''Taxandria marginata'' is a species of shrub that grows in the

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. This plant was previously classified as '' Agonis marginata'' but was reclassified by Wheeler and

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into the new genus '' Taxandria'' in a 2007 revision. The shrub typically grows to a height of . It produces white flowers between February and August. It grows around

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boulders and among rocky outcrops in coastal areas in skeletal sandy, loamy or clay soils. The species is found along the south coast of Western Australia in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions.

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{{- marginata Myrtales of Australia Rosids of Western Australia Trees of Australia Trees of Mediterranean climate Taxa named by Jacques Labillardière