Tamma sheoak (Allocasuarina corniculata)
Description
Allocasuarina corniculata, commonly known as Tamma or the Tamma sheoak, is a shrub of the genus Allocasuarina native to the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia. The dioecious shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft). It produces red flowers between September and January and is found in tall heath growing in sandy, gravelly or lateritic soils.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Fagales
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Family: Casuarinaceae
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Genus: Allocasuarina
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