Eremophila polyclada

Twiggy emu-bush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species:
E. polyclada
Binomial name
Eremophila polyclada
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bondtia polyclada Kuntze orth. var.
  • Bontia polyclada (F.Muell.) Kuntze
  • Pholidia polyclada F.Muell. nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Pholidia polyclada F.Muell.
  • Pholidia polyclada F.Muell. isonym

Eremophila polyclada, commonly known as twiggy emu-bush, flowering lignum, lignum fuchsia and desert lignum is a plant in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a dense, spreading shrub with narrow leaves and white to pale lilac-coloured, purple-spotted flowers. It occurs in all mainland states except Western Australia.

  1. ^ a b "Eremophila polyclada". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 September 2020.