Eremophila alternifolia

Narrow-leaved poverty bush
Growing in the ANBG
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species:
E. alternifolia
Binomial name
Eremophila alternifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Bondtia alternifolia Kuntze orth. var.
  • Bontia alternifolia (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Eremophila alternifolia R.Br. var. alternifolia
  • Eremophila alternifolia var. latifolia F.Muell. ex Benth.
  • Pholidia alternifolia (R.Br.) Wettst.
  • Stenochilus alternifolius (R.Br.) Kraenzl.

Eremophila alternifolia, commonly known as the narrow-leaved emu bush[2] or narrow-leaved poverty bush,[3] is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, and is endemic to areas between the far west of New South Wales, the far south of the Northern Territory and the southern half of Western Australia. It is a variable shrub, with respect to its growth form, leaf shape and flower colour. Aboriginal Australians used the leaves to treat ailments such as colds and skin infections and pharmacological testing has shown that the leaves contain compounds that affect cardiac activity.

  1. ^ a b "Eremophila alternifolia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Eremophila alternifolia". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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