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Pherosphaera hookeriana
Also called Drooping Pine
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.
Pherosphaera hookeriana is endemic to Tasmania's west, southwest and central plateau. The current distribution of the species is most likely to be a reflection of post-glacial expansion from refugia and subsequent fire events (Kirkpatrick & Dickinson 1984). Pherosphaera hookeriana grows from 600 to 1300 meters elevation in a wide range of habitats from alpine to Sphagnum bogs, the common element through the environments the species inhabits is the high soil moisture content and annual rainfall. Confirmed records indicate that the species ranges from the Walls of Jerusalem National Park in the north to Mt La Perouse in Southwest National Park (Tasmanian threatened species guide 2016) – about 12 kilometers from Tasmania's south coast. Most populations of the species occurs on soils derived from Jurassic dolerite, with an exception being a stand in Artichoke Valley near Frenchmans Cap, which grows on sedimentary deposits.
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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.
