▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁It ▁has ▁smooth ▁b ark , ▁broad ly ▁lance - sh aped ▁to ▁elli pt ical , ▁grey ▁or ▁gla uc ous ▁leaves ▁that ▁are ▁arranged ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁in ▁opposite ▁pairs , ▁flower ▁bud s ▁in ▁groups ▁of ▁seven , ▁wh it ish ▁flowers ▁and ▁gla uc ous , ▁bar rel - sh aped ▁fruit . ▁It ▁is ▁easily ▁recogn ised ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁by ▁its ▁form , ▁large , ▁white , ▁w axy ▁leaves ▁and , ▁when ▁in ▁flower , ▁stam ens ▁cluster ed ▁in ▁four ▁groups . ▁ ▁Description ▁Eu cal y pt us ▁ple uro car pa ▁is ▁a ▁m alle e ▁that ▁typically ▁grows ▁to ▁ ▁high , ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁forms ▁a ▁l ign ot uber ▁and ▁has ▁smooth ▁b ark . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁spread ing ▁to ▁ere ct , ▁st rag gly ▁habit ▁with ▁many ▁thin ▁st ems ▁with ▁smooth , ▁grey ish ▁b ark . ▁The ▁fol i age ▁is ▁thick , ▁le ath ery ▁and ▁w axy ▁with ▁a ▁bl u ish ▁grey ▁colour ▁and ▁the ▁flower ▁bud s , ▁fruit ▁and ▁st ems ▁are ▁white ▁and ▁w axy . ▁Young ▁plants ▁and ▁co pp ice ▁reg row th ▁have ▁st ems ▁that ▁are ▁square ▁in ▁cross - section ▁with ▁a ▁wing ▁on ▁each ▁corner , ▁egg - sh aped ▁to ▁ob long ▁or ▁elli pt ical ▁to ▁heart - sh aped , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide , ▁pet i olate ▁and ▁arranged ▁in ▁opposite