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Eucalyptus fruticosa (Eucalyptus fruticosa)

Description

Eucalyptus fruticosa is a mallee that is native to Western Australia. The mallee shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 5 metres (5 to 16 ft) and has smooth bark with some rough bark at the base of the trunk.It blooms between January and May producing white flowers. The species is found on sand plains,sand dunes and calcareous hills along the coast of the Mid West and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia where it grows in red sandy soils.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Eucalyptus