Opening flowers of Plunkett Mallee

Descrição:

Eucalyptus curtisii.General Information: Small tree (to 8 m high) often with more than one stem.Bark smooth, greyish, shedding in short, curly flakes.Flowers in Spring.Adult leaves alternate, lanceolate, apex pointed, discolourous, dense reticulation, oil glands obscure or absent.Inflorescences: Terminal panicle, 7 per umbel, buds pyriform, obovoid or ovoid, 4 small sepals on the buds. Flowering time Spring, Summer.Fruit: Cupular to truncate-globose, longitudinally wrinkled, valves below rim level.Distribution: SE QLD AustraliaLocation: Brisbane suburban.Read the note on the photo.