Eremophila glabra
| Tar Bush | |
|---|---|
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| Eremophila glabra 'Murchison Magic' | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Eremophila |
| Species: | E. glabra |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremophila glabra (R.Br.) Ostenf. | |
Eremophila glabra, also known as Tar Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia.
Description
It grows to between 0.1 and 3 metres in height and has green, yellow, orange, red or brown flowers between early autumn and summer (March to December in Australia).
Taxonomy
The species was first published in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown as Stenochilus glaber R.Br.
Subspecies
A number of subspecies have been identified as follows:
- E.glabra subsp. albicans (Bartl.) Chinnock MS
- E.glabra subsp. biflora Chinnock MS
- E.glabra subsp. carnosa Chinnock MS
- E.glabra subsp. chlorella (Gand.) Chinnock MS
- E.glabra subsp. elegans Chinnock MS
- E.glabra subsp. glabra MS
- E.glabra subsp. murrayana Chinnock MS
- E.glabra subsp. tomentosa Chinnock MS
- E.glabra subsp. verrucosa Chinnock MS
Distribution
It occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
References
- "Eremophila glabra (R.Br.) Ostenf.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online: Eremophila glabra
- "Eremophila glabra". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.