Marlock

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A marlock is a is shrubby or small-tree form of Eucalyptus found in Western Australia.

Unlike the mallee, it is single-stemmed and lacks a lignotuber. It has a dense canopy of leaves which often extends to near ground level.

Marlock species include:

• Bald Island Marlock (Eucalyptus conferruminata or Eucalyptus lehmannii)
• Black Marlock, Black-barked Marlock (Eucalyptus redunca)
• Comet Vale Marlock ( Eucalyptus comitae-vallis)
• Flowering Marlock, Long-flowered Marlock, Long-leaved Marlock (Eucalyptus macrandra)
• Forrests Marlock (Eucalyptus forrestiana)
• Limestone Marlock (Eucalyptus decipiens)
• Silver Marlock (Eucalyptus tetragona)
• White Marlock, White leaved Marlock (Eucalyptus tetragona)

Moorts are a form of marlock with smooth, grey bark including the following species:

• Moort or Round-leaved Moort (Eucalyptus platypus)
• Red-flowered Moort (Eucalyptus nutans)
• Stoates Moort (Eucalyptus stoatei )

[edit] References

• Habit of Eucalypts. Euclid. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
• Debenham, C. (1971). The Language of Botany. Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia: Society for Growing Australian Plants. ISBN 0909830010.