Eucalyptus risdonii, commonly known as the Risdon peppermint, is a species of small tree that is endemic to the Meehan Range within Greater Hobart and Mangalore in Tasmania, Australia. It has smooth bark, a crown composed mostly of sessile, glaucous, egg-shaped juvenile leaves arranged in opposite pairs. The flower buds are arranged in groups of between nine and fifteen and the fruit are cup-shaped, conical or hemispherical.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Risdon Peppermint being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Eucalyptus perriniana
- Eucalyptus cinerea
- Eucalyptus crenulata
- Eucalyptus canobolensis
- Eucalyptus gunnii
- Eucalyptus pulverulenta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Eucalyptus
- Species
- Eucalyptus risdonii
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