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Family Casuarinaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Casuarina equisetifolia 

Waimanalo, Oahu

Midway Atoll

COMMON CASUARINA    IRONWOOD

Tall tree commonly planted as a windbreak in coastal lowlands, now invasive in Hawaii.  Slender, drooping branches, leaf sheaths with 7 teeth, cones 0.5 to 1 inch long.  Native to Australia.