Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Red gum, river red gum, River Red Gum

Family: Myrtaceae · Type: shrub · Not Native

Conservation status: Cal-IPC Yes

Red gum is a naturalized shrub found in northern coastal California, Central Valley, central and southern coastal California, northern Channel Islands, Transverse Ranges, and Peninsular Ranges at elevations below 300 meters in disturbed areas. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces white stamens with flowers in umbels of 7 to 11 blossoms. Growing up to 25 meters tall with branches often hanging in distinctive clumps, it features a bark that persistently sheds in irregular strips. Its leaves are long and lance-shaped, measuring 6 to 20 centimeters in length and 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters wide, with a smooth gray or tan surface. The fruit is small, approximately 0.5 to 1 centimeter wide, with hemispheric valves that extend outward.

Habitat: Common. Disturbed areas

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: < 300 m

Bioregions: NCoRO, GV, CW (exc SCoRI), SCo, n ChI (Santa Cruz Island), TR, PR

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.