Sand mallet | |
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Eucalyptus eremophila growing near Hyden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. eremophila
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus eremophila | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Eucalyptus occidentalis var. eremophila Diels |
Eucalyptus eremophila, commonly known as the sand mallet[2] or tall sand mallee,[3] is a species of mallet that is endemic to semi-arid regions of Western Australia. It has smooth pale brown and greyish bark, narrow lance-shaped to elliptical adult leaves, flower buds arranged in groups of between seven and eleven with an elongated operculum, and cup-shaped to barrel-shaped fruit.