Eucalyptus orbifolia (Round-leaved Mallee)

Eucalyptus orbifolia (cultivated, labelled) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

ROUND-LEAVED MALLEE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eucalyptus orbifolia in Australia

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Common Name
Round-leaved Mallee

Description
The Round-leaved Mallee is an open tree or mallee shrub with rough bark that peels off in strips showing the cream coloured new bark underneathy. The leaves are rounded, greyish green and quite thick. The tree produces creamy yellow showy flowers in winter and spring.

Distribution
Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 3 - 6
Spread (m): 3 - 8
Soil Texture: sand.loam
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 300
Flower Colour: cream, yellow
Flower Season: winter, spring

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eucalyptus
Species:	orbifolia
Common Name:	Round-leaved Mallee

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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