Eucalyptus crucis Maiden

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Mallee to 15 m high, spreading or erect. Bark at first smooth, red-brown, later deciduous in longitudinally curling flakes. Juvenile leaves opposite, sessile, orbicular or suborbicular, grey-green. Intermediate leaves opposite or subopposite, petiolate or almost sessile, ovate, grey-green. Adult leaves alternate, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, or sometimes not present. Umbels 7-flowered; peduncle and pedicels slender. Buds ovoid, glaucous; operculum conical; hypanthium hemispherical. Fruits hemispherical, glaucous; disc flat or slightly ascending; valves 4, strongly exserted. Seeds irregularly cuboid, brown. [For more recent description see subspecies profiles-Editor]
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 8.5 - 15.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in shallow granitic soil associated with granite outcrops.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

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Images

Eucalyptus crucis unspecified picture

Distribution

Eucalyptus crucis world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Eucalyptus crucis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:592843-1
WFO ID wfo-0000954749
COL ID 3BPTQ
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Synonyms

Eucalyptus crucis

Lower taxons

Eucalyptus crucis subsp. crucis