Trees, to 40 m; trunk gray or tan, nearly straight, ± smooth; bark usually shed in irregular strips distally, sometimes per­sistent toward trunk base. Leaves: (juvenile alternate, petiolate); petiole 0.3–2 cm; blade green, lanceolate, 6–20 × 1.5–2.5 cm. Peduncles 0.8–1.2 cm. Inflorescences ca. 7-flowered, umbels. Flowers: hypanthium hemispheric, 2–3 mm, calyptra 2–3 times as long as hypanthium; calyptra mostly conic-acuminate or horn-shaped; stamens white. Capsules hemispheric, 5–9 mm, not glaucous; valves 3–5, exserted.

Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Disturbed coastal, urban areas.
Elevation: 0–200 m.

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., e Australia

Discussion

Eucalyptus tereticornis is known from the San Joaquin Valley, Outer South Coast Ranges, South Coast, northern Channel Islands, and Transverse and Peninsular ranges.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.