Exocarpos cupressiformis
Exocarpos cupressiformis
Safety & Hazards
One report says that the foliage might be poisonous[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ].
Botanical Description
Exocarpos cupressiformis is an erect, evergreen shrub or a small tree with a rounded or a pyramidal crown; it can grow up to 8 metres tall. The leaves are small and scale-like, with most photosynthesis being carried out by the green stems. The bole is generally 15 - 25cm in diameter, but can reach 60cm near the Victoria and New South Wales border. The plant spreads by means of underground suckers, often forming clumps[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. , 601 Title The Useful Native Plants of Australia. Publication Author Maiden J.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Turner & Co.; London. Year 1889 ISBN Description Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.