Scientific Name: Eucalyptus racemosa (was Eucalyptus signata)

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  • Pronunciation:
    you-cah-LIP-tus rass-ee-MOW-sah
  • Common Name:
    Scribbly Gum
  • Derivation:
    Eucalyptus signata
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    white 5-12 flowered umbels, usually axillary
  • Fruit:
    Capsule - valves erect curving outwards
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest , Wallum Woodland
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, Bush food, Bush medicine, SBHS, Cooroibah Airstrip, Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Sunshine Beach Primary, St. Teresa's, Pindari Steiner School, Cooroibah26.4.09, Fraser Island, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Eucalypt Forest Trees, Lake Cooroibah Rd, Noosa North Shore PS, TAFE, Noosa Banks, Noosa River NP, Arthur Harrold NR, NNS, Regional Ecosystem 12.2.6. 12.3.14. Regional Ecosystem 12.5.3. Regional Ecosystem 12.8.20. Regional Ecosystem 12.9-10.4. RE 12.12.14.
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. Bush medicine: Diarrhoea and dysentery - kino (gum) solution drunk. Pad of chewed leaves often placed on wound to heal.; Eucalyptus leaves and oil prescribed for everything.

Identification Notes

Bark: Pale, Smooth with scribbles Found on coastal lowlands in sandy infertile soils

Associated Fauna

Secondary food source for koalas. Bird attracting. Mature trees produce hollows suitable for nesting wildlife such as Rainbow Lorikeet pictured.

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list, Well-drained soil. Grows well near the sea.||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||