Kosciuszko National Park boasts ancient white gum trees. These alpine trees, scientifically known as Eucalyptus pauciflora, thrive in the highlands of the southeastern Australian peninsula, dominating stolpine woodlands at the altitudinal limit to tree development.
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Commonly called snow gum, cabbage gum, or white sally, Eucalyptus pauciflora is a tree or mallee native to eastern Australia. It features smooth bark, lance-shaped to elliptical leaves, clusters of two to fifteen flowers, white blooms, and a cup-shaped, cylindrical, or hemispherical flower. This species is frequently found in wooded and chilly areas above 700 m (2,300 ft) elevation.
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Eucalyptus pauciflora typically grows to a height of 20-30 m (66-98 ft) and forms a lignotuber. Its bark is smooth and can be white, grey, or yellow, shedding in ribs and sometimes bearing insect scribbles. Young plants and regrowth from coppice have dark green, glossy leaves ranging from 44 to 170 mm (1.7 to 6.7 in) in size, with dimensions of 20-85 mm (0.79-3.35 in) in width.
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The leaves of this plant are glossy green on both sides, lance-shaped to curved or elliptical, 60-200 mm (2.4-7.9 in) long, 12-50 mm (0.47-1.97 in) wide, and tapering to a petiole 8-33 mm (0.31-1.30 in) long. Flower buds are arranged in the leaf axils, with individual buds on pedicels up to 6 mm (0.24 in) long.
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Flowering occurs from October to February, and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody capsule, cup-shaped, cylindrical, or hemispherical, about 5-11 mm (0.20-0.43 in) in length and width.
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In 1827, Karl Polycarp Joachim Spre¿gel formally described Eucalyptus pa¿ciflora, relying on a previous description by Franz Sieber. Spre ¿gel published this description in the Vegetable System. The specific epithet paυciflora comes from the Latin word paυciflora, meaning “few-flowered.” Interestingly, the term “paυciflora” (few-flowered) is a misnomer and may refer to an early collected species that lost its blooms during transportation.
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