Eucalyptus sp.

A Gum Tree at Forde, ACT

Eucalyptus sp. at Forde, ACT - 7 May 2021
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Identification history

Eucalyptus sp. 10 May 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 10 May 2021 Dominique

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Small, thin red stalks. About 2cm tall. On an old gum tree stump. It was the only stump I saw with them on it. Are they fungi or moss or plants please? Thanks.

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RWPurdie wrote:
   10 May 2021
It all looks like epicormic regrowth of the eucalypt from buds below the bark.

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Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Eucalyptus sp. Scientific name
  • A Gum Tree Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • -13.81m to 1470m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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