Halocarpus bidwillii, commonly known as the mountain pine or bog pine, is a species of dioecious conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found throughout the North and South Islands.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bog 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 biformis
- Diselma archeri
- Pherosphaera hookeriana
- Athrotaxis cupressoides
- Manoao colensoi
- Microcachrys tetragona
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Podocarpaceae
- Genus
- Halocarpus
- Species
- Halocarpus bidwillii
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