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Allocasuarina corniculata

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Allocasuarina corniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fagales
Family:
Casuarinaceae
Genus:
Allocasuarina
Species:
A. corniculata
Binomial name
Allocasuarina corniculata

Allocasuarina corniculata, commonly known as Tamma or the Tamma sheoak,[1] is a shrub of the genus Allocasuarina native to the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia..[2]

The dioecious shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft). It produces red flowers between September and January and is found in tall heath growing in sandy, gravelly or lateritic soils.

References

  1. ^ "Allocasuarina corniculata (Tamma)". Nindethana Australian Seeds. 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Allocasuarina corniculata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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