Spotted Gum
Corymbia maculata
Family Myrtaceae
Iconic south coast forest eucalypt
About
A tall eucalypt with distinctive smooth, mottled bark. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service notes Murramarang as one of the rare places in Australia where spotted gum forest grows right down to the edge of the ocean.
How to spot it
Smooth, mottled pinkish-grey or bluish-grey, often dimpled bark rather than the rough bark of many eucalypts. Lance-shaped adult leaves 80-210mm long, flower buds in groups of three, and white flowers from March to September.
Found in
- Murramarang National Park
- D'Aguilar National Park