Eremophila bowmanii (Silver Turkeybush)

Eremophila bowmanii , Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne

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SILVER TURKEYBUSH FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eremophila bowmanii in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Silver Turkeybush

Other Names
Bowman's Emu Bush

Description
The Silver Turkeybush is an upright shrub with lilac or purple tube shaped flowers in spring. It has narrow pale grey tomentose leaves.

Distribution
New South Wales, Queensland,

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.3m - 2m
Spread: 0.5m - 2m

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Myoporaceae
Genus:	Eremophila
Species:	bowmanii
Common Name:	Silver Turkeybush

Relatives in same Genus
  Eremophila abietina
  Eremophila alternifolia
  Eremophila bignoniiflora
  Eremophila brevifolia
  Eremophila decipiens
  Eremophila divaricata
  Eremophila glabra 'Murchison Magic'
  Eremophila hygrophana
  Eremophila laanii
  Eremophila longifolia
  Eremophila macdonnellii
  Eremophila nivea
  Eremophila oldfieldii ssp oldfieldii
  Eremophila oppositifolia
  Eremophila scoparia
  Eremophila subteretifolia