Cue York gum

(Eucalyptus striaticalyx)

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Description

Eucalyptus striaticalyx, commonly known as Cue York gum, is a tree that is native to Western Australia. The tree will typically grow to a height of 5 to 12 metres (16 to 39 ft) and has persistent rough bark over most of the trunk. It blooms between January and December producing conflorescences with cream-white flowers. It is found on dunes near salt lakes, low hills and drainage lines in the Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in powdery loam soils.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Eucalyptus
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