Agonis
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{{for|the genus of moths with this name|Agonis (moth)}}
{{Taxobox
| name = ''Agonis''
| image = Agonis flexuosa.jpg
| image_caption = Flowers of ''[[Agonis flexuosa|A. flexuosa]]''
| 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 [[Southwest Australia|south west]].
Only one, ''[[Agonis flexuosa]]'', grows to tree size, the others generally growing as tall [[shrub]]s.
''Agonis'' formerly contained a number of other species, but the genus was recently split, with the majority moved to ''[[Taxandria (plant)|Taxandria]]''.
''Agonis'' 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.
'''Species'''
* ''[[Agonis baxteri|A. baxteri]]''
* ''[[Agonis flexuosa|A. flexuosa]]'' '''Western Australian Peppermint, Swan River Peppermint, Willow Myrtle''' is the most well-known ''Agonis'', being a common tree in parks and road verges in southern [[Australia]].
** [[Agonis flexuosa var. flexuosa|''A. f.'' var. ''flexuosa'']]
** [[Agonis flexuosa var. latifolia|''A. f.'' var. ''latifolia'']]
* ''[[Agonis theiformis|A. theiformis]]''
* ''[[Agonis undulata|A. undulata]]''
The name ''Agonis'' derives from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''agon'', meaning gathering or collection. In reference to the tightly clustered flowers.
''Agonis'' is the food plant of the [[moth]] ''[[Aenetus|Aenetus dulcis]]''.
As with many Australian natives, when transplanting, great care must be taken when to avoid stressing, straining or jarring the area where the trunk meets the root ball.
==References==
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* {{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}}.
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