Allocasuarina trichodon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Allocasuarina trichodon |
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Allocasuarina
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trichodon
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Casuarina bicuspidata Benth. |
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Allocasuarina trichodon is a shrub of the genus Allocasuarina native to an area along the south coast in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 3 metres (1.6 to 9.8 ft). It is found in rocky skeletal soils and granitic hillsides.
Taxonomy
This plant was first described by Miquel in 1845 as Casuarina trichodon, and this was revised to Allocasuarina trichodon by L.A.S.Johnson in 1982.
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