EUCALYPTUS ANGUSTISSIMA

'''Eucalyptus angustissima''', or 'Narrow-leaved Mallee', is a small tree that is native to the south of Western Australia. Distribution is scattered in southern coastal and subcoastal areas. The tree is endemic to Western Australia.
It is a mallee eucalyptus that grows from about 1 to 4 metres in height. The bark is smooth or matt, mottled grey and very white/grey or light grey-brown. Its juvenile leaves are 4.5 to 8 cm long and 0.3 to 0.4 cm wide The adult leaves are 7 to 11.5 cm long and very narrow (0.15 to 0.3 cm wide). The buds occur in clusters of up to 7 and are followed by creamy-white flowers and hemispherical fruits 0.5 to 0.8 cm wide. The tree crown is often very dense and not immediately recognisable as a eucalypt. ^[1]

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See also

★ List of Eucalyptus species

Reference

1. Brooker, I., Kleinig, D. ''Eucalypts, A guide to identification'', Reed, Melbourne, 1996

External links

★ Euclid: ''Eucalyptus angustissima'' subsp. ''angustissima''

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