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Similar Eucalyptus cretata, Eucalyptus copulans, Eucalyptus cunninghamii, Eucalyptus burgessiana, Eucalyptus capitellata |
Eucalyptus conglobata, also known as the cong mallee, coastal gum or the Port Lincoln mallee, is a eucalypt that is native to the south coast of Western Australia and South Australia.
The mallee typically grows to a height of 8 metres (26 ft) and has smooth grey to brown-tan over creamy grey bark throughout. The adult leaves are slightly glossy and light to olive green in colour. It blooms between November and May producing white-cream flowers.
E. conglobata is distributed from the southern Wheatbelt, Great Southern and the south coast of the Goldfields-Esperance regions in Western Australia as well as the Eyre Peninsula and Southern Lofty Range in South Australia.
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