Rock She-oak (Allocasuarina rupicola)
| Habit | Tall shrub or small tree to 4m high, often with a stunted appearance |
| Leaves | No true leaves are present - instead they are reduced to minute 'scales' along the jointed branchlets, giving the appearance of needle-like, but not prickly, leaves which are held rigid and erect. There are 7-8 scales or 'teeth' encircling each joint |
| Flowers | Inconspicuous reddish-brown 'catkins' of tiny flowers droop from the ends of the branchlets, male & femal plants are seperate. |
| Fruits | Woody, short cylindrical to irregularly globular cones, 8-15mm long x 6-10mm wide with a bumpy surface when dry, the winged seeds shed from a series of small openings all over the fruit. |
| Flowering | September to November |
| Habitat | In crevices on granite outcrops, and gardens in granite pavements, especially those beside creeks. |
| Location | Amiens district and Girraween NP |
| Status | Rare |
| Threats | Grazing by feral goats Inappropriate fire regimes |
