Eucalyptus crucis
Eucalyptus crucis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. crucis |
Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus crucis Maiden | |
Eucalyptus crucis, comonly known as the silver mallee, is a eucalypt that is native to Western Australia.[1]
The mallee typically grows to a height of 2 to 15 metres (7 to 49 ft) and has brown-grey minni ritchi type bark. It blooms between September and March producing white-cream flowers. It is found in a area in the Goldfields-Esperance and Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy, clay or loam soils amongst granite outcrops.
See also
References
- ↑ "Eucalyptus crucis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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