Taxandria parviceps (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant is a plant in the Myrtaceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Taxandria parviceps (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant

Taxandria parviceps (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant

Taxandria parviceps is a hardy, drought-tolerant ornamental Australian shrub that grows in coastal seasonally-wet areas and produces mass small white flowers.

Family
Genus
Taxandria
Order
Myrtales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Taxandria parviceps (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant

Taxandria parviceps (Schauer) J.R.Wheeler & N.G.Marchant is an erect shrub that typically grows 3 to 4 metres (10 to 13 ft) tall. It blooms between July and October, producing masses of small white flowers. This species has dense, aromatic foliage. It is hardy, drought tolerant once established, and can tolerate light frosts, making it suitable for cultivation as an ornamental garden shrub. It is most often found along the edges of seasonally-wet areas on sand dunes and flats. Its natural range extends along coastal regions from Western Australia's South West region into the Great Southern region, where it grows in loamy, sandy or clay soils over quartzite or granite.

Photo: (c) Russ Chambers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Russ Chambers · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Myrtaceae Taxandria

More from Myrtaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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