Allocasuarina humilis female

Allocasuarina is from the Greek word allos, meaning other, and the genus Casuarina. It refers to a new genus containing species previously regarded as Casuarina. Humilis is a Latin word meaning low or small.

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.

A shrub to 2 metres tall. The plants hold either male or female flowers. The male flowers are brown cylinders to 2 centimetres long and release pollen to the wind. The female flowers are inconspicuous red and feathery. The flowers are produced from May to November. The fruiting cones are brown to grey and up to 2 centimetres long.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2893218

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1732