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Casuarina obesa
A small dioecious tree, growing to 1.5–10 m in height and capable of flowering at any time of year. Leaves are fine segmented needle-like in dense whorls. The fruit is a woody, oval structure resembling a pine cone
C Obesa can grow in sand or clay soils. Although the casuarinas are a small family of 17 types native to Australia they have been taken to many parts of the world and are regarded as an invasive species in some areas.
This plant is one of 3 found growing on the back of our land since we decided to not replace our sheep 2 years ago. Many other native species have also appeared.
Spotted on Jan 10, 2012
Submitted on Jan 10, 2012
2 Comments
I think there's just too many of them at the moment martin.. they might be just short of real estate.
And the same bottle-brush sawfly again. It seems to struggle a bit with basic botany.