Eremophila divaricata

Taxobox
name = Spreading Emu Bush

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image_size = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Myoporaceae
genus = "Eremophila"
species = "E. divaricata"
binomial = "Eremophila divaricata"
binomial_authority = (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

"Eremophila divaricata", also known as Spreading Emu Bush , is a shrub which is native to Australia.

Description

Plants are up to 1.5 metres in height and have mauve or pinkish-lilac flowers with spots on the lower lip and inside the throat.

Taxonomy

The species was first published in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller as "Pholidia divaricata".

Distribution

It occurs in South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria on heavy clay soils in floodplains.

References

*APNI | name = "Eremophila divaricata" (F.Muell.) F.Muell. | id = 59811
* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eremophila~divaricata PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: "Eremophila divaricata"]