Eucalyptus albens
White Box at Hackett, ACT
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| Eucalyptus albens | abread111 | 15 Aug 2026 | |
| Eucalyptus albens | abread111 | 15 Aug 2026 | |
| Eucalyptus microcarpa | Tapirlord | 12 Aug 2026 | |
| Eucalyptus moluccana | Tapirlord | 8 Aug 2026 | |
| Eucalyptus moluccana | peterchandler | 5 Aug 2026 |
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User's notes
Several trees are presumably from historical plantings around the water tank in Hackett. They were all in flower early August 2026. They do not appear to be a local species. Characterised by fine box bark, compound axillary and terminal inflorescences, distinctive bud types.
2 comments
15 Aug 2026
However Peter's measurements on the buds rule out E. microcarpa. Peduncle length, Pedicel + bud length and Bud width are all outside the microcarpa range in Euclid.
The sighting from 2018 identified by botanist Isobel Crawford Eucalyptus albens (White Box) shows fruits and is from the same group of trees.
Glaucousness develops on the buds as they mature. Branchlets often have sections with with mature glaucous buds and younger green buds. This sighting seems to be just at the start of floweing and not showing glaucousness, but later samples from all 5 trees have glaucous mature buds.
The sighting from 2018 identified by botanist Isobel Crawford Eucalyptus albens (White Box) shows fruits and is from the same group of trees.
Glaucousness develops on the buds as they mature. Branchlets often have sections with with mature glaucous buds and younger green buds. This sighting seems to be just at the start of floweing and not showing glaucousness, but later samples from all 5 trees have glaucous mature buds.
16 Aug 2026
Thanks for your help, and I agree that E. albens is probably the best id. It's interesting to learn that glaucousness can develop on buds as they age.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.169228-35.244391
- Altitude 672.0m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 5 Aug 2026 01:27 PM Recorded on
- peterchandler Recorded by
- Greater than 5 metres Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Eucalyptus albens Scientific name
- White Box Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 807.61m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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