''Callitris muelleri'' is a species of

conifer Conifers are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single ...

in the family

Cupressaceae Cupressaceae is a conifer family, the cypress family, with worldwide distribution. The family includes 27–30 genera (17 monotypic), which include the junipers and redwoods, with about 130–140 species in total. They are monoecious, subdio ...

. It is found only in

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Description

''Callitris muelleri'' is a small tree or shrub growing to 6 meters tall. The leaves are hairless, glaucous to green in colour, with mature leaves measuring 5-10 millimeters long, juvenile leaves longer. This species is

monoecious Monoecy (; adj. monoecious ) is a sexual system in seed plants where separate male and female cones or flowers are present on the same plant. It is a monomorphic sexual system alongside gynomonoecy, andromonoecy and trimonoecy. Monoecy is conne ...

. The male

cones A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex. A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines conn ...

measure 3 millimeters long and occur in clusters at the ends of the leaves, while the female cones are spherical, measure 20-30 millimeters in diameter, occur solitarily or in clusters, and may remain on the branches after maturity.

References

muelleri Trees of Australia Pinales of Australia Least concern flora of Australia Flora of New South Wales Trees of mild maritime climate Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{conifer-stub