eucalyptus forest

Australian gum woodland

A eucalyptus forest is woodland dominated by eucalyptus trees, native to Australia but now found in Mediterranean climates worldwide.

These forests have distinctive characteristics—aromatic oils, peeling bark, and in Australia, adaptation to fire.

The eucalyptus forest smelled of menthol after the rain.

California's eucalyptus forests are often considered invasive monocultures.

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shade · bark · gum · gum tree · stringybark · endemic species · bush fire · lyrebird · kookaburra · timber harvesting · bushland · dieback · carbon sequestration · canopy · biodiversity hotspots · drought tolerance · marsupial · tree hollow

Categories
Opposites
forest type/biome

eucalyptus foresttropical rainforest

Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation

temperate rainforest · jungle · rainforest · boreal forest · coniferous forest

moisture/aridity

eucalyptus forestrainforest

Wet tropical woodland ecosystem

swamp forest · wetland · bog · marsh

landscape type

eucalyptus forestdesert

To leave behind completely

tundra · grassland · prairie · savanna · ice sheet

Family

forest, eucalyptus

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G