Callitris canescens

Cupressaceae Callitris canescens (Parl.) S. T. Blake

Etymology
Callitris refers to ‘beautiful’; indicating its beauty.
canescens refers to ‘greyish’; indicating the colour of its mature cones.

Colloquial Name
Morrison’s cypress-pine

Distribution

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TDWG Codes
5, 50, SOA, WAU, WAU-WA

Habitat
The natural habitats for Callitris canescens are mediterranean-type shrublands. It is naturally found at an elevation of at least 400 up to 400 metres. There are no conifers associated with Callitris canescens that are known of.

USDA Hardiness zone – 10
Callitris canescens is hardy to USDA Zone 10 (Bannister & Neuner, 2001), meaning its frost tolerance lies somewhere in the range of -1.1C (30F) to 4.4C (40F).

Species Continuity
The population trend for Callitris canescens is stable. There are no known threats for Callitris canescens.

IUCN Category – LC
According to the IUCN Red List, Callitris canescens 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 Callitris canescens is Sect. Callitris. The coordinate taxa for Callitris canescens are therefore:

Callitris canescens is further placed under Cupressoideae. Callitris canescens is also placed under Cupressaceae.

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