▁or ▁nine ▁on ▁a ▁ped un cle ▁ ▁long , ▁the ▁individual ▁bud s ▁on ▁p edic els ▁ ▁long . ▁M ature ▁bud s ▁are ▁sh aped ▁like ▁an ▁egg ▁in ▁an ▁egg ▁cup , ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁with ▁a ▁rounded ▁oper cul um . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁white ▁and ▁the ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁wo ody , ▁con ical ▁to ▁short ened ▁hem is pher ical ▁caps ule ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁with ▁the ▁val ves ▁near ▁rim ▁level . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁Eu cal y pt us ▁fol ios a ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁Ken ▁Hill ▁and ▁Law rie ▁Johnson ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁Tel ope a ▁from ▁a ▁spec imen ▁collected ▁north ▁of ▁Es per ance . ▁The ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁( fol ios a ) ▁is ▁a ▁Latin ▁word ▁meaning ▁" leaf y ", ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁dense ▁crown ▁of ▁this ▁species . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁This ▁m alle e ▁is ▁found ▁growing ▁in ▁sand y ▁cl ay ▁so ils ▁on ▁flat ▁areas ▁adjacent ▁to ▁salt ▁la kes ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁limited ▁range ▁near ▁Es per ance ▁in ▁the ▁Es per ance ▁Pla ins ▁and ▁M alle e ▁bi oge ographic ▁regions ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁status ▁This ▁eu cal y pt ▁ ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁" not ▁threatened " ▁by ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Government ▁Department ▁of ▁Park s ▁and ▁Wild life . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Eu cal y