Eucalyptus polybractea R.T.Baker

Mallee to 10 m. Bark rough, fibrous on lower stems, then smooth and grey to pink-grey above. Juvenile leaves linear to lanceolate, slightly glaucous, concolorous. Adult leaves narrowly lanceolate, acuminate; lamina 6–11 cm long, 0.4–1.1 cm wide, blue-green to grey-green; lateral veins faint, at 20°–30°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole terete, 6–12 mm long. Conflorescence axillary, simple; umbels 7–11-flowered; peduncle terete or quadrangular, 4–10 mm long; pedicels 1–4 mm long. Buds clavate or fusiform; operculum hemispherical to conical, 2–3 mm long, 3–4 mm wide; hypanthium obovoid or obconical, 3–4 mm long and wide. Fruits ovoid to hemispherical, 3–5 mm long and wide; disc broad, descending; valves 3–5, included.

Poor clayey and sandy soils in the semi-arid interior. Locally frequent but restricted, in sclerophyllous mallee shrubland on loamy soils.

An essential oil is extracted from the leaves. It is used for flavouring candies, baked goods and icr cream.

Can be grown by seedlings.