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Cook pine
Cook pine
Araucaria columnaris
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
100+ years
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical forest
Range
Oceania
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

Cook pine is a tall, slender tree that grows on the coast of New Caledonia. Unlike most pine trees, the Cook pine's branches are topped with a massive, rounded crown, resembling a giant coral reef.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Araucariaceae
Genus
Araucaria
Species
Araucaria columnaris