Eremophila oldfieldii

Eremophila oldfieldii

Taxobox
name = Pixie Bush



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

"Eremophila oldfieldii" , also known as Pixie Bush, is a shrub which is native to Australia.

Description

It grows to between 1 and 6 metres in height and has yellow, orange, red or pink flowers between late autumn and mid spring (May to October in Australia).

Taxonomy

The first description of this species was published in 1859 by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller.

ubspecies

A couple of subspecies have been identified as follows:
*subsp. "angustifolia" (S.Moore) Chinnock ms
*subsp. "oldfieldii"

Distribution

It occurs in Western Australia.

References

*APNI | name = "Eremophila oldfieldii" F.Muell | id = 60963

*FloraBase|name="Eremophila oldfieldii"|id=7246


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