Distribution of Callitris verrucosa (Bowman and Harris 1995). The distribution of this species in western Australia is assigned to C. tuberculata by Hill (1998). Basemap from Expedia Maps.
Map of the distribution of species in the Callitris columellaris complex, from Sakaguchi et al. (2013), showing specimen locations and modeled habitat.
Conservation Status
Callitris verrucosa
Mallee pine, sandhill pine, scrub cypress pine.
Syn: Callitris preissii ssp. verrucosa (Cunn. ex Endl.) J. Garden (Harden 1990), Frenella verrucosa (Silba 1986).
"Cones usually <25 mm diam., densely warted (in N.S.W.). Small stunted tree often with several trunks and rarely more than 6 m high, foliage glaucous. Female cones broad-ovoid to depressed-globose, the warts mostly small, 1-2 mm diam, sometimes larger and more scattered" (Harden 1990). See García Esteban et al. (2004) for a detailed characterization of the wood anatomy.
Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. "Usually grows in small clumps or as isolated trees" (Harden 1990).
Zone 10 (cold hardiness limit between -1°C and +4.4°C) (Bannister and Neuner 2001).
No data as of 2026-08-23.
No data as of 2026-08-23.
No data as of 2026-08-23.
The epithet refers to the verrucose (bumpy) seed cones.
Bowman, D. M. J. S. and Stephen Harris. 1995. Conifers of Australia's dry forests and open woodland. Pp. 252-270 in Enright, Neal J. and Robert S. Hill (eds.) Ecology of the southern conifers. Washington, DC: Smithsonian. 342pp.
Mueller, F. J. H. von. 1860. Essay on the plants collected by Mr. Eugene Fitzalan, during Lieut. Smith's expedition to the estuary of the Burdekin. Melbourne: John Ferres, Government Printer. P.19. Available: Hathi Trust, accessed 2012.11.25.
Farjon (2005) provides a detailed account, with illustrations.
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