- Eremophila maculata
Taxobox
name = Spotted Emu Bush
image_size = 240px
regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Myoporaceae
genus = "Eremophila"
species = "E. maculata"
binomial = "Eremophila maculata"
binomial_authority = (Ker Gawl.) F.Muell."Eremophila maculata" , also known as Spotted Emu Bush or Native Fuchsia, is a shrub which is native to
Australia .Description
It grows to between 0.2 and 3 metres in height and has red, pink, orange or yellow flowers between late autumn and late summer (May to November in Australia).
Taxonomy
The species was first published in 1822 by J.B. Ker Gawler as "Stenochilus maculatus" Ker Gawl.
ubspeciess
A number of subspecies have been identified as follows:
*subsp. "brevifolia" (Benth.) Chinnock MS
*subsp. "filifolia" Chinnock MS
*subsp. "maculata" MSDistribution
It occurs in
Western Australia ,South Australia ,Northern Territory ,Queensland ,New South Wales and Victoria.References
*APNI | name = "Eremophila maculata " (Ker Gawl.) F.Muell. | id = 60693
* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eremophila~maculata PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online: "Eremophila maculata"]
*FloraBase|name="Eremophila maculata"|id=7237
* [http://asgap.org.au/e-mac1.html Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): "Eremophila maculata"]
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