Podocarpaceae Lepidothamnus intermedius (Kirk) Quinn
Etymology
Lepidothamnus refers to ‘scale bush’; indicating the shrubby nature of these trees and their scale-like foliage.
intermedius refers to its intermediate characteristics compared to the other two species in this genus.
Colloquial Name
Yellow Silver pine
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Lepidothamnus intermedius are temperate forests, temperate grasslands, temperate shrublands, bogs/marshes/swamps/fens/peatlands . It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1 up to 900 metres. There are no conifers associated with Lepidothamnus intermedius that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Lepidothamnus intermedius is hardy to USDA Zone 8 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -12.2C (10F) to -6.7C (20F).
Species Continuity
The population trend for Lepidothamnus intermedius is stable. There are ongoing threats for Lepidothamnus intermedius and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Lepidothamnus intermedius has been assigned the status of LC(Least Concern). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species is not qualified as threatened.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Lepidothamnus intermedius is Lepidothamnus. The coordinate taxa for Lepidothamnus intermedius are therefore:
Lepidothamnus intermedius is also placed under Podocarpaceae.
Cultivars
‘Gracilis’
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