Taxandria juniperina

taxobox

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regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Taxandria"
species = "T. Juniperina"
binomial = "Taxandria juniperina"
binomial_authority = (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant|

"Taxandria juniperina" commonly known as Wattle, Swamp Wattle, Warren River Cedar or Juniper Myrtle is a species of tree that grows in the south west corner of Western Australia. This plant was previously classified as "Agonis juniperina" but is now part of the "Taxandria" genus.

Habit

"T. juniperina" occurs mostly as an erect tree or shrub that usually grows to less than convert|10|m|ft|0 as a dense shrub but can grow up to convert|27|m|ft|0 in its native environment. It has fibrous brown bark that is a light red colour on the underside. It grows as a dense shrub in space or as a tall erect tree when part of a thicket. When the leaves and young stems are bruised they release a spicy perfume from which the plant is recognised to be a member of the family Myrtaceae. It is closely related to Leptospermum (Tea Tree). [cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp3/agonis-juniperina.html|title=Australian National Botanic Gardens - Agonis Juniperina|year=2007|accessdate=2007-06-05] The tree has evergreen foliage with very narrow leaves, 0.4-2.5 long and about 1 mm wide. The flowers produced by "T. juniperina" occur between February to November and are described as upright whitish spikes. Each flower is white with some pink, 5 mm in diameter. [cite web|url=http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Myrtaceae/Agonis_juniperina.html|title=Desert Tropicals - Juniper Myrtle|year=2007|accessdate=2007-06-05]

Range

"T. juniperina" occurs in a coastal strip in the south west corner of western Australia from Busselton to Albany. The tree prefers margins of winter-wet or permanent swamps or watercourses, but grows in a range of soil types from loam and peat to sand and gravel. [cite web|url=http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/flora?f=273&level=s&id=20115|title=Taxandria Juniperina - FloraBase - The West Australian Flora|year=2007|accessdate=2007-06-05]

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