| Red ironbark | |
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| Eucalyptus tricarpa in Paddys Ranges State Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. tricarpa |
| Binomial name | |
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Eucalyptus tricarpa (L.A.S.Johnson) L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill |
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Eucalyptus tricarpa, red ironbark, is a species of Eucalyptus which is endemic to Victoria and the South Coast of New South Wales in Australia. It is a tall, straight-trunked tree that usually grows to between 25 and 35 metres in height. It has deeply furrowed red-brown to black-brown bark that is persistent on all branches.
Eucalyptus tricarpa was formerly regarded as a subspecies of Eucalyptus sideroxylon and was known as Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. tricarpa L.A.S.Johnson