Casuarina cunninghamiana
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Common name: unknown
The species has many common names including River Oak, River She-oak or Creek Oak
Conservation status: unknown
Etymology:
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Flowers:
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Fruit:
Flowers are reddish-brown in the male and red in the female
Cones are small, nearly round to elongated and about 10 mm across
Leaves:
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Stem & branches:
The trunk is usually erect, with dense rough bark
Roots:
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Habit:
The River Oak is an evergreen tree with fine greyish green needle-like foliage that grows to a height of 10–35 m (33–115 ft) with a spread of about 10 metres
Habitat:
rees are usually found in sunny locations along stream banks and swampy areas.[4] It's widely recognised as an important tree for stabilising riverbanks and for soil erosion prevention accepting wet and dry soils. The foliage is quite palatable to stock.[5] C. cunninghamiana is frost tolerant down to around −8 °C (18 °F) and is widely used effectively as a screening plant. It is useful on windy sites and is also suited to coastal areas. C. cunninghamiana has been introduced into several other countries for the purpose of agroforestry.
Distribution:
Casuarina. The native range in Australia extends from Daly River in the Northern Territory, north and east in Queensland and eastern NSW
Species:
World: S, G
Australia: S, G
Additional notes:
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:
C. cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana. Large tree to 35 m (115 ft) tall. Eastern New South Wales, north and east Queensland.[4][6]
C. cunninghamiana subsp. miodon. Small tree to 12 m (39 ft) tall. Daly River and Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory and the Gulf of Carpentaria in Queensland.
Invasive species
An invasive species in the Everglades in Florida and in South Africa