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drooping she-oak
Scientific Name: Allocasuarina verticillata
Family: Casuarinaceae
Category: Dicot
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Drooping She-oak (Allocasuarina verticillata)
Allocasuarina verticillata, commonly known as drooping she-oak or drooping sheoak, is a native tree of southeastern Australia. Other common names include Coast She-oak and Hilloak. Variations in spelling, such as "She. Oak," "Sheoak," "She oak," and "She-oak," are also used.
The plant was used by Aboriginal people like Gunditjmara and Gunaikurnai for food and to make tools and weapons.
Considerations for Pets
- The text mentions that the Drooping Sheoak has needle-like foliage.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Allocasuarina verticillata (Lam.) L. A. S. Johnson
- Synonym: Casuarina stricta (formerly)
- Family: Casuarinaceae
Distribution and Habitat
- Abundant along rocky Tasmanian shores.
- Common in dry areas.
- Southeastern Australia
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Typically grows to a height of 4-7m in Tasmania, but can reach 5-10m elsewhere.
- Form: Tree
- Growth rate: Slow to medium
- Foliage: Branchlets are long and pendulous.
- Dioecious: Separate male and female plants.
- Male plants produce masses of pollen in brown/orange catkins (flowers) from April to November.
- Female flowers are designed to hang from the tree.
- Evergreen
- Has a rounded crown.
Ecological Role
- Nitrogen-fixing: Roots possess nodules containing symbiotic nitrogen-fixing organisms, similar to legumes.
- The nuts provide a natural food source for glossy black cockatoos.
- Wind-pollinated