Eucalyptus saxatilis
species of plant
Eucalyptus saxatilis, commonly known as the Suggan Buggan mallee or Mount Wheeler mallee, is a species of mallee or small tree that is endemic to southeastern Australia. It has smooth bark that is shed in ribbons, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and bell-shaped fruit.
Description
Eucalyptus saxatilis is a tree or mallee that typically grows to a height of 5–10 m (16–33 ft) and forms a lignotuber. It has smooth, slightly powdery grey-green bark that is shed in short ribbons. Young plants and coppice regrowth have sessile, glaucous, oblong to round leaves that are 10–35 mm (0.39–1.38 in) long, 10–27 mm (0.39–1.06 in) wide and arranged in opposite pairs. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, the same shade of dull bluish or greyish green on both sides, lance-shaped to curved, 58–200 mm (2.3–7.9 in) long and 7–20 mm (0.28–0.79 in) wide, tapering to a petiole 8–20 mm (0.31–0.79 in) long. The flower buds are arranged in leaf axils on an unbranched peduncle 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long, the individual buds usually sessile. Mature buds are in contact side to side at their bases, 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in) long and 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in) wide with a flattened and beaked operculum. Flowering has been observed in March and August and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody, bell-shaped capsule 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in) long and 8–14 mm (0.31–0.55 in) wide with the valves protruding slightly.
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