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Ovary superior. Fruit a nut resting on the enlarged succulent receptacle Exocarpos
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Flowers in short cylindrical spikes 3–6 mm long including the peduncle. Perianth segments 5. Swollen pedicel bright red or yellowish at the fruiting stage, oblong-ovoid, 5–6 mm diam. Branchlets often drooping and graceful. Leaves scale-like triangular 0.5 mm long, (may be longer on new growth). Tall shrub or small tree. Widespread. Forests. Fl. spring–autumn. Native Cherry or Cherry Ballart Exocarpos cupressiformis