Athrotaxis cupressoides, commonly known as pencil pine, is a species of conifer in the cypress family,Cupressaceae and not a member of the pine family. Found either as an erect shrub or as a tree, this species is endemic to Tasmania, Australia. Trees can live for upwards of 1000 years, sustaining a very slow growth rate of approximately 12 mm in diameter per year.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pencil 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
- Halocarpus bidwillii
- Diselma archeri
- Halocarpus biformis
- Athrotaxis selaginoides
- Lagarostrobos franklinii
- Fitzroya cupressoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Athrotaxis
- Species
- Athrotaxis cupressoides
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