Wollemi Pine

Araucariaceae
FamilyAraucariaceae
Max Height40 m
RangeAustralia (secret)
HabitatTemperate gorges

About the Wollemi Pine

Discovered 1994 — previously known only from 200-million-year-old fossils. Botanical find of the century. Fewer than 100 adults in wild. Exact location kept secret. Being propagated worldwide.

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