Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata

Southern blue gum
Subspecies bicostata at Moss Vale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. globulus
Subspecies:
E. g. subsp. bicostata
Trinomial name
Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata
Synonyms[1]
  • 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,[2] 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.

Characteristic 3-budded umbels
  1. ^ a b "Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata". keyserver.lucidcentral.org. Centre for Australian Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 2 June 2020.