Microcachrys

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Microcachrys is a small, monotypic genus of Tasmanian conifers known for its low, heath-like shrubs and distinctive, berry-like seed cones.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conifer genus
plant genus
biogeographicAffinity southern Gondwanan element
climatePreference cool temperate
high rainfall areas
commonName creeping strawberry pine
coneAppearance berry-like seed cones
coneSex separate male and female cones
coneType fleshy seed cones
describedAs heath-like conifer shrub
dispersal animal-dispersed fleshy cones
division Pinophyta
ecologicalRole component of Tasmanian alpine heath communities
endemicTo Tasmania
evergreen true
family Podocarpaceae
foundIn Tasmanian alpine vegetation
Tasmanian subalpine vegetation
geographicDistribution central Tasmania
western Tasmania
growthForm low shrub
prostrate shrub
growthHabit mat-forming
habitat alpine heathland
montane moorland
subalpine heathland
hasOnlySpecies Microcachrys
surface form: "Microcachrys tetragona"
isMonotypic true
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement opposite decussate
leafShape small triangular scales
leafType scale-like leaves
lifeCycle perennial
nativeTo Tasmania
order Pinales
photosyntheticOrgan scale leaves on slender branchlets
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination wind-pollinated
relatedTo Phyllocladus
Podocarpus
reproductiveType gymnosperms
seed plants
seedEnclosure naked seeds typical of gymnosperms
soilPreference acidic soils
peaty soils
taxonRank genus
tolerance frost tolerant
snow tolerant
woodType softwood

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Pinaceae containsGenus Microcachrys
Microcachrys hasOnlySpecies Microcachrys
this entity surface form: "Microcachrys tetragona"

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