Myrtaceae

Silverleaf mountain gum

Eucalyptus pulverulenta Sims

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus

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Silverleaf mountain gum (Eucalyptus pulverulenta) — Photo: Shelomi Doyle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

arz: اوكالبتوس بوليفيريلينتا
Chinese: 圆叶桉, 圓葉桉, 粉叶桉, 银叶山桉
English: Silverleaf mountain gum, Silver-leaved mountain gum
Russian: Эвкалипт припудренный

Synonyms

Eucalyptus cordata G.Lodd.
Eucalyptus pulverulenta var. ovatifolia Dehnh.
Eucalyptus pulvigera A.Cunn.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Shelomi Doyle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Justin Paulin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: prossington, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.