Black Sheoak

Allocasuarina littoralis

"Allocasuarina littoralis", commonly known as black sheoak, black she-oak, or river black-oak, is an endemic medium-sized Australian tree. A. littoralis is named for its growth near the coast; this is somewhat misleading, as it will grow well both inland and in coastal zones.
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Appearance

This evergreen Casaurina tree is noted for its modified branchlets appearing to be leaves and narrow width and the true leaves are, in fact minute and occur on the tips of the modified branchlets. It is a relatively fast growing tree making it very suitable for planting along roadsides. The showy red female flowers appear in spring. It is usually dioecious.

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Status: Least concern
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFagales
FamilyCasuarinaceae
GenusAllocasuarina
SpeciesA. littoralis
Photographed in
Australia