Eucalyptus pulchella
Tabl. École Bot. ed. 3, 284, 408. 1829.
Common names: White peppermint gum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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Trees, to 21 m; trunk white or bluish gray, mostly smooth, occasionally shaggy or rough near base; bark shed in relatively long strips. Leaves: (juvenile alternate, petiolate); with slight peppermint odor when crushed; petiole 0.1–0.6 cm; blade dark green, linear, 5–10 × 0.1–0.5 cm. Peduncles 0.1–0.3 cm. Inflorescences 9+-flowered, umbels. Flowers: hypanthium obconic, 2–3 mm, length ± equaling calyptra; calyptra hemispheric, rounded; stamens white. Capsules ovoid or subpyriform, 4–6 mm, not glaucous; valves 4, ± level with apex or included.
Phenology: Flowering winter.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–200 m.
Distribution
Calif., Australia (Tasmania)
Discussion
In the flora area, Eucalyptus pulchella is known only from Alameda County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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