Eremophila divaricata

Spreading Emu Bush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species: E. divaricata
Binomial name
Eremophila divaricata
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Eremophila divaricata, also known as Spreading Emu Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia.

Description

Plants are up to 1.5 metres in height and have mauve or pinkish-lilac flowers with spots on the lower lip and inside the throat.

Taxonomy

The species was first published in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Pholidia divaricata.

Distribution

It occurs in South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria on heavy clay soils in floodplains.

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