Allocasuarina paludosa
Scrub or Swamp Sheoke
Open to dense shrub with smooth bark. Plants male and/or female. Ribs on branchlets are grooved. Furrows densely downy.
Additional information
- SynonymCasuarina paludosa
- FamilyCasuarinaceae
- StoreyMiddle storey
- Size0.5-3 m x 1-2 m
- Plant groupingShrubs 1.5-10 m
- LeavesLeaves reduced to 5-8 erect or spreading teeth, not overlapping.
- Flower colourMale - brown; female - red
- Flowering timeMarch to October
- FlowersMale flowers - spikes 1-4 cm long at end of branchlets; female flowers along branchlets. Cones egg-shaped to 18 mm long.
- Bird attractingSeeds, insects
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet clay and sandy soil, above swamps. Frost tolerant. Full sun.
- Garden useDense screen plant for poorly drained positions. Bird habitat.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
- Aboriginal Use Food - shoots and young cones; Wood - weapons
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Photographer/s: 1, 3, 4, 5 Peter Kinchington ©; 2 Marilyn Bull ©
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