Botanical Name
Casuarina glauca prostrate
Common Name
Prostrate Swamp She-oak
Description
Prostrate Swamp She-oak is a remarkable low-growing native groundcover renowned for its exceptional salt tolerance and erosion control properties that create practical solutions for challenging coastal sites. This hardy prostrate form produces distinctive needle-like branchlets that create attractive fine-textured evergreen foliage year-round, with small cone-like fruits adding seasonal interest. The spreading, mat-forming growth habit provides excellent ground stabilization while tolerating salt spray and harsh coastal conditions. Extremely hardy and drought tolerant once established, it thrives in sandy, well-drained soils and full sun positions with outstanding salt and wind tolerance. Perfect for coastal erosion control, dune stabilisation, and areas where robust groundcover with environmental resilience creates essential landscape solutions.
Plant Category
Ground Covers
Size (H x W)
Height: 30-60cm, Spread: 2-4 meters
Casuarina glauca prostrate is a form of the species naturally occurring along the eastern coast of Australia, thriving in sandy, well-drained soils with excellent salt tolerance and full sun exposure in coastal environments.
Cultural SIgnificance
Traditionally valued by Aboriginal peoples for its hardy timber used in tool making and fire production, while the nitrogen-fixing properties of she-oaks made them important for maintaining soil health in coastal ecosystems.
Kuranga respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Wurundjeri people, as the custodians of this land. We pay respect to all Aboriginal community Elders, past and present, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the history of the region.
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