| Flooded gum, moitch | |
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| Eucalyptus rudis in Maranoa Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. rudis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus rudis | |
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| E. rudis, field distribution | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eucalyptus brachypoda Turcz. | |
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Eucalyptus rudis, commonly known as flooded gum or moitch,[2] is a species of small to medium-sized tree endemic to coastal areas near Perth, Western Australia. The Noongar names for the tree are colaille, gooloorto, koolert and moitch.[3] This tree has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and large branches, smooth greyish bark above, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and bell-shaped, cup-shaped or hemispherical fruit.
- ^ a b "Eucalyptus rudis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus rudis subsp. rudis". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Noongar names for plants". kippleonline.net. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2016.