Allocasuarina verticillata
Drooping Sheoak at Calwell, ACT
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| Allocasuarina verticillata | RWPurdie | 8 Sep 2021 | |
| Allocasuarina verticillata | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Sep 2021 | |
| Allocasuarina luehmannii | MichaelBedingfield | 2 Sep 2021 |
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User's notes
On the north-west slopes of Tuggeranong Hill.
6 comments
3 Sep 2021
It seemed unusual to me, but the male flowers & the cones were on the same tree.
9 Sep 2021
I think I found the culprit, Allocasuarina Galls - Cylindrococcus spp:- http://www.angair.org.au/images/stories/angair/factsheets/oddballs.pdf
9 Sep 2021
Have done so for your verification, see:- Cylindrococcus sp. (genus) (Allocasuarina Gall)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.099531-35.446531
- Altitude 701.1m
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Calwell, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 10 Aug 2021 04:01 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Greater than 5 metres Plant height
- Alive / healthy Plant health
- Yes In flower
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Allocasuarina verticillata Other Trees Plants
Species information
- Allocasuarina verticillata Scientific name
- Drooping Sheoak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1170m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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