Dwarf mountain pine (Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii)
Description
Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii, commonly known as the Blue Mountains Pine or Dwarf Mountain Pine is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New South Wales, Australia. The entire natural habitat is in the Blue Mountains, from Katoomba to Wentworth Falls, growing almost exclusively in the splash zones of waterfalls, and on the southern aspect of sandstone nearby
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Pinopsida
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Order: Pinales
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Family: Podocarpaceae
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Genus: Pherosphaera
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