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Emu Bush

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Genus: Eremophila

Species: fraseri subsp fraseri

Main Flower Colour: Other

Description

Upright tall shrub to 3m. Grows in Sandy or stony soils, alluvium. Colluvial & riverine flats, rocky hills.

Flowering start in July and ends in November.

Identification

The main flower colour is other. Bright green fleshy leaves, edges slightly indented. Flowers large. Petals whitish brown with large brown spots, white-cream-pink-red-purple-brown Flowers subtended by conspicuous pink bracts.

References

Created: 26 Feb 2014 - Member - John and Val
Updated: 25 Dec 2014 - Member - Tony S (WA)

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Location

Bio Regions

Pilbara (PIL), Murchison (MUR), Gascoyne (GAS), Little Sandy Desert (LSD)

Region Specifics

Nanutarra-Wittenoom Road, WA. Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara, Yalgoo

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