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Microcachrys tetragona

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Microcachrys tetragona, known as creeping pine or creeping strawberry pine, is a species of dioecious conifer belonging to the podocarp family (Podocarpaceae). It is the sole species of the genus Microcachrys. The plant is endemic to western Tasmania, where it is a low shrub growing to 1 m tall at high altitudes. Its leaves are scale-like, arranged (unusually for the Podocarpaceae) in opposite decussate pairs, superficially resembling those of the unrelated Diselma archeri (Cupressaceae). It shares the common name Creeping pine with several other plants. Females produce tiny, red, edible berri

Species

Least Concern

creeping strawberry pine

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPinopsida
  4. OrderPinales
  5. FamilyPodocarpaceae
Native toTasmania
Observations170
Observations recorded849

General: Microcachrys tetragona is rated as Least Concerned (LC

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
80
With media
28
Family
Podocarpaceae
Collections
RSA, UCSB, MEL, CDA
Recorded in
Australia, United States

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Microcachrys tetragona, known as creeping pine or creeping strawberry pine, is a species of dioecious conifer belonging to the podocarp family (Podocarpaceae). It is the sole species of the genus Microcachrys. The plant is endemic to western Tasmania, where it is a low shrub growing to 1 m tall at high altitudes. Its leaves are scale-like, arranged (unusually for the Podocarpaceae) in opposite decussate pairs, superficially resembling those of the unrelated Diselma archeri (Cupressaceae). It shares the common name Creeping pine with several other plants. Females produce tiny, red, edible berries in summer.

thumb|left|Microcachrys tetragona foliage

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Microcachrys tetragona” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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