Allocasuarina corniculata
| 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 (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson | |
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
- ↑ "Allocasuarina corniculata (Tamma)". Nindethana Australian Seeds. 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "Allocasuarina corniculata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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