Cupressaceae Athrotaxis selaginoides D. Don
Etymology
Athrotaxis refers to ‘crowded arrangement’; indicating its crowded foliage or cone scales.
selaginoides refers to ‘resembles Selaginella’; indicating its needle-like foliage resembles the lycopod genus Selaginella.
Colloquial Name
King William Pine, King Billy Pine
Distribution
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Habitat
The natural habitats for Athrotaxis selaginoides are temperate forests. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 1200 up to 1200 metres. There are no conifers associated with Athrotaxis selaginoides that are known of.
USDA Hardiness zone – 8
Athrotaxis selaginoides 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 selaginoides is decreasing. There are ongoing threats for Athrotaxis selaginoides and they are listed as follows:
IUCN Category – VU
According to the IUCN Red List, Athrotaxis selaginoides 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 selaginoides is Athrotaxis. The coordinate taxa for Athrotaxis selaginoides are therefore:
Athrotaxis selaginoides is further placed under Athrotaxoideae. Athrotaxis selaginoides is also placed under Cupressaceae.
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