Eucalyptus caesia

Caesia

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. caesia
Binomial name
Eucalyptus caesia
E. caesia, field distribution
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus caesia ‘Silver Princess’
  • Eucalyptus caesia Benth. subsp. caesia
  • Eucalyptus caesia subsp. magna Brooker & Hopper

Eucalyptus caesia, commonly known as caesia or gungurru, is a species of mallee that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has smooth reddish brown bark at first, later shedding in curling flakes, lance-shaped, sometimes curved adult leaves, club-shaped flower buds covered with a waxy, bluish white bloom, pink stamens with yellow anthers and urn-shaped fruit.