Scientific Name: Eucalyptus exserta

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  • Pronunciation:
    you-cal-LIPT-us ex-ERT-ah
  • Common Name:
    Queensland Peppermint
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Fruit:
    Woody fruit to 9mm. Valves on fruit exserted/protruding
  • Vegetation Type:
    Montane
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Bush medicine, Emu Mt., Eucalypt Forest Trees, Upper Mt.Tinbeerwah
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: Nectar sucked from flowers. Water extracted from roots.

Identification Notes

Grey fibrous bark except on upper branches. Very narrow leaves which are strongly aromatic. Found on very rocky sites with shallow soil. Typically reach only 8m in height when grown as mallee/multi stemmed form eg in montane areas such as Mt Tinbeerwah

Associated Fauna

Bird attracting