Scientific Name: Allocasuarina monilifera Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: necklace sheoak

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Casuarinaceae

Form Description: Erect shrub

Height (m): 0.5 – 4

Flowers: Male flowers in spikes at ends of branches.

Fruit: Woody cone enclosing winged nut.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationHeath
Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant from coastal heaths to sub-alpine scrub. Often only 50cm high in coastal heaths but small tree on the Central Plateau.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy

General Notes

Bird attracting. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamoni. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Cones red with long styles when young, grey and oblong when mature.

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.

Seed Storage Life

5-10 years

Seed Treatment Notes

Treat with fungicide or insecticide if storing.

Germination Time

10-45 days

Cutting & Division Information

It is possible that this species can be grown from cuttings of semi-hard wood. Coppice shoots taken from cut stumps or damaged plants may strike readily. Allocasuarinas have a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing root actinomycetes (Frankia sp). Inoculating potting soil with divots taken from beneath mature plants may be beneficial.