Eucalyptus beardiana
| Beard's mallee | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. beardiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus beardiana Brooker & Blaxell | |
Eucalyptus beardiana, commonly known as Beard's mallee, is a mallee that is native to Western Australia.[1]
The spreading mallee typically grows to a height of 3 to 5 metres (10 to 16 ft) and has smooth bark[1] that is a pinkish-grey to cream colour. The tree has light greyish-green adult leaves with a narrow lanceolate shape that grow to a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) and a width of 1.5 centimetres (0.6 in).[2] It blooms between August and September producing white-cream flowers.[1] Each axillary inflorescence has up to 11 flowers with cup shaped buds about 2 centimetres (0.8 in) in length.[2]
The species was first formally described by the botanists Ian Brooker and Donald Blaxell in 1978 as part of the work Five new species of Eucalyptus from Western Australia published in the journal Nuytsia.[3]
It is found on sand dunes and ridges in the Mid West and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia between Geraldton and Shark Bay where it grows in sandy soils.[1] The tree is usually part of a mallee heath or an open woodland community, associated species include; with Yuna mallee, Mallalie, Eucalyptus gittinsii, Sceptre banksia, Ashby's banksia, Broom honey-myrtle as well as other species of Acacia, Grevillea and Persoonia.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Eucalyptus beardiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- 1 2 3 "Eucalyptus beardiana — Beard's Mallee". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of Environment and Energy. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Eucalyptus beardiana Brooker & Blaxell". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 June 2017.