Eucalyptus fastigata
Common names
brown barrel
Family
Myrtaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
EUCFAS
Conservation status
Not applicable
Manaaki Whenua Online Interactive Key
Flower colours
White
Year naturalised
1988
Origin
N.S.W. Victoria
Etymology
eucalyptus: From the Greek eu ‘good or well’ and calypha ‘covered’, alluding to the calyx which covers the flower like a lid.
Myrtle Rust
Affected by Myrtle Rust (Austropuccinia psidii), an invasive fungus which also threatens native myrtle species. Learn more myrtlerust.org.nz