Eucalyptus argillacea

Description

Eucalyptus argillacea is a tree that is native to the Australian mainland.Populations of Eucalyptus argillacea are found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia,the Northern Territory,Queensland and New South Wales.In Western Australia it is commonly known as Mount House box.It is also known as the northern grey box.The tree typically grows to a height of 4 to 12 metres (13 to 39 ft) with rough box-type bark.The grey to dark grey bark is persistent over the length of the trunk and branches and has a fibrous-flaky texture with whitish patches.The adult leaves are disjunct,dull,green or grey-green,thin and concolorous.The leave blade has a narrow lanceolate to broad lanceolate shape that is basally tapered.It blooms between April and July and October and December producing white flowers.The compound conflorescence is both terminal or axillary with three to seven flowered umbellasters supported by terete peduncles.The flowers are cream to white with pyriform or turbinate buds and a calyx calyptrate that sheds early.