
Wandoo
Eucalyptus wandoo
Family Myrtaceae
Vulnerable (IUCN) — fragmented habitat
About
A smooth white-barked eucalypt of southwest WA valued for dense, durable timber and honey production, forming the wandoo woodlands documented on the eastern side of Lane Poole Reserve. Only around 5% of its original habitat remains.
How to spot it
Smooth, powdery white bark, often mottled with grey or light brown patches — unlike jarrah's rough fibrous bark. Greyish-green to greyish-blue lance-shaped leaves 75-125mm. Cream-white flowers in groups of 9-17. Height 3-25m.
Found in
- Lane Poole Reserve
Source: Wikipedia: Eucalyptus wandoo; Wikipedia: Lane Poole Reserve
Photo: Gnangarra (CC BY 3.0 AU) via Wikimedia Commons