Eremophila scaberula
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| Young cultivated plant at Kings Park, Western Australia. | |
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E. scaberula
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| Eremophila scaberula |
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Eremophila scaberula (rough emu bush) is a critically endangered plant species which is indigenous to Western Australia. It is a low growing shrub with crowded leaves which produces solitary pale to dark purple flowers in the leaf axils predominantly between September and October in its native range.[1]
The total wild population is 455 plants occurs in three locations to the south of Moora.[1] The species was declared "Rare Flora" under the Wildlife Conservation Act in 1996 and "Critically Endangered" in 1998.[1] Threats to the population include weed competition, fire, degraded habitat, disturbance from maintenance activities and, conversely, lack of site disturbance.[1]
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