Araucaria heterophylla is a species of conifer. As its vernacular name Norfolk Island pine implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia. It is not a true pine, which belong to the genus Pinus in the family Pinacee, but instead is a member of the genus Araucaria in the family Araucariacee, which also contains the hoop pine. #flower #plants #california #summer #sun #green #trees #follow #earth