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Australian pine

Casuarina Sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

about 15 m high tree, some kind of conifer, I also added pics from the pods and the needles, never seen one like that

Habitat:

parks, gardens

Notes:

@ monkey

Species ID Suggestions

Coast Sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

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Michael67
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Australian Pine

Casuarina

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auntnance123
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Comments (6)
Michael67
Note that Casuarina is a flowering plant, not a pine!
auntnance123
You're wecome. I'm very familiar with the trees. Starting a century ago they were used extensively in Florida as wind breaks and to stablize shorelines. There is currently a state-mandated program to eradicate the trees as an invasive species.
auntnance123
There are quite a few, but this should give youa starting point.

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