Eremophila latrobei F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Eremophila

Characteristics

A small to medium shrub. It can grow 1-3 m high and spreads 0.5-2 m wide. The leaves are 1-8 cm long by 0.6 cm wide. They are alternate. The leaves can be broad or narrow and green to silver. The flowers are cream, deep pink or red and like tubes. They are 3.5 cm long. The fruit is oval and 1 cm long. It is glossy and has a beak.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in warm temperate and arid to semiarid regions. It needs well drained soil. It suits dry soils and can grow in full sun or light shade. It can stand light frosts. It can grow in arid places. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.
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Grows on undulating country in Bimble Box communities and on rocky ridges and hillsides, and on sandplains in Mulga communities.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses animal food bee plant environmental use food medicinal vertebrate poison
Edible flowers leaves nectars
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings. The tips can be pruned regularly.
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Images

Eremophila latrobei unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:585178-1
WFO ID wfo-0000671029
COL ID 6GFPF
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Synonyms

Bondtia latrobei Eremophila tietkensii Eremophila latrobei var. teitkensii Eremophila latrobei var. tuberculosa Eremophila latrobei f. flava Eremophila tuberculata Eremophila latrobei

Lower taxons

Eremophila latrobei subsp. glabra Eremophila latrobei subsp. filiformis