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covered flowers The meaning of the name Eucalyptus is covered flower. <br /> In the Eucalyptus flower, the petals turned into a &quot;lid&quot; that covers the flower - called Operculum. it covers the stamens. here we can see an opening flower - the many stamens push the Operculum and drop it.<br /> pictured in &quot;The Ornamental Farm&quot; Botanic Garden Eucalyptus leucoxylon,Fall,Geotagged,Israel,Yellow gum Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

covered flowers

The meaning of the name Eucalyptus is covered flower.
In the Eucalyptus flower, the petals turned into a "lid" that covers the flower - called Operculum. it covers the stamens. here we can see an opening flower - the many stamens push the Operculum and drop it.
pictured in "The Ornamental Farm" Botanic Garden

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    Had no idea, great info! Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Yael Orgad's profile
      Yael Orgad
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      it's amazing to see how many different mechanisms there are in nature! Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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        Yep! Posted 2 years ago
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    Beautiful and so interesting. Posted 2 years ago
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      thank you :-) Posted 2 years ago

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The Yellow gum

''Eucalyptus leucoxylon'', commonly known as yellow gum, blue gum or white ironbark, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia.

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Similar species: Myrtles, Evening Primroses.
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Uploaded Oct 18, 2022. Captured Oct 12, 2022 11:35 in 8WR8+W9 Kfar Monash, Israel.
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.