Callitris columellaris (White Cypress-pine)
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White Cypress-pine
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WHITE CYPRESS-PINE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
White Cypress-pine
Other Names
Murray River Cypress-pine, Northern Cypress-pine
Description
Callitris columellaris is a small evergreen conifer tree. The leaves are scale-like arranged in whorls of three on very slender shoots. The cones are round with six triangular scales, which open at maturity to release the seeds.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 4-12 m (rarely to 20 m) high
Propagation
propagate from stratified seed
Classification
| Class: | Pinopsida | | Order: | Cupressales | | Family: | Cupressaceae | | Genus: | Callitris | | Species: | columellaris | | Common Name: | White Cypress-pine |
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