Casuarinaceae FAMILY

Allocasuarina littoralis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Allocasuarina littoralis is an evergreen shrub or tree with a dense crown growing from 5 - 15 metres tall. It usually branches from quite low down the bole. The plant is utilized from the wild for its timber and the tannins in its bark. It has excellent potential for use as a sheltering hedge Allocasuarina littoralis has a high potential to become a weed if grown outside of its native range[ 707 Title Florabank Fact Sheets Publication Author Website http://www.florabank.org.au/lucid/key/Species%20Navigator/Media/Html/index.htm#D Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line publication. At present their are 132 species in the list, giving lots of information on growing and using the plants, plus information on their climatic tolerances, distribution maps and photographs. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania.

HabitatSandy coastal heaths[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ], especially on poor sandstone soils[ 167 Title A Field Guide to Australian Trees. Publication Author Holliday. I. and Hill. R. Publisher Frederick Muller Ltd. Year 1974 ISBN 0-85179-627-3 Description A well illustrated and very readable book, but it does not contain much information for the plant project. ]. Widespread on heath and in open forests[ 265 Title Flora of the Sydney Region Publication Author Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Publisher Reed. Australia. Year 1993 ISBN 0730104001 Description Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description. ]. Found at elevations from sea level to 1,200 metres[ 707 Title Florabank Fact Sheets Publication Author Website http://www.florabank.org.au/lucid/key/Species%20Navigator/Media/Html/index.htm#D Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line publication. At present their are 132 species in the list, giving lots of information on growing and using the plants, plus information on their climatic tolerances, distribution maps and photographs. ].