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2 unusual facts about Eucalyptus populnea


Eucalyptus populnea

populnea commonly forms stands with other species such as mulga and Eremophila mitchellii.

Nankeen

Nankeen gum, the bimble box, Eucalyptus populnea, a tree of eastern Australia having a fibrous bark and glossy green leaves.


Acacia cambagei

Eucalyptus cambageana, E. populnea, Corymbia terminalis, Eremophila mitchellii and Geijera parviflora are typical woody species associated with gidgee communities.

Boomi, New South Wales

The plains were once lightly forested with mainly gum, coolibah, box, wilga, belah, myall, Cypress pine and leopardwood trees.

Bowra Sanctuary

Bowra is characterised by Mulga communities, mixed with Poplar Box and bloodwoods, on the scarp and ridges in the north of the property.

Casuarina cristata

Here it is found as a dominant tree with brigalow (Acacia harpophylla), black gidyea (A. argyrodendron), bimble box (Eucalyptus populnea), Dawson River blackbutt (E. cambageana), E. pilligaensis and the smaller trees such as wilga (Geijera parviflora) and false sandalwood (Eremophila mitchellii) in open forest over mainly Cenozoic clay plains.


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