Eucalyptus sinuosa
| Octopus mallee | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. sinuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus sinuosa D.Nicolle, M.E.French & McQuoid | |
Eucalyptus sinuosa, also known as octopus mallee, is a mallee tree that is native to Western Australia.[1]
The bushy mallee blooms between December and April producing inflorescences with yellow-green flowers that are tightly clustered into large balls. The inflorescence also has extremely long and sinuous opercula (caps) leading to the flowers.[2]
The mallee is found as four scattered populations along the south coast of Western Australia in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance region between Gnowangerup, Jerramungup and Ravensthorpe
See also
References
- ↑ "Eucalyptus sinuosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ↑ Dean Nicolle (30 April 2010). "An illustrated guide to Australia's gum blossoms". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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