Allocasuarina campestris
| Allocasuarina campestris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Casuarinaceae |
| Genus: | Allocasuarina |
| Species: | A. campestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Allocasuarina campestris (Diels) L.A.S.Johnson | |
Allocasuarina campestris, commonly known as the Shrubby she-oak,[1] is a shrub of the she-oak family Casuarinaceae native to Western Australia.[2]
The dioecious or monoecious shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft) and produces red-brown flowers from August to November.[2]
The shrub is found widely throughout the Mid West, Wheatbelt, and the south west of the Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia]].[2]
A. campestris is used in gardens and grows in sandy or gravelly soils and is grown from seed.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Allocasuarina campestris". Nindethana Australian Seeds. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Allocasuarina campestris (Diels) L.A.S.Johnson". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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