Myrtaceae
Red ironbark
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Eucalyptus
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Common names
By language (8)
- Azerbaijani
- Dəmiroduncaqlı evkalipt
- Chinese
- 红铁木桉
- English
- Red ironbark, Mugga ironbark
- German
- Mugga-Eukalyptus
- Hebrew
- אקליפטוס כהה קליפה, אקליפטוס כהה-קליפה
- Russian
- Эвкалипт железнодревесный
- Spanish
- Mugga
- Swedish
- Småblommig blåeukalyptus
Synonyms
- Eucalyptus leucoxylon var. minor Benth.
- Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. improcera A.R.Bean
- Eucalyptus sideroxylon var. minor (Benth.) Maiden
- Eucalyptus sideroxylon var. rosea Rehder
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HelloMojo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MayumiKataoka, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.