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Eucalyptus oreades, commonly known as the Blue Mountains ash, white ash or smooth-barked mountain ash, [2] is a species of medium-sized to tall tree that is native to eastern Australia. It has smooth, powdery whitish bark with rough bark near the base, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup ...
Eucalyptus notabilis, commonly known as Blue Mountains mahogany or mountain mahogany, [2] is a species of small to medium-sized tree endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and hemispherical or ...
Several common names of eucalypt species have "mallee" in them, such as the Blue Mountains mallee (Eucalyptus stricta) and blue mallee (E. gamophylla and E. polybractea). The term is used in the phrase strong as a mallee bull, and is colloquially used is for any remote or isolated area, or as a synonym for outback. [2]
Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii, commonly known as the Blue Mountains pine or dwarf mountain pine [1] is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New South Wales, Australia. The entire natural habitat is in the Blue Mountains, from Katoomba to Wentworth Falls, growing almost exclusively in the splash zones of waterfalls ...
The Greater Blue Mountains Area contains 13% of all the world’s eucalypt species, with a definite list of 96 species recorded (55 widespread, and 41 restricted). [ 2 ] As well as supporting such a significant proportion of the world's eucalypt species, the area provides examples of the range of structural adaptations of the eucalypts to ...
There are three forms of this species, recognised by Robert Chinnock. They are: Type form, from the Blue Mountains has narrow, linear leaves and small flowers which are only faintly spotted, if at all; Desert form, from arid areas of Australia is a large shrub or small tree which has thick, elliptic leaves and flowers prominently spotted ...
In a moist gully in the Blue Mountains National Park. Hedycarya angustifolia, commonly known as native mulberry, Australian mulberry, [2] or djelwuck [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Monimiaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with elliptic or egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves and male and ...
A large mountain blue gum tree measuring 65 metres (213 ft) high with a trunk 6 metres (20 ft) in circumference grows in the Blue Gum Forest. Being over 600 years old, it is a local landmark for bushwalkers. [4] Because of the effects of trampling, camping is permitted at nearby Acacia Flat, not in the Blue Gum Forest itself. [5]