Difference between revisions of "Eucalyptus pulchella"

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Tabl. École Bot. ed. 3, 284, 408. 1829.

Common names: White peppermint gum
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Revision as of 10:33, 9 May 2022

Trees, to 21 m; trunk white or bluish gray, mostly smooth, occasionally shaggy or rough near base; bark shed in relatively long strips. Leaves: (juvenile alternate, petiolate); with slight peppermint odor when crushed; petiole 0.1–0.6 cm; blade dark green, linear, 5–10 × 0.1–0.5 cm. Peduncles 0.1–0.3 cm. Inflorescences 9+-flowered, umbels. Flowers: hypanthium obconic, 2–3 mm, length ± equaling calyptra; calyptra hemispheric, rounded; stamens white. Capsules ovoid or subpyriform, 4–6 mm, not glaucous; valves 4, ± level with apex or included.


Phenology: Flowering winter.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–200 m.

Distribution

Calif., Australia (Tasmania).

Discussion

In the flora area, Eucalyptus pulchella is known only from Alameda County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.