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E. angustissima, field distribution
Eucalyptus angustissima, or Narrow-leaved Mallee, is a small tree that is native to the south of Western Australia. Distribution is scattered in southern coastal and subcoastal areas. The tree is endemic to Western Australia.
It is a mallee eucalyptus that grows from about 1 to 4 metres in height. The bark is smooth or matt, mottled grey and very white/grey or light grey-brown. Its juvenile leaves are 4.5 to 8 cm long and 0.3 to 0.4 cm wide The adult leaves are 7 to 11.5 cm long and very narrow (0.15 to 0.3 cm wide). The buds occur in clusters of up to 7 and are followed by creamy-white flowers and hemispherical fruits 0.5 to 0.8 cm wide. The tree crown is often very dense and not immediately recognisable as a eucalypt. [1]
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- ^ Brooker, I., Kleinig, D. Eucalypts, A guide to identification, Reed, Melbourne, 1996
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