Eucalyptus pileata

Capped mallee
Eucalyptus pileata growing near Mount Madden dam, south of Lake King
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. pileata
Binomial name
Eucalyptus pileata
flower buds
fruit

Eucalyptus pileata, commonly known as the capped mallee,[2] is a species of mallee that is native to South Australia and Western Australia. It has smooth greyish bark, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped, conical or barrel-shaped fruit.

  1. ^ "Eucalyptus pileata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Eucalyptus pileata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.