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Allocasuarina luehmannii
Allocasuarina luehmannii
Male and female flowers are found on separate plants. Wind pollinated. Nitrogen fixing plant.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Tree |
| Group | Sheoak |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Many segments along each branch each ending in a whorl of teeth. |
| Life Form Group | Tree |
| Life Form Codes | Understorey Tree or Large Shrub (T) |
| EVC types | EVC 803: Plains Woodland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Fabales |
| Family | Casuarinaceae |
| Genus | Allocasuarina |
| Species | luehmannii |
Widespread across eastern Australia from Mareeba in Queensland to north-western Victoria, and south-eastern South Australia.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
