Eucalyptus preissiana

Eucalyptus preissiana, commonly known as bell-fruited mallee,[2] is a species of small tree or shrub that occurs in an area between Albany and Esperance in Western Australia.

Eucalyptus preissiana is a mallee that typically grows to a height of 3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft) with a sprawling habit, and forms a lignotuber.

[8] In 1995 Ian Brooker and Andrew Slee described two subspecies and the names have been accepted by the Australian Plant Census:[9] Bell-fruited mallee is found in coastal and sub-coastal areas among limestone and laterite and grows in gravelly sandy-clay soils.

It occurs in coastal and near-coastal areas from the Stirling Range to the Fitzgerald River National Park and almost to Esperance to the east.

[3] Subspecies preissiana is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife,[12] but subspecies lobata is classified as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife,[13] meaning that is rare or near threatened.

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