Eremophila dichroantha

Bale-hook Eremophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species: E. dichroantha
Binomial name
Eremophila dichroantha
Diels

Eremophila dichroantha, also known as Bale-hook Eremophila, is a shrub which is native to Western Australia. It superficially resembles Broom and usually grows to between 0.6 and 3 metres high. It has blue, purple or white flowers which appear between August and November in Australia (late winter to late spring).

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1904 by Ludwig Diels.

Distribution

Eremophila dichroantha occurs in an area around Esperance.

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