Family: Myrtaceae
Plant: A mallee up to 4m high. The bark is smooth and grey to green, shedding in ribbons.
Buds: Club-shaped, 7-10mm long and 5-7mm diameter in stalked short clusters.
Flowers: Massed cream stamens surrounding a smooth disc, in terminal panicles.
Flowering: August-December.
Fruit: Urn-shaped or cylindrical capsule, 8-11mm diameter and 8-12mm long. The disc is depressed and the valves are enclosed.
Leaves: Broad lanceolate to ovate, 6-10cm long, 15-25mm wide. Thick and leathery, shiny both sides and with a hard pointed tip. The veins are at 30 degrees to the mid-vein.
Habitat: Normally found in poorly drained heathland
Features: Mallee habit. Shiny, thick, leathery leaves. Smooth bark. Urn-shaped fruit. Erect yellow stalks.
Name:
Eucalyptus From Greek eu = well and kalyptos = covered (referring to the cap covering its bud)
obstans From Latin = persistent
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Type |
Tree |
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Flowers |
Form |
Cluster, Irregular |
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Colour(s) |
White, Cream |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
Woody |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
Hard, Aromatic |
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Bark |
Smooth |
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Habitat |
Heathland |
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