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Eucalyptus pulchella (White peppermint)

Synonyms: Eucalyptus amygdalina var. angustifolia (homotypic); Eucalyptus linearis; Eucalyptus vitellina

Wikipedia Abstract

Eucalyptus pulchella, commonly known as the white peppermint-gum or white peppermint, is a flowering tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. An erect, smooth-barked tree, it grows to 20m in height and is recognisable by its very narrow leaves. E. pulchella is a lowland species where it occurs on the upper slopes of well drained sites with a Jurassic dolerite substrate in grassy or heathy open forests. Such sites typically have a north-west facing aspect with exposure to high solar insolation loads resulting in periodic drought stress. This species is locally widespread and endemic to the undulating, hilly terrain of south-east Tasmania.
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Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Medium
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Carbon Capture [1]  Medium-Low
Shade Percentage [1]  83 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Wind Reduction [1]  High
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Structure [2]  Tree
Height [1]  46 feet (13.9 m)
Width [1]  29 feet (8.9 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate to Low

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Isles of Scilly Complex 66350 England, United Kingdom    
Mt. Field National Park II 39289 Tasmania, Australia

Predators

Apiomorpha pileata[3]
Declana floccosa (Forest Semilooper)[4]
Eriococcus coriaceus (gum tree scale)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
4New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0