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Glyptostrobus europaeus
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Glyptostrobus europaeus is an extinct conifer species of the family Cupressaceae that is found as fossils throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The sole living species of Glyptostrobus was described from China in 1926. The name of the genus comes from the Greek "glypto" meaning grooved or carved, and "strobilus" meaning cone. The species name "europaeus" refers to the fact that it was first described from Europe.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Glyptostrobus europaeus
- Slug
- glyptostrobus-europaeus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Glyptostrobus
- Species
- europaeus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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