Blackbutt
Eucalyptus pilularis
Common name: Blackbutt
First Nations name: Toi (Yuggera, Gubbi Gubbi and Badtjala people)
Scientific name: Eucalyptus pilularis
Height: A tall tree of up to 40 metres or more in height, with a long straight cylindrical trunk. It can measure up to 3 metres in diameter.
Bark: Rough, finely fibrous greyish bark on the lower half of the trunk, smooth white, grey or cream-coloured bark above
Leaves: Leaves are thick in texture slightly discolorous (Having upper and lower surfaces of different colours.) and taper to a fine point; they range from 9–16 cm long and 1.5–3cm in width.
Flowers: Its flowers are small and delicate, typically appearing in clusters known as "inflorescences." These inflorescences consist of numerous individual flowers that are generally white or creamy in color, although they may also have shades of pink or red.
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