Cupressaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Callitris verrucosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Callitris verrucosa is an evergreen shrub with erect branches, sometimes becoming a small tree that is usually multi-stemmed; it can grow up to 8 metres tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental. Relatively large areas of malle scrubland have been cleared for agriculture or converted for pastoralism. Overgrazing by domestic and feral animals is a problem in some areas. Changes in fire frequencies and intensities are also problems in some areas. Callitris verrucosa, however, is still widespread and relatively common The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

HabitatSemi-arid mallee shrubland communities.Often co-dominant with multistemmed eucalypts[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. A widespread species on red desert sandhills[ 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. ].