Eremophila strongylophylla

Eremophila strongylophylla
Eremophila strongylophylla in Maranoa Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Eremophila
Species:
E. strongylophylla
Binomial name
Eremophila strongylophylla
Synonyms[1]
  • Bondtia strongylophylla Kuntze orth. var.
  • Bontia strongylophylla (F.Muell.) Kuntze
  • Eremophila strongylopylla J.W.Green orth. var.
Side view of flower

Eremophila strongylophylla is a flowering plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a small shrub with distinctive round leaves, yellowish new growth and purple flowers which are white inside. It is similar to Eremophila mackinlayi and Eremophila hygrophana but distinguished from them by characteristics including leaf shape, and the type of hairs on its leaves and branches.

  1. ^ a b "Eremophila strongylophylla". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 July 2019.