Eucalyptus oreades

Blue Mountains ash
Eucalyptus oreades at Narrow Neck, Katoomba, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. oreades
Binomial name
Eucalyptus oreades
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucalyptus altior (H.Deane & Maiden) Maiden nom. illeg.
  • Eucalyptus luehmanniana var. altior H.Deane & Maiden
  • Eucalyptus virgata var. altior H.Deane & Maiden

Eucalyptus oreades, commonly known as the Blue Mountains ash, white ash or smooth-barked mountain ash,[2] is a species of medium-sized to tall tree that is native to eastern Australia. It has smooth, powdery whitish bark with rough bark near the base, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped to cylindrical fruit.

  1. ^ a b "Eucalyptus oreades". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Eucalyptus oreades". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 31 May 2020.