Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata

Southern blue gum
Subspecies bicostata at Moss Vale
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
Subspecies:
E. g. subsp. bicostata
Trinomial name
Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata
(Maiden, Blakely & Simmonds) J.B.Kirkp.
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus bicostata Maiden, Blakely & Simmonds
  • Eucalyptus globulus var. bicostata (Maiden, Blakely & Simmonds) Ewart

Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata, commonly known as the southern blue gum, eurabbie, blue gum or Victorian blue gum, is a subspecies of tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has mostly smooth bark with some persistent slabs of old bark at the base, juvenile leaves with one glaucous side, glossy, lance-shaped adult leaves, warty flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and hemispherical to conical fruit.

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