Alpine ash | |
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Eucalyptus delegatensis growing between Corryong and Omeo | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. delegatensis
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus delegatensis |
Eucalyptus delegatensis, commonly known as alpine ash, gum-topped stringybark, white-top[3] and in Victoria as woollybutt,[4] is a species of tree that is endemic to southeastern Australia. It has a straight trunk with rough, fibrous to stringy bark on the lower half of the trunk, smooth white bark above, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and fifteen, white flowers and barrel-shaped or hemispherical fruit.