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Mallee is the growth habit of certain eucalypt species that grow with multiple stems springing from an underground lignotuber, usually to a height of no more than {{convert|10|m|abbr=on}}.[1] It is most common in plants of the genus Eucalyptus, many of which naturally grow in a mallee habit, and some of which grow as single-stemmed trees initially, but recover in mallee form if burnt to the ground by bushfire. It also occurs in the closely related genera Corymbia and Angophora. The word "mallee" may also be used as a noun in reference to species or individual plants with a mallee habit. Mallees are the dominant vegetation throughout semiarid areas of Australia with reliable winter rainfall. Within this area, they form extensive woodlands and shrublands covering over {{convert|250000|km2|abbr=on}}.[2] Thus, mallee woodlands and shrublands are considered one of Australia's major vegetation groups.[2] Widespread mallee species include:
The malleefowl is a bird characteristic of this habitat. An example of a mallee in a high-rainfall area is the rare yellow-top mallee ash, Eucalyptus luehmanniana. See also
References1. ^{{cite web | title = Habit of Eucalypts | work = Euclid | url = http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/Euclid/sample/html/habit.htm | accessdate = 2007-05-06 | publisher = Australian National Botanic Gardens}} 2. ^1 {{cite web | title = Mallee woodlands and shrublands | work = Australian National Resources Atlas | url = http://audit.ea.gov.au/anra/vegetation/docs/Native_vegetation/vegfsheet-mvg14_low.pdf |accessdate=6 May 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031001070540/http://audit.ea.gov.au/anra/vegetation/docs/Native_vegetation/vegfsheet-mvg14_low.pdf |archivedate=1 October 2003}} 10 : Mallees (habit)|Eucalyptus|Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands|Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub in Australia|Flora of Australia|Plant common names|Plant life-form|Plant morphology|Vegetation of Australia|Australian Aboriginal words and phrases |
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