Eremophila hughesii
| Eremophila hughesii | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Eremophila |
| Species: | E. hughesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremophila hughesii F.Muell. | |
Eremophila hughesii is a shrub that is native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It grows to between 0.9 and 2.5 metres high and produces blue-purple and white flowers between April and November in the species native range.[1]
The species was formally described in 1874 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in his Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae based on plant material collected between Barrow Range and Rawlinson Range during Ernest Giles's expedition [2]
Two subspecies are recognized in the Australian Plant Census:
- Eremophila hughesii F.Muell. subsp. hughesii[3]
- Eremophila hughesii subsp. sanguinensis Chinnock - from the western part of Bloods Range in the Northern Territory.[4]
References
- ↑ "Eremophila hughesii F.Muell. '". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Eremophila hughesii F.Muell.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Eremophila hughesii F.Muell. subsp. hughesii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Eremophila hughesii subsp. sanguinensis Chinnock". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.