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Casuarina obesa Miq.
Swamp Sheoak

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:640 (1845)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Dioecious tree, 1.5-10 m high. Fl. Jan to Dec. Sand, clay, often in brackish or saline situations. Along rivers, creeks, salt lakes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 July 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carnegie, Central, Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Shield, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Trainor, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Bassendean, Bayswater, Belmont, Beverley, Brookton, Bruce Rock, Canning, Carnamah, Chittering, Cockburn, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, East Fremantle, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Katanning, Kent, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Mandurah, Meekatharra, Melville, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Murray, Narrogin, Northampton, Perth, Rockingham, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wickepin, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.