Sign about Kurkara: the desert Oak, the dominant tree on the pila (sand plane), in the the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, Northern Territory,

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Allocasuarina decaisneana, commonly known as desert oak, desert sheoak, or kurkara by the Anangu peoples, is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to Central Australia. It is a dioecious tree that typically grows to a height of 10–16 m (33–52 ft) and has long, drooping branchlets, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of four, the mature fruiting cones 28–95 mm (– in) long containing winged seeds (samaras) –17 mm (– in) long.

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Location: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Petermann, Northern Territory, Australia
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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