Eucalyptus leptocalyx
| Hopetoun mallee | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. leptocalyx |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus leptocalyx | |
Eucalyptus leptocalyx, commonly known as Hopetoun mallee, is a mallee that is native along the south coast of Western Australia.[1]
The mallee typically grows to a height of 2 to 8 metres (7 to 26 ft) and has smooth bark. It blooms between September and March producing white-cream flowers.
It is found along the south coast in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia between Jerramungup and the east of Esperance at Cape Arid where it grows in gravelly sandy-clay soils.
See also
References
- ↑ "Eucalyptus leptocalyx". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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