Gum TrEE BLossoMs: AusTRALia GeogrAphic

Rose of the west (Eucalyptus macrocarpa)
Rose of the west (Eucalyptus macrocarpa)
"Macrocarpa" means large fruit – a fitting name,
 as the individual flowers of this species are
 among the largest of all the eucalypts. 
Rose of the west, also known as mottlecah.
Flowers: mainly Spring.
Photo Credit: Bronwyn King