Allocasuarina littoralis
also known as black she-oak, black sheoak, river black-oak.
The Black she-oak is an endemic medium-sized Australian tree that grows upward of 8 meters, a coarse shrub in exposed maritime areas. It is evergreen with modified branchlets appearing to be leaves 5-8 cm in length and narrow width less than 4 mm in width, with a true very minute less than 1 mm length leaves occurring on the tips of the branchlets. It is a fast-growing tree that is commonly found along roadsides. It has a red female flower in the Spring.
References:
- Pfaf.org n.d. “Allocasuarina littoralis – Salisb. L.A. S. Johnson” Plants For A Future. Website referenced 6/22/21 at https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Allocasuarina+littoralis
- Vicflora 1982 “Allocasuarina littoralis” VICFLORA – Flora of Victoria. Website referenced 6/22/21 at https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/ffb1666e-3e9a-4d25-9b99-fc5a7edfaf69
- Wikipedia n.d. “Allocasuarina littoralis”. Website referenced 6/22/21 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allocasuarina_littoralis.
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