Eucalyptus macrocarpa (Mottlecah)

Eucalyptus macrocarpa, Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

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MOTTLECAH FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eucalyptus macrocarpa in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Mottlecah

Other Names
Rose of the West

Description
Mottlecah is a mallee eucalypt with sprawling habit. It has silver-grey elliptical leaves about 12cm long and 8cm wide. It has red or pink flowers with yellow anthers in spring and summer and another flush in late autumn. Fruit is large bowl-shaped gumnuts.

Distribution
Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m - 4m
Spread: 3m - 6m

Propagation
seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eucalyptus
Species:	macrocarpa
Common Name:	Mottlecah

Relatives in same Genus
  Eucalyptus acaciiformis
  Eucalyptus accedens
  Eucalyptus acies
  Eucalyptus albens
  Eucalyptus bancroftii
  Eucalyptus baxteri
  Eucalyptus caleyi
  Eucalyptus camaldulensis
  Eucalyptus camphora
  Eucalyptus cloeziana
  Eucalyptus crebra
  Eucalyptus crenulata
  Eucalyptus curtisii
  Eucalyptus dealbata
  Eucalyptus dumosa
  Eucalyptus eugenioides
  Eucalyptus forrestiana
  Eucalyptus goniocalyx
  Eucalyptus grandis
  Eucalyptus intertexta
  Eucalyptus largiflorens
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