Allocasuarina verticillata
Common name
drooping sheoak
Synonyms
Casuarina verticillata Lam.; Casuarina stricta Aiton
Family
Casuarinaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
Wide-crowned tree with drooping branchlets; grows to 10 m. Nitrogen fixing. Suckers, especially when roots are disturbed. Dioecious.
Habitat
South-east Australia; Tasmania
Fruiting
Hard cone-like fruiting heads, long persistent on trees
Propagation technique
Seed; root suckers