 | Callitris monticola J. GardenCommon NamesSteelhead (1).Taxonomic notesDescriptionTree: Erect glaucous bushy shrub to 2.5 m tall (1).Leaves: Glaucous, 2-4 mm long (1). Cones: Solitary or several together, widely ovoid to depressed-globose, 15-25 mm in diameter, glaucous when young, often with greyish markings around edge of scales at maturity (1). Cone scales: Thick, each with a dorsal protuberance close to the apex, the alternate scales reduced in size; columella large and widely 3-lobed, often to 5 mm long (1). RangeAustralia: NSW & Qld. "Mostly found in granite areas, sometimes on sandstone; rare in N.S.W., from the Gibraltar Range N.P. to the Tenterfield district" (1).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Harden 1990.See also: Silba 1986. |
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