''Taxandria inundata'' is a species of shrub in the

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...

family that is endemic to an area along the south western coast of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. The shrub can grow to a height of approximately . It blooms from January to June producing white flowers. Found in water-logged low-lying areas, swamps and lake margins in the

South West The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...

region of Western Australia where it grows in peaty sandy or clay soils. It was first formally described by the

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

s, John Wheeler and Neville Marchant in 2007, as part of the work '' A revision of the Western Australian genus Agonis (Myrtaceae) and two new segregate genera Taxandria and Paragonis'' in the journal

Nuytsia ''Nuytsia floribunda'' is a hemiparasitic tree found in Western Australia. The species is known locally as moodjar and, more recently, the Christmas tree or Western Australian Christmas tree. The display of intensely bright flowers during the ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15388421 inundata Myrtales of Australia Rosids of Western Australia Trees of Australia Trees of Mediterranean climate Plants described in 2007 Taxa named by Neville Graeme Marchant