Australian Native Plants - Eucalyptus
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Eucalyptus acaciiformis
(Wattle-leaved Peppermint) |
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Tree to 20 m. Bark rough, fibrous throughout, grey-brown. Juvenile leaves alternate, petiolate, elliptic, grey-green, concolorous. Adult leaves alternate, lanceolate, acuminate; lamina 5-10 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, green; lateral veins just visible,... Read more > |
Eucalyptus accedens
(Powderbark Wandoo) |
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Tree to 25 m. Bark white or pale pink, covered with a talc-like powder, the older bark shedding in small, brown flakes. Juvenile leaves ovate to orbicular, cordate, grey-blue or glaucous, concolorous. Adult leaves broadly lanceolate to lanceolate,... Read more > |
Eucalyptus acies
(Woolbernup Mallee) |
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Mallee to 2.5 m. Bark grey. Juvenile leaves opposite, subsessile, oblong-elliptic, concolorous. Adult leaves opposite or subopposite, lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, acuminate, broadly cuneate, coriaceous; lamina 9-15 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide, green... Read more > |
Eucalyptus albens
(White Box) |
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Tree to 25 m. Bark rough, fibrous, light grey or somewhat bleached on trunk, then smooth and white above. Juvenile leaves ovate to suborbicular, sometimes cordate, 9-15 cm long, 6-11.5 cm wide, grey-green to blue-green. Adult leaves broadly... Read more > |
Eucalyptus bancroftii
(Orange Gum) |
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Tree to 30 m. Bark smooth throughout, pink or orange to grey-brown. Juvenile leaves ovate, green, discolorous. Adult leaves lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, acute, thick; lamina 7.5-20 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide, green; lateral veins at 30°... Read more > |
Eucalyptus baxteri
(Brown Stringybark) |
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The Brown Stringybark is a tree to 40 m. Bark grey-brown. Juvenile leaves elliptic to ovate, often oblique, green, slightly discolorous to concolorous. Adult leaves broadly lanceolate, acuminate or mucronate, thick; lamina 7-12.5 cm long, 1.5-3 cm... Read more > |
Eucalyptus caleyi
(Caley's Ironbark) |
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Tree to 27 m. Bark rough throughout, dark grey to black. Juvenile leaves ovate to orbicular, sometimes emarginate, glaucous, concolorous. Adult leaves lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, acute to uncinate; lamina 5-10 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide, glaucous,... Read more > |
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
(River Red Gum) |
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Tree commonly to 20 m, occasionally to 45 m. Bark smooth throughout, white, grey, brown or red. Juvenile leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate, green, grey-green or blue-green, slightly discolorous. Adult leaves lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate,... Read more > |
Eucalyptus camphora
(Mountain Swamp Gum) |
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Tree to 22 m. Bark smooth throughout, though often with accumulated decorticating bark at trunk base, grey to brown-grey to almost black. Juvenile leaves ovate, emarginate, green, slightly discolorous. Adult leaves ovate or broadly lanceolate,... Read more > |
Eucalyptus cloeziana
(Gympie Messmate) |
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The Gympie Messmate is a tree to 55 m. Bark longitudinally fissured or tessellated, brown, grey or grey-yellow on trunk and sometimes on larger branches; smaller branches smooth, grey-white or yellow. Juvenile leaves ovate or broadly lanceolate.... Read more > |
Eucalyptus crebra
(Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark) |
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The Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark is a tree to 30 m. Bark rough throughout, dark grey to black. Juvenile leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, green or grey-green, slightly discolorous. Adult leaves narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate, acuminate; lamina... Read more > |
Eucalyptus crenulata
(Silver Gum) |
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Height
4m - 15m
Spread
3m - 10m |
The Silver Gum is a dense eucalypt with smooth bark and small, silvery leaves. The tree has profuse clusters of creamy white flowers in spring. Flowers are conspicuous but not particlarly showy. Read more > |
Eucalyptus curtisii
(Plunkett Mallee) |
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Height
2m - 10m
Spread
3m - 7m |
The Plunkett Mallee is a small tree or mallee with profuse clusters of attractive white flowers in spring. It has smooth grey bark which is shed in long strips. Adult leaves are 6cm - 12cm long. Read more > |
Eucalyptus dealbata
(Tumble-down Red Gum) |
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Tree to 15 m. Bark smooth throughout, grey or white. Juvenile leaves broadly ovate, usually glaucous, slightly discolorous. Adult leaves lanceolate, acuminate, moderately thick; lamina 7.5-11.5 cm long, 1.3-3.5 cm wide, grey-green or glaucous;... Read more > |
Eucalyptus dumosa
(White Mallee) |
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The White Mallee is a Mallee to 8 m, or rarely a tree to 13 m. Bark smooth, white or yellow-white with c. 1 m of rough flaky bark at base. Juvenile leaves ovate, grey-green. Adult leaves lanceolate, uncinate, thick; lamina 7-10 cm long, 1-2 cm wide,... Read more > |
Eucalyptus eugenioides
(Thin-leaved Stringybark) |
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The Thin-leaved Stringybark is a tree to 30 m. Bark grey to brown. Juvenile leaves narrowly ovate, dark green, discolorous. Adult leaves lanceolate, acuminate; lamina 10-14 cm long, 2.5-3.3 cm wide, green, concolorous or slightly discolorous;... Read more > |
Eucalyptus forrestiana
(Fuchsia Gum) |
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Height
4m - 7m
Spread
3m - 4m |
The Fuchsia Gum is an upright open tree or malle with smooth bark. It has red buds that open into yellow flowers in summer and autumn. Read more > |
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
(Long-leaved Box) |
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The Long-leaved Box is a tree to 15 m, often straggly. Bark rough, fibrous throughout, grey-brown. Juvenile leaves opposite, sessile, orbicular, light green, slightly discolorous. Adult leaves alternate, lanceolate, acuminate; lamina 10-22 cm long,... Read more > |
Eucalyptus grandis
(Flooded Gum) |
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The Flooded Gum is a tree to 55 m. Bark smooth, white, grey-white or blue-grey, with some rough flaky bark at base up to 4 m. Juvenile leaves ovate. Adult leaves lanceolate; lamina 10-16 cm long, 2-3 cm wide; lateral veins conspicuous, at 40°... Read more > |
Eucalyptus intertexta
(Gum-barked Coolibah) |
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Tree to 30 m. Bark rough on lower trunk, then smooth and white, grey or brown above, often in patches. Adult leaves narrowly to broadly lanceolate, acute to acuminate; lamina 7-14 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, green, grey-green or dull green; lateral veins... Read more > |
Eucalyptus largiflorens
(Black Box) |
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Tree to 20 m. Bark rough, fibrous, dark grey on trunk and larger branches, then smooth and white above. Juvenile leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, blue-green, slightly discolorous. Adult leaves narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate, acute; lamina... Read more > |
Eucalyptus leucoxylon var Rosea
(Pink Flowered Yellow Gum) |
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Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa is a relatively small tree with red flowers and large fruit is often available under the horticultural name, 'Rosea'. It is a tree to 10 m. Juvenile leaves sessile, ovate to broadly lanceolate, green. Adult... Read more > |
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
(Blue Gum) |
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The Blue Gum is a tree or mallee. Bark rough, fibrous to 2 m, grey to dark grey, then smooth, white, grey, yellow and/or blue above. Juvenile leaves opposite, broadly lanceolate to ovate or orbicular, cordate, sometimes connate, green or glaucous,... Read more > |
Eucalyptus macrocarpa
(Mottlecah) |
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Height
2m - 4m
Spread
3m - 6m |
Mottlecah is a mallee eucalypt with sprawling habit. It has silver-grey elliptical leaves about 12cm long and 8cm wide. It has red or pink flowers with yellow anthers in spring and summer and another flush in late autumn. Fruit is large bowl-shaped... Read more > |
Eucalyptus melanophloia
(Silver-leaved Ironbark) |
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The Silver-leaved Ironbark is a tree to 25 m. Bark rough throughout, dark grey to black, deeply furrowed. Juvenile leaves opposite, ovate to orbicular, often cordate, glaucous, concolorous. Adult leaves opposite, ovate to broadly lanceolate,... Read more > |
