Quiz: Native conifers

Bulletin of 18 December 2025

What extraordinarily long-lived Australian conifer is the only member of the Lagarostrobos genus?
Answer
Huon pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii).
What critically endangered conifer species occurs within 150km of Sydney, and was unknown to science until 1994?
Answer
Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis).
Callitris (‘Cypress pine’) is a southern hemisphere genus, with 13 of the 16 recognised species native to Australia. What country are the other three species native to?
Answer
France (New Caledonia).
Growing to 45 metres, and occurring naturally only in Queensland, what Araucaria species is famous for its enormous cones and large, edible seeds.
Answer
Araucaria bidwillii (Bunya pine).
The genus Athrotaxis - which includes Pencil Pines and King Billy Pines - is endemic to what Australian State or Territory?
Answer
Tasmania.

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