Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Casuarinaceae

Genus:

Allocasuarina

Species:

Allocasuarina anfractuosa

Growth Characteristics

Height:

800 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Serotinous cones release seeds after fire; regenerates from seedbank.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash

Propagation & Germination

Scarification:

Seed coat scarification required before sowing

Notes:

Seeds require hot water or smoke treatment to break physical dormancy; germination may be slow.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash