Yorell mallee

Eucalyptus gracilis, known as yorrell or yorrell mallee, is a small mallee eucalypt in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to semi-arid southern Australia, where it forms an important component of mallee shrublands across western Victoria, southern South Australia and the southwestern New South Wales mallee. It typically grows as a multi-stemmed mallee 3-8 m tall from a woody lignotuber, with smooth grey to coppery bark that is shed in ribbons leaving a polished surface. The adult leaves are narrow-lanceolate, 5-9 cm long, glossy green and concolorous. Cream to white flowers are borne in axillary umbels of seven, opening in spring and summer, followed by small hemispherical to cylindrical capsules about 5-7 mm long. The species is fire-adapted, resprouting vigorously from its lignotuber after burns, and is a useful honey source.