Eucalyptus viminalis

Ribbon Gum at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain

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Identification history

Eucalyptus viminalis	3 Jul 2022	MichaelMulvaney
Eucalyptus viminalis	24 Apr 2022	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	23 Apr 2022	SilkeSma

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Possibly planted specimen

3 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

24 Apr 2022

Eucalyptus elata is also a possibility

SilkeSma wrote:

25 Apr 2022

I was confused by the oppositely arranged leaves. I thought all Eucalypts have alternately arranged leaves?

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Apr 2022

Yes this is where it gets a bit tricky - I think the leaves you have photographed are new regrowth and are in fact juvenile leaves which in this species are opposite

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Location information

Coordinates 149.159456 -35.284583
Altitude 612.8m
Maps Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
Places Campbell, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
22 Apr 2022 11:05 AM Recorded on
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Eucalypt health surveillance in Canberra Plants Gum Trees SilkeSma Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

True Planted
False In flower

Species information

Eucalyptus viminalis Scientific name
Ribbon Gum Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1630.84m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower

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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania