Dwarf Mountain Pine
Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii
Family Podocarpaceae
Critically Endangered — AUS: Critically Endangered, NSW: Critically Endangered
About
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.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Blue Mountains National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2022) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Blue Mountains National Park — Greater Sydney & the Blue Mountains hikes