Eucalyptus pulverulenta

Silver-leaved mountain gum
Cultivated specimen of E. pulverulenta in Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. pulverulenta
Binomial name
Eucalyptus pulverulenta
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus cordata Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. nom. illeg.,
  • Eucalyptus pulverulenta Sims var. pulverulenta
  • Eucalyptus pulverulentus Macarthur & C.Moore orth. var.
  • Eucalyptus pulvigera A.Cunn.

Eucalyptus pulverulenta, commonly known as silver-leaved mountain gum, is a species of straggly tree or mallee that is endemic to southern New South Wales. It has smooth bark, egg-shaped, heart-shaped or round, sessile leaves arranged in opposite pairs, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and cup-shaped to cylindrical fruit.

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