Cupressaceae Athrotaxis cupressoides D. Don
Etymology
Athrotaxis refers to ‘crowded arrangement’; indicating its crowded foliage or cone scales.
cupressoides refers to ‘resembles Cupressus’; indicating its scale-like foliage resembles Cupressus.
Colloquial Name
Pencil Pine
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Athrotaxis cupressoides are temperate forests, bogs/marshes/swamps/fens/peatlands , permanent freshwater lakes . It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1300 up to 1300 metres. Other conifers associated with Athrotaxis cupressoides are:
USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Athrotaxis cupressoides 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 Athrotaxis cupressoides is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Athrotaxis cupressoides and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Athrotaxis cupressoides has been assigned the status of VU(Vulnerable). This means that according to the Red List criteria, this species qualifies as Vulnerable and is of risk.
Superordinate Taxa
The nearest superordinate taxon for Athrotaxis cupressoides is Athrotaxis. The coordinate taxa for Athrotaxis cupressoides are therefore:
Athrotaxis cupressoides is further placed under Athrotaxoideae. Athrotaxis cupressoides is also placed under Cupressaceae.
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