Eucalyptus conferruminata
| Bald Island marlock | |
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| Eucalyptus conferruminata, Melbourne | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. conferruminata |
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Eucalyptus conferruminata D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr |
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| E. conferruminata, field distribution | |
Eucalyptus conferruminata, commonly known as Bald Island marlock, is a small tree or mallee native to the south coast of Western Australia.
The mallee or tree typically grows to a height of 2 to 8 metres (7 to 26 ft) and has smooth, grey and whitish grey bark. Adult leaves are elliptical to 9 centimetres (3.5 in) in length and 2.5 cm (0.98 in) wide concolorous, glossy, light green. Yellow-green flowers appear from late winter to late spring between August and November.
Distribution is limited to the south of Western Australia, from Two Peoples Bay east to beyond Esperance, including islands in the Archipelago of the Recherche. Always coastal often on massive granite rocks. It is often found on hillsides and in gullies growing in sandy-loamy soils over granite or quartzite.
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