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  Name ''Halocarpus bidwillii''
  Regnum Plant ae
  Divisio Pinophyta
  Classis Pinopsida
  Ordo Pinales
  Familia Podocarpaceae
  Genus '' Halocarpus ''
  Species '''''H bidwillii'''''
  Binomial ''Halocarpus bidwillii''
  Binomial Authority ( Hook F ex T Kirk ) Quinn


''Halocarpus bidwillii'' ('''Bog Pine''' or '''Mountain Pine'''; syn. ''Dacrydium bidwillii'') is a species of Conifer in the family Podocarpaceae , native to New Zealand . It grows from Coromandel to the extreme south; as the latitude increases, so it is found at lower altitudes.

It is an Evergreen Shrub favouring both bogs and dry stony ground, seldom growing to more than 3.5 m high. The Leaves are scale-like on adult plants, 1-2 mm long, arranged spirally on the shoots; young seedlings and occasional shoots on older plants have soft strap-like leaves 5-10 mm long and 1-1.5 mm broad. The Seed Cones are highly modified, berry-like, with a white Aril surrounding the single 2-3 mm long Seed .


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