- Pronunciation: you-cah-LIPT-us con-glom-er-ART-ah
- Common Name: Swamp Stringy Bark
- Derivation: Eucalyptus: Gr. eu - well, kalyptos - covered (refers to Bud cap) conglomerata: L. conglomeratra - rolled together, clustered
- Type: Tree
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Status: ENDANGERED
- Size: 6-12 metres - Mallee-like growth habit.
- Flowers: White. Axillary multi-flowered umbels. Buds Sessile.
- Fruit: Capsule, woody, globular - 3 valves deeply enclosed
- Vegetation Type: Wallum Woodland on the edge of the wet Heath - Occurs on coastal flats on generally poor podzols. Very limited occurrence. (eg Scientific area Eumundi Road, )
- Species List: Bush food, Bush medicine, Eucalypt Forest Trees, RE 12.3.14. RE 12.9-10.22.
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.; Leaves and oil prescribed for everything.
Identification Notes
Bark Fibrous%2Fsub-Fibrous Leaves concolorous dull green Found on deep acid sandy soil waterlogged Heath poor drainage - poor podzols
Landscaping Notes
Attractive medium-sized Tree for the garden.
Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery
Associated Fauna
Bird attracting
