Allocasuarina spinosissima

Allocasuarina spinosissima is a basionym of Casuarina spinosissima[1]. It is a shrub of the genus Allocasuarina native to a small area in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[2]

Allocasuarina spinosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Casuarinaceae
Genus: Allocasuarina
Species:
A. spinosissima
Binomial name
Allocasuarina spinosissima
Occurrence data from AVH

The monoecious shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 4 metres (3.3 to 13.1 ft) and produces red-brown flowers. It is in tall heath and on sandplains and grows in sandy lateritic soils.

References

  1. "Vascular Plants". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. "Allocasuarina spinosissima". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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