Swamp oak

Family: Casuarinaceae
Scientific name: Casuarina glauca
Description: Plant Form: Medium tree. Size: 8-20 m tall, sometimes taller. Can occasionally be creeper in coastal heath. Stem: Hard grey or grey-brown, with finely cracked and scaly bark. Leaves: Typical Sheoak (Casuarinaceae), tiny leaves form rings around long thin drooping branchlets in segments. Flowers: Clusters with pollen on the tips of branchlets, male flowers are brown, female are bright red and hairy appearance. Fruit and Seeds: Rounded cones on stalked heads, with reddish to white hairs when young, becoming woody and releasing winged nutlets when mature. Habitat: Riverbanks, floodplains, swamps, dunes. Distinguishing Features: Very hard to distinguish from other Sheoaks (Casuarinaceae) and can hybridise. Weed Status: Priority Weed Weed Type: Environmental Lifeform: Woody/tree

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