Pherosphaera hookeriana, the Mount Mawson pine, is a shrubby conifer in the family Podocarpaceae, endemic to Tasmania, at elevations above 600 meters. There are roughly 30 known sites, with population numbers in the tens of thousands. The species occurs in a range of habitats typically in areas near water bodies, mostly on dolerite derived soils. The species is highly fire sensitive and an increase in fire events associated with climate change may lead to local extinction and fragmentation of habitat.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mount Mawson 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
- Diselma archeri
- Halocarpus bidwillii
- Microcachrys tetragona
- Pilgerodendron uviferum
- Athrotaxis cupressoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Podocarpaceae
- Genus
- Pherosphaera
- Species
- Pherosphaera hookeriana
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