Narrow-leaved red mallee | |
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Eucalyptus foecunda at Wabling Hill, Western Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. foecunda
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus foecunda | |
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Eucalyptus foecunda, commonly known as narrow-leaved red mallee,[2] Fremantle mallee or coastal dune mallee,[3] is a species of plant in the myrtle family that is endemic to Western Australia. It has rough bark on the trunk, smooth bark above, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of nine or eleven, creamy white flowers and cup-shaped fruit. It was previously included with the more widespread Eucalyptus leptophylla.