Betula alleghaniensis colored, peeling bark of yellow birch. For young trees where bark has not yet developed, yellow birch can also be identified by its hairy buds and stems; sweet birch has hairless buds. The yellow birch was first described by François André Michaux in 1812 as "Betula lutea". In 1904, Nathaniel Lord Britton described what he considered to be a new closely related species of birch as "Betula alleghaniensis", differing from "B. lutea" by its shorter fruiting scales and mostly cordate (vs. rarely cordate) leaf bases. After comparing the descriptions and illustrations of "B. lutea" and "B. alleghaniensis", Merritt Fernald found
Eucalyptus redunca Eucalyptus redunca Eucalyptus redunca, commonly known as black marlock, black-barked marlock, wandoo or myrtan, is a tree species in the genus "Eucalyptus" that is native to Western Australia. "E. redunca" produces a tannin of the condensed type. The mallee tree typically grows to a height of but can reach as high as . It has smooth bark and a lignotuber. It blooms between July and November producing yellow flowers. The bark is smooth and a light light brown colour that becomes grey or dark grey brown and peels off in ribbons. The tree has a well-rounded canopy and is one