Stirling Range National Park FloraAnigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea cucullata (Hood Leaved Hakea) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Hibbertia selkii Native Orchids

— see Eucalyptus Index

Eucalyptus uncinata, Commonly known as the Hook-leaved Mallee, Eucalyptus uncinata is a species of mallee that is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia.

This mallee has smooth grey to light brown bark, that shed in short, curly strips, and sometimes a short stocking of fibrous bark near the base. It has creamy coloured white flower, whose buds are arranged in groups of nine to thirteen, and barrel-shaped to oval or cylindrical fruit. The adult leaves are lance-shaped.

Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee), Stirling National Park WA © Terry Dunham
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Tracheophyta
  • Subphylum: Angiospermae
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Order: Myrtales
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • Tribe: Eucalypteae
  • Genus: Eucalyptus
  • Species: Eucalyptus uncinata

Footnote & References

  1. Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) © Terry Dunham
  2. Eucalyptus uncinata Turcz., Hook Leaved Mallee, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51440769

Stirling Range National Park FloraAnigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea cucullata (Hood Leaved Hakea) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Hibbertia selkii Native Orchids

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