Sheoak and He-oak!
Look closely. There are lines of tiny
triangular leaves encircling the needles. The attractive,
weeping needles of the Swamp Sheoak (Casuarina obesa)
are actually the stems of the plant.
Unlike many plants, sheoak plants
are either male or female. Male plants produce tiny flowers which
hold the dust-like pollen. Wind blows the pollen onto the reddish
flowers of female plants which then produce small cones containing
the seeds.
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