Agonis theiformis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Agonis |
Species: | A. theiformis |
Binomial name | |
Agonis theiformis | |
Agonis theiformis, commonly known as summer snowflakes, [1] is a shrub that is native to Western Australia. [2]
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 2 metres (2 to 7 ft). It blooms between October and December producing white flowers. [2] [1]
It is distributed along the south coast of the South West and Great Southern where it grows sandy soils over limestone, laterite or granite. [2]
Cultivated from seed, the plant is suitable for most soil types and is frost and drought tolerant. It is an ideal native hedging plant that responds well to pruning. [1]
Agonis is a genus in the plant family Myrtaceae. All are endemic to Western Australia, growing near the coast in the south west.
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