Eucalyptus viminalis |
Eucalyptus globulus |
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manna gum, ribbon gum |
blue gum, bluegum eucalyptus, Tasmanian bluegum |
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Habit | Trees, to 50 m; trunk whitish, gray, or tan, straight, ± smooth; bark usually shed in relatively long, narrow, irregular strips distally, sometimes persistent toward trunk base. | Trees, to 60 m; trunk bluish gray, straight, smooth; bark shed in irregular strips distally, sometimes persistent toward trunk base; twigs ± square or winged. |
Leaves | petiole 1–1.5 cm; blade green, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 10–15 × 1–2.5 cm. |
mostly strongly aromatic; petiole 1.5–2.5 cm, flattened; blade green, usually narrowly lanceolate, often sickle-shaped, 10–30 × 2.5–4 cm. |
Inflorescences | usually 3-flowered, umbels. |
flowers solitary, sessile or subsessile. |
Peduncles | to ca. 1 cm. |
0.1–1 cm. |
Flowers | hypanthium ovoid, 2–3 mm, length ± equaling calyptra; calyptra conic to rounded or, rarely, rostrate; stamens white. |
hypanthium obconic, ± 4-ribbed, to 20 mm, glaucous; calyptra flattened-hemispheric, with central knob, warty, glaucous; stamens creamy white. |
Capsules | ± hemispheric, 5–10 mm, not glaucous; valves 3 or 4, exserted. |
hemispheric or obconic, ± 4-ribbed, 5–21 mm, glaucous, thickened, warty, rim wide; valves 3–5, ± level with apex or exserted. |
2n | = 22, 90. |
= 22. |
Eucalyptus viminalis |
Eucalyptus globulus |
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Phenology | Flowering summer, fall. | Flowering fall–winter. |
Habitat | Disturbed urban areas. | Disturbed areas. |
Elevation | 0–100 m. (0–300 ft.) | 0–300 m. (0–1000 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA; se Australia [Introduced in North America]
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CA; se Australia [Introduced in North America]
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Discussion | Eucalyptus viminalis is known from the Outer North Coast Ranges, Central Coast, Outer South Coast Ranges, South Coast, and Peninsular Ranges. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Eucalyptus globulus is known from the Outer North Coast Ranges, Great Central Valley, and central-western and southwestern California. Eucalyptus globulus is commonly cultivated in warm regions of the world for its fast-growing timber and for paper pulp. The species is the tallest angiosperm in North America, easily recognized by the large, solitary flowers and fruit. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 10. | FNA vol. 10. |
Parent taxa | Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus | Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Labillardière: Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 12, plate 151. (1806) | Labillardière: Voy. Rech. Pérouse 1: 153, plate 13. (1800) |
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