Callitris monticola, the steelhead or dwarf cypress (a name it shares with several other conifers), is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is found only in Australia, occurring in the states of Queensland and New South Wales and is considered vulnerable due to its restricted distribution.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dwarf 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Pinopsida
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Callitris
- Species
- Callitris monticola
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