Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Mugga Ironbark at Undefined Area
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| Eucalyptus sideroxylon | Steve818 | 26 May 2024 | |
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon | Steve818 | 26 May 2024 | |
| Eucalyptus bridgesiana | CarbonAI | 26 May 2024 | |
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon | KylieWaldon | 26 May 2024 |
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User's notes
I didn't know this one was over the back (there is a small scungy one back between the playing fields). And its HUGE. And all out in flower. With Red Wattlebirds, noisy miners, King Parrots, Crimson Rosellas, Blue Faced Honeyeaters, Satin Bowerbirds all trying to get in but being chased out by the multitudes of Red Wattlebirds. I call it the "oxy" gum because I can never remember its name!
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26 May 2024
The bark is an ironbark - hard, coarsely fissured, grey-black. Closely related to Yellow Gum. Based on location and buds > 3 it is most likely Red Ironbark aka Mugga Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon) which has 7 or more, if they have not been broken off by one of the birds it attracts. Lovely image in flower, a very important species for nectar feeding birds and insects, as you are seeing first hand :)
Location information
- Coordinates 146.874226-36.133188
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 May 2024 09:55 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 60 Circumference of trunk (cm)
- Greater than 5 metres Plant height
- Alive / healthy Plant health
- one hollow in tree How many hollows in tree?
- Yes In flower
- Yes Planted
- Yes Hollows present in tree
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Species information
- Eucalyptus sideroxylon Scientific name
- Mugga Ironbark Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812.02m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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