Darwin Stringybark

About

A tall eucalypt, usually 9-25 m, that forms the backbone of open woodland across the Top End alongside Darwin Woollybutt. Its Yolngu name gadayka means 'the word', reflecting its cultural importance.

How to spot it

Rough, stringy or fibrous grey-over-reddish-brown bark on trunk and branches; dull bluish-green lance-shaped leaves in opposite pairs; flower buds in groups of three with whitish-cream flowers; woody cylindrical fruit capsules.

Found in

• Kakadu National Park
• Litchfield National Park
• Nitmiluk National Park
• Berry Springs Nature Park