Heathland: Casuarina - Stems
The branch in this photograph is from a female tree.
We know this because this species of she-oak has the male and female reproductive organs (ie. flowers)
on separate trees (dioecious), and this branch is displaying fruit.
This is a shoot of Casuarina glauca (at about half the real size), a tree found in Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Despite a superficial resemblance to conifers, casuarinas are actually flowering plants.
To view the features listed below examine the shoot by passing the mouse slowly over it.
Last year's fruit
This year's fruit
Flower
Cladodes