Eremophila lactea

Eremophila lactea
Milky Emu Bush
Conservation status

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

Eremophila lactea (Milky Emu Bush) is a crititically endangered plant species which is indigenous to Western Australia.

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Description

This species is an erect shrub, between 1 and 3.5 metres in height.[1] It has stalkless, overlapping leaves which are 10 to 31 mm long and 2 to 6 mm wide and often often hide the branchlets. It produces 3 or 4 pale lilac flowers in the leaf axils between September and November in its native range. These are a deeper lilac inside with light purple spots in the tube.[1] The fruits which follow are ovoid to cylindrical and up to 3.5 mm long.[1]

Taxonomy

Eremophila lactea was first formally described by botanist Robert Chinnock in Nuytsia in 1985.[2]

Distribution

The total wild population is 547 plants, growing in four roadside locations to the north of Esperance.[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 road maintenance activities, fire, and the illegal taking of cuttings.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Stack, Gillian and Andrew Brown (June 1999). "Milky Emu Bush (Eremophila lactea) Recovery Plan 1999-2002". Department of Conservation and Land Management. Environment Australia. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/e-lactea/index.html. Retrieved 2008-06-11. 
  2. ^ "Eremophila lactea". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7229. 

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