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Casuarina verticillata
 

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Herb latin name: Casuarina verticillata

Synonyms: Allocasuarina verticillata, Casuarina stricta

Family: Casuarinaceae (She-oak Family)

Description of the plant:

Habitat of Casuarina verticillata:

Calcareous sands by the coast, inland on poor rocky soils and on sand overlying clay.

Other uses of the herb:

Wood - tough.

Propagation of Casuarina verticillata:

Seed - sow late winter to early summer in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame.

Cultivation of the herb:

Calcareous sands by the coast, inland on poor rocky soils and on sand overlying clay.

Medicinal use of Casuarina verticillata:

None known

Known hazards of Casuarina verticillata:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.