Eucalyptus capillosa (Eucalyptus capillosa)
Description
Eucalyptus capillosa, commonly known as inland wandoo or wheatbelt wandoo, is a tree that is native to Western Australia . The mallee or tree typically grows to a height of 5 to 15 metres (16 to 49 ft) but can reach as high as 20 m (66 ft). It blooms between December and May producing white-cream flowers.E. capillosa is a closely related and very similar to Eucalyptus wandoo. E. capillosa is found further inland than E. wandoo. It is found among decomposing granitic breakaways and on hillsides in the Wheatbelt and western Goldfields regions of Western Australia in gravelly-sandy-loam-clay soils. E. capillosa often forms open woodlands with a diverse understorey. Other species found in the upper storey include; E. salmonophloia and occasionally occurs with E. salubris, E. loxophleba subsp. loxophleba and E. transcontinentalis. The species was first formally described by the botanists Ian Brooker and Stephen Hopper in 1991 as part of the work A taxonomic revision of Eucalyptus wandoo, E. redunca and allied species (Eucalyptus series Levispermae Maiden - Myrtaceae) in Western Australia published in the journal Nuytsia. There are two known subspecies: - Eucalyptus capillosa subsp. capillosa - Eucalyptus capillosa subsp. polyclada
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Eucalyptus
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