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).
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 2023.03.03.
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.
Last Modified 2023-03-03