Allocasuarina pusilla

Common Name:

Dwarf Sheoak

Family:

Casuarinaceae

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

Lowan Mallee (BC) SA
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Heathlands ¹

Flower Description:

Male spikes brown ¹

Habit:

Shrub to 1.5 m ¹

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

Branchlets are not hairy or channeled and the cones are sessile ²

Images:

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Links to description of this species:

VicFlora

Conservation status:

Not threatened

References:

¹ Ellis, M. (unpublished). “A Field Guide to South Gippsland Flora”.
² Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.