Myrtaceae
Sydney bluegum
Eucalyptus saligna
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Eucalyptus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 柳叶桉
- English
- Sydney bluegum, Blue gum, Sydney blue gum
Synonyms
- Eucalyptus saligna var. protrusa Blakely & McKie
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Stephen Thorpe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aibdescalzo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wilcox, Mike, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Liam Steele, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wilcox, Mike, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wilcox, Mike, 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.