Eremophila decipiens
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| Slender Fuchsia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Eremophila |
| Species: | E. decipiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremophila decipiens Ostenf. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eremophila maculata var. linearifolia S.Moore | |
Eremophila decipiens is a shrub which is native to Australia. It is also known as Slender Fuchsia, although it is not closely related to the Fuchsia.
Description
This species usually grows to between 0.1 and 1.8 metres in height. It produces red, orange or yellow flowers between February and December in Australia (late summer to early summer).
Taxonomy
The species was originally published as Eremophila maculata var. linearifolia by botanist Spencer Moore in 1920 in the Journal of the Linnean Society. The following year another botanist, Carl Hansen Ostenfeld classified this former variety as a species in its own right.
Distribution
The species occurs in Western Australia and South Australia.
References
- "Eremophila decipiens Ostenf.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- "Eremophila decipiens". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
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