Allocasuarina torulosa

Family: Casuarinaceae

Common name(s)

  • Forest she-oak

Distribution

Endemic to eastern Australia and found throughout the bushland parks of Toowoomba (1).

Description

Medium tree with fine segmented needle-like foliage and rough corky bark. It is an important food source for Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo and Glossy Black Cockatoo

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Attributions

  1. Lisa Churchward, Patricia Gardner, Steve Plant, & Greg Spearritt, 2024. Plants of Toowoomba’s Southeast Bushland Parks. Friends of the Escarpment Parks, Toowoomba.
  2. “Allocasuarina torulosa 070928-6699” flickr photo by Tony Rodd https://flickr.com/photos/tony_rodd/1558461371 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license
  3. Photo: G Durikai 18 June 2024