19 Jul 2015

Drooping She-oak

Lots of flowering Drooping She-oak Allocasuarina verticillata on Mt Stromlo.  The female tree has small red flowers.


The female tree with new and older cones together.  Seeds are the main food of Glossy Black Cockatoos Calyptorhynchus lathami.



The male tree has golden flowers on small branches



The entire male tree has a rusty appearance when in flower. Looking west from Mt Stromlo to Brindabellas- Mt Coree on the right.