A marlock or moort is a shrubby or small-tree form of ''

Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as e ...

'' found in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. Unlike the mallee, it is single-stemmed and lacks a

lignotuber A lignotuber is a woody swelling of the root crown possessed by some plants as a protection against destruction of the plant stem, such as by fire. Other woody plants may develop basal burls as a similar survival strategy, often as a response t ...

. It has a dense canopy of leaves which often extends to near ground level. Marlock species include: * Bald Island marlock (''

Eucalyptus conferruminata ''Eucalyptus conferruminata'', commonly known as Bald Island marlock or bushy yate, is a small tree or mallee endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. It has smooth whitish and grey bark, elliptic to oblong or egg-shaped adult leaves, ...

'' or '' Eucalyptus lehmannii'') * black marlock, black-barked marlock ('' Eucalyptus redunca'') * Comet Vale marlock ( '' Eucalyptus comitae-vallis'') * flowering marlock, long-flowered marlock, long-leaved marlock ('' Eucalyptus macrandra'') * forrest's marlock (''

Eucalyptus forrestiana ''Eucalyptus forrestiana'', commonly known as fuchsia gum or fuchsia mallee, is a species of small tree or mallet and is endemic to an area near Esperance, Western Australia. It has smooth grey bark, narrow oblong to lance-shaped adult leaves ...

'') * limestone marlock ('' Eucalyptus decipiens'') * Quoin Head marlock ('' Eucalyptus mcquoidii'') Moorts are a form of marlock with smooth, grey bark including the following species: * moort or round-leaved moort ('' Eucalyptus platypus'') * red-flowered moort ('' Eucalyptus nutans'') * Stoate's moort ('' Eucalyptus stoatei'')

References

* * {{Plant common name Plant morphology Eucalyptus Myrtales of Australia