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Serpentine Ironbark

Eucalyptus ophitica

Serpentine Ironbark
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0

Eucalyptus ophitica, the serpentine ironbark, is a small tree native to a small area of northern New South Wales, growing on serpentine soils in grassy woodland. It is a species rarely grown outside its native range, so cultivation advice is limited.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Soil
Well-drained soil; serpentine (ultramafic) soils in its native habitat
Native range
New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Eucalyptus ophitica, commonly known as the serpentine ironbark, is a species of small ironbark tree that is endemic to a small area of northern New South Wales. It has grey ironbark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped, conical or hemispherical fruit.

Where it grows

Serpentine ironbark grows in grassy woodland on hilly serpentine outcrops in the Upper Clarence.

Other Eucalyptus plants

White eucalyptus · New England Stringybark · River redgum · Coowarra Box · Coolabah · Narrowleaf red ironbark · White gum · Indonesian gum · River peppermint gum · Tasmanian bluegum · Cider gum · Araluen Gum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus ophitica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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