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Corymbia ficifolia

Corymbia ficifolia

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized flowers and 'gumnuts' on a small tree self-sown at a local beachside. Although the pink is striking the red-green-yellow gumnuts stood out for me.

Habitat:

Bayside conservation reserve. In very sandy soil.

Notes:

Couldn't resist these colours. WA 'flowering gum' corymbia sp. "Corymbia...from Latin, corymbium, a "corymb" referring to floral clusters where all flowers branch from the stem at different levels but ultimately terminate at about the same level." - Corymbia "Summer Beauty" is a possible cultivar but this one sure didn't look planted.

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Corymbia Cultivars

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Comments (9)
HemaShah
another spotting , http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11500004 hula dancers.
Mark Ridgway
Thanks all so much. Unfortunately the little skirts only last a couple of days. Promise to ID soon.
Telse
One's imagination can do amazing things. Got any Nutmeg, a Lima bean, a Peanut maybe...actually the list is endless to come up with a head. Then you'll need some arms and some legs too. A spring of some sort, from a pen? lol.
Mark Ridgway
There's an idea... wonder if I can make a face for the top?
Telse
Kewl spotting Argy Bee! @ Lauren.Yes they do! My first impression was those Bobble head hula dolls guys would put on the dash of their hot car. lol :)

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Plants of South Eastern Australia
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PublishedMarch 17, 2013

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