Eucalyptus cunninghamii is a small plant which grows in the Blue Mountains of eastern Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The common name is Cliff Mallee Ash. It is one of the smallest of all the many hundreds of the eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...

 genus. Some of which grow to enormous size.

However, some mature plants of the Cliff Mallee Ash are less than a metre tall. Often seen around 1.5 metres tall. Rarely reaching three metres in height. Despite being locally abundant, it is a rare plant, with a ROTAP

ROTAP

Rare or Threatened Australian Plants, usually abbreviated to ROTAP, is a list of rare or threatened Australian plant taxa. Developed and maintained by the CSIRO, the most recent edition lists 5031 taxa. The list uses a binary coding system based on the IUCN Red List categories for "Presumed...

 rating of 2RCa. Named after the Australian explorer, Allan Cunningham

Allan Cunningham (botanist)

Allan Cunningham was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect plants.- Early life :...

. Recognized by the small narrow leaves, slightly paler on one side of the leaf. The habitat is poor shallow soil in high rainfall areas, with regular fires and occasional snow.