Eucalyptus fraxinoides

White ash
Eucalyptus fraxinoides on Brown Mountain
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. fraxinoides
Binomial name
Eucalyptus fraxinoides
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus fraxinoides H.Deane & Maiden var. fraxinoides
  • Eucalyptus virgata var. fraxinoides (H.Deane & Maiden) Maiden

Eucalyptus fraxinoides, commonly known as the white ash or white mountain ash, is a medium-sized to tall tree of mountain country and is endemic to south eastern Australia. It has rough, compacted greyish bark on the lower trunk, smooth white bark with scribbles above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and barrel-shaped or urn-shaped fruit.

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