'Wollemia nobilis' (Wollemi Pine), Araucariaceae

The Wollemi Pine is a Critically Endangered conifer that is endemic to a single catchment in Wollemi National Park, NSW. Fewer than 100 mature Wollemi Pines remain in the wild. The Wollemi Pine is a high profile species since its discovery in 1994 by David Noble. It has attracted international media interest, and was dubbed a 'living fossil' because of its similarity to previously described fossil records (Chambers et al. 1998). The Wollemi Pine was the subject of the State of New South Wales' first Recovery Plan for a threatened species, which included in situ management and ex situ conservation actions. Another action was a campaign of 'cultivation for conservation' by the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, with the first plants available for sale in 2005.