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The effect of extra CO2 on Darwin Woollybutt

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John Robson
Oct 08, 2025
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From the CO2Science archive: Whoever’s job it is to come up with these names really needs to lay off the booze. Even the Latin name is a mouthful: Eucalyptus miniata Cunn. ex Schauer. But the common name for this Australian tree sounds like a Simpsons phone prank where Moe ends up shouting about seeing Darwin Woollybutt. However this week’s named-after-…

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