Eucalyptus fraxinoides
| White Ash | |
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| Eucalyptus fraxinoides, Mount Budawang, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. fraxinoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus fraxinoides H.Deane & Maiden | |
Eucalyptus fraxinoides, the White Ash is a eucalyptus tree of mountain country of south eastern New South Wales.[1] Eucalyptus fraxinoides is a medium to large tree, usually 20 to 40 metres tall, sometimes with a leaning trunk. The trunk is marked with broad descending coppery coloured scribbles. The gumnuts are truncate - globose, slightly urn shaped, with a small opening.
Fraxinus americana (American Ash) is also commonly referred to as White Ash.
References
- ↑ Brooker, I. & Kleinig, D., Eucalyptus, An illustrated guide to identification, Reed Books, Melbourne, 1996
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