Eremophila abietina
| Spotted Poverty Bush | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Eremophila |
| Species: | E. abietina |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremophila abietina Kraenzl. | |
Eremophila abietina, also known as Spotted Poverty Bush, is a shrub which is native to Western Australia.
Description
Plants are usually between 0.5 and 2 metres in height and produce violet, purple or white flowers between the end of winter and the middle of spring (August to October in Australia).[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described in 1925 and given the specific epithet abietina referring to its fir-like foliage.[2][3] The type specimen was collected from "Laverton; North Coolgardie" by F.A. Rodway.
Two subspecies have been identified:
- subsp. abietina MS
- subsp. ciliata Chinnock MS[2]
Distribution
It occurs on gibber plains, calcereous flats and jasper outcrops in an area of the Great Victoria Desert near Laverton.[1] [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eremophila abietina". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Eremophila abietina Kraenzl.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Moore P. (2005). Plants of Inland Australia. Reed New Holland. ISBN 187633486X.