Casuarinaceae FAMILY

Allocasuarina verticillata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Allocasuarina verticillata is an evergreen tree that can grow around 4 - 10 metres tall[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

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

HabitatCalcareous sands by the coast, inland on poor rocky soils and on sand overlying clay[ 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. ]. Also found in usually grassy woodland, forming pure stands or amongst eucalypts[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ].