Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. marginalis

Previously included in Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. vestita, but distinguished from that subspecies by its smaller habit, non-glaucous branchlets, leaves and buds, and westerly distribution.

Sometimes erroneously included in E. baueriana subsp. thalassina, possibly because of its lustrous, green adult leaves. Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. marginalis is mostly found on elevated sites in poor, well-drained soils, whereas E. baueriana subsp. thalassina occurs along water courses and drainage lines in fertile soils. Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. marginalis can be further distinguished by its more or less barrel-shaped, relatively thick-walled fruits and its appreciably coarse, ovate adult leaves.