Eucalyptus gypsophila

Eucalyptus gypsophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species: E. gypsophila
Binomial name
Eucalyptus gypsophila
D.Nicolle

Eucalyptus gypsophila, also known as the kopi mallee,[1] is a mallee that is native to Western Australia[2] and South Australia.

The tree typically grows to a height of 3 to 6 metres (10 to 20 ft) and has persistent rough bark toward the base of the tree.

It forms cream-white flowers followed by operculum conical-hemispheric fruit that are 6 to 10 millimetres (0.24 to 0.39 in) long.

E. gypsophila has a range extending from the Pilbara, through the Mid-West and into the Goldfields-Esperance regions and extending through into South Australia.[3] It grows in red sand and clay soils near salt and playa lakes.[2]

See also

References

  1. Dean Nicolle. "Native Eucalypts of South Australia". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Eucalyptus gypsophila". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. "Eucalyptus gypsophila D. Nicolle". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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