Weeds of Australia - Fact Sheet

Top Scientific Name Synonyms Family Common Names Origin Naturalised Distribution Notes

Scientific Name

Corymbia maculata (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson

Synonyms

Eucalyptus maculata Hook.
Eucalyptus maculata Hook. var. maculata

Family

Myrtaceae

Common Names

spotted gum

Origin

Native to south-eastern Australia (i.e. eastern New South Wales and eastern Victoria).

Naturalised Distribution

Naturalised in south-western Western Australia and beyond its native range near Melbourne in southern Victoria. Also sparingly naturalised in south-eastern South Australia.

Notes

This species is an environmental weed in Victoria and Western Australia. It has escaped plantings in south-western Western Australia and become naturalised in banksia and tuart woodlands from Perth to Busselton. In Kings Park in Perth, spotted gum (Corymbia maculata) is a serious weed invading native woodlands and killing the understorey vegetation.