Eremophila nivea

Silky Eremophila

Declared rare (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species: E. nivea
Binomial name
Eremophila nivea
Chinnock

Eremophila nivea, also known as silky eremophila, is a shrub which is native to Western Australia.

Description

It is a whitish-grey tomentose shrub that grows to between 1 and 2 metres in height and has blue, purple, or violet flowers between late winter and mid spring (August to October in Australia).

Taxonomy

The first description of this species was published in 1986 by botanist Robert Chinnock.

Distribution

It occurs on undulating plains and road verges in a small area to the south east of Geraldton.

References

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