Australian Native Plants

  Eucalyptus perriniana (Spinning Gum)


Eucalyptus perriniana photo
Eucalyptus perriniana (cultivated, labelled) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)



Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.



SPINNING GUM FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eucalyptus perriniana in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Spinning Gum

Description
The Spinning Gum is a tree or mallee shrub with attractive smooth bark, and attractive juvenile foliage with almost round leaves that encircle the stems. Profuse clusters of white flowers are produced in summer and autumn.

Distribution
New South Wales, Victoria., Tasmania.,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 4 - 10
Spread (m): 4 - 8
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: soils with pH less than 8
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 650
Flower Colour: white
Flower Season: summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Eucalyptus
Species:perriniana
Common Name:Spinning Gum


Relatives in same Genus
  Eucalyptus acaciiformis
  Eucalyptus accedens
  Eucalyptus acies
  Eucalyptus albens
  Eucalyptus bancroftii
  Eucalyptus baxteri
  Eucalyptus caleyi
  Eucalyptus camaldulensis
  Eucalyptus camphora
  Eucalyptus cloeziana
  Eucalyptus crebra
  Eucalyptus crenulata
  Eucalyptus curtisii
  Eucalyptus dealbata
  Eucalyptus dumosa
  Eucalyptus eugenioides
  Eucalyptus forrestiana
  Eucalyptus goniocalyx
  Eucalyptus grandis
  Eucalyptus intertexta
  Eucalyptus largiflorens
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