Oldfield's mallee | |
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Eucalyptus oldfieldii in the Die Hardy Range | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. oldfieldii
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus oldfieldii | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Eucalyptus oldfieldii, commonly known as Oldfield's mallee,[2] is a species of mallee or tree that is endemic to Western Australia. It has a sprawling or spreading habit, mostly smooth greyish or brownish bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and conical, cup-shaped or hemispherical fruit.