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:''For the genus of moths with this name, see [[Agonis (moth)]]. {{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = ''Agonis'' | image = PeppermintFlowers.jpg | image_caption = Flowers of ''[[Agonis flexuosa|A. flexuosa]]'' | status = secure | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Myrtales]] | familia = [[Myrtaceae]] | genus = '''''Agonis''''' | genus_authority = ([[A. P. de Candolle|DC.]]) [[Robert Sweet (botanist)|Sweet]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Agonis baxteri]]''<br> ''[[Agonis flexuosa]]''<br> ''[[Agonis theiformis]]''<br> ''[[Agonis undulata]]'' }} '''''Agonis''''' is a [[genus]] of four [[species]] in the plant family [[Myrtaceae]]. All are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Western Australia]], growing near the coast in the South West corner of the [[States and territories of Australia|State]]. Only one, ''[[Agonis flexuosa]]'', grows to tree size, the others generally growing as tall [[shrub]]s. ''Agonis'' species generally have fibrous brown bark, dull green leaves and [[inflorescence]]s of small white [[flower]]s. They are most readily identified by the powerful odour of [[peppermint]] emitted when the leaves are crushed or torn. Planting Tip: The Agonis flexuosa root ball is very sensitive. Great care must be taken when transplanting to avoid stressing, straining or jarring the area where the trunk meets the root ball. The name ''Agonis'' is from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''agon'', meaning gathering or collection. It is believed to refer to the tightly clustered [[inflorescence]]s. ''[[Agonis flexuosa|A. flexuosa]]'' (Western Australian Peppermint) is easily the most well-known of the ''Agonis'', being a common tree in the parks and road verges of [[Perth, Western Australia]]. The species of ''Agonis'' are: * ''[[Agonis baxteri|A. baxteri]]'' * ''[[Agonis flexuosa|A. flexuosa]]'' (Western Australian Peppermint, Swan River Peppermint, Willow Myrtle) ** [[Agonis flexuosa var. flexuosa|''A. f.'' var. ''flexuosa'']] ** [[Agonis flexuosa var. latifolia|''A. f.'' var. ''latifolia'']] * ''[[Agonis theiformis|A. theiformis]]'' * ''[[Agonis undulata|A. undulata]]'' ''Agonis'' formerly had a number of other species, but the genus was recently split, with the majority becoming species of ''[[Taxandria (plant)|Taxandria]]''. ''Agonis'' is the food plant of the [[moth]] ''[[Aenetus|Aenetus dulcis]]''. ==References== {{wikispecies|Agonis}} * {{FloraBase | name = Agonis | id = 22478}} * {{cite book|author=Boland, D. J. ''et al.''|year=1984|title=Forest Trees of Australia (Fourth edition revised and enlarged)|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|location=Collingwood, Victoria, Australia|id=ISBN 0-643-05423-5}}. * {{cite book|author=Blackall, W. E. and Grieve, B. J.|year=1980|title=How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers, Part 3A | edition=2nd ed.|publisher=University of Western Australia Press|location=Nedlands, Western Australia|id=ISBN 0-85564-160-6}}. * {{cite book|author=Powell, Robert|year=1990|title=Leaf and Branch: Trees and Tall Shrubs of Perth|publisher=Department of Conservation and Land Management|location=Perth, Western Australia|id=ISBN 0-7309-3916-2}}. {{Myrtaceae-stub}} [[Category:Flora of Western Australia]] [[Category:Myrtaceae]] [[Category:Myrtales of Australia]]

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