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Callitris oblonga
Also called Dwarf Cypress-pine, Pigmy Cypres-pine, River Pine, Tasmanian Cypress-pine, Pygmy Cypress Pine, South Esk Pine, Native Cypress
Callitris oblonga, the South Esk pine, pygmy cypress pine, river pine, or Tasmanian cypress pine, is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is native to New South Wales and Tasmania, with one subspecies introduced in Victoria. It is considered vulnerable and faces a number of threats including land clearing, habitat degradation, and damage from or competition with invasive species. Callitris oblonga forms a wetland community with Eucalyptus ovata known as the Eucalyptus ovata—Callitris oblonga forests.
Bailey's Cypress-pine · Morrison's Cypress-pine · White cypress-pine · Drummond's cypress · Black Cypress-pine · White Cypress Pine · Slender Cypress-pine · Australian Blue Cypress · Brush Cypress-pine · Dwarf cypress · Illawarra Cypress-pine · New Caledonia Cypress Pine
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callitris oblonga by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
