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[[Image:E. pyriformis.JPG|left|thumb|''E. pyriformis'', field distribution]]
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''Eucalyptus pyriformis'', '''Pear-fruited mallee'', ''Dowerin Rose''', is small, straggly mallee with smooth, grey or salmon-pink bark often sheeding in ribbons at the base. [[Juvenile]] leaves are stalked, [[alternate]], [[ovate]] , to 9 x 5 cm. Adult leaves are stalked, broad-[[lanceolate]] to 9.5 x 3.2 cm, concolorous dull, grey to grey-green with a firm texture. Flowers are red or creamy white in mid [[winter]] to mid [[spring]]. Fruit hangs on long stalks, is ribbed and funnel shaped to 4 x 5.5cm.
''Eucalyptus pyriformis'', '''Pear-fruited mallee'', ''Dowerin Rose''', is small, straggly mallee with smooth, grey or salmon-pink bark often sheeding in ribbons at the base. [[Juvenile]] leaves are stalked, [[alternate]], [[ovate]] , to 9 x 5 cm. Adult leaves are stalked, broad-[[lanceolate]] to 9.5 x 3.2 cm, concolorous dull, grey to grey-green with a firm texture. Flowers are red or creamy white in mid [[winter]] to mid-[[Spring (season)|spring]]. Fruit hangs on long stalks, is ribbed and funnel shaped to 4 x 5.5cm.


The distribution is limited to the western part of the northern [[Western Australia]]n wheatbelt, from north-west of [[Geraldton]], south to Dowerin, usually on white sandplains.
The distribution is limited to the western part of the northern [[Western Australia]]n wheatbelt, from north-west of [[Geraldton]], south to Dowerin, usually on white sandplains.


''E. pyriformis'' is distinctive for its large, pendulous [[bud]]s and spectacular coloured [[flower]]s.<ref>Brooker, I. & Kleinig, D., ''Eucalyptus, An illustrated guide to identification'', Reed Books, Melbourne, 1996</ref>
''E. pyriformis'' is distinctive for its large, pendulous [[bud]]s and spectacular coloured [[flower]]s.<ref>Brooker, I. & Kleinig, D., ''Eucalyptus, An illustrated guide to identification'', Reed Books, Melbourne, 1996</ref>



== Reference ==
== Reference ==

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Pear-fruited mallee, Dowerin Rose
Eucalyptus pyriformis
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Eucalyptus pyriformis
E. pyriformis, field distribution

Eucalyptus pyriformis, Pear-fruited mallee, Dowerin Rose, is small, straggly mallee with smooth, grey or salmon-pink bark often sheeding in ribbons at the base. Juvenile leaves are stalked, alternate, ovate , to 9 x 5 cm. Adult leaves are stalked, broad-lanceolate to 9.5 x 3.2 cm, concolorous dull, grey to grey-green with a firm texture. Flowers are red or creamy white in mid winter to mid-spring. Fruit hangs on long stalks, is ribbed and funnel shaped to 4 x 5.5cm.

The distribution is limited to the western part of the northern Western Australian wheatbelt, from north-west of Geraldton, south to Dowerin, usually on white sandplains.

E. pyriformis is distinctive for its large, pendulous buds and spectacular coloured flowers.[1]

Reference

  1. ^ Brooker, I. & Kleinig, D., Eucalyptus, An illustrated guide to identification, Reed Books, Melbourne, 1996