Eucalyptus crenulata
Victorian silver gum, Buxton gum at Greenway, ACT
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| Eucalyptus crenulata | Steve818 | 26 May 2024 | |
| Eucalyptus crenulata | Tapirlord | 26 May 2024 | |
| Eucalyptus elata | Csteele4 | 25 May 2024 | |
| Eucalyptus dives | CarbonAI | 25 May 2024 | |
| Eucalyptus elata | KMcCue | 25 May 2024 |
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original plantings or wildings. Should they be removed as they are not apparently native to the ACT?
6 comments
26 May 2024
I'm kinda meh about removing non-local Eucs. Only very rarely, if ever to they become invasive and even then it tends to be in communities experiencing significant disturbance. Probably these are fine, particularly if they are in fact E.crenulata as that is an endangered species
26 May 2024
Yes E.crenulata - those crowded pruinose beaked ovoid buds are distinctive along with the crenulate leaves.
Nationally endangered. Non-invasive, negligible weed risk outside natural range. Well spotted and identified.
Nationally endangered. Non-invasive, negligible weed risk outside natural range. Well spotted and identified.
26 May 2024
Many thanks for sorting out the id. Isobel Crawford and Ranger David Wise correctly identified it as E. crenulata on the day but I confused it with another sample David had collected and swapped names. Thanks also for the advice about not needing to remove them.
26 May 2024
27 May 2024
I was just reading more about E.crenulata. It is one of the rarest Eucalypts restricted to just a few sites NE of Melbourne. One near Buxton, hence one of the common names used. Dr Dean Nicolle's (Eucalypt Botanist) latest book, uses the common name Victorian silver gum.
27 May 2024
Also @KMcCue the icons the NatureMapr team have put next to the plant species name are very useful in helping with deciding on weed risk for non-local species that you encounter. If you hover over the icon to the right of the airplane icon it says non-invasive. The NatureMapr team uses 4 categories: non-invasive, minor weed, medium risk weed, high risk weed. High risk ones are species like African lovegrass and blackberry. Medium risk are many of the escaped garden plants like Viburnum. Minor weeds are species like flatweed or cat's ear, i.e., weeds of disturbed areas. For a non-local plant non-invasive can be interpreted as negligible risk.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.057939-35.407842
- Altitude 512.7m
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 25 May 2024 11:21 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- Alive / healthy Plant health
- Yes In flower
- Yes Planted
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Species information
- Eucalyptus crenulata Scientific name
- Victorian silver gum, Buxton gum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 521.13m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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