A marlock or moort is a shrubby or small-tree form of Eucalyptus found in Western Australia. Unlike the mallee, it is single-stemmed and lacks a lignotuber. It has a dense canopy of leaves which often extends to near ground level. Marlock species include:
Bald Island marlock (Eucalyptus conferruminata or Eucalyptus lehmannii) black marlock, black-barked marlock (Eucalyptus redunca) Comet Vale marlock (Eucalyptus comitae-vallis) flowering marlock, long-flowered marlock, long-leaved marlock (Eucalyptus macrandra) forrest's marlock (Eucalyptus forrestiana) limestone marlock (Eucalyptus decipiens) Quoin Head marlock (Eucalyptus mcquoidii) Moorts are a form of marlock with smooth, grey bark including the following species:
moort or round-leaved moort (Eucalyptus platypus) red-flowered moort (Eucalyptus nutans) Stoate's moort (Eucalyptus stoatei)
References
"Habit of Eucalypts". Euclid. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-06-12. Debenham, C. (1971). The Language of Botany. Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia: Society for Growing Australian Plants. ISBN 0909830010.