Allocasuarina campestris facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Allocasuarina campestris |
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Allocasuarina
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campestris
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Allocasuarina campestris, often called the Shrubby she-oak, is a type of shrub. It belongs to the she-oak family, called Casuarinaceae. This plant grows naturally in Western Australia.
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Discover the Shrubby She-oak
The Shrubby she-oak is a bush that usually grows to be about 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 feet) tall. It produces pretty red-brown flowers. You can see these flowers from August to November each year.
Where the Shrubby She-oak Lives
This shrub is found in many parts of Western Australia. It grows across the Mid West, the Wheatbelt, and the southern areas of the Goldfields-Esperance regions.
Growing Shrubby She-oak
People sometimes plant Allocasuarina campestris in their gardens. It grows well in sandy or gravelly soils. You can start new plants from its seeds.
How It Got Its Name
The Shrubby she-oak was first officially described by a botanist named Ludwig Diels in 1904. He called it Casuarina campestris back then. Later, in 1982, another botanist named Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson reclassified it. He moved it into a different group, the Allocasuarina genus. This change was published in a science journal called the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
