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*Casuarina equisetifolia Linnaeus ssp. equisetifolia . Common name: Casuarina, Australian-pine, Horsetail Casuarina, Beach She-oak, Coastal She-oak. Habitat: Beaches, dunes, suburban areas, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Malaysia, s. Asia, and Oceania. C. equisetifolia was reported as planted and persistent on the Outer Banks of NC by Brown (1959), but it is not currently established so far north. Reported for TX (Mink, Holmes, & Singhurst 2016).

Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Taxonomy Comments: Ssp. incana (Bentham) L.A.S. Johnson is not known to be introduced in se. North America.

Synonymy : = FNA3; < Casuarina equisetifolia L. – Bah, Fl2, K1, K3, K4, S, S13, WH3, Rogers (1982c)

Links to other floras: = Casuarina equisetifolia ssp. equisetifolia - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACU (name change)

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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