Eremophila calorhabdos

Red rod
Eremophila calorhabdos growing near Salmon Gums
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species:
E. calorhabdos
Binomial name
Eremophila calorhabdos

Eremophila calorhabdos, commonly known as red rod or spiked eremophila, is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a distinctive shrub with erect, rod-like branches up to 2.5 m (8 ft) high, leaves with small teeth along the edges, and flowers that change from orange to lipstick pink as they open.

flower detail
  1. ^ "Eremophila calorhabdos". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 9 April 2020.