Callitris oblonga, the South Esk pine, pygmy cypress pine, river pine, or Tasmanian cypress pine, is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is native to New South Wales and Tasmania, with one subspecies introduced in Victoria. It is considered vulnerable and faces a number of threats including land clearing, habitat degradation, and damage from or competition with invasive species. Callitris oblonga forms a wetland community with Eucalyptus ovata known as the Eucalyptus ovata—Callitris oblonga forests.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Tasmanian cypress-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 muelleri
- Callitris rhomboidea
- Callitris preissii
- Callitris endlicheri
- Callitris monticola
- Callitris roei
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Callitris
- Species
- Callitris oblonga
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