Argyle apple | |
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Eucalyptus cinerea in the Hughes Garran Woodland, Canberra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. cinerea
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus cinerea | |
E. cinerea, field distribution |
Eucalyptus cinerea, commonly known as the Argyle apple, mealy stringbark[3] or silver dollar tree,[4] is a species of small- to medium-sized tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, usually only juvenile, glaucous, egg-shaped evergreen leaves, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and conical to bell-shaped fruit.