Trees
Allocasuarina littoralis
|
Descriptor |
Upright dark green tree with fissured bark. Leaves are reduces to rings of teeth along fine branchlets. Dark brown male flower spikes 5-50mm long at end of branchlets. Fruit cones to 3cm, flattened at top |
Cultural knowledge |
Food-shoots and young cones. Wood-weapons |
Ecological role |
Food plant for caterpillars, seed and insects for birds |
Height |
5-12m |
Width |
2-6m |
Sun |
Full sun, semi shade |
Soil type |
Well drained clay and rocky soils |
Flowering time |
Mar-June |