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Eucalyptus gypsophila (Eucalyptus gypsophila)

Description

Eucalyptus gypsophila,also known as the kopi mallee,is a mallee that is native to Western Australia 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.It grows in red sand and clay soils near salt and playa lakes

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Eucalyptus