Allocasuarina diminuta

Allocasuarina diminuta, commonly known as the broombush sheoak,[1] is a shrub of the genus Allocasuarina native to an area in eastern New South Wales.[2]

Allocasuarina diminuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Casuarinaceae
Genus: Allocasuarina
Species:
A. diminuta
Binomial name
Allocasuarina diminuta
Occurrence data from AVH

The shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3.3 to 16.4 ft) and has an upright habit. It is found in heath, low open woodlands, ridges and hillsides.[2] It flowers in Autumn and Winter from about March to August and later forms small wooden fruits. It is usually part of the understorey in heath, dry sclerophyll forest and sometimes open woodlands. The species grows in low-nutrient sandy or rocky skeletal soils derived from sandstone.[1]

References

  1. "Allocasuarina diminuta. broombush sheoak". Diversity Native Seeds. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. "Allocasuarina diminuta". PlantNet. Royal Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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