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The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Eucalyptus astringens (Maiden) Maiden subsp. astringens
Brown Mallet

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree or (mallet), to 18 m high, bark smooth, grey-brown. Fl. white/cream/yellow, Nov to Dec. Red-brown gravelly clay, brown clayey sand, sandy loam, spongolite, laterite. Breakaways, hills, valley slopes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 March 2004
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Beverley, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dumbleyung, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Narrogin, Pingelly, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, York.