Myrtaceae

Narrowleaf red ironbark

Eucalyptus crebra F.Muell.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus

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Narrowleaf red ironbark (Eucalyptus crebra) — FlowerPhoto: Bethlea Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 常桉
English: Narrowleaf red ironbark

Synonyms

Eucalyptus racemosa var. longiflora Blakely
Metrosideros salicifolia Sol. ex Gaertn.

Flowers

In flower: June to September, November (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bethlea Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bethlea Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bethlea Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: l9d, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ethel Aardvark, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ronavery, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ethel Aardvark at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Damien O'Donnell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ethel Aardvark at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.