Common Name: Scrub Cypress Pine
Botanical Name: Callitris verrucosa
Family: CUPRESSACEAE
Description:
Tall shrub to small bushy tree, 2-5 m high. Small, lime or dark green, in whorls of 3. Inconspicuous. Separate male and female flowers on each tree. Spring to summer. Spherical cone with dense covering of warts, solitary or clustered, containing up to 30 brown winged seeds, 1.5-2.5 cm diameter. Open cones remaining on trees. Late spring to summer (November to February). Monitor fruits for maturity as seasonal conditions will determine best time for collection.
Tall shrub to small bushy tree, 2-5 m high. Small, lime or dark green, in whorls of 3. Inconspicuous. Separate male and female flowers on each tree. Spring to summer. Spherical cone with dense covering of warts, solitary or clustered, containing up to 30 brown winged seeds, 1.5-2.5 cm diameter. Open cones remaining on trees. Late spring to summer (November to February). Monitor fruits for maturity as seasonal conditions will determine best time for collection.
Natural Distribution:
Occurs on dune ridges and deep sandy soils in most agricultural regions of SA (absent from Southern Lofty). Extends into WA, NSW and Vic. Common to mallee areas.
Occurs on dune ridges and deep sandy soils in most agricultural regions of SA (absent from Southern Lofty). Extends into WA, NSW and Vic. Common to mallee areas.
Notes:
Slow growth rate. Genus name Callitris comes from the Greek 'kalos' meaning beautiful and 'treis' meaning three, referring to the leaves which are arranged in whorls of 3.
Slow growth rate. Genus name Callitris comes from the Greek 'kalos' meaning beautiful and 'treis' meaning three, referring to the leaves which are arranged in whorls of 3.
