Eremophila (plant)

Eremophila
Eremophila maculata (cultivated) at Desert Demonstration Garden in Las Vegas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Myoporeae
Genus: Eremophila
R.Br.[1]
Species

See List of Eremophila species

Synonyms[1]
List
    • Duttonia F.Muell. nom. illeg.
    • Eremodendron A.DC.
    • Eremophila sect. Sentis (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
    • Exemophila F.Muell. orth. var.
    • Pholidia R.Br.
    • Pholidia sect. Sentis F.Muell.
    • Pholidiopsis F.Muell.
    • Pseudopholidia A.DC.
    • Santis Wettst. orth. var.
    • Sentis F.Muell.
    • Stenochilus R.Br.
Eremophila glabra 'Murchison Magic'
Eremophila abietina
Eremophila hygrophana
Eremophila oldfieldii

Eremophila is a genus of more than 270 species of plants in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae all of which are endemic to mainland Australia. Some species have common names including emu bush, poverty bush or fuchsia bush[2], reflecting the belief that emus eat the fruit, their arid environment or a superficial resemblance to the flowers of plants in the genus Fuchsia. Eremophilas are widespread in the arid areas of Australia, especially Western Australia and range in size from low-growing shrubs to small trees. The petals are joined, at least at their bases, into a tube with the upper petals different in size and shape from the lower ones.

  1. ^ a b "Eremophila". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Eremophila and Relatives". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 28 August 2024.