Eremophila scaberula
| Rough Emu Bush | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Young cultivated plant at Kings Park, Western Australia. | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Eremophila |
| Species: | E. scaberula |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremophila scaberula W.Fitzg. | |
Eremophila scaberula (Rough Emu Bush) is a critically endangered plant species which is indigenous to Western Australia. It is a low growing shrub with crowded leaves which produces solitary pale to dark purple flowers in the leaf axils predominantly between September and October in its native range.[1]
The total wild population is 455 plants occurs in three locations to the south of Moora.[1] The species was declared "Rare Flora" under the Wildlife Conservation Act in 1996 and "Critically Endangered" in 1998.[1] Threats to the population include weed competition, fire, degraded habitat, disturbance from maintenance activities and, conversely, lack of site disturbance.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stack, Gillian and Val English (June 1999). "Rough Emu Bush (Eremophila scaberula) Recovery Plan 1999-2002". Department of Conservation and Land Management. Environment Australia. Retrieved 2008-06-14.