Difference between revisions of "Eucalyptus coolabah"
Key Eucalypts, 245. 1934.
Common names: Coolibah
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 9 May 2022
Trees, to 10 m; trunk grayto tan, rough; bark fissured. Leaves: petiole 1.4–2 cm; blade dull bluish gray-green, narrowly lanceolate, 8–17 × 0.8–2.5 cm, surfaces rarely glaucous. Peduncles 0.5–2.8 cm. Inflorescences 7-flowered, terminal, umbels in panicles. Flowers: hypanthium obconic, ± 2 mm, length ± equaling calyptra; calyptra obconic, apiculate; stamens white. Capsules hemispheric, 3–5 mm, to 6 mm wide; valves 3 or 4, exserted.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Urban ephemeral waterways.
Elevation: 300–400 m.
Distribution
Introduced; Ariz., n Australia.
Discussion
Eucalyptus coolabah is an escape along the occasionally flooded Salt River and its tributaries near Phoenix. It is similar to E. microtheca F. Mueller and commonly sold under that name.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.