Taxandria parviceps facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Taxandria parviceps |
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Taxandria
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parviceps
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Agonis parviceps |
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Taxandria parviceps, often called the tea tree, is a type of shrub that grows in Western Australia. You can find it along the southwest coast. This plant used to be known as Agonis parviceps. Now, it belongs to a different group of plants called the Taxandria genus.
What is Taxandria parviceps?
This shrub stands up straight and usually grows to be about 3 to 4 meters (10 to 13 feet) tall. It has pretty white flowers that bloom between July and October each year.
Looks and Features
Taxandria parviceps is a great plant for gardens. It's tough and has lots of leaves, making it look full. Its small white flowers grow in big groups. The leaves also have a nice smell. Once the plant is settled, it can handle dry weather and even a little bit of frost.
Where Does it Grow?
You can often find this tea tree growing near wet areas that dry out sometimes, like on sand dunes or flat lands. It grows along the coast, from the South West part of Western Australia all the way to the Great Southern region. It can grow in different types of soil, like sandy, clay, or loamy soil, especially where there's quartzite or granite rock.
How it Was Named
A botanist named Johannes Conrad Schauer first officially described this plant in 1844. He called it Agonis parviceps. This was part of a bigger work by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann. Later, in 2007, two scientists, Wheeler and Marchant, looked at the plant again. They decided it belonged in a new group, or genus, called Taxandria. So, they renamed it T. parviceps.
