Stats

Lifespan

100+ years

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate woodland

Range

Australia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Uncommon

About

This sturdy tree grows across the dry woodlands of eastern Australia. Its dark, deeply furrowed bark protects the trunk from intense forest fires.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Eucalyptus

Species

Eucalyptus sideroxylon