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The prominent five ribs and a beaked operculum flower cap of the Red-bud Mallee (Eucalyptus pachyphylla) makes this an beautiful mallee. When the pale yellow flower appears from under the operculum, the cap-like cover then falls away to reveal an unfurling flower in all its glory.
Red-bud Mallee (Eucalyptus pachyphylla)
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The Red Mallee has large woody fruits which are used by Aboriginal children as spinning tops. The Arrernte name: Alhelpe (pronounced: a~LULL~pa).
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Eudicots
- Clade: Rosids
- Order: Myrtales
- Family: Myrtaceae
- Genus: Eucalyptus
- Species: E. pachyphylla
- Binomial name: Eucalyptus pachyphylla