| Podocarpus lawrencei | |
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| Podocarpus lawrencei, Mt Buller | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Araucariales |
| Family: | Podocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Podocarpus |
| Species: | P. lawrencei
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| Binomial name | |
| Podocarpus lawrencei | |
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Podocarpus lawrencei is a species of podocarp native throughout the Australian high country, from southern Tasmania through to the New South Wales highlands. Common names are Errinundra plum-pine and mountain plum-pine (though it is neither a pine nor a plum). It grows on exposed sites to 1,800 m, often forming living carpets over rocks through wind pruning.
Mountain plum-pine can live up to 600 years, and the growth rings vary with the temperature of the growing season, with narrower rings indicating unusually snowy years. These factors make it useful for determining past climate conditions in the Australian Alps.[3]
- ^ Farjon, A. (2013). "Podocarpus lawrencei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T42511A2983852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T42511A2983852.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Podocarpus lawrencei". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Dead shrubs tell climate secrets". ScienceAlert. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2015-09-13.