red ironbark Myrtaceae Eucalyptus sideroxylon A. Cunn. ex Woolls   symbol: EUSI2
	Leaf: Alternate (juvenile foliage may be opposite), simple, evergreen, leathery, ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 4-8 inches long, often curved and drooping, long pointed, entire margins, aromatic, dull green above, bluish bloom beneath, young foliage more blue. Flower: Round, 2 inches across, with very long red to pink (sometimes white) stamens, no petals, making it look like a round bottle brush, clustered in leaf axils in winter and early spring. Fruit: An urn-shaped capsule 3/8 inch long, in clusters. Twig: Slender and red with a white bloom, smooth. Bark: Deeply ridged and furrowed, hard, dark red to black, does not shed. Form: A medium to large tree to 100 feet, usually slender and may have drooping branches.
	USDA Plants Database Eucalyptus sideroxylon is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which red ironbark has escaped (opens a new window).