Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Casuarinaceae

Genus:

Allocasuarina

Species:

Allocasuarina defungens

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Height:

400 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

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 lignotuber.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash

Propagation & Germination

Scarification:

Seed coat scarification required before sowing

Notes:

Seeds require hot water or mechanical scarification to break seed coat dormancy.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash