Allocasuarina crassa
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Allocasuarina crassa, commonly known as Cape Pillar sheoak, is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to a small area in far south-eastern Tasmania. It is a low shrub
Allocasuarina crassa habit
Branchlets and male spikes
Female cones
Tasman Island
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The Tasman Island, part of the Tasman Island Group, is an oval island with an area of 1.2 square kilometres, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is located in the
Allocasuarina crassa
…those of the related A. monolifera and A. zephyrea. Endemic to Tasmania, A. crassa is restricted to the Cape Pillar area of the Tasman Peninsula and Tasman Island, both of which are in the Tasman National Park where there are about 100,000 mature individuals. It has a linear extent of distribution of 10 km (6.2…
Tasman Island From Cape Pillar c. 2018
Showing lighthouse and keepers' cottages.
The island is a major breeding site for fairy prions.
The Tasman Island with the Tasman Peninsula in the background, ca. 1987.