Fuschia gum | |
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Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. dolichorhyncha |
Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha Brooker & Hopper |
Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha, commonly known as the fuschia gum, is a eucalypt that is native to Western Australia.
The mallee or tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft). It blooms between January and May and produces yellow flowers. It has a limited range on the flats in a small area along the south coast of the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia north of Esperance where it grows in sandy clay or clay soils.