''Eucalyptus × erythrandra'', commonly known as rosebud gum, is a species of mallee or shrub that is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to Western Australia. It typically grows to a height of and has smooth grey bark, and pinkish flowers from September to October or January. It grows in mallee scrub in the

Esperance Plains Esperance Plains, also known as Eyre Botanical District, is a biogeographic region in southern Western Australia on the south coast between the Avon Wheatbelt and Hampton bioregions, and bordered to the north by the Mallee region. It is a pl ...

and Mallee biogeographic regions. This eucalypt was originally given the name ''Eucalyptus erythrandra'' by

William Blakely William Faris Blakely (November 1875 – 1 September 1941) was an Australian botanist and collector. From 1913 to 1940 he worked in the National Herbarium of New South Wales, working with Joseph Maiden on ''Eucalyptus'', Maiden named a ''red g ...

and

Henry Steedman Henry Steedman (1866–1953) was a Scottish-born Australian botanist. Born in Scotland in 1866, he emigrated to Western Australia at the age of 21. He was head gardener at the South Perth Zoological Gardens (now Perth Zoo) for many years, but w ...

who published the description in ''

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales The Linnean Society of New South Wales promotes ''the Cultivation and Study of the Science of Natural History in all its Branches'' and was founded in Sydney, New South Wales ( Australia) in 1874 and incorporated in 1884. History The Society suc ...

''. It is now accepted by the

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as a hybrid, either between '' E. incrassata'' and '' E. tetraptera'' or between '' E. angulosa'' and '' E. tetraptera''.

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x erythrandra Myrtales of Australia Eucalypts of Western Australia Plants described in 1938 Taxa named by William Blakely Plant nothospecies {{Australia-rosid-stub