Allocasuarina littoralis, commonly known as black she-oak, is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is dioecious, or less commonly a monoecious tree or shrub, that has its leaves reduced to scales, usually in whorls of six to eight, the mature fruiting cones 10–30 mm (0.4–1 in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) 4.0–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) long.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Black sheoak being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Allocasuarina thalassoscopica
- Casuarina glauca
- Casuarina cristata
- Allocasuarina torulosa
- Casuarina collina
- Allocasuarina inophloia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Casuarinaceae
- Genus
- Allocasuarina
- Species
- Allocasuarina littoralis
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