| Blue Mountains Mallee Ash | |
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| Blue Mountains Mallee Ash, Woodford, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. stricta |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus stricta Sieber ex Spreng. |
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Eucalyptus stricta, commonly known as Blue Mountains Mallee Ash, is a small eucalyptus plant mostly seen growing in the Blue Mountains region in central eastern New South Wales.[1] A mallee[2] growing up to 5 metres tall, but usually seen much smaller. A common plant in poorly drained shallow sandy soils, in areas frequented by fire. The narrow leaves and multistemmed mallee habit make this plant easily noticed in the Blue Mountains.