Comet Vale mallee | |
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Eucalyptus comitae-vallis near Wongan Hills | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. comitae-vallis
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus comitae-vallis | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Eucalyptus brachycorys Blakely |
Eucalyptus comitae-vallis, commonly known as Comet Vale mallee[3] or Cowcowing mallee,[4]: A2 is a mallee that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has rough, flaky to ribbony bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth withish bark above, linear to narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven to eleven, white flowers and barrel-shaped, conical or cup-shaped fruit.