Field guide

Miena cider gum (Eucalyptus gunnii subsp. divaricata, EN)

Miena cider gum

A eucalypt subspecies restricted to frost hollows on Tasmania’s central plateau near the Great Lake, growing to about 15 metres with glaucous, blue-green foliage. Only a handful of small stands survive, and the subspecies is listed as endangered.

Taxonomy

Kingdom / phylum / class
Plantae · Tracheophyta · Magnoliopsida
Order / family / genus
Myrtales · Myrtaceae · Eucalyptus

Conservation

Endangered

· EN

Facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

Works featuring this taxon

Cider
TENDRIL
The Creation of Adam
With the Ancients
Sources and attribution