Rusty-Gum

Angophora costata

(Gaertn.) Britten Species

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Botanical name
Angophora costata
Also known as
Rusty-Gum, Smooth-Bark-Apple, Sydney-Red-Gum
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Angophora
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Rusty-Gum

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Angophora costata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Angophora lanceolata Melaleuca costata Metrosideros acuminata Metrosideros costata Metrosideros lanceolata

Others in Angophora

Angophora bakeri
Angophora costata subsp. costata
Angophora exul
Angophora hispida
Dwarf-Apple
Angophora robur
Sandstone Rough-Barked Apple
Angophora × dichromophloia
Angophora woodsiana
Smudgy Apple
Angophora × clelandii

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