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Eucalyptus pyriformis, commonly known as pear-fruited mallee or Dowerin rose, is a species of low, straggly mallee that is endemic to Western Australia. It has smooth greyish brown bark sometimes with ribbony bark near the base, egg-shaped to lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, red, pinkish or creamy white flowers and down-turned, conical fruit with prominent ribs.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Eucalyptus
- Family
- Myrtaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Pear-fruit mallee en Silverleaf-box en Dowerin-rose en Pear-fruited Mallee
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