Casuarina equisetifolia

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004315",
  "term": "Casuarina equisetifolia",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Australian pine is a deciduous tree with a soft, wispy, pine-like appearance that can grow to 100 feet or more in height. Also known as ironwood, beefwood, she oak and horsetail tree, it bears a superficial resemblance to the conifer genus Pinus because of its small, round, cone-like fruits and its branchlets of scale-like leaves that look like pine needles. Its flowers are tiny, brown and wind-pollinated. The fruit is a nutlet about ½ inch in diameter that contains winged seeds.",
  "references": [
    "National Park Service Plant Conservation Alliance at http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/caeq1.htm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/casuarina-equisetifolia/"
}