Eucalyptus globulus

Blue gum

Family: Myrtaceae · Type: shrub · Not Native

Conservation status: Cal-IPC Yes

Blue gum is a naturalized shrub found in northern coastal California, Central Valley, central western California, and southwestern California in disturbed areas at elevations below 300 meters. Flowering from October to January, this plant produces white stamens with a distinctive flat-hemispheric bud cap featuring a central knob. Growing up to 60 meters tall with straight stems that have smooth, blue-gray bark shed in irregular strips, it develops distinctive square or winged twigs. Its leaves are long and narrow, typically 10 to 30 centimeters in length, often sickle-shaped and strongly aromatic. The fruit is larger than 2 centimeters, with four ribs, a wide thickened rim, and a warty, glaucous surface.

Habitat: Common. Disturbed areas

Bloom period: Oct-Jan

Elevation: < 300 m

Bioregions: NCoRO, GV, CW, SW

California counties: Ventura, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, San Francisco, Humboldt, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, San Diego, Alameda, Solano, Monterey, Contra Costa, Napa, Mendocino, Glenn, San Benito, Sacramento, Yuba, Sonoma, Marin, Santa Clara, Colusa

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