Myrtaceae

Blackbutt

Eucalyptus pilularis Sm.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus

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Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) — FlowerPhoto: Toby Jin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: أوكالبتوس حبي
Chinese: 弹丸桉
English: Blackbutt

Synonyms

Eucalyptus discolor Desf.
Eucalyptus incrassata Sieber
Eucalyptus incrassata Sieber ex DC.
Eucalyptus persicifolia G.Lodd.
Eucalyptus semicorticata F.Muell.

Flowers

In flower: December to January (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Toby Jin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: McCullough, C D, CC BY 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.