A small mallee to mostly 2 m tall. Bark greyish brown. Juvenile leaves lanceolate. Adult leaves lanceolate; blade mostly 6 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm wide, green, thick, glossy with faint venation. Leaf stalk 1-2 cm long. Flowers in 7s, common stalk flattened, 1-2 cm long, curved; individual stalks absent or less than 5 mm. Flower buds horned and domed. Fruits with 2 ribs, mostly 1 cm long or slightly shorter.

Grows naturally on rocky hillsides in coastal areas. Widely grown in parks and gardens but variable in length and colour of flower cap.

Coastal SW WA.

Short leaves; 2-ribbed fruit; pinkish red stamens.

VIC: Melbourne (Canterbury Rd, street tree).

Source: Spencer, R.; Rule, K. (2002). Eucalyptus. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.