Species
Allocasuarina verticillata
Common Name(s)
drooping sheoak
Authority
Allocasuarina verticillata (Lam.) L.A.S. Johnson
Family
Casuarinaceae
Brief Description
Wide-crowned tree with drooping branchlets; grows to 10 m. Nitrogen fixing. Suckers, especially when roots are disturbed. Dioecious.
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Synonyms
Casuarina verticillata Lam.; Casuarina stricta Aiton
Habitat
South-east Australia; Tasmania
Fruiting
Hard cone-like fruiting heads, long persistent on trees
Propagation Technique
Seed; root suckers
This page last updated on 27 Oct 2019