Coarse-Leaf Mallee (Eucalyptus grossa)
Description
The single stemmed or multi-stemmed mallee typically grows to a height of 2 to 5 metres (7 to 16 ft) but can reach as high as 10 metres (33 ft), it usually will grow to a width of 4 to 7 m (13 to 23 ft).It has rough bark on the truck that becomes smooth on the branches.The bark is smooth with a grey or grey-brown colour, it sheds in strips to reveal a paler layer beneath. The adult leaves are alternate, glossy, thick and palish-green in colour. The leaves are usually 150 millimetres (5.9 in) in length and 30 mm (1.2 in) wide and have a lanceolate shape.Leaves are aromatic when crushed.It blooms between August and April producing cream-white-yellow blossoms.The flowers appear in groups of 3 to 7 in the axils of the leaves. Buds form later that are 23 mm (0.9 in) long and 11 mm (0.43 in) wide. The buds are ellipsoid or narrowly obovoid to urn-shaped and are on stalks up to 7 mm (0.28 in) long.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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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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