- Eremophila nivea
Taxobox
name = Silky Eremophila
image_size = 240px
regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Myoporaceae
genus = "Eremophila"
species = "E. nivea"
binomial = "Eremophila nivea"
binomial_authority = Chinnock"Eremophila nivea" , also known as Silky Eremophila, is a shrub which is native to
Western Australia .Description
It is a whitish-grey tomentose shrub that grows to between 1 and 2 metres in height and has blue, purple, or violet flowers between late winter and mid spring (August to October in Australia).
Taxonomy
The first description of this species was published in 1986 by botanist
Robert Chinnock .Distribution
It occurs on undulating plains and road verges in a small area to the south east of Geraldton.
References
*APNI | name = "Eremophila nivea" Chinnock| id = 60888
*FloraBase|name="Eremophila nivea"|id=7244
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