Microcachrys tetragona and Pherosphaera hookeriana.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Cheshunt 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
- Pherosphaera hookeriana
- Halocarpus bidwillii
- Athrotaxis cupressoides
- Pilgerodendron uviferum
- Microcachrys tetragona
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Diselma
- Species
- Diselma archeri
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