Eucalyptus nutans F.Muell.

Red-flower moort (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Mallee to 2.5 m. Bark light brown to grey. Juvenile leaves lanceolate to broadly lanceolate. Adult leaves lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, acuminate to uncinate; lamina 5–6.5 cm long, 1.5–2.5 cm wide, shining, green; lateral veins just visible, at 30°–40°; intramarginal vein faint, up to 2 mm from margin; petiole terete, 10–20 mm long. Umbels 7-flowered; peduncle broadly flattened, 10–20 mm long, 7–10 mm wide, usually recurved; pedicels absent or to 4 mm long. Buds ovoid; operculum conical, obtuse, 5–7 mm long, 5–6 mm wide, narrower at base than hypanthium; hypanthium hemispherical, 5–10 mm long, 6–7 mm wide. Fruits obconical or turbinate, 2-ribbed, 8–12 mm long, 8–10 mm wide; disc narrow, obscure; valves 3–5, level, just included or just exserted.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 4.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Usually on hilly and rocky country,in thickets.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses bee plant environmental use
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Images

Eucalyptus nutans unspecified picture

Distribution

Eucalyptus nutans world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Eucalyptus nutans threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593173-1
WFO ID wfo-0000955442
COL ID 3BQ9K
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eucalyptus nutans Eucalyptus platypus var. nutans