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§1 Plant

Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.

vernacular river redgum — species · Myrtaceae

USDA: EUCA2
GBIF: 11869920
Rank: species

river redgum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) — Platephotograph · Dean NicolleCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Myrtaceae Juss.
Genus: Eucalyptus

§2a

Native status, by region

HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 14 counties across 3 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 14 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Medium
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: High
Fire: Medium
Salinity: Medium
Anaerobic: Medium
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Low

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 17 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 180 min.
Precipitation: 20–100 in/yr
pH range: 5–8.5
Root depth: 20 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Long
Mature height: 120 ft
Height @ 20 y: 60 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Moderate
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Early Spring
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Winter
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 2,628,389
Propagation: seed, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Low
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: Yes
Fuelwood: High
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 14 counties across 3 states/territories.

California view state ↗ 9 I ▾

Florida view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Charlotte 12015

Hawaii view state ↗ 4 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/EUCA2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/11869920 ↗

Record version

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