Burdett's Gum - Eucalyptus burdettiana

Eucalyptus burdettiana is a mallee or shrub endemic to Western Australia, and is only found naturally on the sides of East Mount Barren in Fitzgerald River National Park (see location maps below). Because of this limited distribution, its Conservation Status is listed as threatened by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) and "Endangered" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

It’s a Mallee tree that grows to 4 m high. Its bark smooth and pale brown-grey and whitish.

It has recorded as flowering between March–April and June and August. The flowers are typically yellow-green.

It was as first described by William Blakely and Henry Steedman in 1939. It was names after William Burdett (1871-1940) who was a friend of Henry Steedman. Burdett was an orchardist, farmer and native plant gardener in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.

It was planted in the Park in 1982.

Sources:

EUCLID Eucalypts of Australia Fourth Edition - https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/eucalyptus_burdettiana.htm

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ (DBCA) Flora data base - https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5571

Atlas of living Australia - https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eucalyptus%20burdettiana

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/70600964?size=large

Eucalyptus burdettiana in the Park