Eucalyptus dives

Eucalyptus dives, the broad-leaved peppermint, is a small to medium-sized tree in the family Myrtaceae, endemic to the cool tablelands and ranges of southeastern Australia, from southern New South Wales through the Australian Capital Territory to Victoria, where it grows on shallow, often stony soils in dry sclerophyll forest. It typically reaches 12-25 m, with a relatively short trunk and a rounded crown, the lower bark rough, fibrous and grey-brown, peeling above to smooth white, grey or pale-yellow upper limbs. Juvenile leaves are conspicuously broad-ovate, glaucous, opposite and sessile, while adult leaves are alternate, lanceolate, 8-15 cm long, dull blue-green and rich in volatile oils with a strong peppermint scent. White flowers are borne in axillary clusters of seven to fifteen, opening in late spring to summer, followed by small hemispherical capsules about 6-8 mm wide.