Eremophila subteretifolia

Eremophila_subteretifolia, 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.

PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eremophila subteretifolia in Australia

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Description
Eremophila subteretifolia is a prostrate groundcover shrub with small thick succulent leaves, and orange tubular flowers in summer and autumn.

Distribution
Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0.1 - 0.3
Spread (m): 1 - 2.5
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 350
Flower Colour: orange
Flower Season: winter, spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Myoporaceae
Genus:	Eremophila
Species:	subteretifolia

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  Eremophila abietina
  Eremophila alternifolia
  Eremophila bignoniiflora
  Eremophila bowmanii
  Eremophila brevifolia
  Eremophila decipiens
  Eremophila divaricata
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  Eremophila hygrophana
  Eremophila laanii
  Eremophila longifolia
  Eremophila macdonnellii
  Eremophila nivea
  Eremophila oldfieldii ssp oldfieldii
  Eremophila oppositifolia
  Eremophila scoparia