Eremophila forrestii

Wilcox bush
Eremophila forrestii growing north of the Billabong Roadhouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species:
E. forrestii
Binomial name
Eremophila forrestii
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms
  • Bondtia forrestii Kuntze orth. var.
  • Bondtia leucophylla Kuntze orth. var.
  • Bondtia turtonii Kuntze orth. var.
  • Bontia forrestii (F.Muell.) Kuntze
  • Bontia leucophylla (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Bontia turtonii (F.Muell.) Kuntze
  • Eremophila leucophylla Benth.
  • Eremophila sp. 2 aff. leucophylla
  • Eremophila turtoni F.Muell. orth. var.
  • Eremophila turtonii F.Muell.
  • Eremophila xanthotricha Diels
  • Pholidia forrestii (F.Muell.) Wettst.
  • Pholidia leucophylla (Benth.) Wettst.

Eremophila forrestii, commonly known as Wilcox bush[2] is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a many-branched shrub with its branches, leaves and sepals densely-covered with a thick layer of greyish or yellowish hairs giving the plant a felty appearance. Its flowers are cream-coloured to pink and are spotted or streaked dark red. It occurs mostly in Western Australia but also in the far west of South Australia and the Northern Territory. Six subspecies are recognised by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

  1. ^ a b "Eremophila forrestii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ryan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).