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Casuarina cunninghamiana Miq.
Beefwood, River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Family: Casuarinaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Australia; cultivated and sometimes naturalized elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

FLEPPC Status: Category II Invasive

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the USA PLANTS link below.

Other data on Casuarina cunninghamiana available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Casuarina cunninghamiana has been found in the following 6 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Quail Roost Pineland Present Not Native, Naturalized
R. Hardy Matheson Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Torchwood Hammock Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Tree Tops Park Present Not Native, Naturalized

Casuarina cunninghamiana has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Not Native, Naturalized
Collier County Not Native, Naturalized
Glades County Not Native, Naturalized
Lee County Not Native, Naturalized
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized
Monroe County (Keys) Not Native, Naturalized

Casuarina cunninghamiana has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland

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Casuarina cunninghamiana