Eremophila oppositifolia (Twin-leaf Emu-bush)

Eremophila oppositifolia, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

TWIN-LEAF EMU-BUSH FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eremophila oppositifolia in Australia

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Common Name
Twin-leaf Emu-bush

Description
The Twin-leaf Emu-bush is a shrub with narrow palew green leaves and creamy pink tubular flowers in late winter, spring, and summer.

Distribution
New South Wales, Victoria., South Australia, Western Australia,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 1.5 - 4
Spread (m): 1 - 3
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 300
Flower Colour: cream, pink
Flower Season: winter, spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Myoporaceae
Genus:	Eremophila
Species:	oppositifolia
Common Name:	Twin-leaf Emu-bush

Relatives in same Genus
  Eremophila abietina
  Eremophila alternifolia
  Eremophila bignoniiflora
  Eremophila bowmanii
  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 scoparia
  Eremophila subteretifolia