Tasmanian Snow Gum

About

A Tasmanian endemic eucalypt that dominates exposed, dolerite-rich subalpine slopes between about 800-1,300m, becoming a low, wind-shorn shrub near its upper altitude limit.

How to spot it

Smooth, light grey to white bark streaked with tan; glossy green to bluish elliptic to lance-shaped adult leaves 50-100mm long; white flowers from December to February. Grows to 15m (occasionally 40m at lower elevation) but shrubby above 1,300m. Common around Lake Dobson and on the upper slopes of Mount Wellington.

Found in

• Mount Field National Park
• Wellington Park