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Eucalyptus macrocarpa subsp. elachantha Brooker & Hopper
Small-leaved Mottlecah

Reference
Nuytsia 9(1):37-38 (1993)
Conservation Code
Priority Four
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

(Spreading or sprawling mallee), 0.8-4 m high, bark smooth, grey over salmon pink. Fl. red-pink, Aug to Sep or Nov to Dec. White or grey sand over laterite. Hillslopes, ridges, sandplains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 November 1995

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Mingenew, Three Springs.