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''Eucalyptus agglomerata'', common name blue-leaved stringybark, is a tree native to eastern Australia. ''Eucalyptus agglomerata'' was first described by Joseph Maiden in 1922. Its specific name a Latin adjective for "crowded" and referring to the crowded gumnuts.〔 The type specimen was collected in 1896 by Maiden from Hill Top in the Southern Highlands district of New South Wales.〔Forest Trees of Australia, D.J. Boland et al. 1992 ISBN 0-909605-57-2 page 282〕 Blue-leaved stringybark is a koala food tree.〔https://www.savethekoala.com/koalastrees.html〕 A field study conducted in the Campbelltown district southwest of Sydney published in 2000 found that koalas preferred Blue-leaved Stringybark and Grey Gum but only when the two tree species were growing on shale-based rather than sandstone soils. Stringybarks are some of the most difficult of all eucalyptus plants to identify. However, the bluish colour of the leaves makes this species fairly easy to identify. == Description == Blue-leaved stringybark has thick, fibrous stringy bark usually colored grey over reddish brown. From a distance the leaves appear a bluish/green colour. As with many stringybarks, the gumnuts are crowded together without stems. Globose in shape with a very small opening, around 5 mm by 8 mm wide. Flowering takes place from March till August, the white flowers measuring around 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter. Leaves are alternate on the stem, not in any particular pattern. 7 to 14 cm long, 1.3 to 3 cm wide. They are green or grey-green, perhaps with a glossy sheen, and show up as almost blue when looking above at the foliage. The leaves are the same colour on both sides. The stringybark is a small to tall tree up to 40 metres〔http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eucalyptus~agglomerata〕 (130 ft) tall and a metre wide at the base. It occurs in areas of eastern central and southern New South Wales, and is distributed as far north as Wauchope,〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=PlantNET - NSW Flora Online )〕 to just south of the Victorian border into Croajingolong National Park. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eucalyptus agglomerata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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