Stats

Lifespan

50-150 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate woodland

Range

Australia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Near Threatened

About

This tree grows in the dry woodlands of southeastern Australia and California. Its round, waxy leaves rotate to hang vertically, minimizing surface area exposed to the midday sun.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Eucalyptus

Species

Eucalyptus polyanthemos