Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Sugar gum

Family: Myrtaceae · Type: shrub · Not Native

Conservation status: Cal-IPC Yes

Sugar gum is a naturalized shrub found in coastal California regions including the Central Coast, Southern Coast, and Peninsular Ranges in disturbed coastal areas at elevations generally below 200 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces white stamens in umbels of 7 to 11 flowers on leafless branches. Growing to 10 to 20 meters tall with generally straight stems, it features bark that sheds in large irregular patches with a smooth surface often mottled in white, gray, orange, and tan. Its leaves are widely lanceolate, 8 to 15 centimeters long and 2 to 3 centimeters wide, with a lighter undersurface. The fruit is an urn-shaped capsule 1 to 1.5 centimeters long with subtle ribbing.

Habitat: Uncommon. Disturbed coastal areas

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: generally < 200 m

Bioregions: CCo, SCo, PR

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