03-Sep-2020 Theme: 'Native conifers'

(1) What extraordinarily long-lived Australian conifer is the only member of the Lagarostrobos genus?

Answer: Huon pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii).

(2) What critically endangered conifer species occurs within 150km of Sydney, and was unknown to science until 1994?

Answer: Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis).

(3) Callitris (‘Cyprus 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).

(4) 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).

(5) 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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