Necklace, She-oak
Allocasuarina monilifera
Family: Casuarinaceae
What it is like
An erect shrub. It has slender stems. They have ridges. It grows 0.5-4 m high. It spreads 1-4 m wide. The leaves are very small and triangular. There are 6-9 leaf-teeth. The flowers are separately male and female. The male flowers are yellow and in spikes at the ends of branches. The female flowers are in red cones. They have short stalks. The mature cones are woody.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows in dry forests. It can tolerate very dry conditions. It can tolerate frost. Arboretum Tasmania.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia (country/location of origin), Tasmania (country/location of origin)
How it is used for food
The cones can be chewed to stop thirst.
Edible parts
Cones - water
How it is grown
Plants can be grown from seed.