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sugar gum
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
River Red GumEucalyptus camaldulensis
Tasmanian blue gumEucalyptus globulus
Silver Dollar GumEucalyptus polyanthemos
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| South Africa | 277 |
|---|---|
| Western Cape | 272 |
| Australia | 226 |
| United States | 218 |
| California | 210 |
| Victoria | 148 |
| South Australia | 60 |
| Western Australia | 13 |
| Hawaii | 6 |
| Eastern Cape | 5 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | myrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales |
| Family | myrtle family · Myrtaceae |
| Genus | eucalyptus · Eucalyptus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise sugar gum with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.