Callitris monticola

Location & distribution maps

Plant description

Common name:         Steelhead Cypress

• Also, Dwarf cypress

Conservation status: Vulnerable

• It is considered vulnerable due to its restricted distribution

Etymology:   

• The name ‘callitris’ is derived from the Greek calli (meaning beautiful) and treis (meaning three), because their scale-like leaves are in whorls of three

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Cones and seed:                            

• It is is monoecious, with female cones occurring solitarily or in clusters

• The cones are egg shaped to spherical, measuring 15-20 mm in diameter, with each scale having a dorsal protuberance near the apex of the cone

Leaves:         

• The leaves are glaucous and measure 2-4 mm long

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• An erect evergreen shrub growing to 2.5 meters tall

Habitat:   

Distribution:                  

• It is found only in Australia, occurring in the states of Queensland and NSW  

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Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callitris_monticola (2023)